for Symphonic Band
Ascendant is an exciting work for concert band scored in a cinematic style. The piece is marked by soaring melodies and rich textures that truly showcase the power of a concert band.Program NotesAscendant was commissioned by the Bowling…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Noah D. Taylor
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Marimba Feature
Taylor’s Concerto No. 1 for Marimba displays confident youth as the composer ambitiously recalls the Romanticism of the past. The work is a large-scale undertaking for the soloist and the ensemble. Taylor has truly constructed a solo part of…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Noah D. Taylor
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
España Rhapsody, perhaps Chabrier’s most famous orchestral work, will take audiences and players on an exciting musical tour through Spain in this masterful transcription for wind ensemble by Josh Byrd.Program NotesEmmanuel Chabrier composed España after…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Josh Byrd
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A challenging single-movement work for advanced ensembles, The Glass Prison employs aleatory and sound mass techniques, but within a traditional band scoring and notational paradigm.Program NotesThe Glass Prison is an eight-minute work for symphonic band…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Noah D. Taylor
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Marimba Feature
Originally written for solo marimba and percussion ensemble, Taylor has reworked The Hunt as a solo feature with wind ensemble. As the title implies, the work is a programmatic and virtuosic fantasy that expresses how the calm of nature can…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Noah D. Taylor
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications