Concert Pieces for Concert Band

'Christmas Eve' is an opera in four acts with music and libretto by Rimsky-Korsakov and composed between 1894 and 1895. In the 3rd act of the opera, a chorus sings the Tsaritsa's praises in a magnific...

Richard Wagner composed the 'Siegfried Idyll' as a birthday present to his second wife, Cosima, after the birth of their son Siegfried in 1869. It was first performed on Christmas morning, 25 December...

Tschaikowsky's 'The Nutcracker' is a two-act ballet on a libretto adapted from E. T. A. Hoffmann's story 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King'. It has become one of his most famous compositions, in part...

Tschaikowsky's 'The Nutcracker' is a two-act ballet on a libretto adapted from E. T. A. Hoffmann's story 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King'. It has become one of his most famous compositions, in part...

The Romanian Christmas Carols are comprised of original Romanian folk tunes, collected by Bartók over the course of many years, beginning in 1909. While much of his folk-inspired music used peasant da...

The Romanian Christmas Carols are comprised of original Romanian folk tunes, collected by Bartók over the course of many years, beginning in 1909. While much of his folk-inspired music used peasant da...

The operetta 'Babes in Toyland' was composed by Victor Herbert (1859-1924) in 1903. In this operetta on a libretto by Glen MacDonough, various characters from 'Mother Goose nursery rhymes' are woven t...

The operetta 'Babes in Toyland' was composed by Victor Herbert (1859-1924) in 1903. In this operetta on a libretto by Glen MacDonough, various characters from 'Mother Goose nursery rhymes' are woven t...

Pietro Alessandro Yon(1886 -1943) was an Italian-born organist and composer who made his career in the United States. As a composer, Yon is most famous for his Humoresque 'L'organo primitivo' and 'Ges...

Pietro Alessandro Yon(1886 -1943) was an Italian-born organist and composer who made his career in the United States. As a composer, Yon is most famous for his Humoresque 'L'organo primitivo' and 'Ges...

Pietro Alessandro Yon(1886 -1943) was an Italian-born organist and composer who made his career in the United States. As a composer, Yon is most famous for his Humoresque 'L'organo primitivo' and 'Ges...

Pietro Alessandro Yon(1886 -1943) was an Italian-born organist and composer who made his career in the United States. As a composer, Yon is most famous for his Humoresque 'L'organo primitivo' and 'Ges...

A Joyful Jingling Holiday Can-Can is a high-energy, festive arrangement that blends Jacques Offenbach's famous Can-Can from Orpheus in the Underworld with cheerful holiday jingles. This lively composi...

Aus der Oper 'La Bohème!' Das Werk ist auch außerhalb der Weihnachtszeit auf jedem Konzert aufführbar und eignet sich beim Konzert in der Kirche genauso wie auf einem Weihnachtsmarkt.

Gustav Holst composed almost 200 works, one being a very elegant and charming fantasy on the old English christmas carols: Good Christian Men, Rejoice; God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen; Come Ye Lofty, Co...

Gustav Holst composed almost 200 works, one being a very elegant and charming fantasy on the old English christmas carols: Good Christian Men, Rejoice; God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen; Come Ye Lofty, Co...

Santa's elves are finished with their seasonal duties and are dancing in celebration. The reindeer join in and so does Mrs. Claus. They decide to invite Santa to join them, but the question is, "Can S...

Santa's elves are finished with their seasonal duties and are dancing in celebration. The reindeer join in and so does Mrs. Claus. They decide to invite Santa to join them, but the question is, "Can S...

Christmas goes to the opera in this clever and fun arrangement! Georges Bizet’s classic opera gets a seasonal makeover in this mash-up that combines themes from Carmen with numerous holiday favorites....

Christmas goes to the opera in this clever and fun arrangement! Georges Bizet’s classic opera gets a seasonal makeover in this mash-up that combines themes from Carmen with numerous holiday favorites....

Christmas goes to the opera in this clever and fun arrangement! Georges Bizet’s classic opera gets a seasonal makeover in this mash-up that combines themes from Carmen with numerous holiday favorites....

The works in the Arthur Harris Christmas Series were originally written for orchestra, with several offering the option to add chorus. These transcriptions for band, both by William Silvester or Arthu...

Quintessential Mozart for the young band is hard to come by, but this sparkling arrangement from a veteran writer perfectly fits the bill. Everything youngsters need to know about the classical style...