Christmas Concert Works for Band

Lyrical baroque gem from the opera Xerxes set beautifully for the modern wind band.

Chorale prelude based on the famous Old One Hundredth, incorporating boldly dramatic and cantabile styles. Commissioned by the Lancaster, NY High School Symphonic Band.

Another great march from the pen of the march king of south Texas!

Perhaps the most strikingly original work by the patriarch of the Russian Five.

Whimsical musical tale about an unfortunate rattlesnake who takes an unexpected swim.

Commissioned by the Augusta County, VA Honors Band, a colorful set of variations depicting life in rural Virginia.

This piece makes contrapuntal texture and imitative writing accessible for very young bands.

Suite of 5 pieces from the Medieval period presenting a colorful tapestry of music from this era.

Superb work for this level! Great vehicle for working on sustained style.

Captures the grandeur and excitement of this high Renaissance classic.

Gentle musical breezes intertwine with imitative lyrical melodies in this quietly beautiful composition inspired by a walk in the woods.

Commissioned in memory of a WWII Battalion imprisoned for three years; all musical material is derived from 'A Mighty Fortress is Our God.'

Each of the 3 movements is a modern representation of an ancient musical form. Vividly imaginative ideas and great scoring highlight this suite for band.

Colorful band work in four continuous sections Canyon, Plateau, Ruin, and Water, descriptive of one of the US's newest national monuments.

Exciting new work by one of America's most revered band composers.

Contrapuntal work which young musicians find fun to play.

Transcribed from a Grieg string work; provides a great opportunity for more advanced bands to showcase lyrical playing and sensitive phrasing.

Old Scottish carol given a Grainger-like setting by this very gifted arranger.

Great arrangement of a folk round that will be the hit of any young band's spring concert.

Exciting, well-scored, perfectly proportioned easy work that sounds more difficult and mature than it really is.

Dedicated to a middle school clarinettist who met her unfortunate demise in an auto accident, this easy tone poem sets a new standard for musicality and expressions at the grade two level.

Superbly constructed medley of British Folk tunes.

First published band work by a gifted young Iowa composer, featuring many exquisite scoring and harmonic touches in the framework of a lush ballad.

Three movement work that uses source material from various Chinese ethnic groups. Two fast, cheerful out movements bracket a darker, slow middle movement. Great change-of pace programming!