Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

Have you ever wondered how Santa can get around everyone's house without making a sound? This arrangement of Up on the Housetop is a musical depiction of what it would sound like if Santa was caught s...

The Great Jingle Bell Chase conjures images of Santa Claus running behind on Christmas Eve and desperately trying to deliver all the presents before the sun comes up! The Great Jingle Bell Chase is a...

Away in a Manger is a beautiful nineteenth century English carol. This warm setting will delight audiences with its familiar melody with a modern twist. The melody is featured in the flute, alto sax,...

This is a lesser-known Spanish Christmas piece dating from around 1550. It is rhythmic and colorful with melody in several voices. The opening is a call-and-response between the trombone and the remai...

Each year at the time of the holiday season, those lovable Peanuts characters find their way into the homes of millions of fans through their famous television specials. Charlie and his friends are mu...

These two holiday classics are joined in the memorable swing-style duo. A number of your students have an opportunity to solo in this fresh new arrangement but of course the solos are generously cued....

Using 'Good King Wenceslas?ö?ç? like a cantus firmus, Larry Clark has composed a fresh-sounding Christmas piece that glows with the warmth of love, indeed the 'first gift of Christmas.?ö?ç? This is a...

Simple Gifts is one of America's most beautiful songs. Most people believe it is a folk song, but it was actually written by Joseph Brackett, a shaker minister, and has become synonymous with American...

Bill Calhoun is quickly becoming one of the best composers in this business. He has a way of writing pieces that are exciting, well-scored, interesting and different. Night Flight shows his aggressive...

Beginning with percussion and dissonant chords, this setting of The First Noel quickly moves to a beautiful flute duet. With a freely adapted melody using rhythmic motives, tone clusters, and creative...

Beginning with percussion and dissonant chords, this setting of The First Noel quickly moves to a beautiful flute duet. With a freely adapted melody using rhythmic motives, tone clusters, and creative...

For very beginning students, Carl Strommen gives us a new arrangement of a popular Christmas carol in march style, making it sound as if angels are marching down the street in a parade. This well-scor...

Brilliantly scored and cleverly constructed, this treatment of the familiar Christmas Carol 'Good King Wenceslas?ö?ç? is symphonic in scope and breadth. As usual with Thurston, the harmonies are sophi...

This light and airy piece by Kevin Mixon is written in in ¥ time, giving it a fresh and beautiful feel. A welcome change of pace in a concert program, this selection will push the musicianship of your...