Andrew Balent

Key: D Minor.

One of the loveliest pieces in the string repertoire, Pachelbel Canon shines in this superb arrangement for beginning strings. Cellos and basses play in octaves throughout and the viola part doubles t...

Designed to help beginners improve their ability to play eighth-note rhythms, this concert or contest composition uses limited ranges so that the players can concentrate on the rhythms.  Percussion pa...

Written in 1890, this early Sousa march is a great exercise in rhythmic precision and dynamic contrast. Rearranged and technically adjusted for the modern concert band from the original Carl Fischer p...

Written in 1890, this early Sousa march is a great exercise in rhythmic precision and dynamic contrast. Rearranged and technically adjusted for the modern concert band from the original Carl Fischer p...

This piece is based on the traditional Christmas selection God Bless Ye Merry, Gentlemen. Your ensemble will be able to practice rhythmic accuracy and dynamic contrast and gain exposure to tempo and t...

This piece is based on the traditional Christmas selection God Bless Ye Merry, Gentlemen. Your ensemble will be able to practice rhythmic accuracy and dynamic contrast and gain exposure to tempo and t...

Concert Performance Series

Andrew Balent continues to provide us with quality settings of marches for many ensemble sizes. No one will be able to tell the difference between this setting and the original Sousa march. It is what...

This arrangement is shockingly similar to the original Stravinsky work, maintaining the piece's full sound, but remaining within the reach of most high school groups. In this setting, Andrew Balent gi...