This major concert work cosists o five movements.1st movement: La Laguna del ShimbeSituated high up in the Andes mountains in Northern Peru are the Huaringas a group of lagoons in isolated and mysterious surroundings. The water has healing powersand for centuries traditional healers have settled there in small villages. From far the sick come to the Huaringas to be treated in nightly rituals in which the hallucinating juice of the San Pedro cactus gives the prophet a look inside hispatient. The biggest lagoon is the ?Laguna del Shimbe? one of the countless wells of the immense Amazon stream.2nd movement: Los AguarunasFurther downstream in Northern Peru we come across the rain tribe of Los Aguarunas. It?s a proud beautiful andindependent race which has never succumbed to domination not even from the Incas. They live from everything the forest has to offer: fish fruit plants ... . They also grow some crops and live as semi-nomads. They take their fate into their ownhands and after having made contact with modern civilisation they have integrated new elements into their lives without betraying their own ways.3rd movement: MekaronMekaron is an Indian word meaning ?picture? ?soul? ?essence?. The Indians are theorigina inhabitants of the Amazon region. They either live in one place as a group or move around a large region. They all have their own political system their own language and an intense social life. At the same time they are master of music andmedicine. ?Everywhere the white man goes he leaves a wilderness behind him? wrote the North American Indian leader Seatl in 1885. As a result of these contacts with the whites the disruption of most Indian societies began. (In this century alone 80 tribes have vanished completely).4th movement: KêêtuajêThis is the name of the initiating ceremony of the Krahô tribe in the Brazilian state of Goias in which young boys and girls enter adult life. They are cleansed with water painted with redpaint and covered with feathers after which the ritual dance holds the entire tribe spell-bound.5th movement: Paulino FaiakanIn 1988 the Indian chiefs Faiakan and Raoni Kaiapo came to Europe to protest against the building of the Altamira dam inBrazil. As a result of the dam the Indians would be driven from their traditional land and enormous artificial would be created. The project was supported financially by amongst others the European Community. In February 1989 the Indian tribesaround Altamira held a protest march for the first time in their history together. Amongst other things they paid tribute tot Chico Mendez who murdered in 1988 was the leader of the rubber syndicate and a fierce opponent of the destruction of theBrazilian rain forest. Brazilian and world opinion was awakened. The building of the dam was -albeit temporarily - stopped.

Don't be left behind as the Glee phenomenon continues to bolster excitement and interest in school music programs all across the country! Here is an entertaining and energetic medley of famliar hits in a very playablearrangement for young bands. Includes: Don't Stop Believin' Lean on Me Sweet Caroline and My Life Would Suck Without You.

Avec The Best of Glee Michael Brown vous propose de revisiter les succès de la plus célèbre chorale du moment la chorale des lycéens impopulaires de la dynamique et revigorante série Glee. Au programme : Don?t Stop Believin? Lean on Me Sweet Caroline et My Life Would Suck Without You.

Originally recorded by Bill Withers in the '70s and recently updated on the hit TV series Glee this familiar rock hit will be a fun one for the band and audience alike. Robert Longfield does a nice job of passing the melody around to all sections.

POD-David Lean's epic film ?Lawrence of Arabia? was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won seven including Best Original Score for Maurice Jarre's masterful musical depiction of the exotic world through which T.H. Lawrence passed. Alfred Reed's setting of the music for concert band available here for the first time in full score with newly edited parts is built on two of the main themes: the Arabian motif with its blazing color and almost-barbaric effects; and the Lawrence theme a haunting poignant melody that reflects both his love of the desert and his internal psychological conflicts.

New Orleans Funk. Funk is a very rhythmic music style that finds its origin in the 1960s. The American artist James Brown and the New Orleans-based group The Meters are considered the founders of this genre. Funk is characterized by an independent bass line that emphasizes each first beat of the bar (the one), as well as by a rhythmic combination of syncopated melodies and accompaniments with lots of harmonic additions. This style-conscious composition by Peter Kleine Schaars contains a healthy blend of the harmonic ingredients as well as the rhythmic challenges of funk music. On the one hand, New Orleans Funk is an educational exercise with the rhythmic cells 9,10, 14, 15 and 16: on the other hand, it is a funky highlight of your rehearsal or concert!

You'll recognize this novelty dance from sports games around the country...it's become a fan favorite. This very playable arrangement is just some good clean fun that'll really liven up your concert.

Composed in the style of a Cajun two-step the simple melody is stated first by the trumpets with a zydeco-inspired accompaniment. An optional advanced trombone part is included with New Orleans style tailgate effects. A washboard and optional keyboard bass part will add to the festive homegrown sound of a traditional Cajun band in this unique piece that is easy and fun to play!

Inspired by the character and spirit of the city it's named for Spirit of New Orleans is an energetic and dynamic march written specifically for beginning players. Solid scoring and easy rhythms guarantee success with this one. Dur: 1:15 (Includes full performance CD)

The Waltz Joan of Arc-Après Enola Gay en 1980 le groupe Orchestral Man?uvres in the Dark a réussi en 1981 à mettre en ?uvre lancienne légende de Jeanne dArc dans une chanson électro-pop moderne ? propulsant ainsi la musique électronique dans le champs d?écoutede la musique populaire. Par-dessus un lent et soutenu 4/4 à la batterie la mélodie solennelle répand un effet presque hypnotique magnifiquement présent dans cet arrangement pour orchestre d?harmonie signé Gilbert Tinner. Et tout le monde frappedans les mains !

Eleanor Rigby - Yesterday - A Hard Day's Night-Three of the Beatles' favourite hits are combined in this easy-to-play medley for developing groups. Eric Osterling's approach to young band writing ensures success for young players. Includes: Eleanor Rigby Yesterday and A Hard Day's Night.

Everybody's favorite sports anthem! Dur: 1:45Hal Leonard's innovative Flex-Band series is designed to provide exciting music for bands with incomplete or unbalanced instrumentation. Written using just five parts(plus percussion) these arrangements will work with virtually ANY combination of brass woodwinds or even strings.

Everyone knows this Henry Mancini favorite but not like this! Mike Tomaro has gleefully twisted the well-known melody into a New Orleans style second line groove for jazz ensemble! The signature bass line is still there (well sort of) augmented with riffs and punches by various sections of the band. With a flexible solo section and a full ensemble shout this chart is a real treat!

David Well composed 'Frida's Whiskers' in commemoration of his own cat who met an untimely end. Frida (whose real name was 'Godefrida van Coopersburg thoe Nieuwenhuys') was a lively creature who led a playful and uncomplicated life. She used to sleep in her basket for hours but when she woke up she upset the entire house and its furnishing. Curtains were inspected from top to bottom and flower pots fell from window-sills just like that! Outside in the open air she was in her element. She used to frolic bouncing into the air. After such playful moods she would return to her basket tired but satisfied where being the cleanly cat that shewas she subjected her entire body whiskers included to a thorough wash.

Les élections sont terminées et c'est unanime --- tout le monde gagne avec cette nouveauté jazzy conçu pour présenter la section de trombone! Frottis de trombone facile de combiner avec un balancement New Orleans gorge de style que votre groupe et le public vont adorer. Un plaisir pour la foule infaillible! (02:05) / Concert Band