Maritime On The Great Lakes-Grand and expansive in sound this major work for Grade 3 band will be an excellent centerpiece for your maturing band's next performance. The orchestration abounds with wonderful contrasts letting you show the many colors yourband can produce. Appropriate areas of rest for each section allow you to program this work anywhere on your concert without fear of overtiring the players. (Grade 3)

Tone Poem for Band-An uplifting tone poem for band this one is a truly beautiful expression built upon rich texture and artfully-phrased melody. From a simple hymn-like opening the piece builds relentlessly to an intense and inspiring finale.James L. Hosay is one of the modern concert band's literature's great composers of melody. So often modern band pieces are built upon a couple of simple ostinato figures at the expense of any real extended thematic material. Itis indeed refreshing and rewarding to have a beautiful melody to play. Play it!

Grade .5 - Score Only-A dark and expansive opening leads to the powerful main theme as we explore the moon of a distant planet. An assortment of colorful percussion instruments helps evoke the mysterious second-largest moon of Jupiter. It's a powerfulwork that is easily within the grasp of young bands. This will be a great contrast piece on your concert. This provides a great cross-curricular tie-in with science specifically the study of Galileo. (Grade 1/2)

Beginning with a lazy tropical tempo this treatment of Mary's Boy Child soon kicks into a catchy calypso beat. An enjoyable way to take the chill off of winter!

Grade 2 - Score Only-Bring something different to your holiday concert this year with this richly contrasting medley of wassailing songs that hearken back to the close of the Middle Ages. Ancient melodies in medley carefully arranged for the Grade 2band makes this an effective choice for your holiday festivities. Concluding with the ever popular We Wish You a Merry Christmas this delightful grouping of carols will work anywhere in the performance even as thecloser. (Grade 2)

(Erie Canal)-This swinging setting of one of America's great old tunes The Erie Canal is a guaranteed crowd pleaser! Intriguing harmonies are a hallmark of this remarkable arrangement by Stephen Bulla and you know the bandwill love playing in this easy-flowing and natural rhythmic style. While it will spark up any spot on your concert program consider using it for a new and different type of closer. This is a great tie-in with American history &geography. (Grade 3)

We Three Kings-Whether a powerful opener or a thrilling centerpiece this stirring new arrangement of We Three Kings maintains relentless momentum. Melodic and orchestrational surprise after surprise unfolds. Timothy Johnson givesthis delightful old favorite an entirely new wardrobe in an arrangement that bears great gifts for the musicians and the audience alike. (Grade 3)

Easy transitions from rock to swing and beyond make this delightful new Christmas gem a toe-tapper from the first note to the last. It's a sure thing your band will love playing the bluesy riffs and interpreting the popular musicfeel. Timothy Johnson's savvy arranging means the piece will be effective with any sized group. Directors are always looking for fun new Christmas pieces. Rock out!

James Curnow skillfully brings one of Tchaikovsky's most memorable symphonic themes to the concert band stage with this new arrangement. It's always a good idea to let your band members become familiar with great orchestrathemes. Whether used as a concert centerpiece or an exciting finale you'll want to have this mainstay of Romantic era music in your library. Dur: 4:45

Concert March-It's always a treat when James L. Hosay introduces a new concert march. He brings fresh ideas to the form in surprising ways. In Ice Breaker the opening is a force of nature that leads to a highly charged and punctuatedmain theme. Key and harmonic relationships creatively reshape and renew the core ideas following a relentless path to the stirring conclusion. A bold new perspective! (Grade 2-1/2)

In the energetic style of a Russian folk dance James Curnow's original Cossack Dance is a great addition to the important Grade 1 level literature. It could be used as a Young Band festival opener or as a lively statementfor your group's school performance. As with all of James Curnow's Young Band works there are all kinds of manageable concepts built-in for use in expanding the skills that will take your band to the next level of performance.(Grade 1-1/2)

The musical heritage of the United States is rich with folk songs from across the country. We can understand a great deal about society culture and traditions through these folk songs. The folk tune used in this work has had many lives from early church singing to pub songs to a marching song.

Captivated by the rolling hills majestic horse farms and beautiful horses of the Central Kentucky Bluegrass region James Curnow has named this exciting overture after one of the most scenic areas near his home. After a fanfare opening the Percussion section provides high energy for the main theme. A contrasting middle section showcases the expressive abilities of your ensemble. With a return of the main theme momentum builds steadily to the exciting conclusion.Exhilarating!

This piece though based on rather simple rhythmic and melodic fragments is a majestic fanfare designed to herald the year 2000. It features contrasting flourishes by woodwinds brass and percussion.

Accessible even to particularly advanced Jr. High bands or honor groups James Curnow’s brilliant fanfare and treatment of Renaissance composer Tylman Susato’s RONDO is truly a jubilant musical expression. FANFARE AND JUBILOSO is dedicated to Harry Begian the world renowned and highly respected American music educator and conductor and is a creative exploration of joyous energy.Investigating those intriguing Renaissance harmonic concepts this celebratory offering will be a fresh and vigorous addition to your concert repertoire!

The suite format and descriptive nature of snapshots allows Grade 2.5 bands to handle a relatively large sized piece and have the fun of exploring myriad moods and styles.There are valuable geographical and historical considerations for cross-curricular teaching and the sheer “enjoyability” of this one is undeniable. In Movement 1 early explorers witness the grandeur and expanse of the largest fresh surface water system on earth. In Movement 2 wavelets gently lap on the shores of beautiful beaches while happy families enjoy a sunny afternoon and Movement 3 explores the ships and boats of every description which have navigated these waters for centuries.While thisexceptional piece is entirely different if you enjoyed James Curnow’s previous Grade 2.5 suites you really should focus some attention on SNAPSHOTS. You won’t regret it.

Two melodies in the Scottish style meet head-on in this energetic new arrangement. Your students will love the “bagpipe sound” and rhythmic color of the Scottish “snap”. This arrangement can also be used with young bands as a lesson in the concept of counterpoint. Each of the two main themes is clearly stated on its own but remarkable things happen when they are played together. Through skillful selection of themes and contrapuntal composition Mike Hannickel does a masterful job of melding these contrasting songs into a unified and energetic adventure into the Highlands.Fun to play and a great style study!

Talk about the possibilities! This substantial multi-movement work employs colorful musical imagery along with a generous helping of non-traditional effects like key slaps wind sounds mouthpiece pops and more. Percussionists play a major role too using all sorts of auxiliary instruments. The movements include: Introduction; Butterflies Birds And Things That Crawl...; Elephants And Monkeys; The Aquarium and Lions Tigers And Bears. Let your players' imaginations run wild!

In the early days of the United States a main source of transportation was the many waterways rivers and the Great Lakes. From this focal point of commerce and social activity came many wonderful folk songs. Shore to Shore uses two of these sailing songs. Blow ye winds blow and Leave her no more.

Take a groovin’ trip back to the pop music of the 60s 70s and 80s with this funky new play-along book. This book covers many types of pop music including folk-rock jazz-rock R&B and disco so you are bound to find a pop style of interest.