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...

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

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

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...

Travel back in time to the Middle Ages with this intensely energetic work, Castle Bartizan, by Sarah Siegler. The "bartizan" is a turret of a castle, built along the defensive wall, containing the cas...

Travel back in time to the Middle Ages with this intensely energetic work, Castle Bartizan, by Sarah Siegler. The "bartizan" is a turret of a castle, built along the defensive wall, containing the cas...

Waking up on a cold winter day. Sledding. Hot Chocolate. It's a snow day! Written by Katie O'Hara LaBrie, Snow Day! is craftily designed using limited range and a jolly melody that outlines the B-flat...

Waking up on a cold winter day. Sledding. Hot Chocolate. It's a snow day! Written by Katie O'Hara LaBrie, Snow Day! is craftily designed using limited range and a jolly melody that outlines the B-flat...

In a haunted, moonlit ballroom, ghosts emerge from the shadows to dance a mysterious waltz. Waltz Macabre by Katie O'Hara LaBrie captures the eerie elegance and playful mischief of this ghostly dance...

In a haunted, moonlit ballroom, ghosts emerge from the shadows to dance a mysterious waltz. Waltz Macabre by Katie O'Hara LaBrie captures the eerie elegance and playful mischief of this ghostly dance...

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,...

Days Gone By is a calm, lyrical composition for wind orchestra. The work deals with memory, transience and nostalgia. Gentle woodwinds open the composition and create a warm, restrained sound atmosphe...

Days Gone By is a calm, lyrical composition for wind orchestra. The work deals with memory, transience and nostalgia. Gentle woodwinds open the composition and create a warm, restrained sound atmosphe...

Upbeat is a lively, energetic piece of music that inspires with cheerful melodies and rousing rhythms. From the very first notes, an exuberant atmosphere unfolds that immediately puts both the stage a...

Upbeat is a lively, energetic piece of music that inspires with cheerful melodies and rousing rhythms. From the very first notes, an exuberant atmosphere unfolds that immediately puts both the stage a...

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...

Carol Brittin Chamber's awesome Byzantine Dances has been set for flexible ensemble. Playable with as few as 5 wind/string players and percussion, this accessible concert march is perfect for small en...

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...