Concert Pieces for Concert Band

Jacques Offenbach was a product of the Paris Conservatory, becoming a professional cellist. However, today he is best known as the composer of light opera, including Ballet Parisien, La Belle Helene,...

Jacques Offenbach was a product of the Paris Conservatory, becoming a professional cellist. However, today he is best known as the composer of light opera, including Ballet Parisien, La Belle Helene,...

The most famous and best known graduation, commencement, or ceremonial processional march in an effective, yet technically easy edition. Written within the technical abilities on any young band, yet f...

The most famous and best known graduation, commencement, or ceremonial processional march in an effective, yet technically easy edition. Written within the technical abilities on any young band, yet f...

This Torch Dance, or Fackeltanz, is an original composition for band composed by Meyerbeer in the 1840s. It is a dazzling display of technical virtuosity. This brilliant new edition by Col. Bourgeois...

This Torch Dance, or Fackeltanz, is an original composition for band composed by Meyerbeer in the 1840s. It is a dazzling display of technical virtuosity. This brilliant new edition by Col. Bourgeois...

A strong work for young band, this work will bring a touch of class to any concert. (2:00)

A strong work for young band, this work will bring a touch of class to any concert. (2:00)

Two of Bachs most popular and best known compositions, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor and Minuet in G are combined for the first time in this work, enabling young performers to enjoy playing two of the...

Two of Bachs most popular and best known compositions, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor and Minuet in G are combined for the first time in this work, enabling young performers to enjoy playing two of the...

Russian composer Serge Prokofieff (1891-1953) composed 'Peter and the Wolf' in 1936 for narrator and orchestra. Combining a strong storyline, distinctive instrumentation and memorable melodies, the wo...

The arrangements are designed to get warm and round sounds with any kind of Band formation. The sequence can be freely adapted to the needs of the moment.

Gratitude is one of Grieg's beautiful lyrical pieces, Op. 62 No. 2. Eva Knardahl made a beautiful recording that I well remember was used as background for a picture cavalcade by the Norwegian Broadca...

This Selection from Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera Robert le Diable was arranged by James Smyth. Enderby Jackson commissioned the arrangement which was used as the test piece for the third National Brass B...

The 'Rákóczi March' (Hungarian March) was the unofficial state anthem of Hungary before Ferenc Kölcsey wrote the Himnusz which is today the official national anthem of Hungary. The first version of th...

Schiller's text of 1785 was partially used by Beethoven in1824 when he did finish the 4th movement of his 9th Symphony. The melody has later been used in very many contexts. As the anthem of the Europ...

Edvard Grieg composed his 'Four Norwegian Dances, op. 35' during the summer of 1881. The second of these four dances is by far the most popular and recognizable. This short piece in ABA form has becom...

Johan August Halvorsen (1864-1935) was born in Drammen and played violin and several brass instruments. He played in both orchestra and wind bands and in 1881 he became a student at Brigademusikken in...

Brooklet' is one of the movements from Grieg's Lyric Pieces for Solo Piano opus 62. Information for the conductor: «Brooklet' is an technically advanced work for solo piano. In this arrangement, techn...

Jerker Johansson has lived in Gothenburg, on the Swedish West Coast, since 1984, and is deeply interested in the history of the country. Gothia is the most southern part of Sweden, and Gothenburg, whi...

Gustav Sparre Olsen (1903 - 1984) has a voluminous production as a composer, with orchestral works, chamber music, stage music, piano, and vocal music. His music is characterised by beautiful, lyrical...

Gustav Holst (1874-1934) was a British composer. His most famous work is the orchestra suite 'The Planets'. 'Jupiter Hymn' is an excerpt from the fourth movement named 'Jupiter'. This Young Band arra...

This Coronation March is from the opera Le Prophète (The Prophet) by Giacomo Meyerbeer and was arranged for brass band by James Smyth. The march was performed during a series of brass band events whic...