Band

An expansive and electrifying tour de force for your developing band! Teach proper eighth-note triplet rhythms, straight eighths and dotted-eighth sixteenth rhythms as you prepare this exciting piece for performance. Explore the power of the full ensemble and contrasting lighter sections. Demand maximum dynamic contrast. This may prove to be the center piece of your festival performance this year, and you can certainly use it effectively in concert. Forceful!

Commissioned by Yamanashi Gakuin University for the Yamanashi Gakuin University Wind Brass Ensemble in celebration of the 50th anniversary, Professor Tadahiko Furuya, President of Yamanashi Gakuin University, Mr. Hitoshi Shiratori, representative of Wind Brass Ensemble, Professor Masaharu Shirakawa (YGJC), Professor Satoshi Sugimura (YGU) and Mr. David Hebert. Based on the poetry of Matsuo Basho (Japanese) and Henry David Thoreau (American), this symphonic poem in three movements for winds is an open window through which the listener can look into the thoughts of the two poets for whom oneness with nature was a way of life. Though they lived several hundred years ago and half a world apart, they were remarkably similar in their expression of the earth's beauty and in the joy and wealth that comes not from material success but from being awake to nature. Thought-provoking!

Melodies from a signal moment in United States history! Stephen Bulla has skillfully crafted this notable band arrangement from actual songs of the underground railroad era. It's always great to make history as tangible as possible for our students - team up with the history department for an unforgettable unit! This excellent arrangement helps to bring the past alive. (Grade 1)

A descriptive delight! Let's all go to the amusement park! Clowns, bumper cars and fun, fun, fun! Young musicians love to interpret music that conveys a visual image. Each delightful section lets your band do exactly that. And, if necessary, the movements can be performed as stand-alone pieces. Directors of young bands will understand the confidence this provides as you program your concert. Better than cotton candy!

A descriptive delight! Let's all go to the amusement park! Clowns, bumper cars and fun, fun, fun! Young musicians love to interpret music that conveys a visual image. Each delightful section lets your band do exactly that. And, if necessary, the movements can be performed as stand-alone pieces. Directors of young bands will understand the confidence this provides as you program your concert. Better than cotton candy!