Douglas Akay

Riders on the Wind is a musical flight that features lyrical melodies soaring over a rhythmic undercurrent. Written in a single tempo throughout, the piece is a study in continuous motion right up unt...

Written for Dan Bell and the Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School Symphonic Band, this work was named by the students for a nearby canyon. Cheyenne Canon presents a wide variety of musical styles from...

Written for Dan Bell and the Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School Symphonic Band, this work was named by the students for a nearby canyon. Cheyenne Canon presents a wide variety of musical styles from...

Over Slope and Summit was written for the Mountain View High School Wind Ensemble (Loveland, CO) and its director, Peter Toews. Alpine fanfares and soaring melodies create a musical painting of the fi...

Over Slope and Summit was written for the Mountain View High School Wind Ensemble (Loveland, CO) and its director, Peter Toews. Alpine fanfares and soaring melodies create a musical painting of the fi...

This musical trilogy makes for a truly beautiful addition to any Christmas concert. Simple rhythms and the familiar melodies of 'Silent Night,' 'Once In Royal David's City,' and 'We Three Kings' let s...

Rocky Mountain Carnival is filled with opportunities for contrast both stylistically and dynamically, allowing students to continually assess the importance of their individual parts as they shift fre...