Music has power to help us heal and cope with the loss of loved ones. Using the beloved traditional Scottish ballad The Parting Glass combined with an original new melody, here is a beautifully paced...
The music of Armenia, with its long history of folk songs, has a fascinating uniqueness and distinctive flavor. This appealing setting uses five traditional Armenian melodies in a rhapsodic approach f...
Russian composer Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov is noted for creating music that is striking and dynamic. Jay has beautifully adapted this famous overture for concert band in an arrangement that certainly re...
Originally scored for brass choir, composer John Stevens brings us this marvelous version for full band featuring flowing melodies and counterlines in a rich chorale-like setting. The solo part at the...
Composed for Tapp Middle School in Powder Springs, GA and premiered at the 2005 Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Ascend is a driving and energetic work designed to sound great with younger bands. The combin...
Here's a superb way to introduce your band to the joys of early instrumental music. Jim Curnow's well-conceived transcription is based on three 16th Century dances by Susato: I. Las Mourisque (Basse D...
This 'adagio' movement from the 'Enigma Variations' provides an excellent opportunity for developing bands to work on tone, blending, intonation, and dynamics. Jay Bocook's arrangement of this classic...
One of the most recognizable and often-quoted symphonic passages in modern times is from this grand work for chorus and orchestra by Carl Orff. Combining elements from Movements I and II, Jay Bocook v...
This lively 6/8 march from John Philip Sousa remains one of his bestknown and most performed marches. While keeping the essence of the original intact, Jay Bocook does a masterful job of adjusting the...
