I wrote The Nonantum Bulgar in response to a request for a klezmer-style piece for middle school band. Since my local middle school (F. A. Day) is located in close proximity to Nonantum the oldest area of Newton MA I decided to imagine the dedication of the Adams St. Shul our city's oldest synagogue which took place around a hundred years ago (December 15 1912). According to the Yiddish and …

Featuring songs by the renowned composer and master of the prepared Piano Volker Bertelmann AKA Hauschka Solo Pieces is a wonderful compilation of some of his most beautifully engrossing and hypnotic compositions as well as some fantastic illustrations and writings. A unique figure in the contemporary classical world Hauschka's works defy categorisation while remaining uniquely effective. Kn…

The young have the future. This is the statement made at the beginning of ‘Like a Child’ by Andreas Ludwig Schulte. The opening radiates strength and ambition but one is also made to wonder which direction will be chosen which choices will have to be made.After the introduction the first steps on the path of life are taken still somewhat unsteadily (the 3/4th time used illustrates this unce…

Sbandiamo! is a joyous?and swinging?work, taking its title from the wind music event held annually in the medieval Italian city of Gubbio, Umbria in which various bands from all over Italy participate. The first performance of this piece was given at the Piazza Grande, Gubbio, under the baton of the composer himself, with a wind band of some 250 musicians. A stately introduction, with festive perc…

ShowTrax CD. Par MENKEN ALAN. From the 2012 Broadway musical based on the 1992 Disney musical film of the same name, this opening epic ensemble number from composer-extraordinaire Alan Menken is full of witticisms, wry clap-backs, and sharp harmonies! / Date parution : 2021-11-03/ Accessoire / Choeur

Sunset Song op.42 for bassoon and piano was written and premiered in 1994 at the Los Angeles Museum of Art, Bing Theatre. It is the composer´s second large work featuring the bassoon as soloist (after Hexen) and like Hexen it is also dedicated to bassoonist Judith Farmer who premiered it with the composer at the piano.Sunset Song is technically a tour de force for both the bassoon and the piano. I…

from the Paramount Television Series STAR TREK-Who doesn’t know the famous introduction 'To boldly go where no man has gone before' at the beginning of each Star Trek sequel? Many generations grew up with Star Trek - one of the most iconic Sci-Fi series ever written.The original theme is as iconic as the opening line. A great warm up for the next Star Trek series in 2017 arranged by Thomas …

(Choral Medley from the Broadway Musical)-Broadway's hot ticket explodes in an arena-rock love story of scorching guitar solos big hair and hot hits from the 1980s! Opening Act I this mini-medley is a powerhouse salute to the past with three classic songs of the era. A super feature for pop and show groups it includes: C'm on Feel the Noize Just Like Paradise Nothin' but a Good Time.

Opening with floating woodwinds and an exuberant fanfare in the brass, this work celebrates the renewal of life that we experience each spring at Easter. Festive, dark, and ultimately inspiring, this new piece for concert band will be an uplifting experience for your students and audience. (4:45) / Orchestre D'Harmonie

This work is dedicated to John Fletcher, who gave the first performance on 24 April 1976. The concerto is in three movements, the first in sonata-form shell with two contrasting themes. There is a reference made in the development section to the opening theme of Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto. Set as part of the ABRSM Tuba Syllabus. / Tuba