Score and Parts-Alan Hovhaness' The Flowering Peach suite from Clifford Odets' musical retelling of the legend of Noah's Ark which opened on Broadway on December 28 1954.This suite from the incidental musicfor the play occasionally quotes complete movements from the actual stage production. In other places it presents a logical expansion of the music which in its shortened form fitted into specifically-timed scenes within theplay.Instrumentation: Alto Saxophone Clarinet Vibraphone Tam-Tam Timpani Piano and Harp.

Traumland-Melodie by Wolfgang Lindner and Walter Schwanzer for Ensemble. Parts for the following instruments are included:Piano/Accordion Tenor-Saxophone in Bb Alto-Saxophone in Eb Trombone Bass/Guitar Bb instrument and Drums.

Southwestern native Craig Biondi crosses the boarder for inspiration on this medium-easy samba. The G's and A's at the top of the Trumpet 1 staff are all approached scalewise making this an accessible piece for most bands. Trumpet and tenor are featured on the head and both have changes to blow solos.

Here's an F minor blues that bounces back and forth between a two-beat and four-beat feel. Featuring a quartet of muted trumpets and saxes with optional flute this minor blues really cooks in the middle. There's an extended sax soli before the final shout chorus. You'll want to put this one on your festival list.