Something different for a Holiday Concert.  The traditional song is presented via a set of variations and development sections expressing the joys of Christmas. Generates tremendous audience

A musical portrait of the United States as a series of ethnic variations on a single theme – in this case, one of the earliest popular songs of the original Colonies: "Barbara Allen."  The folk

Musical portrayal of a typical holiday cruise through the Caribbean, culminating with a rhythmic fugue recalling the early days when Havana, Cuba was the "hot spot" that everyone wished to visit!

Designed to feature the total percussion section of a Band or Orchestra, or any 6 to 8 person percussion ensemble.

Dramatic processional march in ¾ time, originally commissioned by the U.S. Military Academy Band, features an optional "Drum and Bugle Corps" addition (which can be covered by the trumpet and

Actually a mini "concerto" for percussionists performing on authentic African instruments (or conventional equivalents if more practical), this work is a musical portrait of the journey of the stirring

Melodic show-piece for the entire flute section of the Band – showing off the instrument, but without undue challenge.

Prelude and Fugue in traditional form, but with more contemporary harmonies, exploiting the unique ability of the concert band to recreate, and even surpass, the towering sonorities of the great pipe

Modern, exciting concert march in 6/8 meter, written in honor of the admittance of Alaska into the United States.

A narrator dramatically describes the events leading to the creation of the United States, quoting exclusively from the actual written records of the British Parliament.  The chorus portrays the