Brendan McBrien : Partitions facile

Bringing colors and fragrances unlike those of any other season, autumn is an especially delightful time of year. Through history many cultures celebrate this season when life advances toward the wint...

With the same sparkle and energy of its predecessor, 'Adra's Dance,' this new companion piece adds a touch of maturity as Adra's creator, the composer's daughter, has grown into a young lady. Celebrat...

With the same sparkle and energy of its predecessor, 'Adra's Dance,' this new companion piece adds a touch of maturity as Adra's creator, the composer's daughter, has grown into a young lady. Celebrat...

With the same sparkle and energy of its predecessor, 'Adra's Dance,' this new companion piece adds a touch of maturity as Adra's creator, the composer's daughter, has grown into a young lady. Celebrat...

Contraption is a tone poem describing an imaginary machine of great size and power. The word 'contraption' is defined as 'a device or machine regarded as strange, incomprehensible, or makeshift. ' Thi...

Contraption is a tone poem describing an imaginary machine of great size and power. The word 'contraption' is defined as 'a device or machine regarded as strange, incomprehensible, or makeshift. ' Thi...

Contraption is a tone poem describing an imaginary machine of great size and power. The word 'contraption' is defined as 'a device or machine regarded as strange, incomprehensible, or makeshift.' This...

Contraption is a tone poem describing an imaginary machine of great size and power. The word 'contraption' is defined as 'a device or machine regarded as strange, incomprehensible, or makeshift. ' Thi...

From the composer of The Planets comes this beloved Christmas carol. Voted the best carol in a 2008 BBC Music Magazine poll of some of the world's leading music directors, this lesser-known carol is a...

From the composer of The Planets comes this beloved Christmas carol. Voted the best carol in a 2008 BBC Music Magazine poll of some of the world's leading music directors, this lesser-known carol is a...

This traditional Hanukkah song, My Candles (sometimes known as 'In the Window'), is a lovely and haunting melody written in strophic form. Strophic music is a song that has only one phrase of melodic...

This traditional Hanukkah song, My Candles (sometimes known as 'In the Window'), is a lovely and haunting melody written in strophic form. Strophic music is a song that has only one phrase of melodic...

From the composer of The Planets comes this beloved Christmas carol. Voted 'the best carol' in a 2008 BBC Music Magazine poll of some of the world's leading music directors, this lesser-known carol is...

Based on a French dance tune from the 17th century, this English carol contains a contagious theme set in a rhythmic, toe-tapping arrangement. A chime and orchestral bell part are featured that could...

With the same sparkle and energy of its predecessor, 'Adra's Dance,' this new companion piece adds a touch of maturity as Adra's creator, the composer's daughter, has grown into a young lady. Celebrat...

S'vivon (se-vi-vohn) is the Hebrew word for dreidl, a four-sided top that is popular with children during the celebration of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. In this arrangement by...

We welcome Brendan McBrien to the Kendor family of writers with this creative original inspired by five whimsical rhymes. Text that can be read aloud before each movement is included, and students and...

The opening measures of Thrill Ride depict our first glimpse of the giant structure. This is followed by the slow ride up the lift-hill and the blood-chilling first drop that begins our journey on thi...

The opening measures of Thrill Ride depict our first glimpse of the giant structure. This is followed by the slow ride up the lift-hill and the blood-chilling first drop that begins our journey on thi...

The opening measures of Thrill Ride depict our first glimpse of the giant structure. This is followed by the slow ride up the lift-hill and the blood-chilling first drop that begins our journey on thi...

Autumn Hill is a contrasting work that captures the mood and colors of this beautiful season. Though imaginary, Autumn Hill represents a place where there is peace and rest, a place to remember people...

Autumn Hill is a contrasting work that captures the mood and colors of this beautiful season. Though imaginary, Autumn Hill represents a place where there is peace and rest, a place to remember people...

Autumn Hill is a contrasting work that captures the mood and colors of this beautiful season. Though imaginary, Autumn Hill represents a place where there is peace and rest, a place to remember people...

Autumn Hill is a contrasting work that captures the mood and colors of this beautiful season. Though imaginary, Autumn Hill represents a place where there is peace and rest, a place to remember people...

United States during the 15th and 16th centuries - wonderment and intrigue filled the imaginations of these gallant world-explorers and is wonderfully depicted in this composition. (4:45)