New Concert Band/ Wind Ensemble
Commissions and Consortiums
Help us create new music for the repertoire
Intermediate
(New Grade 3 - Grade 4 Sheet Music for Band)
Duration: ca. 5 ½ min
Grade 3-4 Ensembles - (optional piano, up to 9+ percussion)
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Groove, grit, a Debussy quote, and expressive playing combine to create a work that features delicate soloists alongside the full power of the wind band.​
Duration: ca. 2 ½ min
Grade 3-4 Ensembles - (5+ percussion)
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A relentless work that reflects the energetic and unpredictable nature of refracted light.
(2023)
Duration: ca. 5 min
Grade 3-4 Ensembles - (5 or less percussion)
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A slow, melodic work to showcase expressive playing. Purposefully orchestrated to be successful on a short rehearsal cycle yet with enough musical substance to do detailed work for ensembles with more preparation time.
Concert Band
(2020)
Semi-finalist, 2022 The American Prize in Composition
Duration: ca. 7 ½ min
Grade 3.5 - 4 Ensembles - (6 percussion, piano)
Ideal for conductors looking to give the woodwinds a break from "technique" while leaning on the brass section. Opportunities for expressive playing, color, and rhythmic precision.
Advanced
(New Grade 4 - Grade 5+ Sheet Music for Band)
Wind Symphony
(2023)
2024 Winner The American Prize in Composition for Band/ Wind Ensemble
Duration: ca. 10 min
Advanced Ensembles - (6 percussion, piano)
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A majestic and rhythmic work inspired by the beauty and power of the Colorado landscape.
Duration: ca. 11 min
Advanced Ensembles - (6 percussion, piano)
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A story of discovery, this unique work makes use of extensive colors and the use of two offstage percussionists to highlight and enhance the underlying drama at play.
Concert Band
(2022)
2024 National Finalist, The American Prize in Composition for Band/ Wind Ensemble
Duration: 4 min.
Intermediate-Advanced Ensembles
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A short, vibrant piece with driving rhythms and fresh harmonies.
Wind Symphony
(2019)
Duration: ca. 8 ½ min
Advanced Ensembles - (7 percussion, piano)
A journey exploring the how our mentors and heroes can change us for the better. Dense percussion writing and heavily involved winds.
Duration: ca. 3 min
6 Tpt- 4 Hn - 3 Tbn - 2 Euph - 2 Tba - 3 Perc + Timp
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Premiered by the Dallas Winds in 2019 at Meyerson Symphony Hall
The Chamber Winds Project
20 players or less
Contributing to the repertoire of conducted chamber wind and percussion works.
Cited by the College Band Director National Association (CBDNA) as an important resource for new repertoire.
8-Part Trombone Choir
(2023)
8+ players: 6 Tenor Trombone, 2 Bass Trombone
Duration: ca. 5 min
A lyrical, harmonically-fresh work that uses unique abilities of the trombone (flutter-tongues and glissandi) to create a dramatic "arrival"​ with satisfying moments along the way.
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Chamber Woodwinds and Percussion
(2020)
10 players: 2 Fl, 2 Cl, 1 B.Cl, 3 Sax, 2 Perc
Duration: ca. 7 min
A lush, lyrical work with fresh harmonies and color combinations between woodwinds and percussion. Music for ensembles and conductors looking to feature their delicate, nuanced, and expressive playing.​
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Chamber Brass and Percussion
(2019)
10 players: 2 Tpt, 2 Hn, 2 Tbn, Eup, Tba, 2 Perc
Duration: ca. 5 min
An energetic, rhythmic work with multiple meter changes.
Duration: ca. 3 min
6 Tpt- 4 Hn - 3 Tbn - 2 Euph - 2 Tba - 3 Perc + Timp
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Premiered by the Dallas Winds in 2019 at Meyerson Symphony Hall
Chamber Woodwinds and Percussion
(2018)
Semi-finalist, 2022 The American Prize in Composition
13 players: Picc , Fl, 2 Cl, B. Cl, CB. Cl*, 4 Sax, 3 Perc
*Part available for tuba or string bass
Duration: ca. 8 min
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Expressive soloist playing combined with passages full of aggressive rhythms, timbres, and unique colors through instrumentation and orchestration.
2 Tpt, 2 Hn, 3 Tbn, 1 Eup,1 Tba, Pno
Duration: ca. 5 ½ min
Lyrical choral work with fresh harmonies adapted for brass ensemble and piano.