Concert Band, Brass
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The Beginning And End Of The World (Concert Band)
Concert band version Click here for the Orchestral version
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The Big Top Suite
In preparation for Concert Band. Information for the Big Top Suite for orchestra below. Colourful tuneful selections of the circus act music from The Big Top (a circus ballet) commissioned by The Royal Winnipeg Ballet. The Equestrians!; Make Up Mime; The Joeys!(The Clowns); Madame Fifi and Her Amazing Canine Friends! (The Poodles); Jungle Jeopardy! (The... Read More...
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Celebrate Canada
A patriotic song in a rock idiom composed for a Canadian Heritage Festival tour. SATB/piano (also arranged for brass band, and symphony orchestra). Lyrics Victor Davies. Brass band premiere: Toronto Mendelsohn Youth Choir, Robert Cooper conductor. Symphonic premiere: Royal Tour TV gala, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Polson, conductor, July 1, 1985. Instrumentation: 2222/4330/timp/perc/strings. Piano/vocal score... Read More...
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Concerto For Tubameister And Orchestra
Virtuoso concerto for tuba and symphony orchestra. (Movements can also be played as individual pieces.) Theme and Variations 12’; Waltz for Franco 4’; Sancho Panza Goes To The Bull Fight 7’ Commissioned by Commander Chip and Pennie Sherman for J.c. Sherman. Premiere: Piano and tuba – J.c. Sherman, tuba, Zsuzsanna Lukas, piano at Christ Church... Read More...
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Fanfare For The Flame
The Geese; Welcome the Champions; The Glory of The Games; North & South On Parade; The Mosquito March; Canada’s Here!; Heart Of the Continent (The Seasons) (a dance/ballet); Autumn Splendor; Winter Dreams; Spring Rhapsody; Summer. Salsa Heat; La Raccoca; Fanfare For The Flame; Reach Out Go For Gold; I Want To Be A Champion Too;... Read More...
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North And South On Parade
A victorious march in the spirit of John Philip Sousa Instrumentation: for brass and percussion. On the CD – Music of the Pan American Games
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The Radiant Way
For concert band. An overture for high school level and up. Commissioned through the Ontario Arts Council and premiered by the Elliot Lake High School Band, Ed Dickey, conductor. Score and parts for sale, or rental.
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Selections For Jazz Group
For jazz combo: piano, bass, drums, alto sax, tenor sax, trombone and trumpet Cactus Flower Monkey Chase The Creature In The Lagoon At Grand Beach (scores and parts in preparation)
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The Strife Is O’er
SATB and brass/timpani. Well known hymn often sung at Easter arranged by Victor Davies. Premiere: CBC Broadcast, Sunrise Easter Service, 1996; and quintet version, 2007. Instrumentation: Organ, brass quintet (2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba), and timpani; or organ, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, and timpani. Organ/chorus/rehearsal part for sale. (score and brass parts- rental) Also... Read More...
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Symphonic Marches From The Xiii Pan American Games
A stirring and majestic melody with the grandeur and scale of the Canadian landscape celebrating the great flights of geese heralding autumn and spring. Suitable for main concert series, pop, concerts with sport theme, classics concerts. Difficulty: for good youth/community to professional orchestra. Instrumentation: (All of the above) 2222/4331/timp/1-2 perc/harp/ strings (also chorus The Geese... Read More...
Featured Works:
Earnest, The Importance Of Being
A full length operetta in two acts based on the play The Importance Of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde. Libretto: Eugene Benson. Premiere: Toronto Operetta Theatre, February 22, 23, 24, 2008. Jeffrey Huard, conductor. Guillermo Silva-Marin, director and producer. CAST LADY BRACKNELL. (Low Mezzo) A most formidable lady, and in her early fifties. GWENDOLEN. (High Mezzo) About 23, Lady Bracknell’s daughter CECILY. (Coloratura ...”Read