David Sampson

With an organ composition there is always the dilemma as to how specific to be concerning registration. Since the composer conceived this work with a definite organ and building in mind, it was felt t...

Tenebrae for trumpet and organ was originally written for English horn and string quartet. Tenebrae literally means 'Service of Darkness' and is a solemn Christian ceremony presented on the night of M...

Musicians throughout their playing life invariably revisit a core of compositions that continually challenge their abilities and nourish their musical ideals. Morning Pages were written with that in m...

Musicians throughout their playing life invariably revisit a core of compositions that continually challenge their abilities and nourish their musical ideals. Morning Pages were written with that in m...

This work for trumpet/flugelhorn, horn, and tenor trombone was written in 2002 on commission from Dorothy Duncan as a gift to celebrate the fiftieth birthday of her brother, trumpet player James Dunca...

Large brass ensemble, timpani and percussion.

Brass quintet and organ (or 2 brass quintets) Fanfare for Canterbury Cathedral was written for and first performed at Canterbury Cathedral, March 11, 1979 by the Delbarton Brass Ensemble, to whom the...

Written during the summer of 1995, Hommage JFK is a fanfare for four trumpets, four horns, four trombones, two tubas and three percussion. It was commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra to com...