In physics, the kinetic energy of an object increases during motion. 'Kinetic Fanfare' embodies that energetic spirit with its high velocity and aggressive melodies. A challenging piece for the advanc...
Written as an opener for your beginning band concert, Fanfare Fantastique is bold, exciting and aggressive work that will clearly make a strong musical statement. Active percussion combined with power...
'Fanfare for a New Day' captures the excitement and exuberance of the new! Highly playable for a younger band, this brief concert opener provides opportunities to explore lyrical melodies, exciting fa...
Start your concert with a bold statement of musical energy. Shimmering woodwinds introduce a brilliant brass statement that both performer and listener will find inspiring. Every section will be activ...
Shout For Joy is an iconic opening fanfare for your holiday celebration. This brilliant opening statement for concert band and choir has thrilled audiences for decades in Central Florida as part of a...
Start your next concert with brass fanfares and shimmering flourishes that will certainly have your audience wanting more! Horizons Untold sparkles in a way that suggests the excitement of as yet unkn...
This epic fanfare will make your ensemble shine like a radiant beam of dawn’s light. Perfect as a concert opener, Dawn’s Triumph was written to bring inspiration and joy during the COVID-19 pandemic....
Written as an American Juneteenth reflection, this lyrical piece is based on the spiritual “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”. A beautiful tribute to the heroes of pre-emancipation America. Opening with a mov...
Canon In Boombucket Major was inspired by Pachelbel’s Canon. Utilizing boomwhackers and five-gallon buckets, the percussion section is featured in this new, inspired take on a timeless classic. It is...
Your audience will be delighted with this sly, tongue-in-cheek programmatic march! Filled with clever melodies and colorful surprises, Funeral March of a Marionette is perhaps best known as the theme...
The expansive lines of Catalan Serenade evoke the enchantment of an evening in the magnificent Catalonian city of Barcelona. A pensive theme intertwines with sinuous countermelody as all performers jo...
The sonic interpretation of a classic mystery novel, this clever composition is complete with elements of intrigue, deception and surprise. This unique work will take your orchestra on a rollercoaster...
Shout For Joy is a brilliant opening statement for your holiday celebration. This magnificent fanfare for orchestra and massed choir by Derric Johnson has thrilled audiences for decades in Central Flo...
A dramatic, colorful work full of exciting brass fanfares and sweeping string lines, Rise City Silent, Sing! captures the sounds of a bustling city and its renewed celebration of the arts. Powerful os...
Heroes Arise conjures images of fictional and real-life heroes. This driving and powerful work for orchestra is accessible to most high school ensembles. An excellent finale to your next concert.
As your musical journey heads south, your audience and orchestra will be transported inside a classic Hollywood western movie through the artistry and imagination of this exciting new composer. Filled...
A brilliant opening statement for your percussion ensemble performance. Featuring four players, the composers have created a quartet of concert percussion instruments that will not only reinforce pris...
FEAR THE KRAKEN! This intense composition evokes visions of one of the sea’s most legendary monsters. Set in E minor, this work uses limited notes, careful doubling, and efficient use of bowing to mak...
Adventure Awaits captures the exhilaration felt at the start of something new! Appropriately challenging for the developing string orchestra, this concert opener provides opportunities to explore lyri...
Based on a tale from the late 1800’s, The Phantom Coach will take your group on a journey through a cold winter’s night on a midnight mail run that is headed for an unexpected destination. Your studen...
Balancing sinister themes with bold harmonies, this impressive work was inspired by a historic figure of the middle ages. Regular doublings between Violin II and Viola, as well as octaves between cell...
This expressive lyrical work reminds us of the beautiful moments in life as we react and interact with forces of nature and our fellow humankind. Featuring several solo opportunities, the composer giv...
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to solve the mystery of the multimeter. This spy themed original work features unpredictable time signatures, secret dynamic changes, and a shocking tw...
This lively and thematic selection utilizes repeated moving eighth note figures that provide an excellent opportunity for technique building at this level. Inspired by Vivaldi’s “Spring” (Concerto No....
