Concert Openers for Concert Band

This superb concert band work sounds quite mature yet is extremely playable by beginning ensembles. Driving percussion parts are designed to accommodate large or small sections, and wind players only see

Inspired by NASA's Starliner, this composition offers players interesting yet easy melodic material and countermelodies that will let your students work on phrasing and balance. Short percussion solos and

This explosive fanfare will start your concert off with a bang while using only six notes for all wind instruments! Written to harness the full sound potential of your youngest musicians, the powerful

This excellent original work will sound great at your beginning band's first concert. This piece has all the elements of a mature composition: dynamic contrast, strong melodic writing, and texture as well

Set in the Dorian mode, this exciting piece offers young musicians the opportunity to perform with passion and emotion to make a bold musical statement. Since there are no dotted rhythms, articulations, or

Inspired by Theodore Roosevelt's famous "The Man in the Arena" speech, this stoic work is the perfect opener for your beginning band's first concert! The energetic work features bold fanfares, clever

Your budding instrumentalists will sound like real pros! Vulcan - the Roman god of fire, volcanoes, and smithing - is depicted in this very playable work as he rises from the ashes of the mountains and