Southern Music Band

Written in the fall of 2019, this exhilarating piece for Symphonic Wind Ensemble portrays the heroism, along with the conflict—both external and internal—of peacekeepers around us. A keeper of the pea...

Written in a quick two, this Show-Style Opener lives up to its title with much of the thematic materials in the opening theme faalling to the brass, while the woodwinds interject flourishes and counte...

This is an outstanding overture, little heard and played in the western world, as with much Ukrainian music. The composer was embraced by Tchaikovsky, who particularly loved the opera.

This is an outstanding overture, little heard and played in the western world, as with much Ukrainian music. The composer was embraced by Tchaikovsky, who particularly loved the opera.

Dramatic Overture is a lively, celebratory piece commissioned to mark the 80th anniversary of the band. It begins with a stark, powerful introduction of the main theme by the trombones and percussion,...

Dramatic Overture is a lively, celebratory piece commissioned to mark the 80th anniversary of the band. It begins with a stark, powerful introduction of the main theme by the trombones and percussion,...

A sparkling rendition of a traditional folk dance that provides an excellent opportunity to teach syncopation, this arrangement is perfect for a late first- or early second-year concert. Percussion de...

A sparkling rendition of a traditional folk dance that provides an excellent opportunity to teach syncopation, this arrangement is perfect for a late first- or early second-year concert. Percussion de...

A setting of two traditional folk songs, Lonesome Valley and Down to the River to Pray, FROM THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS is a lyric and euphonious introduction to the American folk song tradition. Expertly...

LOCH LOMOND is a traditional Scottish folk song of remarkable flexibility. This treatment is that of a ballad, so beautiful tone, good intonation, and polished phrasing are of key importance. It is an...

Leroy Anderson's Jazz Pizzicato is a quintessential proof of his legendary status as a composer of light music. With a nostalgic nod toward the traditional American dance form known as the cakewalk, t...

Leroy Anderson's Jazz Pizzicato is a quintessential proof of his legendary status as a composer of light music. With a nostalgic nod toward the traditional American dance form known as the cakewalk, t...

Leroy Anderson's JAZZ PIZZICATO and JAZZ LEGATO stand as quintessential proof of his legendary status as a composer of light music. With a nostalgic nod toward the traditional American dance form know...

Leroy Anderson's JAZZ PIZZICATO and JAZZ LEGATO stand as quintessential proof of his legendary status as a composer of light music. With a nostalgic nod toward the traditional American dance form know...

The second movement of Shostakovich's masterful and subversive Fifth Symphony, written as his career as a composer in communist Russia teetered in the balance, could suggest a barely literate composer...

Imagine strolling along the trail through a bucolic countryside on a sunny spring day, whistling all the way. The Penny Whistle Song conjures that very mood, featuring a trio of flutes on the melody w...

This work was written by Leroy Anderson in 1951 and premiered by him when he recorded it for Decca. Interestingly, in 1956 the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps of Rockford, Illinois changed their...

Tchaikovsky composed his twelve character pieces for piano, The Seasons, while he was writing his popular ballet, Swan Lake. Each piece in The Seasons depicts a different month of the year in Russia....

Tchaikovsky composed his twelve character pieces for piano, The Seasons, while he was writing his popular ballet, Swan Lake. Each piece in The Seasons depicts a different month of the year in Russia....

One of Grainger's most popular piano encores was improvisations on English Morris Dance tunes that he programmed as COUNTRY GARDENS.Adolf Schmid's 1925 orchestration displays many features that bear w...

One of Grainger's most popular piano encores was improvisations on English Morris Dance tunes that he programmed as COUNTRY GARDENS.Adolf Schmid's 1925 orchestration displays many features that bear w...

It's never too early to introduce your students to great music. This outstanding addition to the beginning band repertoire is certain to be a hit with your students and audience. Clarinets remain belo...

It's never too early to introduce your students to great music. This outstanding addition to the beginning band repertoire is certain to be a hit with your students and audience. Clarinets remain belo...

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY GLINKA was written for solo oboe accompanied by wind band. The theme of the Variations is in a fact a folksong melody which is still occasionally hea...