Grand Mesa Music

Based on a theme from Bartok's piano collection For Children, this is an intriguing and compelling set of variations. The three variations focus upon various features of the melody, harmony , and rhyt...

Written for the Arkansas Valley Honor band in Southeast Colorado, this musical celebration honors both the Hispanic and Native American heritage of the area in a one-of-a-kind musical portrait.

Enchanting' variations on a simple modal theme that takes the listener on a fantastic journey through the mind of this free-thinking composer.

The composer creates a haunting musical dreamscape in this evocative work for less experienced bands. Passionate melodies and dramatic intensity encourages young bands to raise their level of musician...

Well-scored rendition of Samuel F. Smith's 'My Country, Tis of Thee' for first-year bands that allows young players to experience a variety of instrumental combinations and a key change for the first...

This very colorful collection of musical scenarios will transform the listener to the wold under the big top. Movements are 'Ringmaster's Welcome', 'Trapeze Artist', 'Clowns', and 'Animal Parade'.

Enigmatic composition that captures the electrifying moment of a significant archeological discovery. The composer uses a dissonant harmonic language to build tension in this miniature music drama for...

Thousands of citizen heroes of emerged since September 11, 2001. Many gave their lives, many gave or are giving their time, talent and treasure to keep our freedom. This 6/8 march is offered as a trib...

Moods range from pastoral to wildly festive in this extremely well-crafted setting of music from the European Alps. Highly recommended as a showcase for those groups with a fine flute or horn section,...

This piece consists of two movements which are drawn from the folk music of the Basque people from the north of Spain and the south of France. The Basques are an ancient, fiercely independent people w...

In a stunning debut work, this east coast composer celebrates the memory of Avia Berg, whose passion for music and life was an inspiration to all her fellow band members and teachers. In celebrating a...

One of the most engaging works in the orchestral repertoire is now available to advanced bands and wind ensembles. Written for the U.S. Air Force band, this virtuosic transcription begins with quiet o...

The late Renaissance saw the creation of some of the most beautiful music ever written, most of it being sacred vocal music. In performance practice, this unaccompanied vocal music was often supported...

A perfect concert/festival piece for young bands, this piece defines musical excitement! Colorful percussion parts and highly infectious rhythms drive this piece throughout. With an up-tempo lyrical t...

If the winds that blew across the prairies from centuries ago to the present times could tell us what they had seen and heard, what would they say? This work musically portrays some of the visions and...

Jared Spears has here written another wonderfully exciting, creative, and very approachable work for young bands that works well for almost any combination of wind and percussion instruments. The titl...

What a way to introduce young band students to the swing style! This atmospheric work depicts a Chicago gangster's private night club in small-town Indiana. Its irresistable melody, shout chorus, and...

Based on 'The Drunken Sailor', this freewheeling set of variations creates a compelling musical journey. From the opening statement of the theme, the musical excitement grows and builds into a musical...

The frenzied days of California's old Rush are captured in this creative musical portrait. Opening with the flowing sounds of the American River, the idyllic scene is punctuated by the moment of disco...

Reminiscent of medieval times, this work brings the pageantry and majesty of kings and the courts alive in musical colors. From reflective opening to court dance, the young band will experience the st...

The richness and mystery of the Russian Steppes is captured in this compelling musical portrait. Though ranges and rhythm requirements permit it to be performed by very young groups, other musical asp...

The title for this Western flavored overture comes from the ponderosa pine, a large conifer that is native to the mountains of the western United States. The music stirringly portrays the wild and rug...

Nitsch, a young Texas composer and arranger, here creates a highly dramatic, stunningly original musical vision. Simple, chordal sections give way to intensely dissonant passages to heighten the music...

Fantasia: 'Composition in improvisatory style...unfolding freely...with varying textures and without continued adherence to a definite meter or form' (according to Grout's 'A History of Western Music'...

Welcome to a wild musical romp through an imaginary amusement park! A carnival-like atmosphere is immediately created with a rousing 16th note melody and several multi-meter excursions. Later, a middl...