This page offers brief descriptions of our pieces for young bands
late in their first year of study, or early in their second year.

All instruments have interesting parts including melodic material for at least part of each piece.

Click on the title to go to the page for each piece,
which has additional information as well as links to listen to the piece or view the score.

Chronicles is an overture style piece with section solis.

Eastern Thunder features percussion and makes an effecvtive massed band piece.

Embarcation mixes serious and pop styles, with section solos.

First Festival is a concert or festival selection with a variety of styles.

Personal Best is a concert march, with a feature section for bass instruments.

Maskepetoon has a distinctive dorian mode sound, and features percussion.

Mr. B is a pop style piece with a solo feature section.

New Cousins March uses the two most popular young band keys.

Storm Clouds is a pop style piece with emphasis on clarinet low notes.

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