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.

Crisp percussion and bold brass lines make this a standout for early beginners! The middle section offers interest where the brass woodwind and percussion sections are set in choirs that create a nice variety in timbre. Easy parts and solid scoring make this one a winner!

AT THE CUZCO MARKET leads your band to yet another far-off land.Imagine the hustle and bustle and the noise and bright colors! You’re there in Cuzco Peru with this tantalizing new piece composed by a master of young band literature Mike Hannickel.Pack your bags! Here we go!

The energetic opening bars set the bright style for this piece. Cheerful melodies and percussion interjections are the most important ingredients to set the proper atmosphere.

Now your band can boldly go where no band has gone before and bring the “final frontier” to your concert band stage! Here’s James L. Hosay’s imaginative new tone poem SPACE PROBE. Since the 1970's NASA has been launching long-range solar-powered probes into space. Over the past 30 years the Voyager Pioneer and Galileo series’ probes have sent back incredible photographs. The data sent to Earth by these probes along with recent photos and information gathered by the orbital telescope Hubble has helped astronomers chart the ever-expanding universe all the way back to its origins. This composition provides excellent opportunities for cross-curriculum teaching withscience. A scintillating musical spacescape ushers in the bold thematic statement in the Trumpets and Alto Saxophones. French Horns join in thrilling variation. A boundless contrasting espressivo theme soars through to the reprise of the initial ideas. Explore SPACE PROBE with your band this year. Inspiring!

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. A collection of 32 fun-to-play familiar melodies arranged by Amy Adam and Mike Hannickel for beginning instrumentalists. This edition for Trumpet.

Deux siècles durant les Européens émigrant vers le Nouveau Monde ont emporté dans leur valise leurs diversités culturelles et musicales. C’est pourquoi les chants de Noël du Vieux Monde résonnent encore aujourd’hui. Certains textes ont été traduits en anglais ; d’autres ont été adaptés au fil du temps. A Western Christmas (“Noël d’Occident”) rassemble plusieurs noëls célèbres arrangés dans des styles d’écriture occidentaux anciens. Une création originale.

Be really ready for your Christmas concert this year. The playability of Timothy Johnson’s Christmas Invitation is right on target for your Grade 1 band to perform by December. Based on Oh Come Little Children the charming easy counterpoint and creative harmonization give a more advanced impression to the piece while careful attention to articulations and dynamics mean you can actually teach while you prepare for the show. A “must have” arrangement!

History! Introduce a bit of good old early-Americana to your audiences this year. GEORGE WASHINGTON SUITE is made up of three tunes known to have been composed for (or about) George and Martha Washington in their own time. Probably the best known of the three is the first movement WASHINGTON’S GRAND MARCH which is believed to have been written by Francis Hopkinson. He was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. The second movement has the delightful title “Fancy Menuit with figure Dance by Two young Ladies in the presance of Mrs. Washington in 1792. Phila.” sic (The quaint original spellings and capitalizations are preserved here for historical interest.) A fife-and-drum style arrangement of the BRANDYWINE QUICKSTEP completes this early American triptych.The stately and moderate tempos that fit the music of this era so well also ensure that the arrangements remain accessible to young bands. Add some good old early-American spirit to your upcoming performance with GEORGE WASHINGTON SUITE!

A trumpet duet fanfare beckons the band to join in on the opening bars of this dignified elegant finale for holiday concerts. Staging opportunities abound with optional antiphonal brass parts and the celebratory mood of the featured carols Once In Royal David's City and Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day make this a wonderfully versatile work.

In Powhatan County and Song of the James-Powhatan County Virginia was named after the great Native-American Chief Powhatan whose confederacy of tribes once dominated the costal Virginia plain. He is most remembered for being the father of Pocahontas. His people are best known as the Native Americans who helped the Jamestown colonists survive. Several of these original tribes still exist today. The composer was inspired by the essence of this region and the James River which borders the northern portion of the county.

Liberate your 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.

Add some spicy Latin excitement to your holiday concert this year! James Hosay's setting of four yuletide favorites is almost too hot to handle. Up on A Housetop Good King Wenceslas Jolly Old St Nicholas and Jingle Bells combine to make a rhythmically complex playful and unique new holiday number.

A thrilling opener for your holiday concert! You are certain to enjoy this rich and energetic new arrangement. The feeling of anticipation and prelude is carefully maintained as the melodic ideas unfold in new and unexpected ways. Thematic fragments intertwine and reinforce one another. Heroic fanfare statements rise above the ensemble. Augmentation juxtaposes diminution. This is a rich and remarkable new addition to the Christmas repertoire. Don’t miss it! Dazzling!

Douglas Court weaves his own unique kind of harmonic magic into his thrilling new holiday offering SOUNDS OF HOLIDAY CHEER. Animated rhythms and surprising turns engage the audience and announce the joyful season.Young bands can always count on Douglas Court to write music that is exciting but skill-level appropriate. Stylish modern harmonies and compelling syncopated forward motion will make this a favorite among your musicians.Light up the season!

Journey back to the days of royalty and chivalry as guests at the King’s Ball! A noble procession of Lords and Ladies enters the magnificent hall followed by the Prince and Princess. All stand as the King and Queen arrive to make their stately entrance.Renaissance harmonies and resplendent scoring bring the grandeur of the royal court to your concert stage.

Jolly Old Saint Nicholas gets dressed up in his yuletide best and welcomes good girls and boys to make their Christmas wishes. Every section gets their chance at this beloved carol as the melody line moves to each in turn delighting with its happy feel. This is a chance for all to shine!

Imaginative thematic interplay threads its way throughout this dynamic new concert piece. Your Grade 2 ensemble will enjoy finding several traditional armed forces songs hiding in the fabric of this piece as neatly as if Betsy Ross herself had stitched them together. The parade-like atmosphere is uplifting and energizing. The stars and stripes fly high with Yankee Doodle Salute!Spirited!

Feature the section that “delivers the energy” in this great new arrangement by James Curnow. Based on a French folk song that tells a story about three young drummer boys the music uses imitation question and answer and stylistic rhythmic figures to challenge these proud musicians.While featuring the Percussion section there are also great parts for everyone else so the entire group will stay engaged and productive in rehearsal.Spirited!

Imaginative thematic interplay threads its way throughout this dynamic new concert piece. Your Grade 2 ensemble will enjoy finding several traditional armed forces songs hiding in the fabric of this piece as neatly as if Betsy Ross herself had stitched them together. The parade-like atmosphere is uplifting and energizing. The stars and stripes fly high with Yankee Doodle Salute!Spirited!