Neil A. Kjos Music Company

Conductor Score

Ayre And Dance Is An Original Composition Designed For The First Year Concert, Contest, Or Festival Performance. It Includes Two Sections - A Plaintive, Haunting C Aeolian Ayre And A Lively Ternary Da...

First Concert - a demonstration performance by Bruce Pearson, was written to be playable after only 6 to 8 weeks of instruction. By programming this 15 minute demonstration concert for the student bod...

Costa Del Sol is a composition that uses elements from Latin American music to describe a sunny, Mexican coastline. With exciting and fun percussion parts, this piece reinforces the concepts of 9th no...

Blues Down Under, written by Australian composer Barrie Gott, is a Blues/Rock composition which offers students the option of playing a written-out 'ad lib' solo or creating their own improvised solo...

DECLARATION is an exuberant grade 2 ¢ arrangement of the 16th century composer Benedetto Marcello's Psalm 19. Originally written for organ, this maestosos arrangement for full concert band is an excel...

Written as a tribute to the seafaring and shipbuilding traditions of Portsmouth, Virginia, this enchanting and heartfelt composition overflows with colorful sonorities and rich textures. The percussio...

Bruce Pearson has written this overture for band to describe the many different peoples that make up our country, or, for that matter, any country. From its bold opening statement to its melodic Andan...

An Exultant 18th Century Hymn-Tune Provides The Melodic Inspiration For Joyance, A Jubilant Concert Or Festival Fantasia. Written In Ternary Form, The Work Opens With A Hymn-Based Maestoso Introductio...

When one sees the name of Elliot Del Borgo, it is immediately associated with concert band music of the highest order. Dervish Dance is no exception. Here is an energetic dance set in the Dorian mode...

A masterful set of variations based on J.S. Bach's Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott.I. Fanfare-ChoraleII. Cantus FirmusIII. RecitativeIV. Fugue

Down Ampney is a hymn tune composed by Ralph Vaughn Williams and is used for the hymn 'Come Down, O Love Divine.' Jack Stamp treats this tune to several variations featuring brass and woodwind choirs,...

Full of driving energy and majestic power, this selection is the perfect concert opener. Great for young ensembles, Mr. Niehaus's composition has something for everyone.

In this serene arrangement, Mr. Bobrowitz gives all sections engaging parts. With a graceful and familiar melody, this selection would make a wonderful addition to the repertoire of any middle school...

In this serene arrangement, Mr. Bobrowitz gives all sections engaging parts. With a graceful and familiar melody, this selection would make a wonderful addition to the repertoire of any middle school...

A perfect concert opener, this selection is rimming with infectious energy. Students will be delighted by the strong melodies, and the chorale-like middle section will give them a chance to show their...

Another exciting selection from Timothy Mahr! Featuring a pensive introduction, a heavy, martial middle section, and a dazzling conclusion, 'Honoris Causa' tells a vivid and inspirational musical stor...

Pride, Promise and Progress was commissioned by St. Olaf College to celebrate the sesquicentennial of the City of Northfield, Minnesota, 1855-2005. The composition was premiered under the composer's b...

Having started his career in North Carolina, composer Jack Stamp feels a special connection to the state and its people in this exciting symphonic work. The composer pays tribute by writing evocative...

Picture Santa doing the Cha Cha Cha to Up On The Housetop , the Argentine Tango to a minor treatment of Jingle Bells and tearing it up to a funk rock version of Jolly Old Saint Nicholas! Christmas con...

This charming ghost enjoys playing tricks - from mysterious and noisy disturbances to turning lights on and off at random - and has chosen to visit your and your beginning concert band. From the first...

In the style of his popular Anasazi and Aztec Sunrise , this mood piece begins quietly with a flute solo or tutti section feature, builds throughout and ends quietly like it began. Interesting harmoni...

Knights and fair maidens, castles and keeps, this piece will take your beginning band on a journey back to the days of yore. One tune, one tempo and three different meters and three different musical...

A traditional folk song of South Africa and Zimbabwe, this song represents pride and strength and is presented in varying styles. Authentic African percussion instruments such as djembe, congas and bo...

This classic Irish melody is best known as the famous Percy Grainger arrangement, Tune from County Derry , but this one is easy enough for any middle school band and interesting enough for a band of a...