Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

JUBILEE SALUTE was commisioned by Bispehaugen Ungdomskorps for the band´s 100-years celebration in 2023. The composition has two main themes; theme A (Allegro) from bar 13, and theme B (Andante) from...

The concert march The Colonel was dedicated to Colonel Henrik Wrede, commander of the I 16 Regiment from 1944 to 1947, and its original title was Överste Wrede. However, as early as 1945 it was alread...

This piece, which is familiar to many schoolchildren, is arranged with a limited instrumentation, suitable also for smaller bands. It works well with as few as 2 clarinets, 2 cornets and 1 baritone/tr...

Dream of Flight is a concert march commissioned by The Royal Norwegian Air Force for their 80th anniversary in 2024. It is a semi programmatic piece, who tries to describe the irrepressible optimism t...

Molinasque is a grotesque dance full of speed and excitement. The fun almost bubbles over. "Grotesk" refers to the caricatured and exaggerated. Heavier instrumentation, darker timbre and rhythmic irre...

5 Songs for Wind Ensemble are, as the title suggests, five short pieces for concert band. They range from everyday miniatures to more introspective works. The first, "To reach for fire," is built on m...

When summer sleeps in light is inspired by the bright summer night. The night when it is both dark and light at the same time. At 4 in the morning, when everything is colored in dark pastel colors and...

Villfar is a tone poem for a legend that does not exist. It lives only in the music, and in our memories. The piece contains folkloric elements, with themes that appear, change, and adapt to their sur...

In the march «Babylon», it is used themes from Bellmans song no. 41 from Fredman's song Joachim from Babylon. The song is inspired by the biblical story of Susanna in the bath, where the figure Joachi...

Festsodd, which is a name of a soup consisting of meat, potatoes and carrots eaten on festive occations, is a divertimento for wind band, written for "Strinda ungdomskorps" for their 100 year annivers...

This work was written for the Kragerø Wind Band in 2022 and received its world premiere on April 16, 2023, in Kragerø Church. The piece consists of four movements, each inspired by a work of art by Th...

Full of color and drama, Requiem to a Land Forgotten provides a stunning addition to any concert program. Whether by geo-political strife or natural disaster, many people across the world have been di...

Full of color and drama, Requiem to a Land Forgotten provides a stunning addition to any concert program. Whether by geo-political strife or natural disaster, many people across the world have been di...

Full of color and drama, Requiem to a Land Forgotten provides a stunning addition to any concert program. Whether by geo-political strife or natural disaster, many people across the world have been di...

Great for the music budget, Jack Bullock's latest 'kit' has four contrasting grade one-half works and serves as a complete concert for your very beginning band. Titles: "With Honor and Praise," a lush...

Here's a musical tale of valor depicting a knight's epic quest to defeat the fire-breathing monster. Spirited harmonies and energetic rhythms abound, contrasting with a lyrical section.

Here's a musical tale of valor depicting a knight's epic quest to defeat the fire-breathing monster. Spirited harmonies and energetic rhythms abound, contrasting with a lyrical section.

Here's a musical tale of valor depicting a knight's epic quest to defeat the fire-breathing monster. Spirited harmonies and energetic rhythms abound, contrasting with a lyrical section.

Take a trip to a mysterious continent with this tuneful and rhythmic offering. The tribal Swahili beat and authentic-sounding harmonies provide a colorful and vibrant moment for your next concert. It...

Take a trip to a mysterious continent with this tuneful and rhythmic offering. The tribal Swahili beat and authentic-sounding harmonies provide a colorful and vibrant moment for your next concert. It...

The gentle ebb and flow of a brook or stream is depicted in this expressive composition. Lyrical melodies, smooth transitions, and shifting meters present a wonderful teaching tool for the young band....

The gentle ebb and flow of a brook or stream is depicted in this expressive composition. Lyrical melodies, smooth transitions, and shifting meters present a wonderful teaching tool for the young band....

Inspired by the fading east-west boundaries, this exciting concert band work will make the beginning ensemble sound as if they have been playing for a while. Underneath the modal melodies, lively rhyt...

Inspired by the fading east-west boundaries, this exciting concert band work will make the beginning ensemble sound as if they have been playing for a while. Underneath the modal melodies, lively rhyt...

Inspired by the fading east-west boundaries, this exciting concert band work will make the beginning ensemble sound as if they have been playing for a while. Underneath the modal melodies, lively rhyt...