Let’s face it, our students are growing up in a world that sometimes requires an emotional outlet. A Song for Peace can fill that need, and give teachers wonderful opportunities to tie a musical experience in with personal and world-events.
Grade Level: 2.5…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Christina Huss
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
This collaborative work by Christina Huss and R. Alan Carter is offered in the same spirit of unity in which the piece is inspired. Perfect for patriotic concerts, Anthem of Freedom is a wonderful tribute with beautiful writing for all sections of the…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Christina Huss, R. Alan Carter
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Composers Christina Huss and R. Alan Carter have collaborated to create a poignant ballad based on several folk songs about rivers. Flowing lyrical lines and beautiful harmonic choices drive this composition to a wonderful peak of all of the themes combined…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Christina Huss, R. Alan Carter
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
The melodic 5-note title phrase of the classic hymn Blessed Assurance provides the starting point for Robert Thurston’s exuberantly creative riff on a beloved American religious tune. Thurston imbues the rhythms, harmonies, and textures of Assurance with a…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Robert Thurston
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Robert Thurston uses the U.S. Navy Hymn, Eternal Father, Strong to Save, as a starting point for his expansive Atlantic Rhapsody, using the tune’s melodic motifs to create moods ranging from reflective and prayerful to buoyant and adventurous. With his usual…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Robert Thurston
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
This piece is truly epic! It is lush, it is tuneful, and it is aggressive. Composer Christina Huss was clearly inspired by the music of the far east harmonically and with interesting instruments like the Taiko drum. It is a musical and dramatic work.
Grade…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Christina Huss
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
This may be the piece-of-the-year from composer Christina Huss. It is strong from start to finish, and the type of piece students will beg to play every single day. It will make a huge impact on your audiences as well!
Grade Level: 1.5 Copyright: 2022…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Christina Huss
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
This piece is strong right from the start, and features your budding low brass and woodwind players. They receive the bulk of the aggressive minor thematic material. Christina Huss is a composer to watch for young band music students will love to play!
Grade…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Christina Huss
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
An outstanding new Trombone section feature for beginning students by composer Christina Huss. Trombones become dragons in this lively and energetic new work for beginning musicians! We know you will love this one.
Grade Level: 1 Copyright: 2023 Publisher:…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Christina Huss
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Dedicated to her graduating senior class, Forevermore by composer Christina Huss is a heartfelt and meaningful new addition to the band repertoire. A wonderful introduction to lyrical playing, this piece would work well as a tribute piece or on any program…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Christina Huss
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing