Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

Berlioz wrote the Hungarian March in 1846, which he later in the year included in his large work, The Damnation of Faust. The march was written on the advice of those Berlioz had told how the Hungaria...

A while ago Andrew Pearce was asked to arrange some traditional folk songs into a medley that utilised an array of unusual instrumental groupings, typical of a local village band. He has re-worked the...

The infernal and extremely rhythmical 'Samba di Janeiro' was a hit made popular by the group Bellini years ago. A driving and exotic sounding percussion introduction is followed by a most compelling t...

A Samba with lots of pizzazz. This tune has an appealing theme, with a lyrical bridge with a solid harmonic foundation, and provides fun for every instrumentalist. A spicy alto sax solo leads to a bol...

This musical work seeks to portray the various stages that make up a climb to the mountain of Pico. The summit of the mountain is 2351 meters above mean sea level, being the highest point in Portugal....

Composer Naoya Wada has written Wind On The Hill as an ode to his youth. As a child he lived in a house on a steep hill. From here he had a clear view of the nearby town, the amusement park, and the y...

Originally composed for piano, Three Preludes is a good example of the influence jazz had on American classical music of the 20th century. Of the 24 preludes Gershwin had planned to compose, only thes...

In this fresh new arrangment of Fur Elise, arranger Anton Burger has created a version in slow rock!

Originally 'Oh When the Saints' was used as a funeral march in places like New Orleans, Louisiana. The coffin would be escorted to the cemetery with a sombre lament, but on the way back it was custom...

A family enter the gates into a magical theme park with exciting rides and attractions. The swashbuckling Pirate theme is up-tempo and memorable with plenty of excitement for the brass and percussion...

Ain't Misbehavin' is a 1929 song written by Fats Waller. He recorded the original version and also later performed the song in the 1943 film Stormy Weather. In a 1941 interview with Eddie 'Rochester'...

The literary basis for the piece Overture to Avalon is the Avalon trilogy by the American fantasy writer Marion Zimmer Bradley. We are in a world of myth and magic, in this island Avalon still be atta...

'I've Got You Under My Skin' is one of the most famous vocal 'standards', and has been performed by all the great singers, from Nat King Cole to Frank Sinatra. This fabulous arrangement of Anton Burge...

Paradise by the Dashboard Light was a smash hit from the rock star Meatloaf. On the album he sang the song with Ellen Foley, but the famous video clip was play backed with the singer Karla DeVito. In...

Arranger Dirk Keijzer has been working with famous Dutch pianist Cor Bakker since the 1980's. During their long collaboration, Cor would have guests appear on his television programme Cor & Co, and es...

Selkies were creatures, which looked something like grey seals. They were guardians of the sea, and protected the sailors navigating their passages across the ocean. Once a year they would come ashore...

Nach dem Erfolg von André Rieu's Strauss &Co gibt es jetzt einen würdigen Nachfolger unter dem Titel 'Strauss Party’. Unterschiedliche Highlights kommen in diesem Potpourri vorbei mit u.a. der Radet...

After the success of André Rieu's Strauss & Co, Patrick Milstone has followed up with Strauss Party.This potpourii of light music classics includes the highlights of The Radetzki March (Johan Strauss)...

The heroic and powerful Fanfarria, Op.50 was commissioned and premiered by the Alicante Municipal Concert Band in 2012 to commemorate their first centennial. The main epic theme is introduced by the t...

Moondance is the title track of the 1970 LP of the same name from Van Morrison. The original is known as a country-rock work, with a jazz (walking bass) and soft swing influences. In this arrangement...

With the symphonic poem The Culture of the Celts you will experience a day with the celtic people. In multible scenes the daily routine in a celtic settlement, peaceful life in harmony with nature, jo...

Roman Festivals is a symphonic poem composed in 1928, and the third orchestral work from Respighi's Roman Trilogy. Each of the four movements describes a scene from ancient Rome. The first movement, C...

Fontane di Roma is the first suite from Respighi’s Roman Trilogy. In this suite the fountains of Rome are musically depicted. La Fontana di Valle Giullia all’alba is a musical image of these fount...

Do you remember this one? In the 80's the British pop group Matt Bianco had a number of big hits, three of which have been incorporated into this medley. After an easy More Than I Can Bear, we go to t...