Band

Christmas, country style! A fiddle-style kickoff sets the joyful mood right away, and the fun just keeps on a-comin'. Knee-slappin' rhythms and surprising melodic interplay will have the audience fully engaged from the get-go. This is your chance to do something different for your winter program. Whether you use it as a change-of-pace or an opener, Jingle Bells Jamboree is a great way to make your concert sparkle.

James Curnow's clever arrangement of Jingle Bells masterfully keeps the range and rhythm demands at a pre-grade 1 level while assuring that all the players have fun in the preparation and performance. Every section is fully involved, and the low woodwinds and brass get a little special time all their own. Great step dynamics are the perfect opportunity to make sure your players show a significant difference at each change. That's the kind of preparation that will pay off down the road at festival time in the spring. There's also plenty to keep your fledgling percussion section busy. Cool!

Klezmer music has achieved a new popularity with its exotic melodic content and surprising harmonies. Expressing pathos, humor, mystery and even boisterous fun, this music has a style like no other. The Klezmer repertoire is predominantly dance songs for weddings and other celebrations; the lyrics, terminology and song titles are typically in Yiddish. Treat your audience and musicians to a very different experience with a performance that will be unlike any of the other pieces you have programmed.

Framed through variation around the great old shape-note melody When I can read my title clear, James Curnow's significant new composition, Land of Tomorow, is a wonderful expression of the composer's art. While traversing countless moods, the flow and continuity never falter, and the interest never fades. The band that plays at this level can only gain skill and knowledge through meticulous preparation of this enthralling composition. Every player can take deep satisfaction from a solid performance of this masterpiece. Powerful!

Framed through variation around the great old shape-note melody When I can read my title clear, James Curnow's significant new composition, Land of Tomorow, is a wonderful expression of the composer's art. While traversing countless moods, the flow and continuity never falter, and the interest never fades. The band that plays at this level can only gain skill and knowledge through meticulous preparation of this enthralling composition. Every player can take deep satisfaction from a solid performance of this masterpiece. Powerful!

For SATB chorus, winds and percussion, Let Creation Praise is based on the hymn Of the Father's Heart Begotten, alternately known as Of the Father's Love Begotten. Commonly performed at Christmas, the style is alternately majestic and contemplative. 7:50