This incredible overture was written for the All County Honor Band in Mercer County, Pennsylvania and is based on the familiar folk song, 'Erie Canal.' The slow, powerful introduction is comprised of...
This new work for band is a setting of several delightful Moravian folk dances. 'Stoji hruska v oudoli' is a fast-paced two-step dance. 'Rozluc se Ancicko' features a clarinet solo in a mournful, yet...
Check out this lively mix of traditional songs from the American West, colorfully scored for concert band. It includes 'Red River Valley,' a unique, bluesy setting of 'The Yellow Rose of Texas,' a jau...
Three Folk Song Settings for Band is comprised of three folk songs, each opening with a similar motive of a rising fifth followed by a descending second. This unifying motive sets the foundation for t...
Upon hearing the hymn tune 'Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing,' one is immediately struck by the power of its simplicity. This setting retains that simplicity, while recasting the tune in fresh harmo...
The final movement of Three Folk Song Settings for Band, 'scarborough Fair,' concludes the suite with a rousing setting of this well-known folk song, and includes references to the previous two moveme...
These rousing variations are based on the old English sea song 'Spanish Ladies.' The piece has an English folk sound throughout. Fans of the classic band music of Vaughan Williams and Grainger will ce...
Bruce Preuninger has successfully managed to capture the sound and feel of the spiritual in the context of a large ensemble. In Fantasy on an African-American Spiritual, the composer has arranged the...
The melody, 'Wachet Auf' ('sleepers, Wake') was not composed by Bach, but was used by him in three of the seven movements of his Cantata No. 141. This arrangement features adaptations of the third and...