Concert Pieces for Concert Band

Lee-Ru-Ma (b. February 15, 1978) is better known by his stage name 'Yiruma.' He was born in South Korea and has played the piano since age 5. He also composes his own music, the most popular of which...

Russian composer Alexandre Glazunov composed this work in 1900 originally as a solo work for cello and piano but also for cello and orchestra. It is an occasional work for a fellow teacher (Alexandre...

A Different Danube is a contemporary reinterpretation of Johann Strauss' famous On the Beautiful Blue Danube. While Strauss' waltz flows gently in 3/4 time (apart from the slow 6/8 introduction), this...

Bob Vos (1910-1963) was a Dutch composer who studied composition with Henk Badings at the Brussels Conservatory from 1957. Unfortunately, little is known about his early years, but his work shows a cl...

Vilém Blodek (1834-1874) was a Czech composer and contemporary of Bedřich Smetana, with whom he often collaborated. Deeply influenced by the folk music of his time, he lent his works a natural, melodi...

The Nutcracker (1892) is one of the most favourite pieces ever written for ballet. A true showstopper!

The Nutcracker' (1892) is one of the most favourite pieces ever written for ballet. A true showstopper!

The story of the Heinzellmännchen (Gnomes) is connected to the German city of Cologne. The gnomes were small creatures living underground but appeared during the night, when the people were asleep, do...

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...

Organize concerts with your beginning groups quickly and painlessly with this marvelous band collection of arrangements from the popular Essential Elements Band Series. Featuring 15 titles that correl...

Performer Level (correlates with Book 1, p. 24) The perfect "first march" for your beginning players! Featuring a percussion introduction followed by a catchy melody that starts softly, then builds al...

Expert Level (correlates with Book 2, p. 15). Classic American folk tune with simple variation treatment.