Brian Balmages

This powerful and inspiring work will surely motivate your students! Based on the famous Russian song Meadowlands, this work also uses original material to tell the story of the Red Army successfully...

This powerful and inspiring work will surely motivate your students! Based on the famous Russian song Meadowlands, this work also uses original material to tell the story of the Red Army successfully...

This powerful and inspiring work will surely motivate your students! Based on the famous Russian song Meadowlands, this work also uses original material to tell the story of the Red Army successfully...

This latest installment with Canzonique Music is a wonderfully inspiring work. It was commissioned by Jerry Peel, professor of horn at the University of Miami, and was recorded by Peel and the Univers...

Premiered at the 2005 Michigan Music Educators Conference, Escapades was commissioned by the Grand Valley State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble under the baton of Barry D. Martin, with Arthur Campb...

Premiered at the 2005 Michigan Music Educators Conference, Escapades was commissioned by the Grand Valley State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble under the baton of Barry D. Martin, with Arthur Campb...

This uplifting, overture-style work by Brian Balmages will immediately entrance your audience through the opening's rapidly unfolding colors and textures. (Up)Lifted combines glorious fanfares and swe...

This uplifting, overture-style work by Brian Balmages will immediately entrance your audience through the opening's rapidly unfolding colors and textures. (Up)Lifted combines glorious fanfares and swe...

The dual meaning of this title embodies the aggressive, powerful nature of the music while also recognizing the critical impact that arts programs have on students and local communities. The ultimate...

The dual meaning of this title embodies the aggressive, powerful nature of the music while also recognizing the critical impact that arts programs have on students and local communities. The ultimate...

This haunting, powerful and aggressive work draws inspiration from a type of strobe light device that can potentially put an observer into a state of "threshold consciousness" (the idea of being half-...

This haunting, powerful and aggressive work draws inspiration from a type of strobe light device that can potentially put an observer into a state of "threshold consciousness" (the idea of being half-...

This haunting, powerful and aggressive work draws inspiration from a type of strobe light device that can potentially put an observer into a state of "threshold consciousness" (the idea of being half-...

This haunting, powerful and aggressive work draws inspiration from a type of strobe light device that can potentially put an observer into a state of "threshold consciousness" (the idea of being half-...

Explore Middle Eastern sounds with this work that combines traditional folk songs with original music. After a haunting opening, authentic Middle Eastern percussion instruments create the groove that...

Explore Middle Eastern sounds with this work that combines traditional folk songs with original music. After a haunting opening, authentic Middle Eastern percussion instruments create the groove that...

Explore Middle Eastern sounds with this work that combines traditional folk songs with original music. After a haunting opening, authentic Middle Eastern percussion instruments create the groove that...

The calm, peaceful forest is illuminated only by the soft glow of a full moon and the few stars courageous enough to poke through the cloud cover. A creature has been waiting patiently for this moment...

The calm, peaceful forest is illuminated only by the soft glow of a full moon and the few stars courageous enough to poke through the cloud cover. A creature has been waiting patiently for this moment...

The calm, peaceful forest is illuminated only by the soft glow of a full moon and the few stars courageous enough to poke through the cloud cover. A creature has been waiting patiently for this moment...

This eerie composition employs colors and harmonies rarely found at this level. Based on harmonic illusions where notes seem to drift out of context, Mind Games introduces low-1 fingerings in a pedago...

Golden Grove is a celebratory and extremely versatile work! The majestic lines sweep throughout the ensemble amidst a backdrop of pulsating rhythms. Perform it with your developing ensemble alone, or...

The glorious melody of Beethoven's Ode to Joy gets an adrenaline boost as your orchestra rolls down the windows and turns up the volume! Ideal as an opener or closer, this exciting work by Brian Balma...

This gorgeous fantasy is based on the well-known Hawaiian song Aloha 'Oe, written by Queen Lili'uokalani. Translated as "Farewell to Thee," Fantasy on Aloha 'Oe works extremely well both as a lyrical...

This gorgeous fantasy is based on the well-known Hawaiian song Aloha 'Oe, written by Queen Lili'uokalani. Translated as "Farewell to Thee," Fantasy on Aloha 'Oe works extremely well both as a lyrical...