Grand Mesa Music

This piece was inspired by a documentary on Yellowstone Park the composer watched on television. The energy released by the famous Old Faithful geyser is reflected in the upbeat character of the music...

Battalia by Heinrich Biber was written in 1673 and depicts a series of military scenes. It begins with the entry march of the soldiers, and includes a spirited dance, and even a battle! Although this...

Goblin Dance is a playful a-minor rondo for string orchestra in 6/8 time. The first violins are the stars of the rondo theme itself, but the contrapuntal interest of the accompanying lines keeps every...

Located in France, the Pont du Gard is one of the best preserved of the ancient Roman aqueducts. Aqueducts carry water, and so I tried to capture this imagery through the flowing 8th note accompanimen...

The Portuguese title means 'Tango of Dreams

Named after an area of southern Manhattan, New York City, 8th Street Bowery Blues is a fun and upbeat work influenced by jazz and popular music. Featuring elements such as flutter tonguing, the blues...

As fun as the title sounds, this Circus March is a great way to build young players' technique while introducing them to a classic march genre. Sound effects and melodic patterns handed from instrumen...

The folk song, Low Bridge, Everybody Down was written in 1905 by Thomas S. Allen. Eventually the song became known under many different titles, including Erie Canal Song, Fifteen Years on the Erie Can...

The folk song, Low Bridge, Everybody Down was written in 1905 by Thomas S. Allen. Eventually the song became known under many different titles, including Erie Canal Song, Fifteen Years on the Erie Can...

Treat your orchestra to an exotically different sound palette, featuring an electric violin soloist on this bluesy/jazzy composition. This work may be performed any of three ways: orchestra with solo...

Here is an opportunity to show off your string group's ability to swing in a piece that features well, everyone! The form of the piece is a 12 bar blues. As in any good jazz solo, the choruses build u...

Based on Pslam Tunes for Archbishop Parker's Psalter, written by Thomas Tallis in 1567 for Protestant Archbishop Mathew Parker, these miniature masterpieces have maintained their popularity with choir...

Beautiful two movement set drawn from a mass and motet of Palestrina. More advanced players will be challenged by the contrapuntal writing and varied textures of this setting.

Classic setting of a Holst choral work.

This classical transcription features sensitive scoring and would be a valuable musical experience for any younger band. The percussion writing is particularly well done.

A superbly crafted and exciting transcription by the author of Blueprint for Band and Instructional Designs for Band. Includes many performance options.

Excellent transcription Hayden originally wrote for eight winds.

Captures all of the excitement of the original in a setting approachable by most high school bands.

Exceptional band setting of a Brahms vocal motette.

Five sections of Rachmaninoff's little known choral setting of the Russian Orthodox liturgical service are included in this powerful band arrangement.

Written in two connected movements, this arrangement captures the power and drama of the high baroque.