The sonic interpretation of a classic mystery novel, this clever composition is complete with elements of intrigue, deception and surprise. This unique work will take your string orchestra on a roller...
Simple, poignant and beautiful, A Mother’s Hymn by Robert W. Smith creates an artistic experience for both string orchestra and audience. Based on an old Swedish melody also known as How Great Thou Ar...
Inspired by the whimsical cowboy artwork of Lloyd Mitchell, Four Portraits for Strings captures Mitchell’s cartoonish, impressionistic style and romanticized notions of the Wild West. Throughout the p...
A joyous celebration of life, this beautiful piece conveys a sense of adventure while reminding us to live life to its fullest. Filled with emotion and uplifting lyricism, the music urges us to dance...
Written for eight percussionists, this brilliant ensemble work centers around an infectious bongo groove. The interplay between parts and within the groove provides an educationally rich and enjoyable...
Thank our military veterans at your next performance with this original march in a classic style. When the U.S. Navy flies the Bravo and Zulu flags, it signals to all 'a job well done.' Master teacher...
This will be an audience favorite to open or close your next concert! The appeal of this energetic and contemporary march stands out immediately due to playful harmonies and lively melodic lines. Bryc...
Originally composed for piano in 1908 by W. C. Powell, Right About March has been arranged for the modern concert band by John Fulton. This upbeat march works well as a concert opener and is appropria...
Freedom's Light March is a great concert selection with a melody that all will recognize! This march is very accessible to bands of all levels and is written in the unique American style. Musicians of...
A triumphant opening fanfare sets the tone for this resounding march. Look Out World will be a fun fan favorite for your beginning band's concert or festival performance. Your students will utilize al...
Berlioz's most famous Romantic Era standard, 'Symphony Fantastique' is a colorful, evocative musical masterpiece that continues to withstand the test of time, pleasing all audiences. In this transcrip...
Do you need a new march to open the program at your next concert or festival? Composed in a classic style with few interesting twists and turns, Bronze Star March is designed to help teach expression,...
A march composed in a classic American style, The Royal Hawaiian is based on the famous “Aloha Oe” composed by Queen Lili'uokalani in 1878. Featuring American military percussion as well as traditiona...
A colorful and powerful march set in G minor that will make your inner pirate want to set sail! The interesting interplay between instruments and adventurous dynamic scheme provides something a bit di...
Celebrate school spirit with this fun, easy rock tune based on the band’s first 6 notes! Short phrases presented in a call and response format make this piece easily accessible for your beginners! A g...
If you’re looking for a fun concert closer featuring your very beginning band, look no further. This rocking new work incorporates the limited ranges that are accessible to the most inexperienced play...
Get your band ready to rock and roll with Ostirock! Within the limited ranges that suit very beginning players, every instrument in the band has something fun and stimulating to play. Suitable for a f...
The search is over for the ideal daily warm-up routine for your developing band. Master composer and music educator Robert W. Smith has constructed a complete warm-up for your growing musicians. Tone...
'Drifting In Time' is a work for percussion ensemble inspired by electronic and world music. The drums act as a rhythm section as the keys perform flowing melodies that soar over the top. With optiona...
A bold and triumphant brass quintet evoking images of a hero's return from battle. Each player shares the spotlight with the melodic line traded through all parts. Appropriate for any concert or festi...
A collection of flute solos inspired by music from around the world. The flute is one of the few instruments that is played in every culture. Justin Justin Harden gives us this flute collection featur...
Robert W. Smith gives us this brilliant fanfare for trombone choir suitable for the opening of any performance. Exciting fanfare flourishes combined with intense driving rhythmic content creates a mus...
Once heard and experienced, the melody of this exquisite lyrical work by Robert W. Smith stays in the hearts and minds of musician and listener. From the opening phrases in the solo clarinet to the fu...
Inspired by the composer's experience building homes in a musician's village in New Orleans, the rhythms of the construction site are evident throughout the piece. Challenging yet accessible for most...
A fun and energetic work for the beginning band that your students will love! The infectious groove, hand clapping, and driving drum break keep this spirited piece driving all the way to the end. Usin...
