Remembrance

Reminiscence - Bill Calhoun

A lush and musically expressive ballad for band that pulls at your heart strings, Reminiscence is tender and emotionally charged with musical tension that resolves beautifully at the end. Bill Calhoun has become a composer you can trust to write music of a very high quality.

Renaissance Dance - Tielman Susato

The music of Susato has long been a staple in band music, as it is some of the first examples of music for consorts of instruments. Band directors have long embraced his music to teach the Renaissance style. With Renaissance Dance, Bill Calhoun has delivered the easiest possible arrangement of this famous Susato piece taking care to retain the original style and teachability.

Residuum

Resignation

Resilience

Written in response to adversity in its many forms, this concert or contest composition for advanced bands celebrates the spirit of rising above. Adversity is represented by various harmonic and rhythmic devices throughout the work and is resolved through creative reworkings of previous melodic material, different textural instrumental combinations and tempo and dynamic shadings. Truly a commentary on not only life's struggles but the fact that strife also causes positive growth, this complex, yet approachable, composition will challenge your musicians both musically and emotionally.

Resolution

Resurgence

Return To Sterling Forest

Reveille March - Chris Ferguson

Chris Ferguson combines the standard bugle calls into this easy march for beginning students. Students are already familiar with it so they can be successful right away. The optional solo sections may also be performed in reference to the traditional solo bugle call. Ferguson brings a wealth of experiences working with beginners that have translated into this wonderful new march for young students.