Ensemble

It's Carnival Time ... come join the lion, the turtles, the singing donkeys, waltzing elephants and a host of other animals as they bring to life the music of Camille Saint-Sans. Designed specifically for elementary students, this all-school revue may be produced with minimal set and costuming or, if time and resources permit, a more elaborate production. The Teacher's Manual comes complete with the accompanied songs, script, staging directions and ideas for set and costuming. The Singer's Edition includes the script with staging directions, and vocal lines only. The ShowTrax CD includes the spectacular orchestration by John Higgins for a truly professional production. Your performers and their parents will enjoy the timeless music of Camille Saint-Sans, and you'll enjoy the opportunity to introduce your classes to a great orchestral classic. Available: Teacher's Manual, Singer's 5-Pak, Preview CD, ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: 30 minutes. For Grades 1-6.

Classic rock from the group Kansas. This excellent production number features a driving feel and the familiar riffs from the original.

This Vince Guaraldi hit from the '60s is arranged by John Berry using a light rock style and features the saxes on the melody. Includes solos for alto and trumpet.

The Canadian Brass - the phenomenally successful, globe-trotting brass quintet that plays to audiences of thousands well over 100 times a year and is the bestselling classical crossover group in recorded history - doesn't exactly play weddings! However, there is excellent music for wedding services from their repertoire, collected from their extensive educational publications for brass quintet. Contents: Air from Water Music (Handel), Air on the G String (Bach), Bridal Chorus (Wagner), Canon (Pachelbel), Fanfare from Orfeo (Monteverdi), Largo from Xerxes (Handel), Prayer from Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck), Rondeau (Mouret), Trumpet Tune and Ayre (Purcell), Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke), Trumpet Voluntary (Purcell), Wedding March (Mendelssohn).

Here is a hip-sounding modal chacha that combines the classic Latin rhythm with sophisticated modern jazz sounds. With crafty ensemble lines, solos for tenor and trumpet, and carefully notated rhythm section parts, this will be a great addition to any band's library!

Recorded by jazz great Cannonball Adderley, this classic jazz standard has been skillfully arranged here for younger players in a moderate shuffle groove. The trademark opening chant is handled by pairs of saxes and trumpets, then answered by tenors, trombones and the rhythm section. Also included is a written or ad lib. solo for piano and plenty of solid ensemble writing throughout.

In contrast to Vince Guaraldi's up-tempo Linus and Lucy (also of Peanuts fame), this theme is a laid-back medium tempo swinger that alternates between a 2 feel and a walking 4 feel. Plenty of tutti ensemble playing is featured, and there is a solo included for any sax.