Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

The title says it all – "Rápido!" This energy-charged beginning band work will get your first-semester students excited and enthusiastic about making music! After a brief mysterious opening, an electr...

Take flight with "Superhero Fanfare," an exciting work for first-year bands! Using the limited range of the concert Bb scale, this invigorating composition flashes with limitless energy and superhuman...

Strap in and hold tight – "Nitro" is an explosive young concert band selection that brings high-octane energy to the concert stage! Bursting with driving rhythms, bold melodic lines, and electrifying...

Brite Lites is an upbeat, picturesque work for young bands that illustrates the lustrous visual effect of many colors and brightness! Energetic and hopeful, the music opens with a brief melodic motive...

Overture on a Hymn Tune is based on 'The Old Ship Of Zion' which is found in the Early American Sacred Harp songbook. Johnnie Vinson uses a fast-slow-fast overture format to give this wonderful melody...

Composed for a band festival in Duluth, MN, and suggesting perhaps an exciting downhill ski run or possibly a snowmobile chase through the woods, Due North is a fast-paced overture written entirely in...

This expansive overture for band takes the listener and performer on a varied path of moods and styles. The opening portrays the start of a new day, full of wonder and promise. The second section repr...

The Sky's the Limit is a celebratory overture that explodes with positive energy and exuberance. From the triumphant opening fanfare to the beautifully elegant euphonium solo (cued in various instrume...

Alfred Reed, Grades 3-5.

Nigel Hess's bustling 6-minute work, A Christmas Overture, is an exciting new addition to the Christmas repertoire and a must for opening any seasonal concert. Originally commissioned for orchestra by...

Tribute is a stirring, colorful, and energetic work from one of the most highly regarded composers for concert bands. James Barnes has crafted this attractive overture as a gift for James K. Copenhave...

A dynamic concert opener or closer cast almost entirely in the Phrygian mode. The half steps that make this scale mode so unique are celebrated both in a melodic and harmonic sense, with aggressive lo...

In Greek mythology, Pegasus is a winged horse who is ridden into battle. This exciting concert overture captures the majesty and beauty of the mythical creature. (2:35)

In Greek mythology, Pegasus is a winged horse who is ridden into battle. This exciting concert overture captures the majesty and beauty of the mythical creature. (2:35)

Written in standard overture form, Mountainview Overture, by Robert Sheldon, has enjoyable parts for every section and offers many stylistic and expressive development opportunities. This bright and t...

This exciting opener by Jack Wilds is brimming with energy as the main motive bursts onto the scene. Written to honor a teacher's legacy, the piece uses colorful orchestration, active percussion writi...

This work is thrilling for listeners and players alike. Bold flourishes of tone color are reinforced with brilliantly flowing melodic lines. A must for contest or concert repertoire.

Naoya Wada's style is characterised by a positive and optimistic undertone. This is also the case in this composition, with the expressive title Towards the Bright Future. The opening fanfare is playe...

This powerful and festive opening work features a heroic brass fanfare and a lyrical theme based on four descending notes. It is ideal to be programmed as an opener for your concert, or as a 'musical...

Commissioned by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in 1998, this dynamic work combines 'frantic' and 'energy' to form the title, speaking volumes to the nature and verve of the character of the music. Fo...

Commissioned by the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan and premiered in 1971, this dynamic composition by John Barnes Chance has a unique history. The outer sections of the work feature a rhythmic i...

Originally composed to introduce the various instruments of the orchestra, Britten's A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra follows a set of variations based on a melody by Henry Purcell. In this set...

Commissioned in celebration of renowned conductor/educator Frank Battisti's 85th birthday, Spring Overture is an energetic rondo that can serve as a rousing opener or closer to either half of a concer...