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•  Standard concert band instrumentation
•  Difficulty within reason for high school groups
•  Unusual instruments cross-cued
•  Expanded percussion section, increased instrument options
•  Mature pieces of high musical value
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Burst
Sean O'Loughlin
A tour de force concert opener (or a striking closer) that rips right out of the gate with a four-note motive functioning as the genesis for the rest of the piece. It comes complete with bursts of brass fanfares, woodwind flourishes, percussion interjections, and biting harmonies that build tension only resolved at the final chord. This piece packs an incredible amount of music in a short period of time. Before you know it—wham! It’s over. One of O’Loughlin’s finest works to date!
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Level Grade 5 SPS36 Set $85.00
Duration 3:10 SPS36F Full Score $15.00
Key F Major - C minor SPS36P Parts $4.00 contact us
Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)
Fred Fisher, Arranged by Jerry Nowak
This standard popular song from the early-twentieth century is given a full-blown jazz treatment by prominent arranger Jerry Nowak. Perfect for a pops concert or for community bands, this arrangement has a lush, big band sound, contrasted by the jazz waltz middle section. Chicago will definitely become one of your audience’s favorite pieces.
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Level Grade 4 SPS34 Set $85.00
Duration 2:48 SPS34F Full Score $12.00
Key Eb Major, F Major SPS34P Parts $4.00 contact us
Da Vincian Visions (Fanfare, Theme and Variants)
Larry Clark
This piece is a tribute to the Da Vincian model of creativity. Using a single theme, Larry Clark uses da Vinci's approach to view this theme from every angle. Clark starts with a fanfare, followed by an original theme, then presents a multitude of variations on the themes in different keys, styles and time signatures. You'll find everything from African style to jigs in this incredibly complex piece; well worth the effort for your band.
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Level Grade 5 SPS45 Set $95.00
Duration 6:48 SPS45F Full Score $15.00
Key Bb Major / Ab Major SPS45P Parts $4.00 contact us
Fanfare and Patrol
Carl Strommen
Beginning with a Copland-esque brass and percussion fanfare, this piece leads to an all-out lush harmonic flourish, subsiding into a military-style patrol march, with the sounds of echoes, evoking troops marching over the hill and then moving away. Fanfare and Patrol finishes off with the climactic return of the main fanfare.
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Level Grade 5 SPS31 Set $85.00
Duration 4:20 SPS31F Full Score $15.00
Key Bb Major SPS31P Parts $4.00 contact us
Gilgamesh
Gregory B. Rudgers
A passionate new lyrical piece based on themes from Verdi's opera La Forza del Destino. Composer Gregory Rudgers morphs these themes and makes them his own in a welcome addition to the band repertoire for more advanced groups. It will stretch the musiciality of all groups that wisely choose to program this substantial work.
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Level Grade 4 SPS38 Set $85.00
Duration 4:47 SPS38F Full Score $12.00
Key A minor SPS38P Parts $4.00 contact us
Holiday Portraits
Traditional, Arranged by Sean O'Loughlin
If you are looking for a challenging Christmas piece that is well worth the effort, look no further then this magnum opus from composer/arranger Sean O'Loughlin. You will hear a potpourri of Christmas favorites cleverly weaved together with snippets of symphonic music favorites. Try to spot the tributes to Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Gershwin, Bartok and even Bernstein along the way. This piece is ideal as an opener or closer for your holiday concert.
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Level Grade 5 SPS28 Set $95.00
Duration 5:34 SPS28F Full Score $15.00
Key Bb Major / Db Major / C Major SPS28P Parts $4.00 contact us
I Wonder as I Wander
Traditional Appalachian Melody, Arranged by Ruth Elaine Schram and Larry Clark
This setting of the hauntingly beautiful Appalachian folk song/carol was originally written for choir by Ruth Elaine Schram and published by Carl Fischer in 2007 (CM9001). It has now been scored for concert band and can be perfomed by band alone or with the Schram choral setting, giving you some great performance options. I Wonder As I Wander is a musically satisfying representation of this lovely Christmas carol.
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Level Grade 4 SPS33 Set $85.00
Duration 3:41 SPS33F Full Score $15.00
Key G minor - C minor SPS33P Parts $4.00 contact us
I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
Words by Joseph McCarthy, Music by Harry Carroll, Arranged by Jerry Nowak

I'm Always Chasing Rainbows		 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. Please note: This edition is not offered outside of the U.S.A.