'A Rocket To The Sun' is an inspiring concert opener or closer for your beginning band! Written to commemorate NASA's Parker Solar Probe, this piece offers the opportunity to connect students and audi...
From the first rumbles of distant thunder to the fury of the storm, this composition by Heather Hoefle will engage your students and audience in musical imagery. Composed by a master teacher that work...
A lyrical work written for the beginning band, 'Gentle Winds Of Spring' introduces and reinforces expressive performance in a safe and comfortable ensemble setting. Using only the first six notes intr...
The search is over for the ideal daily warm-up routine for your beginning band. Master music educators Susan L. Smith and Robert W. Smith have constructed a complete warm-up for your novice musicians....
'Courage Undaunted' is inspired by the historic westward expansion of the United States of America. John Pasternak's work for the concert band musically depicts the fateful journeys of countless pione...
'Afterlight' by Brian Bankston is a lyrical work that is sure to warm the hearts of your band and audience. Each instrumental part has interesting lines and motion that will open young ears as they st...
Edgy percussion, heroic melodies, colorful harmonies and forward momentum propel this adventurous theme and your band to musical success. Brian Bankston provides a great opportunity to sharpen your pe...
A concert opener for the young band, 'Inspiritus Overture' is a light and joyous selection to showcase your ensemble's versatility. With melodies shared across the band, true overture form is achieved...
The summer season in the southern United States rumbles with quick, intense and severe storms most afternoons. Flashes of lightning, clapping thunder and drenching rainfall are characteristics of the...
This stunning fanfare by veteran composer Robert W. Smith was inspired by the historic and legendary Boeing B-17 aircraft used by the United States Army Air Corps in World War II. Beginning with a pow...
'American Dances' is a three movement suite originally composed for the Boston Pops Brass. Each movement features an American popular music genre. 'Rag' draws upon the ragtime style most often associa...
This is the ultimate tool for teaching balance within your sections. It will become a fast favorite as the students constantly pass pieces of the melody around like a baton in their musical relay race...
Add some tonal color to your next performance with this breathtaking lyrical work. This expressive work features short canonic rounds along with lush harmonic colors and calming melodic lines. Teachin...
The Big Adventure explores scenes of an uncharted island woodland full of quirky plants and animals. Written for the young band, the percussion section will be exposed to accessory instruments such as...
Our adventurers trek through the darkest of woods. In the distance they see a light through the trees. As they get closer, they can see creatures of the forest performing a mystical dance. Beginners w...
Not a warm-up…not a chorale. Skill Stretchers are a way to efficiently move your band beyond the first five notes by working to extend ranges, accidentals and key signatures (in a way that students di...
Inspired by Native American culture, Dance of the Tribes is the perfect piece to introduce your band to ostinato rhythms and harmonies. Ritual percussion patterns accompany flowing lyrical melodies sh...
A smooth and flowing, lyrical work well within the reach of your young musicians, Before Nightfall serves as a great teaching tool for legato style. In addition, it serves as a work to reinforce dynam...
The Archer's Arrow will have your students aiming to hit the musical bullseye. Challenge your young musicians with this adventurous overture set in the mixolydian mode. A strong opening statement give...
Simple, poignant and beautiful, A Mother's Hymn by Robert W. Smith is an artistic experience for both band and audience. Based on an old Swedish melody also known as 'How Great Thou Art,' this setting...
For every Alpha Dog there is a Beta Cat! This follow-up to the popular Alpha Dog for Very Beginning Band portrays a perhaps frustrated yet sneaky cat who attacks when it is least expected! Cymbal scra...
Dragonrider takes the listener on a twisting, soaring journey astride a powerful fire-breathing dragon as it flies over mountaintop castles and the roaring sea. Inspired by the imagery of popular fant...
Help your clarinets over the break, your flutes jump octaves, and your brass players buzz sirens all within this fun concert tune! Thumbs Up incorporates clarinet register key pop-ups from low C to G...
Rockin' Locomotive is a fun and easy concert piece for your beginning band. Utilizing short repeated motifs with limited ranges, Rockin' Locomotive will have your band rockin' in no time! It is an exc...
