Brian Balmages

Not very often are we treated to such a beautiful chorale at the grade 1 level. Brian has scored this to work well with your beginning band instrumentation while providing opportunities to work on mus...

Not very often are we treated to such a beautiful chorale at the grade 1 level. Brian has scored this to work well with your beginning band instrumentation while providing opportunities to work on mus...

Using many effects to recreate the events at the Battle of Gettysburg, this piece is perfect for discussing historical perspective (included in the notes). A slow, mysterious opening leads into a depi...

This exciting fanfare combines traditional, triadic harmonies with splashes of mild and harsh dissonance, especially in the woodwind voices, in a driving 6/8 panorama of sound. The patterns and phrase...

This exciting fanfare combines traditional, triadic harmonies with splashes of mild and harsh dissonance, especially in the woodwind voices, in a driving 6/8 panorama of sound. The patterns and phrase...

This exciting fanfare combines traditional, triadic harmonies with splashes of mild and harsh dissonance, especially in the woodwind voices, in a driving 6/8 panorama of sound. The patterns and phrase...

This three-part fantasy opens with a brisk, light style. The piece moves quickly into a lyrical treatment of Shenandoah. A restatement of the opening motif leads into a slower section in which the ori...

This three-part fantasy opens with a brisk, light style. The piece moves quickly into a lyrical treatment of Shenandoah. A restatement of the opening motif leads into a slower section in which the ori...

This three-part fantasy opens with a brisk, light style. The piece moves quickly into a lyrical treatment of Shenandoah. A restatement of the opening motif leads into a slower section in which the ori...

Snare drum solo and muted trumpets set the tone as the endearing melody of our National Anthem is first introduced. Each new entrance is a textural gem as the work harmonically unfolds, and builds to...

This innovative work makes use of an optional piano part that is most likely playable by someone already in the band. It was written in honor of Matt Rhodes, a student at John T. Baker Middle (Damascu...

This innovative work makes use of an optional piano part that is most likely playable by someone already in the band. It was written in honor of Matt Rhodes, a student at John T. Baker Middle (Damascu...

Uses only 5 notes! This easy fanfare is the perfect way to open your concert or assembly. Written specifically for an after-school program, this very accessible work uses a lot of rhythmic unison and...

Uses only 5 notes! This easy fanfare is the perfect way to open your concert or assembly. Written specifically for an after-school program, this very accessible work uses a lot of rhythmic unison and...

Uses only 5 notes! This easy fanfare is the perfect way to open your concert or assembly. Written specifically for an after-school program, this very accessible work uses a lot of rhythmic unison and...

Uses only 5 notes! Opening with a drone, the melody begins in unison and then expands with simple harmonies in rhythmic unison. A second section includes pulsating band hits interspersed with brief se...

Uses only 5 notes! Opening with a drone, the melody begins in unison and then expands with simple harmonies in rhythmic unison. A second section includes pulsating band hits interspersed with brief se...

Uses only 5 notes! Opening with a drone, the melody begins in unison and then expands with simple harmonies in rhythmic unison. A second section includes pulsating band hits interspersed with brief se...

This captivating composition was inspired by that breakthrough moment when people start to realize there is much more to life than they originally thought. Opening with a woodwind ostinato, the horns...

This captivating composition was inspired by that "breakthrough" moment when people start to realize there is much more to life than they originally thought. Opening with a woodwind ostinato, the horn...

This captivating composition was inspired by that "breakthrough" moment when people start to realize there is much more to life than they originally thought. Opening with a woodwind ostinato, the horn...

This well-developed lyrical selection hardly sounds like a grade 1.5 and is very appropriate for upper-level ensembles as well. Brian uses some innovative effects as he portrays the sound of a gentle...

This exciting new work is based on the griffin, a mythological creature native to India, having the head, legs, and wings of an eagle, and the body of a lion. Starting with open 5ths in the clarinets,...

Commissioned by the University of Miami, this three-movement work covers the full gamut of emotions and has already been performed by numerous all-state and district bands. The short opening movement...

Commissioned by the University of Miami, this three-movement work covers the full gamut of emotions and has already been performed by numerous all-state and district bands. The short opening movement...