Over the years there have been surprisingly few arrangements of the national anthem of Canada. This version is quite unique and will prove to be extremely useful in all kinds of performance situati...

This lovely Chippewa lullaby was first collected on the western shores of the Great Lakes at the beginning of the twentieth century. The original "Way Way" text was obviously intended to gently lul...

Canon by Johann Pachelbel is one of the most famous and recognizable pieces of classical music. The treatment of the melody in this arrangement follows a popular Baroque tradition, the concerto gro...

Crimond or The Lord's My Shepherd is a simple and elegant hymn that is commonly sung in church. This short arrangement opens with a solo brass quartet then builds and develops this beautiful melody...

Dodge City is an exuberant piece designed to take you back to the time of the old west. As the title implies, this is a work that will bring to mind stagecoaches and sagebrush, cowboys and cactus,...

Elegiac Motives was commissioned in memory of David McGovern who died tragically at the beginning of his teenage years. The work is based on the tone row D-A-D-C-G-E, which are the note related let...

This energetic composition is the composer's way of paying homage to some of his favourite compositions and composers such as John Cheetham, John Barnes Chance and the great Alfred Reed. Short musi...

The nine Symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven are considered by many to be among the greatest orchestrations of all time and they are often used as models by later, great composers. His Symphony No....

Sir Arthur Sullivan wrote many pieces for operettas but none was better received than the music to H.M.S. Pinafore. It had a terrific 700-night run once it opened and its popularity continues today...

This is an exciting piece based on the Welsh hymn Cwm Rhondda. Fanfares in the trumpets and woodwind descants float over the stately tune. The melody flows throughout the ensemble ranging from a sm...

This is an exciting concert march. This work has been dedicated to Cardinal Dougherty High School, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the composer was the Director of Bands for several years. Gre...

Craigellachie!, a Scottish battle cry, is the name given to the spot near Eagle Pass, which cuts through Canadas Rocky Mountains, where the last spike of the Trans-Canada railway was pounded into t...

In the tradition exemplified by Mozart in his "Musical Jokes", Jeff Smallman has written a work for band that should bring a smile to every face. As all conductors know, not every player in a band...

The idea for this march originated from a conversation that took place in the pine forests of Camp Borden, Ontario, during Basic Recruit Course with the Canadian Armed Forces. The composer listened...

This is Sullivan at his best! The melodies of the famous Arthur/Sullivan team have become legendary and their musicals are performed all over the world. This is a chorus from Iolanthe in which the...