James Curnow

The list of large-scale holiday pieces that groups can really sink their teeth into can sometimes be found lacking. In Overture to a Winter Festival Jim Curnow borrows excerpts from some songs and car...

For the Olympic Flag - Commissioned by the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games Cultural Olympiad in honor of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games Written to be played by the Olympic Band whenever the...

Edvard Grieg is probably the best known of all Norwegian composers. He was one of the most important figures during the nationalistic romantic period and his music always contained the essence of this...

An excellent work for contest and festival use! Based on the ancient hymn, All Glory, Laud and Honor, Acclamation is composed as a set of symphonic variations. After an opening fanfare and a statement...

Avec Acclamation, le compositeur américain James Curnow démontre son habileté à manier la forme 'thème et variations'. Acclamation développe la mélodie du cantique allemand O Gott nimm an die Gaben ('...

An excellent work for contest and festival use! Based on the ancient hymn All Glory, Laud and Honor, Acclamation is composed as a set of symphonic variations. After an opening fanfare and a statement...

This impressive work abounds with spirit and enthusiasm designed to elevate the body, mind, and spirit of all who hear it! At times intimate, at others exuberant, this piece has all the makings of a s...

From the dynamic, driving introduction to the expressively lyric Andante cantabile, Concertpiece for Trumpet was created to showcase both the technical and lyrical qualities of the trumpet. Whethercas...

This richly varied and full-sounding combination of holiday favorites has just a touch of European flair! ing, You can't help but capture the joy these carols bring, in an arrangement that will appeal...

A concert 'centerpiece', this major work from James Curnow explores the spiritual perspectives of the First Nations of the Pacific Northwest in North America. The five movements investigate the 'Cosmo...

Dans un orchestre de concert, la clarté de la musique ne peut ressortir que si l'articulation des interprètes est précise et présentée de manière cohérente dans tout l'orchestre. Ces merveilleuses étu...

Tchaikovsky's lovely, melancholy melody was inspired by a poem that speaks of great sadness. Print the poem in your program, or have it recited as the band plays to create a deeply moving tribute to a...

Lovely and delicate, this familiar Welsh lullaby is simple yet strong, in a beautifully scored setting. This is a familiar folksong that has stood the test of time, and deservedly so, and will deeply...

Every conductor knows the importance of using excellent teaching materials to aid in the development of all aspects of musical growth. The quality of the band's performance must be continually improvi...