Band

A major piece to feature your Grade 2 clarinet section! James L. Hosay has used his considerable compositional skill beautifully in creating this exuberant new offering for your band. It's a great showpiece for your reeds, but it leaves no one behind when the fun begins. The Baroque and Classical underpinnings of this original composition open the door for a wonderful educational encounter for everyone, while a critically important part of the band gets the special exposure it deserves. Effervescent!

No one brings jazzy styles to the concert band better tha Stephen Bulla! Your Grade 2 band will go crazy over this swingin' holiday treat! Rise Up Shepherd also makes a great encore closer for Jr. High and High 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!

Duration: 4:00

This tumultuous composition tells the legend of the town of Zwolle in the Netherlands. In the waters surrounding Zwolle lived a dragon. When it appeared, it threatened to destroy the town with its fiery breath if a human sacrifice was not offered. St. Michael confronted the dragon in a battle without equal. As a knight armed with a double-edged sword, the archangel battled against the dragon and decapitated it. Thus, the city was saved. To represent the archangel, the composer has chosen the hymn tune Laudate Dominum. The dragon is symbolized by a series of menacing chords.

Duration: 2:30 minutes