(A Senary Quest)
A bold and dynamic piece for the beginning band’s first concert from composer Laura Estes. Drawing from her many years of teaching beginners...
The first movement, Caught-ya Caccia, uses vibraphone (or marimba) only with the flute. The flute player is asked to play the rain stick and sing at one point...
Written for her mom, composer Laura Estes creates a charming and emotional tribute in Changing Currents. As educators, we can apply so much to this work...
with CD Accompaniment
The marriage of fascinating electronic sounds and traditional percussion instruments make this piece a sonic treat for the listener....
Based on a true story from New Zealand, composer Laura Estres presents an ideal piece for historical lesson plans, as well as for contest and festival...
Based on a true story from New Zealand, composer Laura Estes presents an ideal piece for historical lesson plans, as well as for contest and festival...
A very fresh new march from composer Laura Estes that is tuneful, in standard march form, and has just the right amount of twists to make it different. This...
Composer Laura Estes takes on some challenging subject matter to give us an emotional lyrical work. This is not all slow music, but contains flowing lines...
(Surprises in Controversial Time)
Kvetchers (translation: complainers) is a fun and quirky concert march in the style of a musical joke. Wonderfully scored,...
One player, two instruments! An impressive mallet solo that utilizes two instruments at the same time for a pleasant mix of timbres and colors.Program NotesOne...