Grand Mesa Music

This is an arrangement of the beautiful romanza, Una furtiva lagrima (A furtive tear), from Act 2, Scene 3 of the Italian opera L'elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti. It is sung by Nemorino when it ap...

The Portuguese title means 'Tango of Dreams

Named after an area of southern Manhattan, New York City, 8th Street Bowery Blues is a fun and upbeat work influenced by jazz and popular music. Featuring elements such as flutter tonguing, the blues...

Commissioned by the Woodland Park, Colorado Middle School Band, this unique work captures both the beauty and excitement of this Rocky Mountain town, as well as the mystery of its deep forests. A uniq...

This masterful work for young band begins with a snapshot in sound of the early, pristine land of North America. The rivers ran freely: some tranquil and silent, while others fast and roaring. Immedia...

The growth of young eagles into soaring adults is depicted in this well-crafted overture. The eaglets are first introduced in the poignant second theme of this sonata form work, then are heard soaring...

Commissioned to write a piece as a tribute to a horn playing band director friend, the composer decided it would be totally appropriate to weave melodies from Mozart's 3rd horn concerto into the fabri...

Based on a simple ascending three-note motif, this big and bright overture is a worthy challenge for the very best concert bands. Musically descriptive of a Seattle suburb, the composer was inspired t...

This is Viennese Opera music at its best; its popularity has endured since its premiere in 1884, primarily due to an abundance of great tunes and beautiful solos. In this authentic transcription, flut...

This 'throwback' concert band work hearkens back to the late Romantic style of von Suppe, Tchaikovsky, Rossini, and many other composers of the era, making it a delightfully fun work to put together a...

Steampunk Overture is a band work featuring a large percussion section, evoking the sounds and images of the world of steampunk: a science fiction/fantasy genre based on the concept of nineteenth cent...

The opera William Tell premiered in 1829 and was the last of Rossini's 39 operas. The fast section of the Overture has long been accepted as the Lone Ranger Theme, and has also been utilized in many c...

Based on the folk tune Hey Ho, Anybody Home, this piece includes nine quasi-variations on the theme including an optional singing verse. The active percussion score for seven players features this sec...

Exquisite miniature for young band that includes singing, pentatonic scales, contrapuntal textures and very creative percussion writing.

This traditional Bulgarian line dance in 15 (written as a bar of 4/4 followed by a bar of 7/8) will happily introduce both your band and audience to the rich musical traditions of Eastern Europe. This...

This happy march is written firmly in the British March tradition, and will challenge your band to keep the style light and jaunty. The work begins in Eb major and after the introduction of the theme,...

In the tradition of Vaughn Williams' 'English Folk Song Suite', Canadian writer Kristofferson has contributed this rich new work based on Icelandic Folk Songs to the concert band repertoire. The first...