Grand Mesa Music

Saint-Saens's The Swan is given new life in this new production by Jason Nitsch. The familiar and melancholy melody is transformed in many ways to provide opportunities for all choirs in the ensemble....

Saint-Saens's The Swan is given new life in this new production by Jason Nitsch. The familiar and melancholy melody is transformed in many ways to provide opportunities for all choirs in the ensemble....

Saint-Saens's The Swan is given new life in this new production by Jason Nitsch. The familiar and melancholy melody is transformed in many ways to provide opportunities for all choirs in the ensemble....

Saint-Saens's The Swan is given new life in this new production by Jason Nitsch. The familiar and melancholy melody is transformed in many ways to provide opportunities for all choirs in the ensemble....

Let this beautifully crafted march featuring unforgettable melodies and fresh-sounding harmonies serve as a total change of pace on your next string orchestra concert. Percussion includes bells, snare...

Fum Fum Fum (pronounced 'foom') is a 16th or 17th century Christmas carol that originated in the Catalonian region of northeastern Spain. The word Fum means smoke in the Catalan language but could als...

The dictionary defines heroic as behavior or talk that is bold or dramatic. Similar words such as brave, courageous, or valiant also can come to mind. In keeping with those descriptions, the composer...

Explore themes of perseverance, camaraderie, and optimism in this bold work, Visionary March, for string orchestra. From the distant opening footsteps to the triumphant ending, the piece maintains a c...

This is a beautiful and moving setting of the emotional spiritual that is known to have brought tears to Abraham Lincoln when he first heard it. Arranger Bobrowitz brings all of his skills to this spi...

For teachers wishing to expose their students to music outside the major/minor system, Dorian Waltz is a beautifully crafted work in the dorian mode that is quite approachable by string students just...

Pizzicato Boogie is designed to be a first concert piece for beginning strings. As the piece uses no bowings and only open strings, students can perform this work after just a few lessons. The composi...

This outstanding arrangement uses an optional drum set part to help create a groove that will transport students to the legendary street in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It works at a number of tempos,...

Based on a 12-bar blues pattern, this playful string work for first or second year players will thoroughly engage young players and give them a fine piece for a successful early performance; all notes...

From the composer of 'Pizzicato Blues' comes this fiery and compelling new work for string orchestra that should entrance your students and dazzle your audience! With Fire features a blazing tempo, li...

Ragtime-style syncopations in this very catchy string work suggest the feel of breezily floating over a pleasant landscape in a hot air balloon. Accenting and adding playful elements to the joyful rid...

Using Chester as its primary motivic material, this show takes the familiar tune through a variety of styles and tempos in a salute to our American heroes. Solid percussion scoring and great impact mo...

With this completion of the second movement of The Haunted Mansion trilogy, Canadian writer Matt Neufeld has added a mysterious work which can be played as a movement of the trilogy or as an evocative...

This very approachable 5 band work was inspired by prehistoric cave paintings, and is a fun way for your students to imagine themselves transported back to ancient, primitive times. ; It uses primaril...

This piece was inspired by a documentary on Yellowstone park the composer watched on television. The energetic character of the famous geyser Old Faithful is reflected in the upbeat character of the m...

Hailing from the Detroit, MI area, M. J. Roth has created in "Discovery" a young band work that employs a sophisticated sound palette while being very approachable. ; It takes players on an auditory j...

This heartfelt work evokes the memory of a dear friend of the composer, Angelo Sormani, who tragically passed away at a young age. It is a slow ballad with a lyrical and very expressive melody. The th...

Where Dolphins Play was written for the Pine Island Academy band in St. Augustine, Florida. Since their school mascot is a dolphin, the composer's intent in this work was to capture the playful and ch...

The Race Against Time is a loosely programmatic work depicting the hectic and fast-paced nature of life in the 21st century. In this highly original and well-crafted work, you will hear moments of str...