Southern Music Band

Portsmouth Point is an overture for orchestra by English composer William Walton, composed in 1925. The overture was inspired by a print by Thomas Rowlandson which depicts the colorful life of 18th ce...

Beautiful solo and ensemble playing highlights this lovely folk song treatment from Gene Milford. The work features interesting parts for all players and demonstrates a mastery of concert band sonorit...

Pretty in the way only a good folk song can be, Pretty Saro is a work of beauty for younger and older bands alike. Conservative ranges ensure maximum playability and mastery of intonation. The difficu...

An abridged arrangement makes this famous concerto movement accessible to younger players who have the skills but not the endurance necessary for the entire movement or work. It comes as a solid grade...

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...

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Christmas Overture appeared posthumously in 1925. Originally orchestrated by Sydney Baynes, it features God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and Hark the Herald Angels Sing. It is tho...

Teaching points abound: triple meter, some brief changing meters, Dorian mode, accents, slurs, proper balance and blend, and dotted quarter notes. Ranges are conservative, no rhythm more difficult tha...

Herbert L. Clarke was a legendary composer and musician active in the early part of the 20th century, well-known for his solos for cornet, trombone, euphonium and combinations of brass instruments wit...

Evocative and emotional, Bright Angel Trail is a stunning musical portrait filled with color and interest.

Solo passages for several instruments make this work stand out from the norm. Nothing is technically difficult, but it requires a bit more sophistication and development from the students.

The 3/4 meter is deceptive. This isn't a waltz! It's a driving, syncopated tour de force that will keep your band on its toes and counting like the dickens! Never a dull moment!

A rose by any other name is still a rose. This work enjoyed at least three different titles after its creation at the beginning of the 20th century. But whatever it was called, it is a delightful exam...

Looking for that traditional but different march? Ted Mesang's Gallantry fits the bill. This arrangement from Alex Hilliard brings instrumentation into line with most current bands without losing the...

Strike Up the Band is a 1927 Broadway musical by George and Ira Gershwin, based on a book by George S. Kaufman. Surprisingly, the show proved to be an early failure for the talented Gershwin brothers,...

Leroy Anderson's setting of Old MacDonald Had a Farm has little in the way of documentation. It was written for and programmed by the Boston Pops under Arthur Fiedler, but it did not enjoy frequent he...

Based upon two iconic American tunes, Thoughts of America weaves America, the Beautiful and The Star-Spangled Banner into a patriotic pastiche of creativity and originality that is representative of t...

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...