Par DOBSON SIMON. Torsion was commissioned by the Leyland Band and first performed on 23 January 2010 at the Royal Northern College of Music Festival of Brass, Manchester, by Leyland Band conducted by Jason Katsikaris. This colourful and dynamic work is the most personal and ambitious that Simon Dobson composed during his residency with the Lancashire brass band. The dictionary defines torsion as …

Par O'REGAN TARIK. This 23-minute work for chorus and strings is setting of texts by Pakistan-born British poet Imtiaz Dharker (When the Copperplate Cracks), the pioneering American Amy Lowell (The Taxi) and contemporary American poet Christopher Bolin (Emigration Song) which are loosely connected by the theme of the movement of humans around the world and the traces left behind. It was commissio…

for four male voices. Par BRYARS GAVIN. Glorious Hill may be performed by a male choir. Text by Pico della Mirandola (1463-1497) from De Hominis Dignitate. Glorious Hill was commissioned by the Hilliard Ensemble and first performed by them at its summer Festival of Voices in Lewes, Sussex, in August 1988. It was the first piece I wrote for the ensemble and I focused on the singers' unique abilit…

Par HESS NIGEL. Commissioned in 1985, 'East Coast Pictures' has become a modern classic for all wind bands. In upstate New York lie 'The Catskills' Mountains, an extraordinary combination of tranquillity and power, peace and majesty. Once seen they call you back again and again./ Répertoire / Orchestre D'Harmonie

Par VILHELMSEN INGEBJORG. 'The Cosmographic Mystery' outlines the great mysteries and secrets of the universe. The musical foundation is a tribute to composer Gustav Holst, and his suite 'The Planets'. Each movement from the suite is quoted in the course of the piece. The title is taken from a book by the German astronomer Johannes Kepler, which was published in the 17th century. The book explains…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. The picturesque town of Mandalen lies amid snow-covered mountains and scenic fjords on the west coast of Norway. MANDALEN LANDSCAPES was commissioned by and written for Måndalen Skule og Ungdomskorps (Mandalen School and Youth Band) for a major concert in November 2003 at the instigation of its conductor, John Hudson, a long-time friend of composer Philip Sparke. Sparke set out …

Par GRIEG EDVARD. Grieg Holberg Suite (From Holberg\'s Time) Op.40 (Full Score) Suite in the Olden Style for String Orchestra To celebrate the 200th birthday of the playwright Ludvig Holberg (1684-1754), a statue was erected in his honour in 1884. Edvard Grieg, who, like Holberg, was born in Bergen, was commissioned to write an open-air cantata for the ceremony. But he also refers to Holberg in …

A 16-minute orchestral tribute to the city of Chicago commissioned by the Serge Koussevitzky Foundation as part of the composer's residency with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and first performed in 2007.The title draws on the fact that the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 devastated large swathes of the city, leaving only a few buildings standing in the Centre. The combination of these relics alongside…

(from 'Nocturnes'). By Morten Lauridsen (1943-). SATB. Peermusic Classical. Softcover. 12 pages. Peermusic #62128-122. Published by Peermusic

By Arvo PaRt. For SATB Choir. World Premiere: in St. Peter's Church Drogheda / Republic of Ireland by State Choir Latvija conducted by Fergus Sheil. Secular, choral. Composed 2007

By Arvo Part (1935-). For SATB, piano. This edition: Language: Russian. Published by Universal Edition

By Ola Gjeilo. For SSAATTBB Choir, a cappella. Vocal score. 16 pages. Duration 5 minutes, 40 seconds. Published by Edition Peters

Prayer by Rene Clausen. For SATB choir divisi (a cappella). Prima Cantate Series. Concert. Octavo. Published by Roger Dean Publishing

Composed by Martin J. Wimmer. For SAB choir, Flute and Piano. Level 3. Octavo. Duration 4 minutes. Published by Imagine Music

Composed by Mark Hayes. Octavo. Heritage Music Press #15/3322H. Published by Heritage Music Press (LO.15-3322H).

By Frank Ticheli. Concert band. Suitable for advanced middle school, high school, community and college bands. Level: Grade 3. Conductor Full Score. Duration 6:40. Published by Manhattan Beach Music.

By Libby Larsen (1950-). For SATB Choir, keyboard, Winds. (Mixed Voices). Secular. Choral. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing.

Composed by Alfred V. Fedak. Organ Recital Music, Offertories, Preludes, Partita/Variations, Postludes. Reformation, Church Anniversary, Commitment/Discipleship. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers (MN.10-653).

Composed by Robert W. Smith. Concert Band. Opus III Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR368). Oversized spiral-bound score. Composed 2010. Duration 14 minutes, 53 seconds. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications

By Robert W. Smith. By Robert W. Smith. For Concert Band. Concert Band. Belwin Symphonic Band. Level: 3 (Medium Easy) (grade 3). Conductor Score and Parts. 356 pages. Duration 7:57. Published by Alfred Publishing.

By Frank Ticheli. Concert band. Suitable for high school, community, and college bands. Level: Grade 4. Conductor Full Score. Duration 11:10. Published by Manhattan Beach Music.

(For Solo Xylophone or Marimba with Piano Accompaniment). By Leroy Anderson (1908-1975). For Mallet Percussion. Part(s); Percussion - Mallet Instrument Solo; Solo. Alfred's Percussion Performance Series. Grade 4. 4 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

Composed by Howard J. Buss (1951-). SINFONIETTA for string quintet (2-1-1-1) or string orchestra was commissioned by the Imperial Symphony Orchestra to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the American Music Center, the official United States information center for music. 20th Cen…

Composed by Sean Osborn. Score and part(s). With Standard notation. 32 pages. Duration 17 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-41866. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114418660).

Composed by Robert Sheldon. Concert Band; Part(s); Score. Young Symphonic. 132 pages. Published by Alfred Music