Three Trails Turning West

Commissioned by The American School of the Hague (near Amsterdam), To Dance With Storm Clouds is a dynamic and evocative work that affords directors the opportunity to teach 3/4 time at a brisk and exciting tempo! The brief lyrical middle section showcases a baritone or tenor sax soloist, and allows players to focus on a warm and blended tone. The fast section returns for a powerful ending, closin…

Combining a driving and rhythmic pulse, carefully paced mixed meters, and full band passages interspersed with percussion feature spots, Northwest Odyssey provides a rewarding and dynamic experience for young players. A brief slow middle section features a dialogue between three soloists (Clarinet, Flute, Alto Sax) before returning to the opening fast pace and exciting finish.

Hymn For The Cream And Crimson

The Fives Prevail!

Each of the five movements of this innovative work is designed to invoke a particular type of emotion associated with leadership. Courage is stately in nature and played in a marcato style. Vision has a playful sense and focuses on mixed meters aswell as mixed emotions. The lyric and sensitive Compassion is meant to stir the soul while the contrasting Selflessness offers some of the most intense …

Even though the ranges and rhythms are quite modest in this beautiful lyric piece for young bands there is a wealth of musicality to be learned and enjoyed. Delicate and sensitive in the beginning there is a logical ebb and flowto the music as itbuilds to a full ensemble climax then back to the quieter texture and harmonic shift at the end. A rewarding setting for your young players. Dur: 3:40

Brick Street Encounter

This beautiful and sensitive composition was written to celebrate the beginning of UNITED SOUND an organization whose purpose is to put instruments into the hands of special needs students. The beginning section features optional solo opportunities for flute alto sax and trumpet. From there the piece adds layers of sonorities as the full ensemble builds to the emotional and powerful final strain…

Using a single tempo and meter throughout this impressive closer features a driving rhythmic ostinato punctuated with brilliant brass lines and block chordal statements. Creative sounding and very powerful!