Kenneth Bray

This is an ideal concert or contest piece. There are four short lyric songs in the suite and all are different in style and mood. Using traditional harmonies and colourful orchestrations, Kenneth Bray...

Wachet Auf is a piece that has been arranged many times for a variety of different ensembles. This is a very full sound coming from an ensemble made up of 4 trumpets, 4 horns, 3 trombones, 1 euphonium...

Psalm 130 is an original composition by Kenneth Bray. It is a truly powerful work, full of chromaticism and motivic development. Mr. Bray originally wrote this Psalm for choir (SATB and organ) which i...

A popular Mass for brass! Ken Bray's magnificent arranging skills are once again apparent with this work. The key has been altered to be more idiomatic for the brass choir and some of the development...

One of Bruckner's brassiest symphonies has been arranged for 4 trumpets, 4 horns, 3 trombones, euphonium, tuba, and one timpanist. All parts are interesting as the melodic figures are spread throughou...

One of Rachmaninoff's most often performed piano preludes, this is sure success on any brass program. A march-like opening section shows off the low brass with the upper parts punctuating the melody w...

This popular piano work has been greatly expanded to exploit this new full brass sound. This exciting piece lends itself very well to a brass choir consisting of 4 trumpets (including one piccolo), 4...

This piece has been arranged for a wide variety of instrumental groups including several versions for brass quintet. This new arrangement scored by Kenneth Bray for a large brass choir is better suite...

A lush and beautiful work composed by Kenneth Bray for his daughter, Reverie for Bonita features the horn section, colourful use of mutes and simple, elegant themes. Showing off the lyrical side of th...

This work was originally written as a contest entrance piece for the theme song for the 1967 Expo in Montreal. The band arrangement, done by Kenneth Bray, has truly captured the spirit of this concert...

This is a fun closer or encore to a concert and is a feature for the baritone player in your ensemble. The name 'Car-Tune' refers to the sound of the horn of the old sports cars. This is a thrilling o...

A terrific fanfare opening sets the tone for this short but rhythmically interesting original band composition. Colourful percussion adds to the majesty of the wind parts. The brass carry the majority...

A lush and beautiful work composed by Kenneth Bray for his daughter, Reverie for Bonita features the horn section, colourful use of mutes and simple, elegant themes. Showing off the lyrical side of th...

This work was originally written as a contest entrance piece for the theme song for the 1967 Expo in Montreal. The concert band arrangement, by Kenneth Bray, has truly captured the spirit of this conc...

This is a fun closer or encore to a concert and it features some technical flourishes in the soprano and euphoniums. The name 'Car-Tune' refers to the sound of the horn of the old European sports cars...

Taken from a single line of Chippewa music, this tune has been harmonized and arranged for brass quintet by Kenneth Bray. He has very successfully arranged this music for choir and this version for br...

An elegant arrangement of a choral work by William Byrd. This piece is fun to play and accessible to beginning players. Because it is approachable by all quintets, it is a perfect tune to work on blen...

A classic for brass. Although other versions of this work have been arranged for brass quintet, this new arrangement has the melody line in each part including the tuba! All parts have ample rests and...

An ideal piece for beginning brass quintet. Full harmonies and well-balanced instrumentation make this not only playable but a very successful piece for a quintet looking for a good piece for developi...

This is an exciting original composition by Kenneth Bray. Written as a piece to be used at the University of Western Ontario Spring Convocation, this work could be used as an opening fanfare for a con...

Canada's national anthem.

Canada's national anthem.

Kenneth Bray has taken a Mozart masterpiece and brilliantly adapted it for woodwind quintet. This is a challenging work that is full of the flair and colour that is so typically Mozart. The Adagio ope...

Taken from a single line of Chippewa music, Kenneth Bray has harmonized this tune and arranged it for woodwind quintet. Mr. Bray has very successfully arranged this music for choir and this version fo...

Written as a piece to be used at the University of Western Ontario Spring Convocation, this work could be used as an opening fanfare for a concert or as a concert piece at a distinguished event. The S...