Those Haughty Sailors

Three Christmas Spirituals

Threefold

Mixed meters, hemiola, and syncopation give this exciting piece its energy and drive. Using an insistent xylophone part as a rhythmic motive, a feeling of three is present in multiple meters, rhythmic forms and important countermelodies. With limited exposed parts, this offers opportunities for teaching important musical concepts while enabling students to feel secure in their performance. Open or close your concert, festival or contest with this fine programing choice.

Thrive

Through London Streets

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck is an exciting new piece from best-seller composer Sean O'Loughlin. Year after year, Sean provides us with music that is dynamic and rhythmically interesting to students and audiences alike. This piece contains an upward thrust in the melodic material that keeps reaching higher and higher into the climactic finish. Your students will reach new heights with this exceptional new piece for developing bands.

Tides - Bill Calhoun

"Tides" calls to comparison the currents of the sea and our own human emotions. The piece is the perfect vehicle for younger groups to refine their ensemble playing skills. Written in a chorale-like setting, the piece challenges the students' abilities to listen and perform with expression. Filled with emotion, "Tides" provides the ingredients necessary for contrast in any concert program.

Time Shift - Bill Calhoun

This piece begins with a long bell striking constant quarter notes, setting up the fast-paced introduction. As the title implies, Time Shift switches rhythmic feels, including a 3 against 2 with changing meters throughout. Its middle section uses segmental chorales, reminiscent of famous band works, before moving back into a quicker time signature. Time Shift is filled with a variety of styles, which create a great amount of interest throughout the work.

To Be Found

To Create a Voice

Inspired by the memory of an influential music educator, Carol Brittin Chambers has woven a multitude of grooves, colors, and uplifting themes into To Create a Voice. Chambers has attempted to convey distinct moods and emotions that this educator tried to instill in his students. In honor of this dynamic teacher, you will hearHot Cross Bunscleverly placed throughout the composition.