This breezy work features a festive opening with plenty of quick melody lines to go around. A slower lyrical section gives the woodwinds a chance to shine with...
Trumpet Feature
Chronicles in many ways could be considered a concerto, if not in a strict sense of form, at least in expansiveness. The Prologue begins with...
Dancing in a circle is an ancient tradition common to many cultures for marking special occasions, rituals, strengthening community, and encouraging...
What would it sound like if Claude Debussy had been able to score for the modern wind band? Andrew Blair’s new orchestration of Debussy’s beloved Clair de Lune...
World-renowned composer Joseph Turrin has shown mastery of the wind band medium at the most difficult levels, but here he shows that he is equally comfortable...
Trumpet & Trombone Feature
Written for soloists Philip Smith (trumpet) and Joseph Alessi (trombone) of the New York Philharmonic, this six-minute work...
Written for soloists Philip Smith (trumpet) and Joseph Alessi (trombone) of the New York Philharmonic, this six-minute work explores the rhythmic, melodic and...
Written for Kurt Masur's farewell concert with the New York Philharmonic, Hemispheres tells the stories of creation from three very diverse cultures: The...
Trombone Feature
Written for New York Philharmonic trombonist Joseph Alessi, Turrin makes Illuminations sound as if it were being played by a full orchestra,...
Based on a poem by an 8th grade student titled "Everything is Variant," Jubilant Overture is filled with sparkling colors and vivid images of all four seasons....
