Ensemble

This arrangement was designed for Middle School and easy High School use in situations where there are no (or few) color instruments such as oboe, bassoon, bass clarinet, tenor and baritone saxophones...

This is an ancient Welsh air that was first published in 'Relics of the Welsh Bards' in 1794. Dafydd (David) Owain was a famous Welsh bard who lived on a farm called Garreg Wen (The White Rock) in Eif...

Microtopia' was inspired by the wondrous nature film Microcosmos, in which the insect world is magnified into large-aslife tableaux. The title of the work is a combination of the words microscopic (mi...

This well known miniature from the ballet La Fille Mal Gardée is danced by the Widow Simone (and accompanying ballerinas) as she is enraptured by a pair of clogs presented by her daughter. In this Dou...

Rikud' means 'dance' in Hebrew. The plural ending '-im' tells us that the title means 'Dances'. Thus, Rikudim is a suite in four movements based on Jewish dances, bearing in mind, that these are not a...

The landing of the Portuguese on Madeira Island in 1419 is widely regarded as the beginning of the Discovery Age which saw European explorers of the 15th century sail across all the globe. To commemor...

oboe, english horn, heckelphone and bassoon

These two contrasting pieces of approximately grade 5-6 standard are inspired by the flow of water. Riverside Walk is gentle and rippling whilst Cascade, with it's Jazzy swung quavers, suggests the mo...

Slavonica! was commissioned by the Bloomsbury Music Group for the Bloomsbury Woodwind Ensemble. The composer wanted to create a set of three modern 'Slavonic Dances', which are strongly influenced by...

De Colores, or All the Colours, is a traditional Mexican Folk tune often performed by Mariachi bands. This simple and elegant waltz has been arranged as a duet in the middle voices, while the top two...

Three songs from the 1968 hit musical. In "Pick a Pocket or Two" the tune creeps furtively throughout the ensemble, "Where is Love?" shares the plaintive tune throughout the players, and "Food, Glorio...

In 'Dogon', the composer Kevin Houben takes the audience on a journey to the steep slopes of the Dogon Valley in West Africa. Majestic sounds sketch the unique culture of the Malian population, who bu...

Cartoons satirize notable events or present caricatures of well-known - often political - persons. The composer felt inspired to write this work by the all humorous drawings that he encounters in his...

The instrumental music of the Yiddish-speaking Jews, especially those of Eastern Europe, is known as klezmer. This terminology was originally used in Jewish cultural life as the name of a musician who...

Weiße Strände, türkisblaues Meer und Kokospalmen: So schön ist die Südsee - doch auch so fern! Aber Du kannst mit diesem Stück musikalisch dorthin reisen. Also herzlich willkommen in der Südsee! Der e...

The Water is Wide, also called "O Waly Waly", is a traditional folk song of Scottish origin based on lyrics that date in part back to the 1600s. Many variations of the lyrics have appeared in England,...

The convent of St. Florian was the place of work of the upper Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. This convent, with its marvellous church, where many of Bruckner's great symphonies were composed, is si...

Golden Peak' is a concert piece that takes us deep into the world of volcanoes of the Auvergne in central France. They are dormant volcanoes whose origins date back from 7, 000 to over 65 million year...

A really fun piece for mixed winds! Tony Christie's 1971 hit was introduced to a new generation in 2005 when it was used to raise money for Comic Relief with a video featuring Peter Kay and many other...