James Curnow

Designed for developing groups, this new holiday piece is a welcome addition for concert programming. Based on the familiar tune Oh How Joyfully, it brings a upbeat, festive flair, in a setting that r...

Composed as a concert fanfare or opener for an exciting holiday concert, this brief, energetic piece is a collection of snippets or motifs from many well-known carols. Included are: Good King Wencesla...

Here's a lighthearted original piece from veteran composer James Curnow that is perfect for a holiday string program. James' simple, tuneful melody is backed by fresh, contemporary harmony and sleigh...

This German carol continues to appeal to all audiences with its melodic simplicity and adaptability to instrumental settings. James Curnow's arrangement is skilled in every way, offering a superb prog...

Three festive carols are skillfully combined into a terrific showcase for holiday programming. The familiar strains of these bell songs will make a superb concert opening for your holiday needs.

Here's a new twist, combining a traditional English carol with a festive, contemporary style that makes a new blend of new and old for your holiday programming. The mixture of key centers and creative...

James Curnow's setting of this traditional Czech carol is a gentle moving lullaby, well-known throughout Europe and a welcome holiday performance choice for strings. It also includes short, easy solo...

Designed for developing groups, this new holiday piece is a welcome addition for concert programming. Based on the familiar tune Oh How Joyfully, it brings a upbeat, festive flair, in a setting that r...

Composed as a concert fanfare or opener for an exciting holiday concert, this brief, energetic piece is a collection of snippets or motifs from many well-known carols. Included are: Good King Wencesla...

The excitement and pageantry of the Olympic Games come alive with this skillful transcription of John William's original theme written for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. It sounds impressive,...

When the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Committee commissioned John Williams to compose their theme, it was a stroke of genius, as it became and instant classic. This James Curnow arrangement masterfully ca...

This very easy setting of John Williams' dramatic work is designed to help beginning bands sound full, even with incomplete instrumentation.

A jubilant way to open any holiday concert.

Based on Marc-Antoine Charpentier's (1634-1704) Te Deum, Fanfare and Flourishes for a Festive Occasion was originally commissioned for the 1991 European Brass Band Championships held in Rotterdam, Hol...

FANFARE PRELUDE: O GOD OUR HELP IN AGES PAST is based on the hymn-tune 'St. Anne, ' which was used by G. F. Handel in the Chandos anthem 'O Praise the Lord, ' and by J. S. Bach in his triple fugue in...

Through variations in tempo and tone, the Symphonic Variants bring forth the sonority of the euphonium and the skills of the soloist. The work begins with an allegro con espressivo statement of the th...

Fantasia di Falcone is a four movement suite of fantasy variations composed as a showpiece for your outstanding Euphoniumsoloist. The piece opens with an expressive 12 measure soliloquy which presages...

James Curnow's transcription of this lovely music for euphonium and piano (can also be performed with Mahler's original orchestration) strives to allow the beauty of the euphonium tone and expressive...

Fanfare and Flourishes for a festive occasion is based on Marc-Antoine Charpentier's (1634-1705) Te Deum, a fanfare best known for its use as the theme tune for the Eurovision Song Contest! A fantasti...

This scintillating music was composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908). Procession of Nobles is an excerpt from his unsuccessful ballet Malda composed in 1892. This stately processional march is...

This setting of the hymns We Gather Together (Kremser) and Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus for brass quintet strives to maintain the original integrity and majesty of the hymns while frequently delving i...

This brief, energetic festival or concert opener was commissioned by Wright Brass of the Air Force Band of Flight, WPAFB, Dayton, Ohio. It features all of the wonderful characteristics so familiar to...