The 32 tunes in this volume consist of familiar pieces that musicians love to play. All the songs have been arranged in easy keys for wind instruments. The professional quality accompaniment CD can be used for practice and performance. There is also a separate piano accompaniment volume available for live performances. Titles include Abide With Me; Now Thank We All Our God; Swing Low Sweet Chariot; Were You There? and many others.

Jubilation! Ring in the season with this inspired treatment of Mendelssohn’s Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. The harmonic textures and contrapuntal ideas are right on target for the grade level and the majestic setting will lift the spirits of all in attendance. Essential repeated sight rhythms and careful attention to articulations ensure that you will be able to prepare this for performance early in the academic year while reinforcing important technical skills all along the way. This one is a joy to rehearse and perform. Captivating!

This dignified and entertaining piece will be perfect for a kindergarten or elementary school graduation as well as any occasion that requires a sense of pageantry. Optional advanced percussion parts are provided for added challenge and color.

The ants come marching in! With Trombone glissandos and numerous Percussion effects Paul Curnow’s Ant Farm is full of surprises. Your beginning band will love performing this furious invasion of the ants. Carefully controlled ranges and rhythms keep the music accessible to the beginning band while a few easy accidentals keep the interest alive. Look out! They’re Everywhere! Grade 1 fun!

A Modal Fantasy-This is your chance to program something intriguing exciting and unique. The ancient meets the modern in James L. Hosay’s distinctive new modal fantasy for Young Band. The mysterious chant-like opening soon gives way to a rhythmically-accented section whose melodies evoke a distant time and place - a time of seers sages oracles and a dark and misty past. Give your young musicians something out of the ordinary to interpret! Different!

Instrumental Solos for Christmas- Easy great Carols contains carols from around the world including both sacred and whimsical selections. They are delightfully arranged in fresh settings by some of the foremost arrangers in the instrumental field (James Curnow Paul Curnow Stephen Bulla Douglas Court and Tim Johnson). Written with the intermediate instrumental soloist in mind this product is designed to be accessible yet interesting. The accompaniment CD (included in the solo book) provides a demonstration performance of each solo. Carols included: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Silent Night We Three Kings God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Jolly Old St. Nicholas Pat-A-Pan Away In A Manger Up OnThe Housetop We Wish You A Merry Christmas and Coventry Carol .

This is sure to be one of those orchestral transcriptions that finds a permanent place in the realm of concert band literature. Holst’s ability to develop and explore folk melodies with rich lyrical treatment is fully realised in this sterling example of the final phase of this remarkable composer’s career. The smooth and peaceful declivities of the Prelude the expressive Cantabile of the Air and the sprightly 6/8 Dance combine to give your audience and your band a truly enriching experience.

This rousing jubilant overture mixes five original themes with the well-known doxology Old Hundredth which is also known as Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow . The hymn is presented in short lyrical energetic motif fragments which combine until the complete hymn is presented in the form of a chorale prelude. This is a wonderful and truly uplifting concert work.

A bold trumpet motive will grab attention right from the start! What follows is a majestic theme tuneful and bright that will let young musicians sound their best. Colorful writing lovely counterpoint in the woodwinds and good use of pitched percussion are just a couple of the notable elements. This is a solid choice for festival or concert programs!

What an outstanding way to conclude your concert. James L. Hosay writes some of the most exciting music to be found in Concert Band literature and music doesn’t get much more exciting than this! While titled as a Grand Finale this concert band tour de force can be programmed in numerous ways. Consider it also as a roof-raising opener or even in the guise of an entr’acte as you return from intermission. You will find JOYFUL EXCLAMATIONS to be one of the most thrilling and uplifting arrangements available in band literature today. This is also a perfect vehicle through which to study music history.Indescribable!

This delightful beginning band suite is based on three Chinese folk songs. The extremely limited ranges and rhythms make it accessible to any band and the “suite” format gives you a great deal of flexibility in performance.There are numerous suggestions for additional interest in the percussion section but it is easily performed with just the standard instruments or even lacking a percussion section altogether!Explore the orient with CHINA SUITE this year!

