Anniversary Overture was commissioned in 1968 as a twenty-first birthday piece for Hong Kong Philharmonic Society and is a four-minute firework display for orchestra. Within the framework of a two-four Allegro giubiloso Arnold alternates two major themes one breezy the other tender developing them extensively and landing resoundingly in F major. This new transcription brings an exuberant work to the field of symphonic wind band for the first time.

The TV Detectives brings together five of Nigel Hess’s best-known television themes all originally written for small-screen sleuths in whodunnits that have been enjoyed by TV audiences worldwide. The themes standalone as imaginitive and challenging pieces that will stretch wind ensembles and delight audiences. This is a continuous suite arranged for wind band.

The TV Detectives brings together five of Nigel Hess’s best-known television themes (Dangerfield Campion Wycliffe Maigret and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates) all originally written for small-screen sleuths in whodunits that have been enjoyed by TV audiences worldwide. Dangerfield is a BBC series about a Warwickshire police surgeon and originally starred Nigel le Vaillant before Nigel Havers took over the lead role. Campion also from the BBC was based on Margery Allingham’s stories of a mild-mannered 1920s gentleman detective played by Peter Davison. Wycliffe was a long-running HTV series set in Cornwall and starred Jack Shepherd as a somewhat dour andlow-key DCI - but of course he always solved the case! Michael Gambon starred in Granada TV’s latest incarnation of the famous French detective Maigret while Patricia Routledge played the OAP sleuth to perfection in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates another popular BBC series. For the first time these popular tunes which conjure up their programmes perfectly have been arranged for wind band in a continuous suite.

This marvelous, comprehensive medley of the endearing themes from the movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone has now been arranged by Robert W. Smith. The vivid imagery of the film is woven into the varied textures of this symphonic band medley. Wonderful symphonic literature you should not miss. (8:00)

Titles include: Fun, Fun, Fun * Georgia on My Mind * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * Joy to the World * Linus and Lucy * Little Drummer Boy * Over the Rainbow * Peter Gunn * The Pink Panther * Proud Mary * Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer * Theme from New York, New York and more.