Grand Mesa Music

Colorful band work in four continuous sections Canyon, Plateau, Ruin, and Water, descriptive of one of the US's newest national monuments.

Exciting new work by one of America's most revered band composers.

Contrapuntal work which young musicians find fun to play.

Transcribed from a Grieg string work; provides a great opportunity for more advanced bands to showcase lyrical playing and sensitive phrasing.

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

Great arrangement of a folk round that will be the hit of any young band's spring concert.

Exciting, well-scored, perfectly proportioned easy work that sounds more difficult and mature than it really is.

Dedicated to a middle school clarinettist who met her unfortunate demise in an auto accident, this easy tone poem sets a new standard for musicality and expressions at the grade two level.

Superbly constructed medley of British Folk tunes.

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!

Stately work with contemporary harmonies and many exquisite scoring touches.

Young players love playing this rock-style piece filled with unexpected rhythmic twists and imaginative harmonies and percussion writing.

Superbly creative programmatic work based on an ancient hymn.

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...

Minimalist sonic painting that will create a memorable musical experience for more advanced ensembles. Dedicated to the memory of John Paynter.

A truly unique musical statement capturing the timeless beauty of a classic sunset.

The arranger, who is one of America's finest, has skillfully combined 'In the Hall of the Mountain King' and 'Asa's Death' in a very playable young band arrangement that will work beautifully for conc...

Endless musical excitement is captured in a very creative work descriptive of the battle of Agincourt between the French and the English. The composer uses quartal harmony, memorable melodies, and an...

Powerful, visionary work exploring the angst of the Biblical city of Jericho. An Arabic scale and solos for flute, oboe, soprano sax, and trumpet help evoke a marvelous musical landscape.