Audio Examples
Concert Band
...and the antelope play, by John Carnahan
A Basque Lullaby, by Dan Forrest
A Christmas Couplet, trad., arr. by Robert Sheldon
A Praetorius Prelude, by Douglas Akey
A Renaissance Christmas, arr. by Johnnie Vinson
A Shaker Hymn, by John O'Reilly
African Bell Carol, arr. by Robert W. Smith
Air and Allegro, by John Edmundson
Air for Band, by Frank Erickson
Albion, by Douglas Akey
All Ye Young Sailors, by Pierre LaPlante
Ancient Voices, by Michael Sweeney
American Hymn Tune Sketches, by John Prescott
Anthem, by John Edmundson
Arsenal, by Jan Van der Roost (Miller Advanced Band, 2009)
As Summer Was Just Beginning, a Tribute to James Dean (just a tiny excerpt), by Larry Daehn
At Morning's First Light, by David Gillingham
At the Cuzco Market, by Mike Hannickel
At the Feast of Stephen, by Steve Watson
Atlantic Crossing, by Alan Lee Silva
Atop a Scottish Highland, Traditional Folksongs arranged by Larry Neeck
Aztec Sunrise, by John Edmundson
Ballad for Peace, by Frank Erickson
Bannockburn, by Bruce Frasier
Bells of Christmas, The, arr. by Michael Story
Bells of Freedom, by David Gillingham
The Beltway Jam, by Jack Stamp
Beyond the Seven Hills, by Michael Sweeney
Black Forest Overture, by Michael Sweeney
Blue Mountain Legend, by Michael Story
By Loch and Mountain, by Robert Smith
Cajun Folk Songs II, arranged by Frank Ticheli
Call of the Mountain, by Joseph Curiale
Candlelight Carol,John Rutter, arr. by Jay Dawson
Caravan, arr. by Richard Saucedo
Celebrate!, by Barry Ward
Celebration for Winds, by John Edmundson - excerpt
Celtic Air and Dance, Michael Sweeney
Cenotaph, by Jack Stamp
Chant Rituals, by Elliot Del Borgo - Thanks Stephanie, for finding this! It is an orchestral version of the song we are playing in band - should give you a good idea of the piece.
Chester Variations, by Elliot del Borgo
Cheyenne Adventure, by Mark Wadleigh
Christmas a la Big Band, arr. by Larry Clark
Christmas Latina, by James Hosay
Christmas Couplet, arr. by Robert Sheldon (he plays sax in our Mustang Band - heh)
Clouds That Sail in Heaven, by Todd Stalter
Come Dance and Sing, by Paul Curnow
Comets in the Winter Sky, by Daniel McCarthy
Communion, by Carl Strommen
Communion, by Carl Strommen (Miller Advanced Band, 2009)
Condacum, by Jan Van der Roost
Contempo, by Michael Story
Country Wildflowers, by Larry Daeh
Crosley March, The, by Henry Fillmore, arr. by Robert Foster
Cumberland Cross, by Carl Strommen
Cumberland Falls Overture, by Brant Karrick
Dona Nobis Pacem, arr. by Marty Schubert
Divinum Mysterium, arr. by Tom Wallace
Double Happiness, by Joseph Curiale
Earl of Oxford's March (excerpt), by William Byrd/Mark Williams
Earthdance, by Michael Sweeney
Echo Blues, by Mark Williams - excerpt
Encanto, by Robert W. Smith
English Folk Trilogy, by Anne McGinty - excerpt
Fanfare for a New Age, by Mike Story
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, by Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Bocook
Festivo, by Vaclav Nelhybel (Miller Advanced Band, 2009)
Fiesta Tropicale, by Victor Lopez (Miller Advanced Band, 2009)
Forge of Vulcan (The), by Michael Sweeney
Fire Dance, by David Schaffer
Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians, by Robert W. Smith
Go West, by Ralph Ford
Go Tell It on the Mountain, arr. by Jay Dawson
Good Swing Wenceslas, arr. by Sammy Nestico
Granite Bay Overture, by John O' Reilly
Half Moon on the Hudson, by Michael Sweeney
Half Moon on the Hudson, by Michael Sweeney (Miller Advanced Band, 2008)
Hark the Herald Tubas Sing, by Michael Sweeney (not the best performance - we can do better - listen for a wrong note in the third measure, either flute or bells)
High Water Mark, by Michael Sweeney
Hymn for Band, A by Hugh Stuart
Into the Clouds!, by Richard Saucedo
Into the Storm, by Robert Smith
Japanese Folk Trilogy, by Anne McGinty
Joyful Journey, A, by Robert Sheldon
Journey of the Taikonaut, by Ralph Ford
Juno Beach, by John Edmundson
Knights of Destiny, by Michael Sweeney
Korean Hill Song, arr. by Mark Williams
Kronos, by Robert W. Smith
La Volta, arr. by Kathryn Fenske
Lassus Trombone, by Henry Fillmore - This is an excerpt of a different arrangement than the one we have.
