Partitions moyen chez Grand Mesa Music

Exciting work employing contemporary harmonies within a traditional theme and variations format.

This minimalist soundscape recreates a quiet afternoon in the woods of New Hampshire. Three mallet parts create an underlying ostinato with wind parts layered above in expansive melodic lines, and eve...

Commissioned by the Delta, Colorado High School Band, this exciting, tightly-knit work in sonata form is sure to be a favorite of your players and audiences alike.

This piece, commissioned by the Overland Trail Middle School of Brighton, Colorado, tells a musical story of the settling of the west. Unique metrical feature is the use of 12/8 time.

This rarity in the band literature features an antiphonal set-up and is playable by most Jr. High/Middle School bands. Trumpets and trombones are employed in contrast to the rest of the ensemble in th...

This work is an imaginatively-scored set of three short preludes and fugues originally written for organ. While technically within the Grade3 range, this piece can be used as a teaching tool in perfor...

Commissioned by the Colorado Honor band, this is a uniquely compelling arrangement of familiar folk tunes associated with water.

Superb contemporary overture by one of America's finest and most respected band writers.

Spacious contemporary work musically descriptive of the Arkansas River's most spectacular canyon.

Under the influence of a desert full moon, a pile of bones comes to life and dances a series of bizarre dances.

Lyrical baroque gem from the opera Xerxes set beautifully for the modern wind band.

Perhaps the most strikingly original work by the patriarch of the Russian Five.

Commissioned by the Augusta County, VA Honors Band, a colorful set of variations depicting life in rural Virginia.

Each of the 3 movements is a modern representation of an ancient musical form. Vividly imaginative ideas and great scoring highlight this suite for band.

Old Scottish carol given a Grainger-like setting by this very gifted arranger.

First published band work by a gifted young Iowa composer, featuring many exquisite scoring and harmonic touches in the framework of a lush ballad.

Three movement work that uses source material from various Chinese ethnic groups. Two fast, cheerful out movements bracket a darker, slow middle movement. Great change-of pace programming!

Exciting 2 minute fanfare playable by groups with very limited instrumentation.

Superbly crafted western overture.

Bands will be taken on a 'stellar' musical adventure as they recreate the journey to the end of the Solar System of NASA's Deep Space One interplanetary probe. Cosmic sounds abound in this truly creat...

The soaring melodies and spacious harmonies in this well-crafted band work evoke the spirit of the U.S. west. The musical portrait was inspired by a giant rock portal on Colorado's Yampa River.

This very innovative and powerful arrangement can be successfully performed with band alone, or with band and SAB chorus. Its creation was commissioned in memory of the victims of the September 11th t...

Written for the Arkansas Valley Honor band in Southeast Colorado, this musical celebration honors both the Hispanic and Native American heritage of the area in a one-of-a-kind musical portrait.

Enchanting' variations on a simple modal theme that takes the listener on a fantastic journey through the mind of this free-thinking composer.

Moods range from pastoral to wildly festive in this extremely well-crafted setting of music from the European Alps. Highly recommended as a showcase for those groups with a fine flute or horn section,...