Concert and Contest Music for Woodwinds

These unaccompanied arrangements of the famous Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov classic strive to maintain the integrity of the original, with an eye towards phrasing that is achievable for the Grade 5 musician.

Arranged by saxophonists Robert Dalpaiz and Jeff Lange and edited by pianist Carl Strommen, all eight pieces in this collection have been carefully edited to ensure a great musical experience for grade 4

Soloists will love this setting of Georges Bizet's fiery prelude from "Carmen." Perfect as an encore, it's guaranteed to thrill audiences of all ages everywhere!

Here is a refreshingly original piece for unaccompanied saxophone. Vaclav's Dream is a joyous romp through an imagined Bulgarian-Romani-Klezmer musical world that is rewarding to perform and a delight to

Colored Stones tells the story of three stones: smoky quartz, lapis lazuli, and tiger's eye. Some cultures and spiritual practices believe these stones have powerful qualities such as the ability

Once published as single editions and now available in one great set, this collection of five Grade 3-5 pieces celebrates the distinctive musical styles of Italy, Mexico, America, Ireland, and France.

This set of variations was written for oboist and friend Lindsey Lyrenmann. They were designed to be a launching point for improvisation during the communion portion of the December 21, 2014 services at

These short-themed individual sounding etudes represent positive attributes for guiding a great life. Derived from a single compositional device or scale source, some of the exercises may transpose through

The piccolo clarinet in D is the clarinet for which Richard Strauss wrote the main motive of his famous tone poem Till Eulenspiegel, and it also notably appears in the symphonies of Mahler and

Dr. Hartley composed the Nocturne for Bass Clarinet and Piano in 1998. The work explores the lyric aspects of this unjustly neglected instrument. He has made the piece performable on all bass

The Rondo movement from Ludwig van Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata (No. 8, Op. 13) is one of the most beautiful, expressive and exciting pieces of all time. These Grade 4+ editions are ideal

Several years ago, my sister told me that she was playing for several church services and was seeking some new pieces for these services. Being one that would almost always take a challenge from my sister,