African Wildlife - Kees Vlak

Africana - Andres Valero Castells

Africana - Norman Tailor

Africarin - Serge Luc

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Africata - Quincy C. Hilliard

Exploring the rhythms and sounds of Africa, Quincy Hilliard uses some unusual percussion sounds as well as clapping and pencils hitting stands. A slow, lyrical section provides excellent opportunities to work on phrasing. The main theme then returns to build to a powerful and exciting conclusion. Perfect for the multicultural portion of your concert!

Afro Blue - Mongo Santamaria

Composed in 1959 by Mongo Santamaria, Afro Blue became one of the earliest jazz standards written in an Afro-Cuban style. This creative setting for concert band utilizes the African bemb rhythm, along with characteristic melodies and harmonies alternating between various sections of the band. Also a great vehicle for engaging your percussion section while introducing your students to an important and appealing musical genre. Dur: ca. 2:30

After a Gentle Rain - Anthony Iannaccone

After Pandora - Mark Lortz

A somewhat programmatic work, composed durung the height of the Pandemic - After Pandora shows off all the wonderful writing you have come to expect from Composer Mark Lortz.

After Rain - Jack Hughes

We are proud to present this compelling work that won the NBA/Merrill Jones Composition Contest for Young Composers. The composer was still in high school when he wrote this sensitive work of substance for winds and percussion; it displays a keen sense of color and creativity as well as a high level of artistry. The clear and evocative writing is reflective of the composers talent and imagination.

After the Cakewalk - Robert Nathaniel Dett

Despite his having moved to the United States with his family when he was 11 years old, Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943) was born in Canada where glimpses of his talent had already begun to manifest themselves at an early age. Among Dett's earliest titles was his Characteristic March Two-Step, After the Cakewalk. Perhaps written when Dett was just a teenager, this current edition is wholly based upon its original 1901 band publication that was arranged by Lee Orean Smith. Smith was also responsible for preparing Dett's piano solo version for publication, as well as its form for theatre orchestra and mandolin club. Owing to the fact that Smith's highly idiomatic scoring was prepared for a band of that period, this edition adapts, edits and extends Smith's instrumentation in order to make it possible for Dett's music to become available to a new generation of musicians and listeners alike. (Grade 4)