Concert Pieces for Concert Band

On Christmas Eve of 1818, Catholic priest Josef Mohr, showed Austrian composer Franz Xaver Gruber a six-stanza poem he had written in 1816 and he asked Gruber to set the poem to music. Because the chu...

On Christmas Eve of 1818, Catholic priest Josef Mohr, showed Austrian composer Franz Xaver Gruber a six-stanza poem he had written in 1816 and he asked Gruber to set the poem to music. Because the chu...

Rossini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" (1816) is one of the greatest of all comic operas. Based on an excellent play by Beaumarchais, "The Barber of Seville" delights audiences with its keenly sketched c...

Rossini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" (1816) is one of the greatest of all comic operas. Based on an excellent play by Beaumarchais, "The Barber of Seville" delights audiences with its keenly sketched c...

Rossini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" (1816) is one of the greatest of all comic operas. Based on an excellent play by Beaumarchais, "The Barber of Seville" delights audiences with its keenly sketched c...

Rossini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" (1816) is one of the greatest of all comic operas. Based on an excellent play by Beaumarchais, "The Barber of Seville" delights audiences with its keenly sketched c...

Absolutely the most famous 'Canzone Napoletana' is 'O Sole Mio' composed by the Italian singer and songwriter Eduardo di Capua (1865-1917) in 1898. The lyrics were written by Giovanni Capurro. Though...

Absolutely the most famous "Canzone Napoletana" is "O Sole Mio" composed by the Italian singer and songwriter Eduardo di Capua (1865-1917) in 1898. The lyrics were written by Giovanni Capurro. Though...

Absolutely the most famous "Canzone Napoletana" is "O Sole Mio" composed by the Italian singer and songwriter Eduardo di Capua (1865-1917) in 1898. The lyrics were written by Giovanni Capurro. Though...

Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his second piano concerto in 1957 as a birthday gift for his 19-year-old son Maxim who premiered the piece during his graduation at the Moscow Conservatory. The eager, brilli...

Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his second piano concerto in 1957 as a birthday gift for his 19-year-old son Maxim who premiered the piece during his graduation at the Moscow Conservatory. The eager, brilli...

Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his second piano concerto in 1957 as a birthday gift for his 19-year-old son Maxim who premiered the piece during his graduation at the Moscow Conservatory. The eager, brilli...

'Transeamus usque Bethlehem' is a traditional Latin Christmas song, which was long erroneously attributed to the German Kapellmeister Joseph Schnabel (1767-1831). In the sixties of the twentieth centu...

'Transeamus usque Bethlehem' is a traditional Latin Christmas song, which was long erroneously attributed to the German Kapellmeister Joseph Schnabel (1767-1831). In the sixties of the twentieth centu...

'Transeamus usque Bethlehem' is a traditional Latin Christmas song, which was long erroneously attributed to the German Kapellmeister Joseph Schnabel (1767-1831). In the sixties of the twentieth centu...

'Transeamus usque Bethlehem' is a traditional Latin Christmas song, which was long erroneously attributed to the German Kapellmeister Joseph Schnabel (1767-1831). In the sixties of the twentieth centu...

'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing' is a Christmas carol that first appeared in 1739 in the collection 'Hymns and Sacred Poems', having been written by Charles Wesley but this is not the version widely kno...

'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing' is a Christmas carol that first appeared in 1739 in the collection 'Hymns and Sacred Poems', having been written by Charles Wesley but this is not the version widely kno...

'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing' is a Christmas carol that first appeared in 1739 in the collection 'Hymns and Sacred Poems', having been written by Charles Wesley but this is not the version widely kno...

'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing' is a Christmas carol that first appeared in 1739 in the collection 'Hymns and Sacred Poems', having been written by Charles Wesley but this is not the version widely kno...

Tenor and Symphonic Band The score of 'La Gioconda' is best known for its ballet divertimento 'The Dance of the Hours'. The tangled story of passion, intrigue, violence and eventual tragedy is set aga...

The score of "La Gioconda" is best known for its ballet divertimento "The Dance of the Hours". The tangled story of passion, intrigue, violence and eventual tragedy is set against the grim splendour o...

The score of "La Gioconda" is best known for its ballet divertimento "The Dance of the Hours". The tangled story of passion, intrigue, violence and eventual tragedy is set against the grim splendour o...

While Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870) may not have retained the international celebrity of Gaetano Donizetti or Gioachino Rossini beyond his own lifetime, he composed as impressive a number of works as...

While Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870) may not have retained the international celebrity of Gaetano Donizetti or Gioachino Rossini beyond his own lifetime, he composed as impressive a number of works as...