Bluestone Lane features the lead trombonist of the band and evokes the mood of strolling through the back lanes of Carlton North in Melbourne, Australia. The beautiful and sometimes quirky lanes are usually paved with undulating bluestone and always lined…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Roger Schmidli
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Deep Beneath the Ice is a tuneful piece for solo marimba that offers the performer many opportunities for musical expression. A calm, song-like beginning builds to a climax of cascading arpeggios, shifting the harmony and texture to a place in which melodies…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Karukas
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Don’t Mind If I Do is a fun and swinging chart with a simple but catchy melody in addition to many featured moments for sections of the band at various stages of the work. There are featured solo opportunities aplenty with the option of improvised or…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Roger Schmidli
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Every soloist that stands up to play in front of a big band faces their own ‘moment of truth’. In this chart that moment arrives for the alto saxophone player in an uplifting and funky feature that provides an opportunity for the soloist to really show off…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Roger Schmidli
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Designed to evoke images of primitive life, To Live and Die in the Wild utilizes a range of sounds, including intense ritual drumming, intricate polyrhythmic cells, and weeping, howling effects made possible by fading between different drums and rolling on…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Karukas
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Recall a moment of great celebration - a goal scored to win an important game, a great exam mark after months of work, a new job or any other fantastic moment of triumph in life. Victory Dance is music that reflects a moment when you just feel that fantastic…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Roger Schmidli
Publisher:
Brolga Music