FJH Young Band

Featuring a trumpet solo, this famous Tchaikovsky ballet theme will be a familiar addition to your program. Both young players and audiences will appreciate this unusually fine setting of this classic...

This overture is written in the conventional three-part style. Extensive percussion includes anvil, slapstick, wind chimes, and crystal water glasses. The opening and closing themes are written in a s...

A moving chorale introduces this work that quickly explodes into a lively exchange between the different wind choirs and sectional voices. A good timpanist is required in the transition section that f...

This classic overture from Elliot Del Borgo is scored well and playable. Many doublings in the lower voices ensure that your group will have a full sound as they perform this powerful concert opener....

This substantial arrangement for young band features the March, Waltz of the Flowers, and Trepak. Andrew Balent has done a superb job keeping this well within the abilities of young musicians while re...

Andrew Balent lends his arranging skills in this new patriotic salute for young band. A bright opening fanfare quickly moves into a lyrical treatment of America, the Beautiful. After a brief restateme...

Finally - here is a beautiful arrangement for young band of the famous Nimrod variation from Elgar's Enigma Variations.

This clever concert march is exactly what you've come to expect from Robert Longfield. Evoking images of childhood adventures in the woods, this stately march has a delightful melody and a tongue-and-...

This superb arrangement features three famous melodies from Offenbach's overture to Orpheus in the Underworld. While many students are familiar with the famous Can Can, few have had the chance to expl...

This programmatic work tells the story of a lake that never reflects sunlight and instead shows images of the past, present, and future. The music portrays the inhabitants of a mystic land as they dan...

Popular cartoons have made Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody #2 and Johannes Brahms's Hungarian Rhapsody #5 instantly recognizable. This arrangement cleverly combines several themes from both compositi...

This clever march depicts a procession of ladybugs, those everyday insects that always seem to capture the spotlight. A persistent minor second interval depicts the occasional flapping of their wings,...

Transport your audience back to medieval times with this spirited and bold work for young band. The noble opening instantly conjures images of a world where magic and chivalry abound. As tempo picks u...

The Lightning Spirit is based on the Aboriginal legend of Namarrkon, who sat in the clouds and hurled lightning bolts at the earth below. It makes use of a thunder sheet, a large sheet of aluminum ava...

Experience the legend of phantom cowboys in the American West. Inspired by multiple sightings of these apparitions, this exciting work paints a vivid portrait of a moonlit night just before the ghost...

Experience boundless energy from the "impossible machine" that inspired this aggressive work! For centuries, mankind has searched for a way to develop a machine that can operate by producing its own e...

Depicting life in the desert, this captivating work begins with the haunting sounds of a baron desert as relentless heat hits it by day. At night, exotic plants and animals spring to life, portrayed w...

Inspired by an enormous, mirror-like elliptical sculpture by British artist Anish Kapoor, this festival work reflects the spirit of Chicago's busy streets, vibrant people, and magnificent architecture...

This stunning and powerful work recalls the massive Krakatoa explosions of 1883 that were heard over 2,000 miles away. The piece begins with an immediate intensity using dissonant ascending notes repr...

Experience the stunning true story of Captain Paul Watson and his crew as they set sail in the Antarctic in an attempt to sink whaling ships! Based on these "modern day pirates," the music tells the s...

Based on a famous World War I German fighter pilot, this work feeds off of the raw emotion of open-air cockpit combat. A haunting opening effectively uses voices to portray a great red triplane emergi...

This short three-movement work chronicles the epic life of a medieval knight in dramatic fashion. The first movement, A Call for Knights, portrays the sounding trumpets calling forth the knights. The...

This bold and musical processional is ideal for graduations, assemblies, and a wide array of occasions where ceremonial music is necessary. After a majestic introduction and broad statements by the br...

The very first groundbreaking flight made by the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk comes alive through this stunning programmatic work. Beginning slowly with eager anticipation, the melody soon takes off,...

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Gustav Holst's Second Suite in F with this incredibly authentic yet amazingly approachable arrangement of the third movement. Your students can now experience the rh...