Wildfire was designed as a concert opener with a melody that spreads like a wildfire. The rhythms and soaring melodies grab your attention and don’t let up until the final note. The audience cannot helped but be wrapped up in your performance with this fast,…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Patrick Smith
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Winter Light powerfully evokes the many kinds of light found in the darkness of the winter season. Each section depicts a different winter scene: a crisp December sunrise; the gleam of sun on freshly fallen snow; the warm glow of roaring fire; and the child-…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Matt Wasson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A high energy samba that opens with a piano riff that sets up the groove and alto/trpt melody. After a trumpet section fanfare interlude, the saxes move into the B section. The trombones restate the piano riff to set up the improvised alto sax solo. The…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
The title of this work, Zig Zag, is derived from two of its more obvious formal or structural elements. These contrasting ideas don’t necessarily connect intuitively to the primary theme, potentially giving the audience the sense that the piece is…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications