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In the mid 19th Century Saskatchewan was a vast, flat, treeless and lawless area. In the 21st century it is a vibrant energetic blend of wheat, oil, potash and gas. Commissioned by The Saskatoon Conce...

William Berczy is considered to be Canada's most important pre-Confederation artist. Mr. Cable has taken three of his paintings and set them to music. The first portrait is of the Woolsey family of Mo...

Masquerade was commissioned by the Hannaford Street Silver Band. This is a brass band whose personnel is composed top freelance musicians in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Coakley wanted to personalize the piec...

The Dragon King, China's first emperor, was crowned in 221 BC. He unified the various states throughout the country and led with an iron hand. His ambitions saw no boundaries. Some of the massive proj...

This five-minute work is an ideal concert or contest selection. After a slow opening, a driving rhythmic pulse takes over with the colors of the band being shown off with contrasting scoring. This pie...

In 1956, Howard Cable created Newfoundland Rhapsody, a collection of well-loved folk songs from eastern Canada. This brilliant montage has been performed hundreds of times by band all over the world....

Kingsmere Overture is an exciting and rhythmic piece by talented composer Ryan Meeboer. This work is divided into three main sections depicting the development of a career as a music educator: 'The Es...

This spectacular piece, commissioned by the Markham District High School Wind Symphony, Bill Thomas conductor, is a large-scale dramatic work for concert band. Chromatic harmonies and dissonant interv...

This is a great piece by Donald Coakley. He has taken commonly used compositional techniques and developed them into a three movement work. He had this to say about the piece: All these components are...

Mahler is regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. There are very few arrangements of his brilliant music so this arrangement for band of his first symphony is quite significant. The mel...

Another exciting composition by an exciting Canadian composer. Donald Coakley wrote Cantos in the 1970s and has now corrected previous errors in print and altered some sections. The title Cantos deriv...

This is a fun and light change of pace in a concert. The Frog and the Crow was originally a choral piece that was so popular, a band version was demanded. It is sub-titled 'A Riverside Hoe-Down' and t...

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel is chant from the 8th or 9th century and this arrangement for brass, organ and choir cleverly weaves the melody throughout the performers and adds descants above the chant tun...

For Interchangeable Woodwind Ensemble.

For Interchangeable Woodwind Ensemble.

For Interchangeable Woodwind Ensemble.

For Interchangeable Woodwind Ensemble.

Adventure, pirates and stormy weather. Let this short exciting piece take your audience on a seafaring ride through the crashing ocean. Energetic, crisp and punctuated chords are found in the first se...

There have been many recordings of the famous Gabrieli canzoni for various combinations of wind instruments. This arrangement for mixed woodwind ensemble is a welcome addition to this repertoire. Anti...

The term celestial has many different meanings: relating to the sky, space or the heavens. All of these things can be used to describe what is brought out by the performance of this piece. This theme...

This classic Latin piece has become a favorite with audiences all over the world. The great groove of the tune will quickly catch the audience and transport them to a warmer climate. This is a trumpet...

This is one of the most famous brass choir moments in all the orchestral literature. Made even more famous by its use in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, this distinct, grand and simple work makes an...

This is a short, energetic piece which contains all of the expected elements you may expect with a fanfare. Running scale passages in the upper voices, driving percussion parts, and rhythmic fanfare p...

This is easily the most famous and often recorded fugue. It has become standard with organists all around the world. Now this terrific piece by Bach is available for a brass ensemble consisting of 4 t...

Windscape is in four sections. It opens with ''The Winds from the North.'' The driving bass line combined with the punctuated shots represent the bitter winds that blow. This moves into ''The Winds of...