Ad Astra is an exploration of minimalism, composite rhythms, and texture. It is influenced by Steve Reich's Nagoya Marimbas in the sense that all of the...
Opening with a haunting ostinato passage, Changes in Time builds on the phrase to create an air of intensity and excitement until the very end. While the piece...
Using the full range of the vibraphone, Crux/Cross produces wonderfully ethereal sounds with combinations of long sustained tones and fast moving notes of...
Robert Ambrose beautifully transcribed Max Schonherr's arrangement of Joseph Hellmesberger Jr. arrangement of Gypsy Dance from the ballet The Pearl of Iberia....
Style: Concert Band
Arranger / Composer: Hellmesberger; Ambrose, Robert
Lift is a thrilling & playful joyride of an overture that gives every section of the ensemble their moment in the spotlight. A real tour-de-force that...
Three movements: I. Rondo, II. Espressivo, III. Straight Eighth Groove. Through the use of pitch changes, Cheadle creates memorable melodies on the timpani!...
Motives & Other Distractions is a challenging yet playful composition. The opening syncopated motive is used throughout to drive the piece dramatically to...
Don’t let the rhythmic simplicity of this piece fool you! This lighthearted work uses group dynamics to help tell its story. From multi-measure swells to one...
Fanfare for Band
Skybreak opens with a quiet melodic/motivic statement that is repeated and built upon throughout the composition. This is a piece that is fun...
Attaching such objects as tambourine jingles, guitar string, coins, aluminum packets filled with rice, & rubber erasers, Von Hansen has created a unique...
