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Handel's most frequently performed and most famous oratorio is probably best known for the famous Hallelujah. The Hallelujah is the grand chorus that caused the King to rise from his seat and, as all...

O Magnum Mysterium is one of de Victoria's most popular choral works. It has been scored here for winds alone and would make a powerful addition to any concert.

Guardians of Our Way is an arrangement of the hymn tune Bradbury and is commonly found in hymnals as Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us. This arrangement is a reflective and poignant version for concert b...

The title came from both the adventurous feeling of the music and from Saint Michael, a popular saint found in many religious denominations. In Catholic teachings he has several roles including leadin...

Imagine yourself embarking on a thrilling expedition to the city of Saqqara. As you make new and astonishing finds, you are absorbed back to the life of ancient times. Great themes, strong percussion...

This is a stand alone movement from the suite Cardinal Elements which was written to combine band with Indigenous drummers and singers. When researching, Indigenous people spoke of the wisdom of the r...

There have been many recordings of the famous Gabrieli canzoni for various combinations of instruments. This arrangement for 3 choirs of players is a welcome addition to the repertoire. Antiphonal spa...

This brilliant fanfare piece, written by the French organ giant Alexandre Guilmant, was written for both organ and orchestra and organ alone. No one knows which version came first but both have enjoye...

This piece, originally for organ (using the trumpet stop), lends itself well to a trumpet to perform the majority of the solo line with colorful, interesting parts in the remainder of the ensemble. Th...

This famous melody has been attributed to Haydn but there is doubt whether he was the composer. Johannes Brahms wrote a famous set of variations based on this melody calling it Variations on a Theme b...

This Concerto by the Russian master is one of the most often performed works in the repertoire for trombonists. This is a revised and edited version making dynamic, articulation and other details more...

J.S. Bach adapted several works by Vivaldi-this particular transcription was originally for solo violin and string orchestra. The brilliant showy solo line (now for Clarinet or Piccolo Trumpet) inters...

This arrangement introduces students to one of the most famous sets of music ever written. This provides the opportunity to briefly discuss Handel, the Baroque era or other musical aspects that will b...

Canon by Johann Pachelbel is one of the most famous and recognizable pieces of classical music. The treatment of the melody in this arrangement follows a popular Baroque tradition, the concerto grosso...

This beautiful slow piece is ideal for that change of pace piece on a concert. This work was originally a soprano aria and the lyrical line is great to demonstrate the singing quality of the band.

This Andaluza (or Playera) is part of a set of 12 Spanish Dances written in 1890. The color and harmonies lend themselves so well to the sonorities of a concert band with colorful percussion. Ole!

The Girl With The Flaxen Hair is of Claude Debussy's most popular piano works. It has been said that this piece, with its impressionistic and progressive harmonies, may have been a significant influen...

The most popular double concerto for trumpets, Antonio Vivaldi wrote this work for two natural trumpets and strings. The music is simple and elegant, utilizing the non-chromatic capabilities of the na...

This is an energetic concert march with lots of notes for the woodwinds and exciting rhythmic parts for the brass and percussion. With an extended percussion section and some unpredictable 6/8 bars fo...

The Uprising is a bold and daring work portraying a group challenging the people in power. This has been staged in 6 programatic sections: The Current Regime is noble and confident in character - perh...

There are many different myths about how the sword Excalibur came into King Arthur's possession and all lead to him being recognized as the true ruler of England. In one myth, Arthur draws the sword f...

The Heather is one of the national flowers of Scotland. This purple flower flourishes in the damp, rainy weather of Scottish moorland, glens and hills. The piece opens with the instruments imitating t...

This majestic piece depicts a King's procession through a Medieval town. Grand and triumphant, the king parades past his subjects waving and greeting them. This piece allows for all members in the ens...

Out of the Shadows is a piece that follows the traditional march form, and is easy enough for early musicians to play, by focusing on the first six notes learned in most method books. Bold and triumph...

Danza Cortesa or Courtly Dance is meant to be a representation of music that might be danced to during the Middle Ages/Renaissance period at a possible celebration held by a nobleman at his palace wit...