Kalmus Symphonic Pops

Mike Lewis takes a variety of tunes and styles and mixes them in original and unusual ways, giving us a fresh look at some beloved American standards: "Moonlight Serenade," "Blue Moon," and "How High...

Mike Lewis takes a variety of tunes and styles and mixes them in original and unusual ways, giving us a fresh look at some beloved American standards: "Moonlight Serenade," "Blue Moon," and "How High...

You're a Grand Old Flag was written by George Michael Cohen (1878-1942) in 1906 for his stage musical George Washington, Jr. First heard by audiences at the musical's premiere on February 6, 1906, thi...

You're a Grand Old Flag was written by George Michael Cohen (1878-1942) in 1906 for his stage musical George Washington, Jr. First heard by audiences at the musical's premiere on February 6, 1906, thi...

Richard Hayman (1920-2014) had a very successful career as chief music arranger for the Boston Pops Orchestra, an association that lasted over 50 years, and also served as a pops conductor for various...

AMERICAN PATROL was originally written for piano by Tin Pan Alley composer Frank White Meacham in 1885. An arrangement for wind band was published in 1891. Glen Miller released a 78 single of the marc...

Richard Hayman (1920-2014) had a very successful career as chief music arranger for the Boston Pops Orchestra, an association that lasted over 50 years, and also served as a pops conductor for various...

AMERICAN PATROL was originally composed for piano by Tin Pan Alley composer Frank White Meacham in 1885. An arrangement for wind band was published in 1891. Glen Miller released a 78 single of the mar...

Also known as "FARE THEE WELL" and "10,000 MILES", THE TURTLE DOVE is an English folk ballad. First published in John Payne Collier's A Book of Roxburghe Ballads in 1710, the song depicts the farewell...

Percy Grainger's (1882-1961) love for music of the simple rural folk of the British Isles led to a series of forty-three pieces that he grouped into a series called "British Folk-Music Settings", incl...

AMERICAN PATROL was originally written for piano by Tin Pan Alley composer Frank White Meacham in 1885. An arrangement for wind band was published in 1891. Glen Miller released a 78 single of the marc...

AMERICAN PATROL was originally composed for piano by Tin Pan Alley composer Frank White Meacham in 1885. An arrangement for wind band was published in 1891. Glen Miller released a 78 single of the mar...

At the age of 19, Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961) embarked on a career as a concert pianist, composer and folksong collector-arranger. It was in the last category that drew him to the tune he call...

Originally composed for piano, this orchestration from Lecuona's celebrated Andalucia Suite by Morton Gould is a sure crowd-pleaser! Instrumentation: 2(1st dPicc).2.2.2: 4Sax(AATB): 2.3.2.1: Timp.Perc...

Percy Grainger's (1882-1961) love for music of the simple rural folk of the British Isles led to a series of forty-three pieces that he grouped into a series called "British Folk-Music Settings", incl...

The music of Michel Legrand possesses an inherent loveliness that is enhanced by the harmonic touch of Mike Lewis. Exquisitely beautiful, this is from the film "Les Demoiselles de Rochefort." It is an...

Leon Jessel (1871-1942) composed his lighthearted march Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (Die Parade der Zinnsoldaten) in 1905, and it quickly became a popular favorite in both Europe and America for its...

Leon Jessel (1871-1942) composed his lighthearted march Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (Die Parade der Zinnsoldaten) in 1905, and it quickly became a popular favorite in both Europe and America for its...

Using a slightly smaller orchestra (no low brass, only 2 horns), Mike Lewis gives us a light, bright treatment of this famous Jobim bossa nova. 2.1(+EH).1(+BCl).2: 2.2.0.0: Gtr.Pno.JzBs: Perc(2): Str(...

Morton Gould, equally comfortable in the worlds of both "serious" and "light" music, presented his symphonettes (an Americanization of the term "sinfonietta," much like kitchenette and dinette) as wor...

Known as "the Cuban Gershwin," Lecuona influenced the Latin American music world in a manner quite similar to the way Gershwin elevated jazz music, in his case raising the status of Cuban music to the...