The ultimate in performance flexibility and a great way to add some sizzle to your next concert! Written for a professional Venezuelan-born violist this work draws inspiration from the passionate melodies and lively dance rhythms of Latin music. Ideal for young orchestras who are interested in featuring a soloist the piece comes with an advanced viola solo as well as an easier version that can b…

This vibrant work opens with a brilliant fanfare highlighted by woodwind embellishments followed by an exciting and spirited dancelike movement. In the tradition of festival-winner Summer Dances this composition evolves from a simple theme and develops throughout. A slow lyrical section provides opportunities for chamber ensemble work before the opening fanfare is reintroduced in a new and refr…

Struggle In The Shadows

Celtica

A beginning band piece limited to a 6-note range Rite of Passage will have your band playing together in very little time. Utilizing smaller chamber sections as well as the full band this is an excellent teaching piece. With no clarinets over the break and no trumpets higher than a written A this is a very easy Grade 1 concert march.

Simple aleatoric passages help recreate the effect of an erupting volcano in this powerful yet extremely playable composition. Using bass drum to suggest the groaning of the volcano the lyrical opening foreshadows the wildness of the eruption and in transition students play any notes and rhythms desired. As the lava begins to flow a cacophonous ostinato appears over a menacing theme in the tru…

Spirit Of The Stallion

This serious festival work relies heavily on various elements of the tango set in a more contemporary framework. While the title mainly refers to the way various tangos come and go (through multiple transitional devices) it also references the opening and closing sections which include a 'phantom sound' through the use of mild dissonance and sudden dynamic changes that seemingly appear out of n…

Premiered at the 2005 Michigan Music Educaotrs Conference Escapades was commissioned by the Grand Valley State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble under the baton of Barry D. Martin with Arthur Campbell as clarinet soloist. Since the premiere it has been scheduled for additional performances in the United States and abroad. The piece gets its inspiration from the title which can be defined as '…

This 4-movement multicultural suite provides a wealth of teaching and performance opportunities especially at the beginning level. Each movement is based on a Smithsonian National Museum in Washington D.C. (Natural History American Indian African Art and Air and Space). These movements can easily be performed separately. In addition to cross-curriculum teaching the opening theme is slightly a…

Composed by Brian Balmages. For string orchestra. FJH Beginning Strings. Grade 1.5. Score and parts. Duration 1 minute, 45 seconds. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc

Arranged by Brian Balmages. For string orchestra. Orchestra. FJH Developing Strings. Grade 2.5. Score and set of parts. Duration 2 minutes, 30 seconds. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc

By Brian Balmages. For concert band. FJH Symphonic Band. Full set (score and parts). Score only also available: B1419S. Grade 4. Score and set of parts. Composed 2009

By Brian Balmages. Intermediate String Orchestra. FJH Developing Strings. Full set (score and parts). Score only also available: S. String Orchestra. Level: Grade 2. Score and set of parts. Composed 2007. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc.

By Brian Balmages. For concert band. Concert Band. FJH Symphonic Band. Score only. Full set (score and parts) also available: B1340. Grade 4. Score only. Duration 7 minutes. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc . Score only.

By Deb Sheldon / Brian Balmages / Tim Loest / Bob Sheldon. Edited by David Collier. For baritone saxophone. Educational Materials. Measures of Success. Educational Materials. Method book. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc

By Brian Balmages. For symphonic band. Band. FJH Concert Band. Grade 3. Score only. Duration 7 minutes. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc

By Deb Sheldon / Brian Balmages / Tim Loest / Bob Sheldon. Edited by David Collier. For bassoon. Educational Materials. Measures of Success. Educational Materials. Method book. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc

Composed by Brian Balmages. Symphonic Band. FJH Symphonic Band. Score and parts. Duration 8 minutes, 30 seconds. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.B1654).

Composed by Brian Balmages. For Tuba-Euphonium Quartet. Chamber music, 20th century. Published by Potenza Music

By Brian Balmages. For symphonic band. Band. FJH Young Band. Grade 2. Score and set of parts. Duration 2 minutes. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc

By Brian Balmages. For concert band. FJH Concert Band. Full set (score and parts). Score only also available: B1019S. Grade 5. Score and set of parts. Composed 2000

Composed by Brian Balmages. Young Band. FJH Young Band. Score and parts. Duration 4 minutes, 20 seconds. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.B1715).

Composed by Brian Balmages. Beginning Strings. FJH Beginning Strings. Score and parts. Duration 1 minute, 20 seconds. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.ST6435).

Composed by Brian Balmages. String Orchestra. FJH String Orchestra. Score and parts. Duration 4 minutes, 45 seconds. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.ST6427).

Composed by Brian Balmages. For string orchestra. FJH Developing Strings. Level 2. Score and parts. Duration 4:15. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc

By Brian Balmages. For string orchestra. FJH String Orchestra. Full set (score and parts). Score only also available: ST6173S. Grade 3. Score and set of parts. Composed 2009. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc

Composed by Brian Balmages. Symphonic Band. FJH Symphonic Band. Score and parts. Duration 4 minutes, 15 seconds. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.B1714).

Composed by Brian Balmages. Beginning Strings. FJH Beginning Strings. Score and parts. Duration 2 minutes. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.ST6403).

Composed by Brian Balmages. String Orchestra. FJH String Orchestra. Score and parts. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.ST6429).