Life’s Essence is an innovative piece for solo steel pan that explores emotions as we travel through the journey of life. In life we have our many ups and downs, but in the end we are promised only two things that make us all the same - life and death. This…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Sam Riddick
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Lift Every Voice is a contemporary arrangement of what has been deemed the African American Anthem. This arrangement takes the listener on a journey: From the song‘s origins through the tumultuous times of the Civil Rights Movement to a sense of hope and…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Cedrick Leavell
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Drawing on inspiration from the diverse collection of musicians pianist Brad Mehldau, mandoloinist Chris Thile, drummer Mark Giuliana, Stefon Harris, Andy Akiho, the Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, and Snarky Puppy, Dave Hall also captured an aural cross-section…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Dave Hall
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written to celebrate a group of extraordinary high school seniors who had studied continuously with the same band director from sixth through twelfth grade. Like so many pieces of art, this piece was meant to receive its world premiere in the spring of 2020,…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bruce W. Tippette
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Linnearis is a two-mallet solo marimba piece based on linear harmony. Fed by a constant driving motion, the piece includes long phrasings, fast arpeggios, and sudden unusual micro-modulations. A good option for closing a solo recital, for it combines…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Samuel Peruzzolo-Vieira
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This short piece is colorful, fast, and bright with a groove. Simultaneously chaotic and controlled, in this piece, the Locomotive is always moving.Program NotesThis short piece is colorful, fast, and bright with a groove. Scored for two quartets of woodwind…
Style:
Woodwind
Composer:
Zachary Docter
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Another great chart from Matt Morey, Los Dos presents the duo of tenor sax and trumpet riding the energetic salsa of the rhythm section's montuno figures. Substantial solo space for both tenor and trumpet is followed by an 8-bar drum solo that leads into the…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Matt Morey
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
A colourful and easy paced straight 8th tone-poem-like chart based on the chord changes of the standard There Will Never Be Another You. A beautiful alto sax melody sets the tone early amidst lush backgrounds and harmonies. The melody then moves to the…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Lough Lene, named for a picturesque lake in Ireland, is a lyrical ballad influenced by the lush sounds of traditional Irish music. The pure diatonic harmonic setting is enriched with the use of suspensions and added ninth chords, while the sparing inclusion…
Style:
Woodwind
Composer:
Stempien & Turner
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Originally written for choir, Lullaby for the Martyrs is, as you might expect, a piece dedicated to martyrdom. It is for those who have been persecuted for standing up for a good cause that they believe in. For those who have suffered, this piece is for them…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Andelena G. Jackson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications