Joseph Kreines

In his American Song Settings, No. 1, Joseph Kreines has created a delightful theme and variations on the well-known traditional melody, 'Billy Boy. ' Every instrument in the band has the melody at so...

Skip to My Lou , the second in a series of wind band settings of familiar melodies, was written for and is dedicated to the Maitland (FL) Middle School Wind Ensemble, Eric Mendez, director. It opens w...

Skip to My Lou , the second in a series of wind band settings of familiar melodies, was written for and is dedicated to the Maitland (FL) Middle School Wind Ensemble, Eric Mendez, director. It opens w...

Skip to My Lou , the second in a series of wind band settings of familiar melodies, was written for and is dedicated to the Maitland (FL) Middle School Wind Ensemble, Eric Mendez, director. It opens w...

Skip to My Lou , the second in a series of wind band settings of familiar melodies, was written for and is dedicated to the Maitland (FL) Middle School Wind Ensemble, Eric Mendez, director. It opens w...

This lovely setting of the beloved American folk song 'Barbara Allen' is presented for developing bands as a series of variations in which all sections of the band have an opportunity to play the melo...

Wether you are using this CD to encourage your students to practive every day or to select new compositions for your band: The Washington Winds recordings are always a valuable choice for your CD libr...

First published in 1940, this work became a highly respected and widely performed Percy Grainger work. It is unique in that it employs a high drone on the note C, which is sounded throughout the entir...

Leo Delibes composed his ballet, 'Sylvia,' in 1876. It achieved considerable popularity, and several of the individual numbers were grouped into a suite which orchestras all over the world have played...

for 6 trumpets, 4 horns, 4 trombones, euphonium, 2 tubas and suspended cymbal

for 6 trumpets, 4 horns, 4 trombones, euphonium, 2 tubas and suspended cymbal

The American Song-Set was written at the suggestion of Michael Mulcahy, who was looking for a piece that used American folk melodies as its basis. Each of the four movements contains several settings...

An extremely skilled arrangement for wind and brass (no percussion) of a poignant ecclesiastical motet composed by W.A.Mozart six months before his death in 1791. Mozart's stunning part-writing and li...

This striking orchestration of the Northern Irish melody that underlies the song Danny Boy offers intermediate and advanced concert bands an opportunity to explore the tune's soaring beauty through br...

Suppe's spirited overture is instantly recognizable, and in this transcription by Joseph Kreines, perfectly suited for concert band performance!

One of Grieg's most popular orchestral selections, the Homage March from Sigurd Jorsalfar is stirring and noble. A magnificent addition to any band's music library!