Sheet Music by Women Composers for Concert Band: Powerful Works

Bold and driving, "Charger's Ride" by Emily Graham is a Grade 1.5 work that brings the power and determination of a medieval war horse to life. Set in C minor and 4/4 time, the piece captures the stre...

Christine Grace M. Richardson’s "Green Hills Of Galway" vividly paints a musical picture of the lush countryside of Ireland. The striking greenery of the Irish countryside dotted with wooly white shee...

Along The North Shore ("Wahziyata Kahda" in Dakota) begins by painting a musical picture of a summer lake with boats, trees, sunshine, and lapping waters before taking us back in time to the lands and...

The 3/4 meter is deceptive. This isn't a waltz! It's a driving, syncopated tour de force that will keep your band on its toes and counting like the dickens! Never a dull moment!

Dragons and Knights by Katrina Cavaliere is an exciting beginning band work that vividly portrays a clash between valiant knights (woodwinds) and roaring dragons (brass). Each section gets a chance to...

Christine Grace M. Richardson’s debut work in the Barnhouse catalog, "Penguins," is a delightful beginning band composition that will amuse and entertain performers and audiences alike! Utilizing a li...

The Enchanted Carousel takes your students and audiences on a delightful carousel ride to experience the rise and fall of the horses as the carousel slowly spins round and round. The up and down movem...

Here’s the perfect piece to teach articulation to your beginning band! "Articulation Station" serves as terrific and tuneful teaching material for young musicians mastering slurs versus staccatos. Usi...

Developing lyrical style with beginning musicians is tremendously important, and Valerie Shanley’s "By The Light Of The Moon" is an excellent melodic work for first-semester musicians. This contempora...

The irresistible feel and infectious rhythms of "Ya Mon!" will whisk your audience away to a magical time in Jamaica! The greeting "Ya Mon!" is Jamaican for "yeah man" or "all right" and the light, up...

Whodunit? Composed to celebrate a band program’s successful cookie dough fundraiser, "The Cookie Thief" uses cinematic driving rhythms to depict an energetic chase scene, hot in pursuit of the baked g...

A gripping and emotional work about the journey and trials of immigrants searching for a new life.

A gripping and emotional work about the journey and trials of immigrants searching for a new life. This hybrid edition contains a printed score and access to digital parts.

Cataclysm of the Cosmos by Amy Webb depicts the powerful crash of meteors upon the Earth, decimating the dinosaurs! Propel your ensemble right into the spectacular fray with pounding eighth-note strik...

This powerful work represents vision and hope, inspired by Katie O'Hara LaBrie's vision of a never-ending horizon. A beautiful opening suggests the sun rising on a new day before moving into a triumph...

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751) was a prolific Baroque-era composer whose works are now rarely performed. However, he was much admired by J. S. Bach who used examples of Albinoni’s music in his teaching,...

In 1976, the St. Vitus Music Band and the Hanazono High School Band met for the first time at the Youth Festival in Harrogate. Since then, the two orchestras have enjoyed a close and long-standing par...

In 1976, the St. Vitus Music Band and the Hanazono High School Band met for the first time at the Youth Festival in Harrogate. Since then, the two orchestras have enjoyed a close and long-standing par...

Vivida is a concert march brimming with energy and joie de vivre. The title, derived from the Latin word *vividus* ("lively," "full of life"), symbolizes the character of the work: Powerful rhythms, s...

Vivida is a concert march brimming with energy and joie de vivre. The title, derived from the Latin word *vividus* ("lively," "full of life"), symbolizes the character of the work: Powerful rhythms, s...

Written in the style of a Roma Gypsy dance, Byzantine Dances is fast and energetic. Students will love playing in a different style and directors will find plenty of historic content to teach while le...

Carol Brittin Chambers' high-wire work Symphonic Dance No. 1 is a thrilling addition to any band's repertoire. With its rhythmic intrigue and cool harmonic development, this piece showcases the compos...

This fiery and stylistic work has all of Carol's rhythmic charm infused with the energy of the Lone Star State! "Fandango" is an exciting new addition to the concert band medium with lots of great mom...

The Girl in 14G was written by Jeanine Tesori for the American actress and singer, Kristen Chenoweth, and featured on her 2001 debut CD, Let Yourself Go. The song is based on her personal experience:...