Legend of the Alhambra, by Mark Williams
Let It Snow and Winter Wonderland, arr. by Ralph Ford
Loch Lomond, by Frank Ticheli
Marching Song, by Gustav Holst, arr. by John Moss
Match Day, by Peter Meechan
Midnight Sleighride, Prokofiev, arr. by Tom Wallace (just a small sample)
Midnight Sky, by Brian Balmages
Midway March, by John Williams/John Moss
Motown Forever, arr. by Johnnie Vinson
Mystery of the Maya, by John Edmundson
Mystic Legacy, by Larry Clark
Nation's Prayer, by James D. Ployhar
Near Woodstock Town, by Percy Grainger, arranged by Ray Crame
Night, by Craig Andrew Fitzpatrick
Nightsong, by Richard Saucedo
Noel, arr. by Richard Saucedo
Nottingham Castle, by Larry Daehn
Now is the Day, by Bruce Frasier (G & M Brand Publishers)
O Waly Waly (The Water is Wide), arranged by Douglas Wagner
Old Churches, by Michael Colgrass (youtube)
Once in Royal David's City, arr. by arr. Bruce Preuninger
Our Director March, by F. E. Bigelow, arr. by James Swearingen
Our Kingsland Spring, by Samuel Hazo (Miller Mustang Band, 2009)
Out of the Shadows, by Michael Sweeney
Oye Como Va, by Tito Puente
Pageant, by Vincent Persechetti (when you get to the page, click on the "play Vincent Persechetti Radio" button)
Parade of the Wooden Warriors, by Adam Gorb (Miller Advanced Band, 2008)
Pastime With Good Company, by King Henry VIII, arr. by Philip Sparke
Polly Oliver, by Thomas Root
A Praetorius Prelude, by Douglas Akey
Prairiesong, by Carl Strommen
Prelude and Revelation, by John Moss
Quad City Stomp, by Michael Sweeney
Red River Valley, arr. by Pierre LaPlante
Regenesis, by John Higgins
Regenesis, by John Higgins (Miller Advanced Band, 2008)
Renaissance Canzona, by Adriano Banchieri/Carl Strommen
Rest, by Samuel Hazo
Rhythms and Riffs, by Brian Balmages
Rikudim, by Jan Van Der Roost
Rites of Tamburo, by Robert Smith
River of Hope, by Michael Sweeney
Royal Tower, The, by Michael Sweeney
Rumble on the High Plains (excerpts), by Michael Sweeney
Russian Christmas Music, by Alfred Reed, arr. by James Curnow
Sang! (performed by Connor MS Band, Hebron, Kentucky), by Dana Wilson
The Sinfonians, by Clifton Williams, arr. by Bocook
Sleigh Ride (marching version)
Solas Ane, by Samuel Hazo
Soldiers' Processional and Dance, by Bob Margolis
Song of Kusatsu, arr. by Mike Story
Song of the Hebrides, by Larry Daehn
Song Without Words, by Gustav Holst, Arr. by Mike Story
Space and Beyond, by Johnnie Vinson (Miller Advanced Band, 2009)
Spitfire!, by Gary Gilroy
Star Ship, by Y. Nishimura
Stratford Fair, by John Edmundson
Success, Harold Bennett, arr. by Larry Clark
Suite Provencale (sound sample #1, sound sample #2), by Jan Van Der Roost
Super Mario Medley, arr. by David Tang
Swahili Folk Hymn, Traditional, by Kevin Mixon
Symphonic Portrait, by Michael Brown
Symphony of Souls, by Robert W. Smith
Suite in Minor Mode, by Dmitri Kabelevsky, performed by "SHHS" Wind Ensemble
Sussex Mummers Christmas Carol, by Percy Grainger, arr. Stotter
Symphony No. 15, Finale, W.A. Mozart, arr. by Larry Daehn
Taiko!, by William Windham
Tales of the Emerald Isle, by Douglas Akey (excerpts)
The Band in the Square on the 4th of July, by Pierre LaPlante
