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A Prayer Patrick J. Burns

A Prayer was written for the Kanawha County, West Virginia High School Honor Band, and received its premiere performance on April 9, 2016 in Charleston, conducted by the composer. The foundation and inspiration for this piece is the ancient chant melody, Pange lingua gloriosi, composed in the 13th Century by Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274). Subsequently, many composers used th...

Blink Brian P. Drake

BLINK was written for Andrew Spang and the Folly Quarter Middle School Symphonic Wind Ensemble as the first installment of their Play It Forward commissioned works program. The piece is intended to symbolize the various stages of life and how quickly they pass by. Each section introduces a small idea or theme, which becomes a more prominent motive in the next sectionmuch like t...

Emeritus Carl Holmquist

Emeritus is a musical gesture of heartfelt thanks to William Webb, and his predecessor, Ed Melichar, for their remarkable contributions to the band program at Edina High School. Theirs is a legacy of enthusiasm, musicianship, and love that has profoundly impacted the lives of generations of students.

VARIATIONS on the SOLID ROCK Jack Stamp

While sitting in church, I listened to my wife play a prelude on The Solid Rock. Embarrassed to say, I spent most of the service singing (in my head) motives from the hymn tune and ways to manipulate the melody. This all coincided with a commission from the Viewmount High School Band (Bountiful, UT) and their conductor, Dan Chaston. The work was premiered on April 20, 2016 and ...

Now is the Time Anthony O'Toole

Now Is The Time (A Song of Hope) was written in the Fall of 2013 in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of civil rights leader Martin Luther Kings famous I Have A Dream speech, given on August 28, 1963 in Washington, D. C. The piece was written as a tribute to Dr. Kings life and work, as well as the many other civil rights activists who fought so courageously for equality and...