Sheet Music by Women Composers for Concert Band: Powerful Works

A Noble Journey by Katheryn Fenske celebrates the timeless virtues that embody a life well-lived. Beginning with a reverent chant in changing meters, the music transitions into pulsating rhythms signi...

Pioneering composer and music educator Nancy H. Seward wrote "Diversions" in 1994, during a time when very few band compositions by women were published – and now this excellent work is finally availa...

This is a fresh and invigorating work that will add sparkle to any program. A rare work from a little known, yet significant, French woman composer.

Evocative and retrospective, MOONSET is a highly original work for concert band. It explores soundscapes in unique manner and serves as an excellent work for contest or festival or just as that someth...

'Vulcan Rising!' will make your budding instrumentalists sound like real pros! Vulcan, the Roman god of fire, volcanoes, and smithing, is depicted in music as he rises from the ashes of the mountains...

This entry-level march will make a bold statement on any performance stage! Your students will enjoy the uplifting melodies, while the expanding note ranges and differing dynamics will provide an appr...

Your students will want to practice around the clock to play this fun piece! Using only six notes and rhythms easily accessible after only a couple of months in band, combined with percussion parts th...

“And Now, The Band!" by Amy Webb puts into play all those concepts you’ve been teaching your first-year band: articulation, dynamics, crescendos/decrescendos - the list of goes on and on, and they’re...

Jessica Mullen’s "El Volcán Duerme" is a captivating musical composition written for beginning bands to reinforce ensemble balance, dynamics, and articulation. It vividly portrays the awe-inspiring an...

Lyrical music is important for even the very youngest of musicians, and Lisa Galvin’s "A New Dawn" offers a wonderful opportunity to develop the skills of smooth and lyrical playing. Using just the fi...

Valerie Shanley’s "Gondola, Gondola" takes your beginning band on a tranquil glide through the canals of Venice, Italy. Inspired by the rich melodies of Giacomo Puccini’s famous opera aria "O Mio Babb...

Teaching students the concept of cut time in music can be difficult and daunting, but not so with 'Half Off!,' an engaging, light-hearted learning tool. Using only notes and rests that are easily divi...

Composer Jessica Mullen draws from her southwestern roots with "Camino Iluminado," a beautiful lyrical piece thoughtfully written for developing young bands. It presents a unique opportunity for buddi...

Lisa Galvin’s "Alternating Currents" is a vibrant and striking work for developing bands which presents the opportunities of alternating time signatures. The energetic groove that alternates between 3...

The Chinese Lunar New Year is a celebration of renewal and reconciliation. It is also a holiday steeped in ancient melodies and traditions. Composer Chen Yi's piece captures the spirit of this month-l...

Libby Larsen's composition is a great way to engage students in the lives and histories of some of modern music's most influential contributors. From Sedalia, Missouri to Ghana and the Ivory Coast, Ha...

Go on an emotional and thrilling adventure. The exotic sounds of the harmonic and double harmonic minor scales along with syncopated and 16th note rhythms, great percussion scoring and dramatic melodi...

Go on an emotional and thrilling adventure. The exotic sounds of the harmonic and double harmonic minor scales along with syncopated and 16th note rhythms, great percussion scoring and dramatic melodi...

Go on an emotional and thrilling adventure. The exotic sounds of the harmonic and double harmonic minor scales along with syncopated and 16th note rhythms, great percussion scoring and dramatic melodi...

Go on an emotional and thrilling adventure. The exotic sounds of the harmonic and double harmonic minor scales along with syncopated and 16th note rhythms, great percussion scoring and dramatic melodi...

Go on an emotional and thrilling adventure. The exotic sounds of the harmonic and double harmonic minor scales along with syncopated and 16th note rhythms, great percussion scoring and dramatic melodi...

Written in remembrance of Ahmir Joliff and Dan Marburger, this concert Bolero incorporates musicalÿ elements of both Latin and Middle Eastern cultures to create moments of high emotion that depict inn...

A powerful anthem, performed by Jennifer Hudson and written by nine-time Academy Award-nominated, veteran songwriter Diane Warren, presents no technical challenges. Musical teaching opportunities incl...

A powerful anthem, performed by Jennifer Hudson and written by nine-time Academy Award-nominated, veteran songwriter Diane Warren, presents no technical challenges. Musical teaching opportunities incl...