Instrumental Solos for the Intermediate Soloist-Easy Great Hymns is a collection of some of the world’s finest hymns delightfully arranged in fresh settings by some of the foremost arrangers in the instrumental field. This volume is designed to be accessible yet interesting for intermediate players.

Concert March-Enjoy this powerful minor-key march with your young band. It’s a great opportunity for the beginning group to experience playing a concert-style march with big bold themes. Scored so that even a relatively small group can sound solid and impressive the dynamics and articulations give you plenty to teach while the ranges and rhythms stay well within manageable limits for all players. Your students will love playing Thunderbolt Peak March. Electrifying!

Instrumental Solos for Christmas-A new collection of some of the world’s greatest carols. Each arrangement has been given a ‘magic touch’ making them into individual pieces rather that just straightforward carol settings. Titles include: Joy To The World Ding Dong Merrily On High It Came Upon A Midnight Clear and many more. Great Carols is a collection of some of the world's greatest Christmas carols delightfully arranged in fresh settings by some of the foremost composers in the instrumental field. This product is specifically designed to be flexible by the inclusion of optional cued notes allowing the performer to choose the difficulty level that is appropriate for them. The accompaniment CD (included in the solo book) provides a demonstration performance of each solo. It also allows the soloist to practice or perform with the CD when an accompanist is not available. Piano accompaniment available separately: Catalogue number: CMP083403401. Capture the veryessence of Christmas as you perform these arrangements of Great Carols. Titles include: Joy To The World Ding Dong Merrily On High It Came Upon A Midnight Clear and many more.

General Lee and General Grant are represented by their own themes in this expressive tone poem for band. The story of the Appomattox Courthouse meeting between the two military greats is one of extraordinary human drama and Curnow effectively illustrates the heartbreaking trial and finally dignity experience by all involved. Field drum percussion and straight-muted trumpets and trombones give this an authentic historical sound.

18 Favorite Classics for Young Players-18 Favorite Classics for young players arranged by James Curnow. This edition is for Flute or Oboe and includes a Play along CD of backing and demonstration tracks.

Blues to the MAX! With lots of drive and down home blues harmonies KENNESAW MOUNTAIN BLUES will latch on to your audience for keeps.Very accessible to Grade 2 1/2 bands this is one of the most enjoyable pieces you’ll find for any level of ability. If you have a kickin’ drumset player so much the better. Every section has gratifying parts to play and the easy mixed-meter section sounds so natural but will keep ‘em all thinking.The concert band doesn’t often get the chance to play in styles like this which is a shame because it’s so much fun. How about letting your band try a style that’s about as far from John Phillip Sousa as you can get! Get down with some Blues! KENNESAW MOUNTAIN BLUES is a winner!

A collection of 32 fun-to-play familiar melodies for the beginning instrumentalist-Big sister plays the flute? Little brother plays the saxophone? Dad plays bassoon? Buy all three solo books and they can play together. Mum plays the piano? She can accompany them using the piano accompaniment book. These books contain loads of popular Christmas tunes including Jingle Bells Silent Night O Christmas Tree O Come All Ye Faithful The First Noel and many more.

Liberate your brass band with the sounds of 1940’s swing! James L. Hosay has combined the styles of WWII era big-band legends Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington with the unmistakable sounds of Glen Miller to create a swingin’ swayin’ piece you are sure to love. Salute the veterans of WWII with this rip-roaring throwback to the 1940s.

A collection of 32 fun-to-play familiar melodies for the beginning instrumentalist-This book is filled with fun and familiar tunes that beginners love to play. Titles include: Lightly Row London Bridge This Old Man The Can-Can Here Comes the Bride My Grandfather’s Clock and many more. The CD can be used for practice and performance or you can use the piano accompaniment which is available in a separate volume.