Director Must Haves

Christmas Exultation is an exciting medley of 4 traditional holiday carols: Adeste Fideles (“O Come All Ye Faithful”), Jolly Old Saint Nicholas, Joy to the World, Hark! the Herald Angels Sing. Christmas Exultation is correlated with Tradition...

Fast paced and energetic, Look Out, Here I Come! will engage your students from the downbeat to the last, dramatic chord! A great opener or closer to your program, this song hits the gas pedal and does not let up. With repetition, playable...

Rhythmic Festival was written to teach syncopation across the middle of the measure. All parts have modest ranges, and care is taken with clarinets crossing over the break. Every section gets the melody at some point, and any important lines in the rarer...

This flexible work can be played by concert band, string orchestra, or full orchestra. Audiences will be energized when hearing Yankee Doodle and You’re a Grand Old Flag in this fun and flexible setting. F Major. Note: For a full orchestra setting,...

This is among the most noble and stately music in all of band literature. Great for graduation, baccalaureate, memorial, or awards ceremonies. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

And They Flew (WB546), Earthrise (WB536), and Hypersonic (WB547) comprise Steven J. Pyter's "To The Moon and Back" suite. And They Flew features stately melodies over a rhythmic and sometimes syncopated accompaniment depicting those first few moments of...

Now available in a ColorFlex version! Let JaRod Hall bring some funk with a sassy attitude to your winter concert! This remarkably smooth and fun musical scavenger hunt includes a wealth of holiday tunes with an incredible groove! Influenced by jazz,...

Arranger William Himes brilliantly adapts Bach's famous fugue for the concert band. The themes are passed around to all members of the band and include some solo opportunities (with cross cues). Limited percussion writing adds excitement and vitality to...

Joy Dance, by Scott Watson, musically conveys an unrestrained expression of happiness and exhilaration. Inspired by David's ecstatic dance of praise in 2 Samuel 6:14 ("And David danced before the Lord with all his might..."), the piece combines artifacts...

This programmatic work by composer Ryan Nowlin depicts the long career of a music teacher, and the impression that the students can leave on one's character over many years.  

Shut Out is a piece about the experience of being a disabled person and not quite fitting into society. The piece is cast in three distinct sections, each showing a range of emotions that composer Tyler Mazone and his friends, colleagues, and family feel...

Brian Balmages - FJH Music Company Inc The innovative use of astonishing instrumental colors conveys the concept of optical prisms spinning freely while reflecting light in numerous directions. Giving a strong nod to Impressionism, the music...