Douglas Akey

You'll hear the flavor of traditional Irish sounds along with contemporary concert band scoring in this rich and exciting work from Douglas Akey. The 8th note remains a constant thread as the pieces w...

Commissioned to write a piece as a tribute to a horn playing band director friend, the composer decided it would be totally appropriate to weave melodies from Mozart's 3rd horn concerto into the fabri...

Using 'The Wayfaring Stranger' as a basis for a freewheeling set of theme and variations, composer Akey has created a remarkably colorful musical tableaux. The work opens mysteriously with a recorder...

Starting from a small ensemble of upper woodwinds and xylophone, this gripping work roars to life as the work takes shape in a wildly exciting musical scenario. Wild Dance features mixed and asymmetri...

As a middle school band director, Douglas Akey has developed a flair for writing appealing pieces for young players, and this solid new march is an excellent example. There is effective use of dynamic...

This single movement/single tempo composition is sure to make any beginning group sound good. Even at this easy level, Douglas Akey has created an impressive-sounding and musically varied setting. (2:...

Here is an exciting new work for younger groups written entirely using a single tempo. The opening unison melody is used as a focal point which is developed and expanded throughout. Douglas Akey uses...

Hal Leonard is proud to welcome the talents of Douglas Akey with this wonderful contribution to the concert band repertoire. Commissioned by the Indiana Bandmasters Association, this descriptive work...

The conductor's score outlines a great way to teach the band about Rondo Form. Lots of excitement and color along with imaginative percussion scoring makes this a piece musician's love!

Here is an exciting new work for younger groups written entirely using a single tempo. The opening unison melody is used as a focal point which is developed and expanded throughout. Douglas Akey uses...

This first work by a fresh composing talent has already become standard contest/festival fare all over the world. Don't miss this one!

Named for the first vantage point at the Grand Canyon, the grandeur and excitement of this magnificent composition are surpassed only by the view of the canyon itself.

This colorful and spirited contemporary work, with bold dissonances and creative use of percussion, reflects the compositional skills of this talented composer and music educator.

Much like its majestic mountain namesake (pronounced NOR-kway) that overlooks Banff, Alberta, in the Canadian Rockies, this work is impressively powerful and filled with beautiful subtleties. This pie...

Bold and dramatic, with flurries of winds, this innovative composer presents a celebratory piece with contemporary colors and textures, great percussion scoring, with a beautiful lyrical section inter...