I Wonder As I Wander

I'm Always Chasing Rainbows - Harry Carroll

The standard popular song by Harry Carroll is given a full-blown pops concert style treatment by arranger Jerry Nowak. In the hands of a master arranger, this classy ballad will delight audiences and give your musicians the opportunity to flex their jazz muscles. This is perfect for a pops concert or for community bands.

Ides of March

If I Could Fly

Who hasn't entertained the idea of flying? In this accessible grade 3 work, the performer, along with the audience, will enjoy the fantasy of spreading their wings and soaring over meadows and farms, streets and schoolyards, malls and churches, wherever their imagination wants to take them. It is a lush, flowing composition with a lot of opportunities for whimsical expression.

iJingle

Il Bersagliere (The Italian Riflemen) March - Edoardo Boccalari

Carl Fischer proudly welcomes this great Italian march back into its catalogue. This new edition not only provides the band conductor with a full score, but the full size parts are more readable by the performers as well It is a challenging italian style march that is considered by many to be among the best ever written. Van Ragsdale's edition is true to the original.

Imani

Imani, which means faith, is the seventh day of Kwanzaa, the African and African-American celebration of family and culture. This challenging and colorful piece rises from its quiet chant-like opening (involving part of the band singing the "Imani" tune) to a sonorous major climax at measure 51. The faster section that follows makes brilliant use of an enlarged percussion section that includes a number of assorted instruments (Log drums, Congas, Claves, et. al.) This is a terrific multicultural selection that will have many uses for holiday programs and contest performances. Duration: 6'

Impact

Improvement (March) - Harold Bennett

Here is a classic march from Harold Bennett (psudonym of Henry Fillmore), which is part of the famous Bennett Band Book series. This piece will serve as an excellent introductory march to teach this imprtant and historically significant style to youn band musicians. Improvement contains distinctive Henry Fillmore melodies that are truly memorable.

In a New Light

Beginning with a build to a nice climax that sets up some of the main thematic material, "In a New Light" drives forward with a lot of interplay between woodwinds, brass, and percussion. A section of repose follows with interjections of the rhythmic themes ending in an energetic build to the piece's conclusion.