Do you wish your clarinets would practice going over the break? Do you want your trumpets to practice lip slurs and your flute players to remember those high note fingerings? Do your percussionists fo...
A humorous and creative holiday selection combining 'Up on the Housetop' and 'Good King Wenceslas'. Using the first six notes introduced in most method books, Bryce Newton has crafted a piece that is...
The 'Ukranian Bell Carol' has never been so fun for the beginning band AND your elementary school musicians! Using tuned percussion tubes and plastic buckets, Joseph Earp's clever arrangement features...
Heroes come to us in all areas of life. Charles Mekealian's triumphant work pays tribute to those heroes that live among us. Originally scored for brass quintet, this flexible instrumentation setting...
'Into Battle!' depicts an epic clash of opposing forces on a grand scale! Musicians will be eager to perform this exciting up-tempo work for young band, loosely inspired by Verdi's 'Requiem' and the e...
'Espíritu' celebrates multiculturalism with both thrilling and cathartic styles of worldwide musical textures. Originally inspired by passionate displays of cultural artistry during the FIFA World Cup...
Inspired by the calm and peaceful effect of the Japanese lantern, let your young musicians glow with this soothing chart. With pentatonic melodies and a reinforced bass line, this work will showcase y...
Unique and creative, Bryce Newton's 'A Year in Three Minutes' is appropriate programming for end-of-year concerts, holiday programs, or any time that to reflect on a full year gone by! Musicians and a...
Beginning with a snare riff based on this audible football chant, the content of 'Five Mississippi Rush' is inspired by its title. A five-Mississippi rush is often used in pickup football games where...
A beautiful and engaging lyrical work at the beginner level, 'Friendship Hymn' is a must-have for your young band library! Using limited ranges and rhythmic content, this piece allows teachers to intr...
Your students will enjoy this exciting cross-curricular piece commemorating a famous confrontation from Greek mythology. Perseus searches through Medusa's lair searching for the Queen of the Gorgons....
Written during the pandemic of 2020-21, 'Portals' was inspired by the digital portals or windows that allowed us to view our world. From the human interaction and expression through videoconference wi...
Start each day with a little hustle! With one page of eight exercises, this routine enhances your beginning band's ensemble sound. This musical workout utilizes long tones, low and high range extensio...
A significant addition to your concert band folders, 'Keys To Success' is a daily approach to developing stellar sonority and technique with your ensemble. Combining traditional long tone and techniqu...
The first movement in 'Water Tales, A Suite for Band,' this lyrical work is a beautiful depiction of a sea turtle departing the beach after laying her eggs in the sand. This piece in ¾ time is a great...
The RMS Titanic was not unsinkable, but this hymn played in the final fatal moments, is unsinkable and resonates even stronger today. Josh McInnish's arrangement of this old Methodist hymn opens with...
A dragonfly is a fast, agile flier that sometimes migrates great distances and across oceans. In some cultures, dragonflies are symbols of courage, strength and happiness, and in others, they are seen...
A nostalgic work that conjures sentimental images and stimulates reflection, 'View From a Porch Swing' is a stunning work for string orchestra. With flowing melodic content and cinematic orchestration...
Finding inspiration from the timeless activity of stone skipping, this piece provides charming moments of lyrical and pizzicato technique sure to enhance the musicality of any string orchestra. The in...
Get ready to dance with your sweetheart with this popular love song arranged by Josh McInnish for strings. This lively arrangement will take orchestra members back to the early 20th century and bring...
Simple, yet elegant and graceful, 'Blue' is a lyrical work by Robert W. Smith scored for the developing string orchestra Beautiful harmonic changes rooted in the language of American jazz make 'Blue'...
A firestorm is not just a fire. It is a fire that has built to such an intensity that it contains its own storm-force wind system. 'Firestorm' for string orchestra builds quickly and decisively into a...
If your beginning band needs a piece to help give the bass players more confidence while having fun, then this is the piece for you! This clever work for young band is based on a groove featuring low...
