Musica strumentale per banda

Pony Express reminds us of a time when the fastest way to deliver a message was on horseback, riding across the plains, mountains and desert. This piece has a slight 'off-beat' gallop for the horsebac...

This breathtaking arrangement of Shenandoah was created at the request of well-known 'Pops' conductor Michael Krajewski and was premiered in late summer, 2004, by the Houston Symphony Orchestra. This...

This narrative setting of Lincoln's immortal 'Gettysburg Address' was commissioned by the United States 'President's Own' Marine Band in early 2009. As beautiful as the speech is on paper, the best wa...

Comprised of robust brass melodies, sweeping woodwind lines, and rhythmic ostinati, this composition captures the epic grandeur and beauty of Everest, the highest mountain on earth.

This Heroic composition captures the majestic beauty and strength of the mystical winged stallion, 'Pegasus.' Melodic brass melodies and soaring woodwind lines will take the listener on this unforgett...

This high-energy arrangement has all the flavor of the west while exploring various keys and timbres, making this a full-fledged exquisite concert band arrangement. (3:45)

Poignant with bold striking musical punctuation, this comprehensive medley recreates chilling musical moments drawn from the Hans Zimmer score. (6:30)

'Gaudete' dates back to the 16th century, and was sung as a Christmas Carol throughout the monasteries of Europe. Meaning 'rejoice' in Latin, this piece captures the intense passion of praise coupled...

The third movement of a major new work by Robert W. Smith based on Dante Alighieri's literary classic The Divine Comedy, The Ascension is a sizzling musical experience with bravura wind parts and dazz...

For sheer, raw excitement, this work inspired by the 1993 Storm of the Century, the great blizzard which covered much of the United States, will become a classic. The blending of the choirs and the dy...

For sheer, raw excitement, this work inspired by the 1993 Storm of the Century, the great blizzard which covered much of the United States, will become a classic. The blending of the choirs and the dy...

The Inferno is the first movement of Robert W. Smith's four-movement work The Divine Comedy based on Dante Alighieri's literary classic of the same name. Dante's vision of hell consists of nine concen...

The Inferno is the first movement of Robert W. Smith's four-movement work The Divine Comedy based on Dante Alighieri's literary classic of the same name. Dante's vision of hell consists of nine concen...

[The two movements already available are The Inferno (BD9563) and The Ascension (BD01085)].

From the opening flute statement, based on a traditional folk melody, this gorgeous tone poem ebbs and flows as does life itself. Showing superb musicality, the intertwining lines blend into a wonderf...

This appearance of Purgatorio marks the completion of Robert W. Smith's first symphony for band, The Divine Comedy. Following the hugely successful introduction of the other three movements, Purgatori...

For centuries, music has played an integral part in the daily lives of Native Americans. From the ancient burial mounds of the Southeast to the cliff dwellings of the Southwest, Indian musical instrum...

Robert W. Smith has scored a hit with this Irish treatment, based on the holiday classic 'What Child Is This?'. Beginning with a piccolo solo staged over the tuba, the work builds to a frenzy. This ye...

Following a year of studying Mexican folk music, Reed created this work which is subtitled A Mexican Folk Song Symphony for Concert Band. Set in three contrasting movements, the entire work musically...

Rapunzel' is based on the famous Grimm fairy tale of the same name. The 4 parts of this piece tell the musical story of fantasy, drama and adventure. This refreshing composition with a low level of di...

The sun glides over the white-blue rock, the glaring back-light on the snowflakes whisked up by the wind, mirror-images in waterfalls and ice-fields, glaciers veined with moraines, further on the dark...

Questo bellissimo corale illustra il solstizio d'inverno, la notte più lunga dell'anno. Descrivendo la fine del ciclo della natura, ha un carattere piuttosto malinconico fino all'accordo finale che si...

Written in 1943-44 as a ballet for Martha Graham, Appalachian Spring is one of Aaron Copland's most celebrated compositions and winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1945. In this edition for concert band,...

Aus der Reihe 'Bernaerts big band sounds for band.