Grand Mesa Music

Andiamo! (“Let’s Go!”) This piece was written to feature the viola section, they start the frenzied melody and we’re off! After a trip to Italy, the composer fondly remembered one phrase the tour guid...

Baile De La Noche (Dance of the Night) is a lilting Latin piece that evokes images of an evening of dancing and merriment. Care has been taken by the composer to make sure all sections of the orchestr...

Ballad and Jig opens with singingly expressive melodies in G major, allowing the orchestra to focus on playing in a connected ballad style. The lively jig section of the piece features energetic and m...

Battle Cry is meant to embody the warrior spirit! With heavy articulations and driving rhythms, the piece should be played mostly in the lower half of the bow with strong accents and attention to arti...

Big Sky Overture: Sweeping melodies punctuated by energetic rhythmic motives make this original overture perfect for concert and contest. Observing traditional overture form, the main theme is set fir...

The Mountain City Fiddlers is titled after the Fiddlers Convention of 1925, which was held in Mountain City, Tennessee. The piece opens with violin and cello solos in A major, with stomping feet and c...

Rondo Recipe is a light-hearted work to be approached in the classical style. The “dash of Mozart” is not a facetious quote for there is in fact a small quote of music that is by Mozart hidden within...

Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was the first classical composer of African ancestry. Born in the French colony of Guadeloupe, Saint-Georges was taken to Paris by his father to be rais...

Winds of Arabia will evoke images of the exotic Arabian desert. The mode, meter and pizzicato passages help provide the Middle Eastern sound that drives this camel caravan through the desert. The sync...

A storm of fiddle tunes and ostinatos portray a flash flood rushing down a southwestern slot canyon in this fast-paced outing for advancing string orchestra. Conceived as an American response to the 4...

L'ultimo mashup del Canone in Re di Pachelbel e della roboante Ouverture 1812 di Tchaikovsky è coinvolgente per studenti e pubblico. I violoncelli e i bassi non si annoieranno e potranno persino contr...

Trumpet solo with piano accompaniment.

Trumpet Duet w/piano

Trumpet solo with piano accompaniment.

Trumpet or Baritone TC with Piano.

Trumpet or Baritone TC with Piano.

This well-crafted seasonal work is easy enough for first year players to perform at their first holiday concert, and a great arrangement for more experienced bands as well. It features a variety of ti...

Beginning with a sparkling slow introduction reminiscent of a clear, cold day in December, this always-surprising arrangement of 'Go Tell It on the Mountain' soon launches into a celebratory fast temp...

In this charming original waltz, the composer puts the listener in the midst of a royal Christmas party during a snowy Russian winter. The piece evolves through various musical snapshots of the party,...