The Bottom Line, by Mark Williams - excerpt
The Dream Catcher, by W. Francis Macbeth
The Last Battle, by Ralph Ford
The Oregon Trail, by Mike Story
The Red Balloon, by Anne McGinty
The Road to Chancelloresville, by Byron Kidd
The Willows of Winter, by BJ Brooks
Their Blossoms Down, by Samuel Hazo
Three Renaissance Dances, arr. by John Moss
Tir Na Nog (A Celtic Legend), by Carl Strommen
Tobaggan Ride, by Stan Applebaum
Tubthumping, by T. Edmondson
Ulterior Overture, by William Himes
Visions of Aranjuez, by Mark Williams
Voyages on a Rowing Song, by William Himes
Washington and Lee Swing, by Thornton Allen and C.A. Robbins, arranged by Eric Osterling
Wassail, by Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. by Robert Smith
What's Up at the Symphony, arr. by Jerry Brubaker
When Honor Prevails, by James Swearingen
Where the Sun Breaks Through the Mist, by Michael Sweeney
White River Canyon, by John Higgins
Who Let the Elves Out, by Victor Lopez
Wind Mountain Overture, by Steve Hodges
Windsong, by Mark Williams
With Ever Joyful Hearts, by Erik Morales
Jazz Band
Autumn Leaves, arr. by Peter Blair (The Daddios recorded this just for you!)
Basic Basie, by John Edmondson
Blues for Mr. B by John Edmondson
Bugle Call Rag, by Pettis, Meyers & Schoebel/arr. Woods
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, arr. by Michael Sweeney
Chameleon, arr. by Michael Sween
Creole Love Call, arr. by Mark Taylor
Deck the Hall, arr. by Peter Blair
Don't Get Around Much Anymore, arr. by Michael Sweeney
Doxy, arr. by John Berry
El Burrito Picante and the Chamber of Doom, by Mike Dana
Harlem Nocturne, arr. by Larry Norred
In the Midnight Hour, by Wilson Pickett and Steve Cropper; arr. by Paul Murtha
In the Mood, Glenn Miller version
It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got that Swing, arr. by Michael Sweeney
Jazz Police, The, arr. by Mike Lewis
Jingle Bell Jam arr. by Paul Clarke
Jive at Five by Howard Rowe
Jumpin' at the Woodside, arr. by Rich DeRosa
La Noche Del Burrito Picante, by Mike Dana
La Noche - Practice tempo (part 1, from beginning)
La Noche - Practice tempo (part 2, from letter E)
Louie, Louie arr. by Michael Sweeney
Lullaby of Birdland, by George Shearing, arr. by John Denton
Mambo Jambo, by Chris Sharp
Malaguena arr. by Michael Sweeney
Manteca, by Dizzy Gillespie, arr. by Michael Sweeney
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, by Joe Zawinul, arr. by Robert Woods
Mister Cool, by Mike Steinel
Moanin' arr. by Michael Sweeney
Oye Como Va, arr. by Paul Murtha
Perdido arr. by Mike Lewis
Pink Panther, arr. by Mike Lewis
Rock Around the Clock arr. by Michael Sweeney
Satin Doll, by Duke Ellington, arr. by Michael Sweeney (has beeps every 20 seconds, but you can still hear song)
Señorita Fajita, by Larry Neeck
Sing, Sing, Sing, arr. by Paul Cook
Straight No Chaser, arr. by Rick Stizel
State Street Stomp, by Larry Neeck
Take the "A" Train, arr. by Michael Sweeney
Take the "A" Train Demonstration solo
Tenor Madness arr. by John Berry
Tequila, arr. by Michael Sweeney
Until I Met You, arr. by Michael Sweeney
What I'd Say, arr. by Michael Sweeney
Work Song, arr. by Peter Blair