Feller from Fortune - Bill Thomas

provides ultimate flexibility for ensembles with incomplete instrumentation or odd combinations. These pieces are playable by as few as 5 woodwind, brass, or string players with or without percussion. This creates the opportunity for a mixed quintet to perform these titles but also allows for performance for 10-15 players up to full a band/orchestra with parts doubling. Great for music camps, contest use or any band room that has non-standard instrumentation. Based on the Newfoundland folk song , this piece by Bill Thomas has been transformed from the original jig to become an energetic overture featuring a number of solo opportunities, interesting percussion parts, and some simple mixed meter work.

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Festique for Band - M.L. Daniels

Originally for orchestra, the entire composition grows from the opening three-note motive. This is a rhythmically charged, dynamic work with beautiful lyric contrasting sections. It is included on many festival lists. The composer has also carefully prepared a band version of his highly successful orchestral work.

Festival - Brian Beck

, by Brian Beck, captures the flash and brilliance of a Spanish pas a doble, challenging every section both technically and musically. With its changing meters, chromaticism, and exciting rhythmic interplay, students are going to be motivated to practice and will love sharing their performance. Perfectly suited for concert or contest use, it will be a highlight of your concert.This piece honors the Fire Ant Festival, a city-wide celebration held every October in the Marshall, Texas. The town square is teaming with vendors, full of food, and concerts. (3:25)

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Festival Fanfare - Roger Nixon

Festival Fanfare-March is bright in color, quick in tempo, and effervescent in spirit. The work received the Ostwald Award in concert band composition. It was premiered by the United States Air Force Band, Major Albert Bader conducting at the 1973 American Bandmasters' Association Convention.

Festival of Carols in 6/8 Time

This festive holiday medley of traditional carols is arranged into 6/8 time throughout. Using holiday favorites such as "In Dolce Jubilo", "The Sussex Carol", "I Saw Three Ships", "Three Kings Of Orient", "Still, Still, Still", "Jesu Bambino", and "Here We Come a-Wassailing", Gary Fagan gives us a wonderful musical addition to the holiday repertoire as well as a valuable teaching tool. The use of recognizable melodies engages prior knowledge to teach and reinforce the concept of compound meter. Highly recommended!Original Item#: RWS-2121-00

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Festival of Flight - Travis J Weller

This majestic and spirited work is a fantastic opener and an ideal way to introduce students to 6/8. From the opening stately fanfare to the energetic motifs and rhythms that follow, the music takes the ensemble on a journey where the only limit is imagination. A wonderful overture that is extremely playable!

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Festival of Lights - David Marlatt

This energetic composition is the composer's way of paying homage to some of his favourite compositions and composers such as John Cheetham, John Barnes Chance and the great Alfred Reed. Short musical quotations and suggestive melodic or rhythmic passages are included in the framework of this piece. The majority of the material is original and the driving rhythms, soaring lyrical themes and jazz-like harmonies are all elements Mr. David Marlatt came to know and enjoy since he began playing in concert bands. There is a scaled-down version of this piece for brass quintet.

Festival of Lights (with optional chorus) - Sandy Feldstein and John O'Reilly / arr. Sandy Feldstein

A wonderful Chanukah special with optional unison choral. In two part form, this composition combines a happy dance-like melody with a solemn prayer-like B section. A perfect winter concert piece. (Grade 1---Correlates with Book 1, Unit 7)

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Festival of the Gladiators - Mark Williams

This bold new work will appeal to the imagination and sense of adventure of younger instrumentalists with its driving beat and heroic harmonies. Perfect as an closer for your next concert, or as a selection for contest season. Correlates to , page 15. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

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Festival on the Rivers - Rob Grice

Here is an exciting overture for the young concert band in the conventional A-B-A form. A dance-like main theme is scored in the woodwinds with a bright, driving brass and percussion accompaniment. A short alto saxophone solo highlights the lush B section before returning to the main theme and coda. Excellent for concert and festival. (4:30)

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