Nigel Hess Sheet Music for Concert Band

Duration: 13 minutes.

East Coast Pictures was commissioned by the British Youth Wind Orchestra with funds from the National Westminster Bank plc. These three short 'pictures' were inspired by several visits to a small part...

New York - or to be more precise, Manhattan. For anyone who is familiar with this bizarre and wonderful city, here is a 'picture' that needs no explanation. For those not yet hooked this is a foretast...

Millennium Bridge' describes the pedestrian's journey across this wonderful new landmark bridge over the Thames, starting at the imposing Tate Modern, crossing the busy river, and onwards to St. Paul'...

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...

Instrumentation: 2 picc.2 fl.2 ob.ca.2 Ebcl.3 cl.2 bcl.cbcl.2 asax.tsax.bsax.2 bsn.cbsn - 4 hn.3 crt.2 tpt.2 trbn.btrbn.2 euph.2 tuba - timp - perc(4): glsp/2 susp.cym/cyms/tom-toms/vib/BD/tgl/mark tr...

Instrumentation: 2 picc.2 fl.2 ob.ca.2 Ebcl.3 cl.2 bcl.cbcl.2 asax.tsax.bsax.2 bsn.cbsn - 4 hn.3 crt.2 tpt.2 trbn.btrbn.2 euph.2 tuba - timp - perc(4): glsp/cyms/tom-toms/wood block/siren/flexatone/vi...

A 10-minute work which follows the journey of the Thames, from its origins as a few drops of water in Wiltshire to the point where it meets the open sea. Along the way, Hess draws upon many musical li...

A 10-minute work which follows the journey of the Thames, from its origins as a few drops of water in Wiltshire to the point where it meets the open sea. Along the way, Hess draws upon many musical li...

Duration: 13 minutes

This 4 minute, Grade 5 piece is based on 3 traditional Normandy folk songs: Les Metamorphoses, Le marchand de velours and Le corselet . An ideal concert opener, the work is a lively dance with suggest...

Chansons de Normandie was commissioned by the Central Band of the Royal Air Force and premiered on BBC Radio 2 as part of their D-Day broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall on June 6th, 2014. This 4 min...

The three short pictures which make up the suite East Coast Pictures were inspired by several visits to the small part of the USA's East Coast, and area which provides great extremes in the geography...

Unlike Nigel Hess's other works for wind band, The Winds of Power is not a programmatic work. After a dark and menacing opening a solo trumpet introduces a theme which will eventually become the centr...

March Barnes Wallis was commissioned by Royal Air Force Music Services to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the famous Dambuster's raid and received its first performance on BBC Radio 2's Friday Nig...

March Barnes Wallis was commissioned by Royal Air Force Music Services to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the famous Dambuster's raid and received its first performance on BBC Radio 2's Friday Nig...

A fine arrangement by Kurt Brogli is this one of the once famous song 'Speedy Gonzales' which was a long time hit for many years. It was very popular on dance floors as one of the favourite twist tune...

shelter Island' is the first movement of 'East Coast Pictures'. It is a depiction of the Shelter Island itself, a few hours drive east of New York. In the summer it becomes a crowded tourist trap; but...

In upstate New York lie the Catskills Mountains - an extraordinary combination of tranquillity and power, peace and majesty. Once seen, they call you back again and again. This piece forms the second...

Around the world in just over eight minutes! Although commissioned for a Youth Band, no concessions are made here for lack of technical ability, particularly in the percussion department. The chimes o...

Around the world in just over eight minutes! Although commissioned for a Youth Band, no concessions are made here for lack of technical ability, particularly in the percussion department. The chimes o...

This seven-minute concert overture recalls the early days of the railways, and one of the most famous engines of all time, 'The Rocket'. It was commissioned by the Director of the North Hertfordshire...

This seven-minute concert overture recalls the early days of the railways, and one of the most famous engines of all time, 'The Rocket'. It was commissioned by the Director of the North Hertfordshire...

Unlike Nigel Hess's other works for wind band, The Winds of Power is not a programmatic work. After a dark and menacing opening a solo trumpet introduces a theme which will eventually become the centr...