Brian Balmages

Exploring mature harmonies while a single note lingers throughout the entire work, this powerful piece will leave you breathless. Orchestrated for strings and piano, the music moves through a series o...

Exploring mature harmonies while a single note lingers throughout the entire work, this powerful piece will leave you breathless. Orchestrated for strings and piano, the music moves through a series o...

This short four-movement suite pays homage to the composer's favorite winter treats! A delightful and spritely opening depicts Candy Canes before the piece moves into a heartwarming lyrical movement t...

Many fictional works portray the moon as a living being, alone in space looking at the Earth. This lullaby honors this "living moon," portraying various emotions including the loneliness of seeing us...

This powerful work tackles the issue of bullying in schools from the perspective of a student. Making use of a quartet within the ensemble (either a standard quartet or an option of using a second cel...

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...

For directors on a budget, we are pleased to offer this exciting collection of four pieces at one low price that work well as a full concert program. The set contains pieces in a variety of styles inc...

You'll be surprised to know that this great sounding work uses only six notes in all instruments (D-B). The piece has a Renaissance quality to it and includes a lyrical processional theme (at the same...

Originally commissioned for a guest appearance by Soon Hee Newbold, this work for solo violin and beginning strings allows you to feature a guest soloist (playing a grade 4 part) or your own star (pla...

Wake up to a brilliant stream of sunshine as portrayed by a wave of sound that instantly hits your audience. Scored to help your group project a massive sound regardless of its size, this accessible w...

Immediately command your audience's attention with this thrilling fanfare that includes sweeping lines, forceful rhythms, and counterpoint - and all in a short grade 2.5 that is quite achievable! Your...

Open your concert with an explosion of energy! This aggressive work will immediately command your audience's attention as it combines bold and powerful lines with moments of delicacy and lyricism. Vio...

Indulge in an expression of true lyricism with this incredibly beautiful work about the tranquility of sleep. Melodies constantly weave in and out of each other as the work develops both melodically a...