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Level Grade 4 SPS53 Set $90.00
Duration 3:26 SPS53F Full Score $12.00
Key Ab Major SPS53P Parts 4.00 contact us
Indiana (Way Back Home Again in)
Ballard MacDonald & James F. Hanley, arranged by Jerry Nowak
Give your group a chance to sound like a classic big band in the style of Glenn Miller with Indiana, a fun, brash new piece in the swing style. If you’re looking for repertoire for a pops concert or for your community band’s performance, Jerry Nowak has just the ticket. You’ll be sure to get people on the dance floor with this one.
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Level Grade 4 SPS48 Set $85.00
Duration 3:21 SPS48F Full Score $12.00
Key B Flat Major / F Major SPS48P Parts $4.00 contact us
The King of Love My Shepherd Is
Irish Hymn Tune, Originally arranged for chorus by Dan Forrest,
    Transcribed for Band by Jess Langston Turner
This beautiful setting of a popular hymn has had success as a choral work as arranged by Dan Forrest. Arranger Jess Turner has transcribed Mr. Forrest's brilliant choral setting for the symphonic band, and the result is ultra-lush and incredibly beautiful; dripping with musicality.
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Level Grade 4.5 SPS44 Set $85.00
Duration 5:44 SPS44F Full Score $12.00
Key D Major / Eb Major SPS44P Parts $4.00 contact us
Night Fantasy
Gregory B. Rudgers
Using the contemporary styling of composer Warren Benson, Gregory Rudgers offers the band world a companion piece to Benson's popular Night Song. Similar in style but distinctive in many ways, Night Fantasy is a study in compositional economy and depth. A serious choice of literature for your next concert or contest/festival performance.
listen  sps40.mp3 score image  1.79MB Where to Buy
 
Level Grade 4.5 SPS40 Set $85.00
Duration 4:27 SPS40F Full Score $12.00
Key Bb minor SPS40P Parts $4.00 contact us
Oscillation
Sean O'Loughlin
Oscillation is a dramatic and exciting work for the advanced ensemble, reflecting composer Sean O’Loughlin’s love for engaging film scores. The title says it all, with this work blossoming out of simple opening triplet figures, oscillating between three notes in a collage of timbres and textures. The interplay between winds and brass make this piece especially flashy.
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Level Grade 5 SPS50 Set $95.00
Duration 5:10 SPS50F Full Score $15.00
Key G minor SPS50P Parts $4.00 contact us
Polaska Przeplatanka
Traditional Polish Songs, Arranged by Carl Strommen
An exceptional concert rhapsody that includes four Polish folk songs that everyone on the street corners in Poland would know. These are the real deal, the songs that are some of the most popular in the country. Carl Strommen has faithfully preserved them in this authentic sounding medley for concert band. This will be an audience favorite.
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Level Grade 4.5 SPS47 Set $85.00
Duration 5:46 SPS47F Full Score $12.00
Key F Major / Bb Major / F minor / G minor SPS47P Parts $4.00 contact us
Procession of the Academics
David Maslanka
Written for the sesquicentennial of Illinois State University, the piece is a marvelous example of the sheer talent of composer David Maslanka. The piece has all of his impressive, compositional signa-tures in processional style for the advanced ensemble. Procession of the Academics will work well as a concert selection or for any kind of ceremonial purpose.
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Level Grade 5 SPS35 Set $95.00
Duration 5:52 SPS35F Full Score $20.00
Key Eb Major - C Major - Eb Major SPS35P Parts $4.50 contact us
Recorded by the Illinois State University Wind Symphony, Stephen K. Steele, Conductor.
Quirks
Brant Karrick

Quirks		 Quirks—a word defined as a sudden sharp turn or an unpredictable peculiarity of behavior or action—demonstrates the capricious nature of the title in its musical character. The music vacillates between fast and slow, happy and sad, extroverted and introverted, and just never goes where you expect. There is plenty of interplay between winds and percussion as the four and three notes of the main motive are tossed about the many instrumental colors. This is a tour-de-force, destined to become a band standard for more advanced bands. You must give this a careful listen.
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Level Grade 5 SPS51 Set $125.00
Duration 6:08 SPS51F Full Score $15.00
Key Various SPS51P Parts 4.00 contact us
Resurgence
Larry Clark
Resurgence is an inspiring tour-de-force from Larry Clark, depicting the healing and rebirth experienced after a tough stretch. Overwhelmingly positive and powerful, this work is thrilling for both advancing bands and their audiences. No one can get you down after hearing Resurgence!
