This arrangement of the traditional English Christmas carol The First Noel begins with the familiar melody set to jazz harmonies in a chorale style before moving into a medium-tempo jazz waltz. Students will have the opportunity to study standard jazz…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble, Flex Band
Composer:
Stempien & Turner
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Walking down Yertchuk Avenue with her parents Myra, aged five, twirls and skips her way home from a dance lesson. As the night falls and the streetlights flicker on, the darkness and shadows in between are highlighted. A young imagination and some scarily…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Lachlan Davidson
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Star Light, Star Bright was inspired by a tune played by nearly every beginning musician in the US: "Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star." The meaning is twofold: It pays tribute to the tune we played as beginners and reminds us that our starting experience is…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Leslie Gilreath
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
As the World Waits is a response to 2020 that serves as a call to action to help one another overcome adversity in the darkest of times. Through developing a single motif from beginning to end, this piece will make performers and audiences alike experience…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Mat Campbell
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The Zimmy Shimmy is a medium-tempo swing chart in a bluesy setting. The bouncy melody requires students to focus on Big Band-style jazz articulations in order to achieve the intended feel of playfulness. An a cappella brass soli with tight harmonies leads to…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Stempien & Turner
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications