Quincy C. Hilliard

Aaron Copland (1900-1990) has been called the Dean of American Composers. He was one of the first composers to use American folk idioms in his music. Hoe Down is taken from the ballad Rodeo, composed...

Tone, intonation, phrasing, and legato style are the foundational aspects of band musicianship. Coraggio by Quincy Hilliard is a lovely ballad that allows your students to concentrate on these skills...

Commissioned by Sylvia Goldstein in memory and honor of Clare Grundman.

This powerful piece is based on the final decade of the nineteenth century and the plight of the Lakota (Sioux) Nation. Movements: Incantation ' Dance of the Ghosts ' The Massacre. (16:30)

Collage of tunes from the Ballet-Suite of Copland. Included: The Open Prairie ' Street in a Frontier Town ' Cowboys with Lassos ' Mexican Dance and Finale ' Gun Battle ' Celebration (after Billy's Cap...

With a melody developed through the use of meter and tone color combinations and changes, students will learn blend and balance while also experiencing an essential part of band performance, the lyric...

This dramatic contest or festival piece will require your ensemble to perform emotionally in a variety of expressive styles. Using multiple meters, cadenzas, changing tempos and expressive musical sha...

This dramatic contest or festival piece will require your ensemble to perform emotionally in a variety of expressive styles. Using multiple meters, cadenzas, changing tempos and expressive musical sha...

AFRICAN FESTIVAL is a colorful work with a singable melody and idiomatic percussion writing that brings to life the African folk song, 'siyahamba,' on which the piece is based. Performing this work pr...

A collection of 15 new compositions and arrangements as composed and arranged by Brian Balmages, Quincy C. Hilliard, and Les Taylor.