Active Measures is a classic straight ahead swing chart with bebop overtones. Cup mutes are featured throughout the brass and instantly place the listener "...
Amber Waves was born from the composers love for our great country. Full and sonorous scoring brings to life the brilliant landscapes around this land....
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...
Baroque Celebration is based on what might have happened if a baroque composer would have had access to the incredible forces of the modern wind ensemble. The...
Dawn Refrains at Arlington is brilliantly scored and is full of depth and emotion. In tribute to the American Heroes who have sacrificed to preserve and...
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...
Using very simple melodic ideas and solely diatonic pitches, Hirt has created a quietly majestic work in Reflection that tugs at the heart strings and...
Sea of Tranquility is a soft and touching piece for developing band that explores the lunar phenomenon of the same name. Hirt's use of flowing lines and...
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...