Partitions moyen chez Grand Mesa Music

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...

Originally written in 1972, this music was extensively revised in 2002, and now takes the form of a fantasia of traditional Advent and Christmas tunes. Included in part or whole are the Advent hymn tu...

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,...

The late Renaissance saw the creation of some of the most beautiful music ever written, most of it being sacred vocal music. In performance practice, this unaccompanied vocal music was often supported...

Written to commemorate the career of a longtime South Carolina educator and administrator, this fabulous band composition has everything a fine piece of music should contain: memorable melodies, snapp...

This set of five Renaissance pieces showcases three of history's finest composers: Josquin Desprez, Heinrich Isaac, and Ludwig Senfl. The unique harmonies and rhythms are retained here exactly as the...

Intense excitement defines this dynamic new band work, from it's gripping introduction to the timpani driven, power chord ending. A single theme is taken through several contrasting sections, featurin...

Young Michigan composer Schoendorff brings not only tremendous craft but also an extremely original approach to his composition, exemplified here in a brash, whimsical piece that is mixed with a good...

Inspired by the harbor bridge in Duluth Minnesota, the western most tip of Lake Superior, this fine new work is a delightfully realized musical portrait. The structure of the composition is 'bridge-li...

An Appalachian folk tune gone wild! Using an obscure folk melody from the Southeast (Run Boys Run), the composer has created a riotously entertaining sound environment that intertwines his original th...

The arranging team of keyboardists Utterback and Broege have here come up with a stunningly evocative take on the old spiritual. This expressive arrangement is full of instrumental and harmonic surpri...

The composer here offers a musical tribute to the Gene Roddenberry Star Trek TV series. This thrilling musical pastiche masterfully employs striking harmonies, surprising rhythmic effects, a wide vari...

Have you ever had a day in which you ran from place to place and accomplished nothing? 'Rat Race' is a witty and cleverly scored musical expose that highlights this human condition. Unusual sounds, su...

The aurora borealis, or northern lights, has intrigued civilizations and cultures around the world for centuries. The title of this engaging band work comes from the ancient Chinese term for the north...

A remarkable new arrangement of the immortal Irish ballad 'Danny Boy', this is a band setting not to be missed! It includes many highly expressive moments and opportunities for rubato style, as well a...

This is an inspired, slightly wacky version of the immortal piano classic. Full of surprises, this arrangement uses mixed meter and sudden tempo and tonality shifts to keep players and listeners on th...

Exciting rhythms in a mixed meter framework characterize this intriguing new work. It spins a musical portrait of a journey from wrongful imprisonment to freedom, and travels across some very interest...