Overtures for Concert Band

Featuring a driving pulse throughout, powerful percussion writing, and dramatic impact points, here is Richard's popular contest work for young players carefully adapted for flexible instrumentation....

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...

This appealing overture for beginning players opens with a dialog between the low instruments and percussion, followed by the passages for the full band. There is solid scoring throughout, and nothing...

This appealing overture for beginning players opens with a dialog between the low instruments and percussion, followed by the passages for the full band. There is solid scoring throughout, and nothing...

Written as a celebratory piece, Above and Beyond is a stirring overture that explodes with energy and enthusiasm - a tribute to the quest for the extraordinary and the desire to do more than is requir...

Written as a celebratory piece, Above and Beyond is a stirring overture that explodes with energy and enthusiasm - a tribute to the quest for the extraordinary and the desire to do more than is requir...

Written as a celebratory piece, Above and Beyond is a stirring overture that explodes with energy and enthusiasm - a tribute to the quest for the extraordinary and the desire to do more than is requir...

Richard's exciting overture captures feelings of adventure and daring as we look towards a new frontier and flourishing future. The percussion section is featured at the start, as layers of patterns b...

Richard's exciting overture captures feelings of adventure and daring as we look towards a new frontier and flourishing future. The percussion section is featured at the start, as layers of patterns b...

Richard's exciting overture captures feelings of adventure and daring as we look towards a new frontier and flourishing future. The percussion section is featured at the start, as layers of patterns b...

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...

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...

Barker - Grade 3

Open (or close) your next performance with this intensely rhythmical yet melodic work in 5/4. A dervish of woodwind lines sets the tone followed by a powerful brass statement that transitions into lon...

Open (or close) your next performance with this intensely rhythmical yet melodic work in 5/4. A dervish of woodwind lines sets the tone followed by a powerful brass statement that transitions into lon...

This repertoire classic sounds as fresh today as when it was first published in 1974! Featuring exuberant and tuneful themes as well as a flowing and symphonic-sounding slow section, this work is impe...

Alfred Reed, Grades 3-5.

Thematically based on a concert Bb scale and arpeggio, this inventive overture contains marvelous melodies and distinctive harmonies. Even at this easy grade level, Anne McGinty uses a nice variety of...

Ingeniously built on a single melodic fragment first stated by the trumpets, the opening section of this very easy overture alternates between a bold full band statement and a more lyrical melody in t...

Here's a delightful way to begin your holiday performance! This includes We Need A Little Christmas and It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas neatly wrapped together in an overture.

Bold themes and contrasting musical styles characterize this well-constructed overture for beginning players. Michael is known for providing interesting parts for all players, and this work features c...

A bold, adventuresome overture for developing bands. Features an optional djembe drum in the percussion section.

Here's a brilliant concert work from the master of the contemporary British band style. Brassy and full of contrast, it maintains a forceful rhythmic vitality throughout. A sensational addition to the...

Here's an easy, creative overture based on Simple Gifts which will make a fine addition to any concert or contest program. One of John Higgins' most programmed works for younger groups.

Certainly a standard repertoire selection among grade 2 overtures, this John Higgins original work for developing groups expresses the spirit and vivid imagery of the American West.