The melodic 5-note title phrase of the classic hymn Blessed Assurance provides the starting point for Robert Thurston’s exuberantly creative riff on a beloved...
Sketches on the Navy Hymn: "Eternal Father, Strong to Save"
Robert Thurston uses the U.S. Navy Hymn, Eternal Father, Strong to Save, as a starting point for...
Written to reinforce light dynamics and delicate articulations, composer Robert Thurston has created a great piece that has all the quirky and masterful...
Bands will look forward to playing the easy Latin-flavored La Playa Cancun. The expanded percussion section provides a repeated rhythmic anchor that supports...
As a very easy introduction to canonic themes, Lone Lake Afternoon utilizes easy, accessible melodies suitable for first-year or developing bands. It also...
Driving sixteenth notes in the hi-hat and thumping syncopation in the bass create the foundation over which Dvorak’s masterwork can shine. Alternating between...
Outpost Andromeda features constant rhythmic motion with a very memorable tonal scheme. A hint of mystery and a huge helping of excitement defines this...
This majestically resolute work takes the listener on a musical journey back 250 million years before the supercontinent Pangaea divided itself into the 7...
Outnumbered almost two to one, King Henry’s English Army defeated a much larger French Army in the Battle at Agincourt in 1415. Victorious, but not without...
Located at longitudinal opposites of Scotland, Dornóch (in the Northern Highlands) and Turnberry (on the Southwest Coast) both resplendently exemplify the...