The piece is a celebratory fanfare representing cresting waves, warm ocean breezes, and the flourish of sails along the coastline of Long Beach, California....
With hints of the medieval, Childgrove has everything a developing band could want. Several solo and tutti sections allow for players to explore their...
Dance Toccata combines continuous rhythmic motion, varied textures and colors, and motives imbued with strong dance-like features in a work that is energetic...
This celebratory concert work pays tribute to the impulses of human nature. Haunting lyrical sections are contrasted with forceful and aggressive themes...
A Dream of Coming Home was created and written for middle school through professional ensembles. Heavily cross-cued, it can be successfully performed with full...
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This gorgeous setting of Rainer Maria Rilke's poem "Abend" captures the dark and mystical undertones of the text. Ogren's masterful scoring in...
Sprightly and full of life from the start, Fanfara dazzles the ears with quick syncopations being passed around the ensemble at a dizzying rate. These short,...
Fantasia on a Russian Hymn is based on the popular choral work 'Salvation is Created.' The simple, strong, arching melody from this Ukranian chant creates the...
Fantasia on a Southern Hymn Tune is based on 'My Shepherd Will Supply My Need' from Southern Harmony. In this setting, the music weaves a gentle, rocking...
Based on a simple English ballad, Frederick Speck spins out The House Carpenter in his dynamic, perpetual, minimalistic fashion, keeping the listener's...