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Level Grade 5 SPS49 Set $95.00
Duration 5:00 SPS49F Full Score $12.00
Key D minor SPS49P Parts $4.00 contact us
Ricochet
Sean O'Loughlin
Ricochet is an explosive new composition from composer Sean O'Loughlin that is full of polychords and creative accents and is a study of rhythm and color for advancing ensembles. The music contains nods to master composers, while keeping a strong foot in the present and the future.
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Level Grade 4 SPS37 Set $85.00
Duration 4:10 SPS37F Full Score $15.00
Key Various SPS37P Parts $4.00 contact us
Shenandoah's Simple Gifts
Larry Clark
Two of the most popular American folk songs are ingeniously combined in this outstanding setting by composer Larry Clark. It begins with the gentle flow of the river, followed by full statements of folk songs “Shenandoah” and “Simple Gifts.” A brass cascade leads into a marvelous buildup to the climax of the piece, where both songs are heard simultaneously. Shenandoah’s Simple Gifts has all the makings to become part of the standard reportoire.
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Level Grade 4 SPS32 Set $85.00
Duration 5:08 SPS32F Full Score $12.00
Key F Major - Bb Major - Ab Major SPS32P Parts $4.00 contact us
St. Louis Blues
W. C. Handy, Arranged by Jerry Nowak
This jazz standard is given a swinging treatment by master arranger Jerry Nowak, giving it an exceptionally cool sound and making it fun to play. Perfect for community bands, this is a welcome change of pace for any concert that your audience will love to hear.
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Level Grade 4 SPS43 Set $85.00
Duration 3:56 SPS43F Full Score $12.00
Key Bb Major / C Major SPS43P Parts $4.00 contact us
Unbound
Sean O'Loughlin

Unbound		 Unbound is an exciting composition for the advanced ensemble. With whirlwind flourishes, rhythmic punctuations and broad melodies, the music is sure to take your audience on a roller coaster ride. Composer Sean O'Loughlin shows off his compositional chops and brings us an intense concert opener or closer that will stir the emotions of your students and audience alike. This is a real showpiece for your band!
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Level Grade 5 SPS52 Set $95.00
Duration 4:13 SPS52F Full Score $15.00
Key Eb Major SPS52P Parts 4.00 contact us
Uncle Henry
Howard Akers, Arranged by Gary Reeves
"Uncle Henry" was the nickname given to Henry Fillmore around the state of Florida by band directors and band students for all that he did to raise the standard of bands in the state. Howard Akers pays tribute to Henry with this stellar march that was originally published one year after Fillmore's death in 1957. Gary Reeves gives this delightful piece a much-needed face lift in this modern edition so that bands can enjoy this tuneful march for many more years to come.
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Level Grade 4 SPS39 Set $75.00
Duration 2:43 SPS39F Full Score $12.00
Key F Major, Bb Major SPS39P Parts $4.00 contact us
Victory
Lauren Keiser
A magnum opus for concert band by composer Lauren Keiser. Mr. Keiser's music for orchestra has received worldwide acclaim and now he turns his talents to the modern concert band with Victory, which is large in scope and contains different harmonic and melodic perspectives. Something different, but musically on par with symphonies by some of the master composers.
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Level Grade 4 SPS42 Set $95.00
Duration 5:57 SPS42F Full Score $20.00
Key Various SPS42P Parts $4.50 contact us
Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
John Turner Layton and Henry Creamer, Arranged by Jerry Nowak
A fresh new arrangement of this timeless jazz standard by prominent arranger Jerry Nowak. It features big band stylings and harmonies, but in the realm of the modern concert band. There is a very nice brass quintet feature in the middle of the arrangement. Advancing groups or community bands will find this to be a crowd favorite for your next pops concert or any other concert.
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Level Grade 4 SPS41 Set $85.00
Duration 2:41 SPS41F Full Score $12.00
Key Bb Major SPS41P Parts $4.00 contact us
Winds Along the Whippany
Sean O'Loughlin
Winds Along the Whippany is a dynamic, new and sophisticated work for advanced ensembles. It is bold, energetic and contains all of the rhythmic interest and melodic drive that have become the signatures of Sean O'Loughlin. Written in tribute to the Hanover Township in New Jersey, O'Loughlin honors its important days during the American Revolution and its current position adjacent to the budding hub of New York City.
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Level Grade 5 SPS46 Set $95.00
Duration 5:42 SPS46F Full Score $15.00
Key Bb Mixolydian / Eb Mixolydian SPS46P Parts $4.00 contact us
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