C.L. Barnhouse Company

This jaunty little Scottish tune travels through several artful variations and then is joined with Auld Lang Syne. Get your audience involved with the optional vocal part to make it an extra grand fin...

An emotion-filled odyssey for the mature band. Full of expressive and stirring musical moments. Astonishingly breathtaking.

Grand, heroic melodies and brilliant fanfares punctuated by intrepid rhythms. This inspired composition was dedicated to a special music educator. An ideal showpiece for concert of festival!

Lots of color and contrast in this exciting journey through a wonderland of delightful variations. Every section has the opportunity to shine! A famous melody with a creative touch. Engaging!

One can just imagine the bands or armies meeting at dawn and signaling to one another in this stunning work. Great melodies for everyone. Very attractive!

This beautiful sorrowful Bach melody appears in his Contata No. 12 and again in the Crucifixus of his Mass in B Minor. Every voice and every part contribute to the success of this work's message. A wo...

A fine old Italian-American March, in the style of a tarantella. Bright, breezy, and a lot of fun!

Two Midwestern folk tunes, one tragic and one humorous, skillfully combined. The first section, 'The Pinery Boy,' conveys a feeling of grandeur and beauty of the land. The second section quotes 'The T...

An absolutely gorgeous chorale weaves its way into a delightful little country wedding dance tune. After a restatement of the chorale, the presto sequences of the dance tune makes a spirited finale. B...

A magnificent work evoking the days of knights and castles. A relentless sense of spirit. Written for all those with goals and dreams. Grand and inspiring!

A beautiful 'In Memoriam' piece reminiscent of the composer's 'A Song for Friends.' A gorgeous 3/4 melody emerges from the low voices, is joined by an ethereal woodwind choir, develops into a majestic...

Victor Herbert's rousing tribute to gypsy life comes bounding off the pages in this exciting band showpiece. Joyous tunes embellished with wild woodwind/xylophone countermelodies make this the ultimat...

A lively little jig melody dances throughout, mixing with many other British folk tunes. A delightful, non-stop band showpiece!

A powerful dedicatory theme of brass and percussion opens this brilliant tribute to the magnificent granite monument in South Dakota, and the music builds from start to finish. Harmonic and rhythmic e...

From the slow, deliberate Cossack-dance beginning, through a series of ever-quickening tunes, to a breathless prestissimo and topped off with a shouted 'Hey!' This little medley of Ukrainian dances wi...

What a great way to start a concert or festival! This popular Latin motto is musically illuminated in this adventurous composition inspiring all to make the most of every moment with energy, passion a...

A Dramatic opening fanfare, a lively main theme, and a lovely slow melody superimposed over 'Shenandoah.' Lots of excitement and contrast for the developing band. A great showpiece!

This is beautiful band music of the highest order! Inspired by the composer's mother's stories of her childhood in Ireland. Simply beautiful!

gets two 'A's' for 'Audience Appeal' and two B's ' for 'Bones' (t-bones and funny-bones). Perform it at 120 as a march or 144 as a gallop. At any tempo, this 1908 gem is a sure winner for your concert...