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This exciting piece depicts the many facets of the once-endangered jaguar. The longing opening statements and animated main theme transition into a soloistic, lonesome melodic section that offers a ha...

Instrumentation: 3(picc).1.6(cl picc & clcB).2 / 3.3.3.2 / 2sax(BarT) / 2euphoniums B / 2perc / timb

This three-movement Concerto in D, somewhat reminiscent of Handel in character, was originally for oboe, strings, and continuo. Solo parts have been provided to feature either oboe, clarinet (in B-fla...

The most popular double concerto for trumpets, Antonio Vivaldi wrote this work for two natural trumpets and strings. The music is simple and elegant, utilizing the non-chromatic capabilities of the na...

In 1988, Holsinger received a commission to compose a work for the US Marine Band. The resulting work, The Deathtree for winds, percussion and solo baritone voice, was conceived as the middle movement...

At times heroic and bold, at times elegant and lovely, this musical work pays tribute to iconic figures that have shaped the lives of youth. Everything bands love to play is here, with active lines an...

At times heroic and bold, at times elegant and lovely, this musical work pays tribute to iconic figures that have shaped the lives of youth. Everything bands love to play is here, with active lines an...

This first movement from Ira Hearshen's original dance suite was inspired by "Sentimental Journey," first performed and recorded by Les Brown and His Band of Renown with vocalist Doris Day. It is a fr...

As may be readily apparent from the title, the second movement of this stellar work from Ira Hearshen is reminiscent of Tennessee Waltz. The waltz was a huge hit for Patti Page in 1950 and, as of 1974...

The fourth movement of Ira Hearshen's suite of ballroom music is inspired by "Some Enchanted Evening," the most popular song by Rodgers and Hammerstein, which they wrote for the musical "South Pacific...

Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive by Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1945. (The movie was "Here Come the Waves.") The concluding movement of Ira...

This first movement from Ira Hearshen's original dance suite was inspired by "Sentimental Journey," first performed and recorded by Les Brown and His Band of Renown with vocalist Doris Day. It is a fr...

As may be readily apparent from the title, the second movement of this stellar work from Ira Hearshen is reminiscent of Tennessee Waltz. The waltz was a huge hit for Patti Page in 1950 and, as of 1974...

Dance, Ballerina, Dance was written by Nat King Cole and recorded by both the writer and Frank Sinatra. Ira Hearshen has crafted the third movement of his Aragon suite in the style of this beloved tun...

The fourth movement of Ira Hearshen's suite of ballroom music is inspired by "Some Enchanted Evening," the most popular song by Rodgers and Hammerstein, which they wrote for the musical "South Pacific...

Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive by Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1945. (The movie was "Here Come the Waves.") The concluding movement of Ira...

Nabucco is an Italian-language opera in four acts composed in 1841 by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera. The libretto is based on the biblical books of 2 Kings, Jeremiah, Lame...

Nabucco is an Italian-language opera in four acts composed in 1841 by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera. The libretto is based on the biblical books of 2 Kings, Jeremiah, Lame...