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Vintage pop rock from the sixties, made famous by the legendary Temptations, Michael Sweeney's version has all the signature vocal hooks.

The simple, haunting love song from this year's movie phenomena that has broken all box office records. This flexible format can spotlight either a vocal solo or a saxophone soloist accompanied by a tasteful, solid band accompaniment. This is the song your students will want to play this year!

Even players in their first few months can play the biggest pop hit from the blockbuster film Titanic..

A bold, adventuresome overture for developing bands. Features an optional djembe drum in the percussion section.

A number 1 hit in 1969 by the group Steam, this is one rock tune that can still excite a crowd. Be sure to have all the parents in the audience clap along when you get to the Na Na part!

This woek is inspired by three significant points in the life of this legendary American hero. James Curnow's musical craftsmanship is once again evident in this impressive piece for intermediate bands.

From the composer: Nature's Way for intermediate level band was commissioned by BandQuest, a project initiated by the American Composers Forum. Their mission is for major composers of national reputation to write works of high quality that take into consideration the (still comparatively limited) levels of musical development--both technical and conceptual--typical of such ensembles. I eagerly accepted the commission and the challenges implied thereby--that is, to reign in my creative imagination to some extent and limit the technical/conceptual demands to a more moderate level than is to be found in my previous compositions for band. Nonetheless, since the process of rehearsing, studying and performing a work created specifically for the school student market is--and must be, in my view--primarily educational, it was very clear to me that my work would (and should) challenge the players at least to their top levels, and even a little beyond that. Thus Nature's Way in no way represents a compromise of my personal style, nor my long held concepts of form, continuity, texture, and instrumentation. I have known for a long time that young, inquisitive minds are eager to learn from new experiences, from previously never encountered challenges, that is to say, to be pushed--gently--to rise above their present levels of achievement. That's what education is all about.

If your band enjoyed the popular 'Just A Closer Walk,' here's another Canadian Brass favorite, carefully scored for full band by Calvin Custer. It begins with a slow 3/4 version, in a New Orleans 'street band' style, and then kicks into snazzy Dixieland, with small band features and roaring full band sections. Another classic from the masters of showmanship.