Sheet Music by Women Composers for Concert Band: Powerful Works

Arise is as uplifting and exciting as its title! Amy has a fresh and wonderful sound color palette for beginning band that will give you some variety in your program. Fanfare-like, Arise will be a pie...

Based on a true story from New Zealand, composer Laura Estres presents an ideal piece for historical lesson plans, as well as for contest and festival performance. Students will learn from - and love...

Newcomer Christina Huss comes out of the gate swinging with this intense and driving new work for young band. Optional metal trash cans and cool trombone glissandos make The Forge a rocking good time...

This piece is strong right from the start, and features your budding low brass and woodwind players. They receive the bulk of the aggressive minor thematic material. Christina Huss is a composer to wa...

Carol Brittin Chambers has quickly become one of the top composers of music for younger students with engaging music that stretches their musical chops, but is fun to play. This piece is at times tune...

Composer Laura Estes takes on some challenging subject matter to give us an emotional lyrical work. This is not all slow music, but contains flowing lines throughout and lots of opportunities for begi...

An outstanding new Trombone section feature for beginning students by composer Christina Huss. Trombones become dragons in this lively and energetic new work for beginning musicians! We know you will...

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...

Rhythmania! is an exciting new work for a developing band! Introduce your students to new sound effects produced with hands, sticks, and pencils on stands in this rock-inspired opener! We know your st...

All for One, One for All was commissioned through the Young Band March Project. A concert march written specifically for young musicians, the composer writes that it is meant to portray unity. This ma...

Rhythmania! is an exciting new work for a developing band! Introduce your students to new sound effects produced with hands, sticks, and pencils on stands in this rock-inspired opener! We know your st...

Rhythmania! is an exciting new work for a developing band! Introduce your students to new sound effects produced with hands, sticks, and pencils on stands in this rock-inspired opener! We know your st...

This may be the piece-of-the-year from composer Christina Huss. It is strong from start to finish, and the type of piece students will beg to play every single day. It will make a huge impact on your...

This is a piece with a sense of urgency. Its constant pulse mimics that of a ticking clock, steadily inching its way towards an unknown conclusion. Christina Huss is fast becoming a go to composer for...

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...

Up and Coming composer Valerie Laney-Rowe gives us a fresh new sounding work for developing bands. Contrails is a bright, uplifting work that shows off the many different colors a young band can make....

Up and Coming composer Valerie Laney-Rowe gives us a fresh new sounding work for developing bands. Contrails is a bright, uplifting work that shows off the many different colors a young band can make....

Kvetchers (translation: complainers) is a fun and quirky concert march in the style of a musical joke. Wonderfully scored, each section has its own "surprise", perfect for working independant section...

Kvetchers (translation: complainers) is a fun and quirky concert march in the style of a musical joke. Wonderfully scored, each section has its own "surprise", perfect for working independant section...

Inspired by the Irish town of Kilkenny, composer Carol Brittin Chambers introduces 6/8 time in this highly accessible work for young band. Great for Spring concerts, The Spirit of Kilkenny is an insta...

Composer Carol Brittin Chambers' new work for young band is sure to excite and inspire. Great writing makes this a superb choice for contest and festival. You'll be hearing a lot of this one!

Dedicated to her graduating senior class, Forevermore by composer Christina Huss is a heartfelt and meaningful new addition to the band repertoire. A wonderful introduction to lyrical playing, this pi...

This composition by Laura Estes was the winner of the Women Band Directors International 2021 Composition Competition. It is a tuneful piece that is whimsical at times and at other times lush and flow...

Written to honor the memory of a student and their love of classic rock, cars, computers and gadgets; The Great Green Kazoo is a thoughtful and inspiring work that houses a lot of meaning in a light a...

Ever wonder what a standard gallop would sound like with the chaos that ensues when a dog sees a squirrel? Well, now you don’t have to! Composer Carol Brittin Chambers brings us a wonderful new gallop...