Even at the beginning level, Michael Oare shows that it's possible to provide creative music in a concise and appealing overture format. A stately opening leads to the exciting and energetic main them...
This engaging programmatic work portrays the cycles of a violent storm. Michael carefully adapted his original work for band to a flexible format while retaining all the exciting and unique elements.
Although originally recorded by Otis Redding in 1965, this R&B classic became the signature song for Aretha Franklin. Here is a powerful arrangement that will sound great even with small bands.
Pay tribute to your veterans any time throughout the year with this easy march from Michael Oare. Even at this easy level there is a good variety of scoring, including a brief percussion break and mel...
Commemorating fifty years that the Bay Youth Orchestras of Norfolk, Virginia have served young musicians in the area, Ebullient Energy masterfully portrays a feeling of enthusiasm and joyous excitemen...
In this evocative work for beginning bands, Michael Oare draws upon imagery and sounds of the Native American 'wolf dance' for inspiration. A flute solo sets the opening mood, followed by dramatic ful...
This overture for second year players tells the musical story of Portsmouth Village, once a bustling sea village on North Carolina's Outer Banks, but now a ghost town with past glories only a memory....
The title for this thrilling work for young players comes from the small rural town of Level Cross, North Carolina, which is home to one of America's sports royal families: the legendary racing Petty...
Portraying the thrill and speed of alpine skiers navigating the demanding Super-G (super giant slalom) downhill course, Alpine Adventure is composed using a single fast tempo and takes the listener th...