The Florida Bandmasters Association commissioned this chart for the 2023 All-State Jazz ensemble. This is an authentically-written Salsa that truly fits its...
Sweet Dreams, Maestro
This dreamy Brazilian samba sets the haunting melody of Chopin’s Prelude #4 as a background to a beautiful Trombone feature that takes...
The Cage We Make is a not-so-subtle nod to the percussion quartets of John Cage, most notably his Constructions. The work is built around the rhythmic pattern...
Depicting a musical "walk" across the Brooklyn Bridge, this work conveys the energy and movement of walkers, bikers, and automobiles flowing across the walkway...
(March)
This clever old march has been brought back in an accessible grade 3 by arranger Van B. Ragsdale. Uniquely including a chorale in the middle of this...
for Concert Band
Tales from Dimension X is a programmatic work about a space explorer responding to a distress call. In this quasi-cinematic work inspired by...
Three Interludes is a collection of pieces which are meant to explore the rhythmic and timbral possibilities found in standard percussion instruments. These...
(An Afro-Latin Tribute to Cultural Unity)
This new work by Michele Fernández is a wonderfully inventive addition to the concert band repertoire. Using her...
New Kids, Old Shore
One of the most famous (and beautiful) beaches anywhere is Varadero in Cuba. Listening to Michele's new funk tune, it is easy to envision...
Flyin' on a Vespa
This is the real deal! An authentic Brazilian Samba from respected educator and composer Michele Fernández. The rhythm section parts are...
