Taken from the original version for Jazz ensemble by David Samuel, Caryn Wiegand Neidhold has realized it for the young string orchestra. It is a bluesy, swinging chart with lots of tutti rhythms making this an excellent choice for a young ensemble just…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
David Samuel, Caryn Wiegand Neidhold
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
This selection is an exciting opener to any beginning band concert! Champion Fanfare utilizes doubling among brass and woodwind sections to provide ease of teaching while providing students with “backup” to build up confidence. The use of light percussion…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David Samuel
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Dance of the Imp is one of those pieces that comes along every once in a while, that just makes you say “wow”! It is a masterpiece from start to finish. Clever melodic and harmonic devices by composer David Samuel make this piece so right in every way.
Grade…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David Samuel
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Eye presents the Hai River and the Tianjin Eye with musical themes and carries them through the piece in a way that transports the listeners to the ferry, exploring the river themselves.Program NotesThe idea for Eye came to me after two trips to Tianjin,…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Korry Friend
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
At this point, no one can deny the skill with which composer David Samuel crafts music for the concert band. Fatebringer is foreboding, brooding, and on an endlessly steady march towards its exciting conclusion. Put your brass on display with this dynamic new…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David Samuel
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
There’s good reason this quickly turned into our most popular winter holiday chart! David Samuel turned the classic carol Deck the Halls into a funky, rhythmic crowd pleaser. There is a terrific winds only section after the short solo section. Be sure to…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
David Samuel
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Written during the Covid-19 pandemic, Haven’s Conviction is inspired by the perseverance of students facing overwhelming obstacles. Composer David Samuel has created a great new work for the concert band repertoire.
This free download includes two click…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David Samuel
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Madaline’s First Adventure is a whimsical piece dedicated to the life of our first child; Madaline Rose Thompson. Composed in her second year of life, the music captures the joy and triumph of a toddler as she goes about her day. Structured in three movements…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Chris Thompson
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Moxie is a work for keyboard septet that takes inspiration from the likes of Mac Miller, Thundercat, and Michael Gordon. Utilizing minimalistic, and hip-hop influences, Moxie creates an aural atmosphere for the performers and audience to live in.Program…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Korry Friend
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
DOWNLOAD ELECTRONIC ACCOMPANIMENTPractice Track with Click (.MP3 file, 12.5MB)Performance Track (.WAV file, 140MB)Oculus is a snare drum and tape piece inspired by a tour to the Pantheon in Rome, Italy. The track encapsulates the listener inside of the…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Korry Friend
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications