Brian Balmages

Pay it forward with this message of hope, joy and beauty. Inspired by a sidewalk chalk message, the uplifting music reminds us that we each bring something unique and valuable to the world. Simple tim...

Pay it forward with this message of hope, joy and beauty. Inspired by a sidewalk chalk message, the uplifting music reminds us that we each bring something unique and valuable to the world. Simple tim...

Pay it forward with this message of hope, joy and beauty. Inspired by a sidewalk chalk message, the uplifting music reminds us that we each bring something unique and valuable to the world. Simple tim...

This powerful, heartfelt work pays tribute to a student gone too soon, who left behind a melody he composed as part of a class project. Balmages takes this melody and develops it into a full-blown fan...

Persistence, dedication, intention and drive. Exploring the dynamics of human resiliency, this aggressive work relies on driving rhythmic elements, stately melodic lines and intense harmonic moments....

Persistence, dedication, intention and drive. Exploring the dynamics of human resiliency, this aggressive work relies on driving rhythmic elements, stately melodic lines and intense harmonic moments....

Persistence, dedication, intention and drive. Exploring the dynamics of human resiliency, this aggressive work relies on driving rhythmic elements, stately melodic lines and intense harmonic moments....

This tour de force showcases the entire orchestra with a breathtaking display of technique, energy and artistry. Highly rhythmic and engaging, this piece is destined to bring down the house!

This tour de force showcases the entire orchestra with a breathtaking display of technique, energy and artistry. Highly rhythmic and engaging, this piece is destined to bring down the house!

This tour de force showcases the entire orchestra with a breathtaking display of technique, energy and artistry. Highly rhythmic and engaging, this piece is destined to bring down the house!

This tour de force showcases the entire orchestra with a breathtaking display of technique, energy and artistry. Highly rhythmic and engaging, this piece is destined to bring down the house!

So many performance options and combinations! Equally suited as an opener or closer, this "Baroque-meets-contemporary" festival-style work has exceptional performance flexibility as a multi-level OR s...

So many performance options and combinations! Equally suited as an opener or closer, this "Baroque-meets-contemporary" festival-style work has exceptional performance flexibility as a multi-level OR s...

So many performance options and combinations! Equally suited as an opener or closer, this "Baroque-meets-contemporary" festival-style work has exceptional performance flexibility as a multi-level OR s...

So many performance options and combinations! Equally suited as an opener or closer, this "Baroque-meets-contemporary" festival-style work has exceptional performance flexibility as a multi-level OR s...

Written to celebrate an amazing orchestra teacher's retirement, this piece strives to capture the joyful things, the emotional, loving, and supportive things - literally All the Things. Opening with a...

Written to celebrate an amazing orchestra teacher's retirement, this piece strives to capture the joyful things, the emotional, loving, and supportive things - literally All the Things. Opening with a...

Written to celebrate an amazing orchestra teacher's retirement, this piece strives to capture the joyful things, the emotional, loving, and supportive things - literally All the Things. Opening with a...

An imagined soundtrack to a high-stakes game of espionage... The music drifts between episodes of intense dissonance and brief moments of calm, allowing you to catch your breath before the chase conti...

The multi-level supplemental Parts & Score for this gorgeous lyrical work, Commissioned by the National String Project Consortium. These multi-level supplemental parts, for beginning and developing st...

Feature your brass in this innovative piece for 8 Bb trumpets. Premiered at the 1999 International Trumpet Guild Conference, this piece incorporates chorales, virtuosity, and even some free jazz for a...

Feature your brass in this innovative piece for 8 Bb trumpets. Premiered at the 1999 International Trumpet Guild Conference, this piece incorporates chorales, virtuosity, and even some free jazz for a...

Commissioned by the tuba - euphonium quartet Junction, Central Junction was premiered at the 2001 International Tuba/Euphonium Conference in Lahti, Finland. Since then, it has received numerous perfor...

Written as a powerful sequel to Moscow, 1941, this work changes the narrative, where the theme from Moscow now becomes the aggressor, and the heroic people of Ukraine are represented by the Ukrainian...

Written as a powerful sequel to Moscow, 1941, this work changes the narrative, where the theme from Moscow now becomes the aggressor, and the heroic people of Ukraine are represented by the Ukrainian...