My Old Kentucky Home - Stephen Collins Foster / arr. Jeremy S. Martin

A beautiful ballad in its own right, this arrangement is given more flexibility with an optional vocal part. Whether or not the vocalist is used, the ranges are conservative, the countermelodies and harmonies are rich and lovely, and there is interest for everyone.

My Robin Is to the Greenwood Gone - Percy Aldridge Grainger, scored for wind band by Fred Sturm

This delightful early setting by Percy Grainger, using only the first four measures of a popular English song, contains many of the melodic and harmonic twists and turns that we associate with his music of later years. Fred Sturm's new scoring for wind ensemble brilliantly brings to life this Percy Grainger masterwork. (7:37)

My Soul a Canvas - Todd Stalter

This piece represents feelings of solitude, loneliness, confidence, determination, and conflict. The central theme's rhythm is built on a sad soul's name, solos for the instrument she played, and her love of nature and art.

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Mystic Forest - Christopher Kyle Green

Mystic Forest is a mysterious and exhilarating addition to your next concert. The audience is taken into a fictional world, where visions of blue and purples captivate the landscape. Sweeping harmonies and tender solo lines showcase the energy of the mystic forest, followed by a rapid chase represented by fast tempos and bombastic percussive sections. Engulf your audience with beautiful harmonies that send them into the Mystic Forest.Original Item#: RWS-2013-00

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Mystic Journey - Robert Sheldon

features a dark and ominous opening that leads to a very rhythmic and jungle-like dance. The scoring brings out wonderful colors that even young bands can express. The initial theme reappears before the dance rhythms once again take over, concluding the piece with a burst of energy. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

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Mystic Legacy - Larry Clark

Listen to this work you look at the score, and you won't believe it contains only the first six notes that are taught in most beginning method books! The crowning achievement is the harmonic and rhythmic content that 'stretches' the young player, drives the enthusiasm in your rehearsals and ultimately thrills the audience. Your musicians will beg to play this piece every day! (2:23)

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Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye

"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" was initially recorded by the pop-rock group Steam and became a number 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the late '60s. Having been recorded by multiple artists since then, it is still popular today, sung and played at sporting games across the USA. Paul Cook has stirred up this hot young band arrangement that will have your students clapping and singing and your audience joining in---a real multitasking musical winner!

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Napoli - Hermann Bellstedt / arr. Donald Hunsberger

Born in Germany, Hermann Bellstedt immigrated to America in 1867, where his family settled in Cincinnati. A prodigy on the cornet, he played with Patrick Gilmore as cornet soloist and assistant to the famous Ben Bolt, and, in 1904, joined the Sousa Band, playing alongside Walter Rogers and Herbert L. Clarke. Bellstedt's variations on feature the popular Neopolitan song "Finiculi, Finicula" (composed by Luigi Denza in 1880) that celebrated the funicular railway built up the side of Mt. Vesuvius in 1880. Other popular Amalfi Coast songs include "'O Solo Mio" and "Torna a Sorriento." A variety of solo textures, whimsical to intense, are demonstrated by this Donald Hunsberger arrangement dedicated to Wynton Marsalis as a part of the "Carnaval" project. A grandiose opportunity to feature your cornet or trumpet soloist! (5:45)

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Nativity Carol - John Rutter / arr. Monty Musgrave

John Rutter (b.1945) is one of England's best known composers of choral literature. While his choral works, including "Te Deum," "Magnificat," and "Requiem," are the most familiar, he has also written numerous instrumental works. Rutter composed the "Nativity Carol" for SATB chorus and organ in 1963, and it was published in 1967 as part of a collection entitled . Although the title suggests a seasonal work, its musical richness lends itself favorably for performance at any time of the year. (4:00)

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Natural

From their fourth studio album , Imagine Dragons' tune is a powerful rock anthem. With a soulful alto saxophone solo at the start, the groove launches the energetic theme building to an invigorating conclusion. Used by ESPN for their 2018 College Football broadcasts, this became the band's fifth number one song in the U.S. Strong and commanding! (2:45) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

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