From the cantata Calvary's Mountain comes this perennial favorite adorned with gracious writing. Directors will enjoy the quick learning curve on this well-crafted choral which delivers a fullness of sound without raising the difficulty level. The emotional spiritual is standard repertoire for churches during Holy Week and the restrained approach of this version is a sensitive choice for Tenebrae or other Holy Week traditions. Simply beautiful! Score and Parts (fl 1-2 ob cl 1-2 bn perc 1-2 hp vn 1-2 va vc db) available as a digital download.

From the Bound for Glory collection this highly recognized spiritual carries in its essence the longing for peace and rest. The bittersweet spirit is front and center in an arrangement replete with lyrical keyboard and thoughtful part writing. As the song of the sojourner rises and falls with the crescendo of the words one imagines a homecoming just over the hill with each hopeful verse. Sensitive writing! Score and Parts (pno perc 1-2 vn 1-2 va vc db) available as a digital download.

Sequentiae De SS. Patronis Polonis

Overture To The Opera The Pariah

Fantasy on My Heart remains in Wonder-This arrangement was commissioned by B3 (The Bergen Woodwind Ensemble). B3 is a large woodwind ensemble located in Bergen with a mix of professional and amateur players. My Heart Remains in Wonder is a well-known Christmas hymn in Scandinavia. I wanted my version to be different to the traditional hymn tune style in which it is normally performed. One day I was outside walking and this idea came to me: an ostinato-like mechanical skeleton of arpeggio semiquavers on which I could 'hang' the melody. However I also wanted to do the melody line a bit different. The inspiration for this comes from folk music and the way fiddlers hardly ever lift their bow off the strings when they play. Because of this it is important that the melody is played in a very sostenuto style in this arrangement. The harmonies lie somewhere between jazz and folk music with a little nod towards Grieg (himself heavily influenced by folk music) in the slow middle section.

From The Opera Halka

The first time I heard Bach's Goldberg Variations was in the movie Silence of the lambs in the early 1990s. I noticed the beautiful background music in one of the scenes but at that time I didn't know what it was. A few years later when I was studiying at the Grieg Academy I got to know the entire piece. For me this is a piece of music which I can listen to countless times. I think it sounds as fresh today as it did more than 15 years ago and it never ceases to inspire me. Both Bach's composition and Glenn Gould's famous 1955 recording (which was the first one I heard) still makes a great impression on me. Before Gould recorded it at age 22 it wasn't a highly ranked piece amongst pianists and Bach was by many viewed as a bit old-fashioned. The young Canadian turned all this around. He managed to portray Bach in a reformed way producing fine nuances in phrasing and making the many layers in Bach's music more transparent than anyone before him. Thus he plunged both himself and Bach (back) onto the international music scene. When The Norwegian Band Federation (NMF) asked me to write the test piece for NM in 2012 it was only natural for me to use the Goldberg Variations as a starting point and inspiration for my work. Since I was a teenager at NMF's summer courses in the mid eighties I've always listened to many different styles of music. Growing up in Sunnmøre with the Brazz Brothers as teachers and mentors jazz- pop/rock- and folk music were early on a natural part of my musical background. I also have my classical education from the Grieg Academy on trumpet. As the title of my piece implies I've wanted to bring Bach to the present and put his music into various modern musical landscapes. I think you can bring about a special kind of energy when music from different genres are mixed and I've tried to do this by mixing Bach with artists and musical styles from the present. In Goldberg 2012 the music is often constructed by several layers which in a way are living parallel musical lives. They are seemingly moving or floating freely almost unaware of each other but bound together by the same basic pulse. The rythms however are often notated on a different rythmic subdivision level than the usual 8th- or 16th note levels. By doing this I hope to achieve transparent sounds that rythmically are perceived as more free and detached from each other. In large sections of the piece pop/jazz is fusioned with elements from Bach. I guess you could have this little scene as a synopsis for the piece: picture a group of musicians meeting: some are classical performers some are jazz. They start to improvise together each in their own voice or musical dialect and I'm sort of in the middle trying to write down what they are playing. This is what I feel much of Goldberg 2012 is about. The foundation of the piece in addition to Bach and references from pop/jazz music lies also in my own material. This materia

Organ Concerto No. 4

Two Bassoons

SATB a cappella

SATB Choir with Organ or Piano

Full Orchestra - Score

Full Orchestra - Set

Flute and Orchestra - Piano Reduction

Trumpet and Wind Ensemble - Score

Brass Quintet

Trumpet and Wind Ensemble - Set

Trombone Quartet and Percussion Quartet

‘You Raise me Up’ has topped the charts all around the world. Its memorable Irish-style melody sticks with you like a real earworm! Here it is beautifully arranged by Bert Appermont.

Distinguished music from 13 big screen classics-Intermediate level arrangements for solo instruments and piano accompaniment in a range flattering to each instrument. Each book includes a pull-out solo instrumental part. The music has been edited with added dynamics articulations and phrasing making it appropriate for lessons or performances. The accompaniments have been recorded on an acoustic grand piano and are available online for download or streaming. Includes: Theme from E.T. (The Extra-Terrestrial) · The Godfather (Main Theme) · He's a Pirate (from Pirates of the Caribbean) · Theme from Jurassic Park · Mia & Sebastian's Theme (from La La Land) · The Pink Panther · and more. Audio is accessed online usingthe unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+ a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right.