If you seek truly dramatic music look to opera. Opera has been enormously influential on Classical Popular and Film and Television music over the years. James L. Hosay’s new intermediate level piece OPERATICA incorporates the important elements of Opera and Classical music to bring exhilarating drama to the concert band stage. Style and technical considerations make this a rich learning experience for the band. Add in the dimension of music history by studying Opera and Classical music and you have a wonderful teaching tool! The grand theme explores a multitude of colors as it twists and turns its way through opera-style development and variation. Whether for formal festival or spring concert use you will find this to be a thrilling addition to your library.Opulent!

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!

This bold and upbeat adaptation of the hymn tune Praise My Soul the King of Heaven moves with ease and confidence. Students explore a new option to the liturgical hymn while reinforcing their skills of articulation staccato and slurring. Certainly appropriate for religious services.

Recognize each of the winter celebrations in one piece of music. Kwanzaa Hanukkah and Christmas are all represented in this very easy beginning band arrangement. If your group is ready to graduate from unison method book lines they are ready for this arrangement. Beginning band director/composer Mike Hannickel has made sure that this piece will be accessible to any first year group.If you used this composer’s FIRST CHRISTMAS SUITE with your groups in the past you are sure to like this one too.Happy Holidays!

The pure excitement of space exploration and discovery are proclaimed in the moving work for young band. We follow the progress of the astronauts from their launch through a tranquil space walk and back into our atmosphere for a dramatic ending stopping for a brief saxophone solo on the way. The tempo never lags even in the contemplative portions of the piece and there is plenty of technically challenging yet playable passages to go around.

No one brings “jazzy” styles to the concert band better than Stephen Bulla! Your band will go crazy over this swingin’ holiday treat! Rise Up Shepherd also makes a great “encore” closer for School bands that normally play harder music simply because it’s so much fun. The melody is passed all around the band letting everyone get a chance to “swing” into the Christmas spirit.The exuberant joy is infectious.Irresistible!

What a great way to feature that blossoming Trumpet soloist! The undeniably beautiful melody YE BANKS AND BRAES O’ BONNIE DOON is the foundation upon which this colorful and expressive Trumpet solo piece is crafted.A closer look at the orchestration of this classic Scottish air shows that the soloist is not the only one who gets to be expressive. Subtle contrapuntal motion and vividly contrasting colors resonate throughout. This arrangement is rich and deep.Let that soloist shine!

Solos for Beginning through Early Intermediate lev-The 1st Recital Series presents high quality solo/recital literature appropriate for performers from beginner to early intermediate standard. A professionally recorded CD is included with each book providing a demonstration of each piece followed by an accompaniment track which can be used for performance or rehearsal. A separate piano accompaniment book is also available. Solos for beginning through early intermediate level musicians including the works of James Curnow Craig Alan Michael Hannickel and Ann Lindsay.

Have your Drummers been patiently (or impatiently) standing at the back of the band while you rehearsed that expressive piece? Reward their equanimity with this fiery and percussive addition to Paul Curnow’s impressive and growing catalogue of works for Concert Band. This enticing new composition lies well within the command of a solid Grade 2 band while bringing the smoldering energy of Latin music to your concert stage. Written as a celebration of cultural diversity and infused with easy syncopation and lots of interweaving rhythm there is certain to be a special place for Fiesta de San Pedro in your next concert and in cross-cultural teaching.

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!

Symphonic March-Grand angular fanfares and forceful melodies give the listener a sense of the power and resolve that a view of Fort Monroe can invoke. This is a challenging and exciting piece to play and exhibits great color as well as interesting twists of harmony. The flowing main theme and creative counterpoint are sure to inspire your band to new heights and lift the spirits of the audience as well. Show what your band can do with James L. Hosay’s Symphonic Fortress. Majestic!

10 Gospel favourites arranged as instrumental solos by Stephen Bulla. This edition is for Alto Saxophone and includes a Play along CD of backing and demonstration tracks.

Instrumental Solos for Worship- More Great Hymns contains hymns from around the world. They are delightfully arranged in fresh settings by some of the foremost arrangers in the instrumental field. 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. Contains: Amazing Grace O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing Holy Holy Holy Softly and Tenderly and others

Fiery sounds of the Spanish Fandango for young bands! Mysterious modal harmonies and stirring Percussion transport us to the mythical kingdom of gold. Intense and rhythmic your band will be happy to dig in and refine their performance skills as they uncover the hoard of musical enrichment that James Curnow has carefully included in the arrangement. Relentless energy ensures that this will captivate and invigorate your audience.

Authentic Big Band swing style music for the concert band! You know this one will be a crowd pleaser and SO much fun to play! Stephen Bulla works his magic with the great Jazz sounds of the 40s and 50s in such a way that your band will be able to put it together and make it happen. Lots of great jazz style articulation and harmonic considerations ensure that your students are doing more than just playing the piece. They are learning Big Band Jazz style interpretation in the bargain and loving it as they do. This is a great opportunity to study the historical American roots of Jazz!