Looking for New Concert Works?
Reading contest/festival/assessment literature with your concert bands? Try these pieces for your ensemble!
- Pineville Celebration Overture (grade 4+): Any concert will benefit when programmed with this exciting and well constructed opening work for concert band. Every member of your ensemble will experience just the right balance of challenge and interest, keeping them fully engaged and involved. Three motives are woven together in an inventive and compact fanfare that will make a strong opening statement. http://www.jwpepper.com/Pineville-Celebratio…/10617158.item…
- Song to the Moon (grade 4+): A gorgeous setting of Dvorak's "Song to the Moon" from his opera Rusalka. This piece feature alto sax and flugelhorn solos paired with harmonic voicings reminiscent of Grainger's best works for band. http://www.jwpepper.com/Song-to-the-Moon/10617160.item
- West Seneca Rush (Grade 4.5): A wild ride from start to finish, this short, energetic piece makes for a great concert opener. Written for the wind ensemble at West Seneca West HS (West Seneca, NY), this work harkens to the sardonic gallups and farces of Kabalevsky. This piece is a real workout for every member of the band! (Not yet available in stores. Contact me for this score and parts)
- Three Rivers (Grade 3): Brand new and just premiered in Cincinnati, Three Rivers is a 5-minute portrait of the waterways that bound the region of Cincinnati. With rich harmonies, sweeping motives, and a memorable ostinato supported by lots of percussion, this piece will be a hit with your band! (Not yet available in stores. Contact me for this score and parts)