Neil A. Kjos Music Company

The Voice on the Mountain was written for Mike Veak, a band director who dedicated 30 years of his life to teaching instrumental music in Lincoln, Nebraska. Nolan Schmit begins the piece with a flute...

Walking with the Pride is programmatic in nature, but does not depict specific events. The quiet and melodic beginning paints a picture of an African morning. In the dramatic middle section, a pride o...

Composer John Zdechlik gives us another fantastic composition in Windsong. This moving, reflective piece features his signature chorale style, and flowing melodic lines. Expressive and nuanced playing...

John Cacavas does it again with another delightful romantic ballad for band. A beautiful melody backed by lush harmonic progression makes this number appropriate for any occasion. Corsage For Winds wo...

Capture the flavor and excitement of Japanese culture with Kyoto! Lyrical melodies and exciting taiko-style drumming sections features every student in the group. Click in the Audio box on the right...

David Hagen is a new composer to the Standard of Excellence In Concert series of concert band music for young bands. This bold and almost fanfare-like style of this overture makes it an excellent sele...

The Summit is a programmatic piece written about a journey to the top of a mountain. Numerous visual pictures are presented regarding the journey: repeated eighth notes represent the endless walking n...

Very few composers have the creative ability to write imaginative and appealing music for grade one bands. William Himes is one of those composers. Here is a composition dedicated to an instrumental m...

Very few composers have the creative ability to write imaginative and appealing music for grade one bands. William Himes is one of those composers. Here is a composition dedicated to an instrumental m...

March of the Aliens is a composition that should be approached with a sense of fun. The mood changes can depict various characters if one wants to add to the performance visually. The use of chromatic...

Ryan Nowlin is a new composer to the Standard of Excellence In Concert series of concert band compositions for young bands. Mr. Nowlin currently teaches instrumental music in the Breckville-Broadview...

You Rock! is based on the familiar rock beat often heard at sporting events. It is composed in a traditional eight and twelve-bar blues progression. There are plenty of opportunities for the percussio...

You Rock! is based on the familiar rock beat often heard at sporting events. It is composed in a traditional eight and twelve-bar blues progression. There are plenty of opportunities for the percussio...

Liberty Eagle March was inspired by television images of our military men and women returning home after tours of duty in war torn areas of the world. Happy family members, 'welcome home' banners, mil...

Bruce Pearson is best known as the author of the Standard of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method. But quietly and consistently he has become one of the foremost composers of quality and challenging m...

Roger Ames's marvelous choral adaptation is expertly transcribed here for concert band by Robert Rumbelow. The composer adds superb instrumental color and texture while still retaining the vocal quali...

Renaissance Rock and Courtly Dance, two contrasting selections, are optional beginning recorder features that can by played with or without the solo recorder part. Both compositions are also published...

Renaissance Rock and Courtly Dance, two contrasting selections, are optional beginning recorder features that can by played with or without the solo recorder part. Both compositions are also published...

Overlooking Omaha Beach, the cemetery is the home of the fallen soldiers from the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944. Mr. Camphouse expertly transfigures the theme throughout to represent the foggy weathe...

Overlooking Omaha Beach, the cemetery is the home of the fallen soldiers from the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944. Mr. Camphouse expertly transfigures the theme throughout to represent the foggy weathe...

Hold on to your hats and glasses! This wild ride takes you through melodic twists and turns with white-knuckle ostinatos and metric modulations. The composer of last year's 'Relentless' doesn't let up...

Finally, a 'real' symphony written for the younger concert band! The music is accessible yet interesting, challenging yet attainable. Boysen writes that he 'wanted to compose a piece that was as serio...

One melody is passed around the ensemble repeatedly, and as the music becomes progressively faster the piece seems to 'unravel' in front of the listener. This exciting and challenging piece is perfect...

One melody is passed around the ensemble repeatedly, and as the music becomes progressively faster the piece seems to 'unravel' in front of the listener. This exciting and challenging piece is perfect...