Wald for Ensemble was composed by Hans Abrahamsen in 2008-09. Co-commission by the Schönberg Ensemble and BBC for Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.Programme NoteWald is in a way a series of variations from the beginning of my woodwind quintet Walden (1978). This thematical idea is very simple - a rising call of a fourth and the response in other voices. This idea is repeated several times but because the call has a slower pulse than the responses the process leads to them changing order.In Walden I borrowed the title from the Americanphilosopher Henry David Thoreau who in the middle of the eighteenth century in a little wooden hermit house at the bank of the lake Walden pond wrote the book Walden of his life and time in the forests. Here he experimented living for two years in order to come closer to nature and to see if it was possible to live simply without all the unnecessary needs created by society. The book is filled with poetry but is also cutting and critical of society. In my piece Walden I tried to search for the same simplicity handling the most simple material but at the same time trying not to lose the poetry.Wald is a twin piece to Walden but also to my former piece Schnee.Robert Schumann wrote in 1848-49 a wonderful piano piece Waldszenen. He wrote this collection of short pieces with beautiful titles like Einsame Blumen Vogel als Prophet and also Jäger auf der Lauer just a few years before Thoreau wrote his book Walden. For them the forest is the magical romantic place that gives a spiritual insight to man but also from where we get our food through hunting. For me the forest still has this magical quality and Wald has scenes with a hunting horn that calls (I many years ago played the magical 'Waldhorn' and remember playing in the forest near my home) flocks of birds that when agitated take

Ständchen - 2013 Version for 10 instruments was composed by Bent Sørensen. This is an arrangement of movements 1+2 (of 4) of the orginial version which was also called STÄNDCHEN (2005-2006) and had the same instrumentation as the Franz Schubert OCTET from 1824 (ob/bsn/hn/str5). STÄNDCHEN Version 2010 (just movement 4) is a version for 6 instruments (cl/tbn/gtr/perc/vn/vc). Commissioned by Scenatet. Parts for hire: hire@ewh.dk

Rachel Steckler O'Kaine has written out the optional conga and sekere parts to aid your percussionist in creating Afro-Cuban rhythms as easily as possible. Check out the performance notes for specific notation used in the conga part. This is an extremely well-written chart worthy of your highest festival or contest considerations. Great material for better bands.

Michael Brown has given this time-honored spiritual new life with this fresh arrangement. It feels like a Blues Brothers two-beat swing chart all the way. There's a short 4-bar repeated solo section that you can open up for any soloist. A hard-driving swinger!

Check out this hot swinger from John Dilkey. It moves tastefully several times between a heavy shuffle beat and a straight-ahead swing tempo. A pulsating triplet feel drives this one all the way. John has thrown in a couple of key changes near the end to push the shout chorus even higher. It's definitely a sure-fire winner!

This burnin’ funk chart is an outstanding follow-up to Vuono’s popular Calling Dr. Chops. Repetitive figures in the rhythm section make this one easier to learn than it sounds. Trumpet and tenor share the head before the full ensemble kicks in. A big unison sax feature gives your section an opportunity to stand up and get their groove on! (4:30)

A Medium-easy basie-type swinger marked at 120-126. The head features an ensemble of flute bari and trumpet or flugelhorn. Features a very effective outchorus. A great groove all the way and an excellent festival selection!

Amazing Grace never sounded so sweet! After a traditional chorale opening things get cookin’ with a modern salsa groove. While a great opportunity to feature your rhythm section the winds also have their chance to shine with an unaccompanied soli section. A written solo is provided for alto sax and this one will work with reduced instrumentation. You’ve heard this tune in a dixie style — now add a little Latin spice for a sizzling performance! (3:15)

This swinging four-beat version of the old Von Tilzer baseball classic really cooks on all cylinders. Features lots of great ensemble writing including a little 3/4 tongue-in-cheek bridge right before the final chorus. An excellent chart to entertain and bring back the nostalgic swing era.

Alice In Wonderland is a score in three main sections inspired by a short film of the same name from 1903 by Hepworth and Stow. For Flute Clarinet Violin Cello and Piano. Composed and published 2015. Duration: 9' Written for The New Music Players and Orchestra of Sound and Light for concerts in London and Sussex with funding support from The RVW Trust and Arts Council England. Premiere: Rowland Sutherland (Flute) Fiona Cross (Clarinet) Katie Stillman (Violin) Michael Atkinson (Cello) Richard Casey (Piano) University of Sussex 24th September 2015.

Described as ?Carter Family - meets - Ramones ? this 7-piece NYC ensemble whips up a bubbling cast-iron melting pot of classic country styles; from Bluegrass to Rockabilly Western Swing to Honky Tonk with just the right amountof punk thrown in for good measure. Catchy quirky melodies and left-field lyrics are heightened by virtuosic leads on Telecaster and fiddle whooping blues harp and freight train rhythms. This exciting genre-bending collectionof songs guitar tabs and more is great for non-traditional Americana songwriters guitar players looking to turn up the twang fiddlers/violinists looking for their roots and anyone inspired to start their own DIYhillbilly-blues harmonica and washboard band.

Great medium-tempo funk that entertains and is fun to play. It opens with a tongue-in-cheek bari sax and bass bone soli with everyone involved in five short measures.

This latin jazz piece in Bb starts with unison sax and bone licks and quickly opens up to the full ensemble. The head features alto tenor and trumpet who also share the changes in the solo section. Optional timbale shaker and cowbell parts are included.

Anthem with recorders oboe strings ATB soloists and mixed voice choir.Parts included:Recorder IRecorder IIOboeViolin IViolin IIViolaBassKeyboard

Consider this great Frank Mantooth original for your contest or festival repertoire. The opening trumpet/bone chorale is an excellent intro before the up-tempo samba beat takes over. Frank features a small combo of tenor trumpet and bone on the head which should give you plenty of options for your solo section. Powerful block scoring sets up your drummer for some hot fills throughout. This pro-sounding chart has very reasonable range demands. A festival winner!