Band

Here is a wonderfully creative and distinctive multicultural piece that will surely be a standout in any festival or contest program. Using three contrasting melodies, Richard has crafted a work that will showcase your band's capabilities in a variety of styles. Included is a quasi march treatment of The Bamboo Flute, a beautiful chorale setting of Sakura and ending with the familiar Korean Folk Song.

Premiered at Pearl Harbor, this new work from Jay Bocook is a musical remembrance of that fateful day that launched our country into WWII. Opening with a beautiful and flowing melody featuring the woodwinds, the day begins with a lone bugler but with ominous undertones foretelling the chaos to follow. The attack is depicted using inventive scoring textures, dissonances and percussion. In the final segment, the opening melody returns juxtaposed over a strong rhythmic pulse in a hopeful look to the future. A powerful musical statement from one of today's most gifted composers!

Fifties mega-hit and rock 'n roll icon from the bobby sox era.

Jennings - Grade 3-4

Already a classic in the grade 1 repertoire, Anne McGinty's composition sounds sophisticated without being hard. It features effective use of polychords, modal harmonies and a driving percussion part. Written with just a single tempo, this is sure to make your beginners sound great!

Bocook - Grade 3-4

From the Mannheim Steamroller CD Christmas Extraordinaire, here is a captivating setting of this traditional Scottish favorite. The varied orchestration includes a beautifully elongated melody, a flugelhorn solo and an ending with optional audience sing-along.

Featuring the clarinets in their low register, along with Michael Sweeney's unique harmonic approach and a tasty percussion accompaniment, here is a splendid yet easy setting of this traditional Scottish melody. Sure to become a holiday gem for years to come. (Performer Level - Grade 1) Dur: 2:15

Autumn on White Lake was commissioned by Lakeland High School of White Lake, Michigan. Sounds that conjure golden leaves, crisp air and rustic memories envelop your ensemble as well as the audience in this flourishing work as it recalls an October visit to this beautiful region. Dur: 6:30