Active Measures is a classic straight ahead swing chart with bebop overtones. Cup mutes are featured throughout the brass and instantly place the listener "...
Aria, as the title suggests, is a beautiful melodic feature for alto sax. In addition to the haunting tune, Rick Lawn has fashioned subtle supportive ensemble...
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...
A high energy thriller working both sides of the street. Streetwise by day and suave and sophisticated by night. This chart covers all the bases from the...
A dramatic and modern Thad Jones style take on an extended blues form makes for a challenging chart for everyone. Beginning with the opening glissando and...
Shiraz is dedicated to Leander Kaiser, who inspired me to write this piece and also performed in the premier.Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2002 Number of Players:...
Rick Lawn brings us a funky take on a stretched out blues form with a slippery melody and sophisticated harmonies. All goes according to plan through the...
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...
In the great tradition of piano quintets, Holger Jung has created a unique three-movement work that effectively replaces the piano with a marimba. The...
