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2026 Fanfare and Sea Shanty by Eric Rath Key: Eb/c minor/g minor Instrumentation: Clarinet and Trumpet have 1st, 2nd and 3rd parts; Flute, Alto Sax, Horn and Trombone have 1st/2nd parts. Everyone else unison Fanfare is in 4/4 time, key of Eb with a fair amount of Db accidentals. Sea Shanty is in 3/4 time, and changes to C Minor. Later, the piece shifts to G Minor and the low brass carry the melody. The ending is a sort of percussion feature that the band accents. MORE INFO 1st measure Trumpet fanfare, beat 3 entrance in lows and horns, beat 4 entrance on 16ths in upper woods. There are 4 measures in upper woods where the 1sts and 2nds have counter rhythms, one part is 1tiTe 2Te, while the other has 1Te 2tiTe. Lots of dynamics with crescendos and decrescendos. 2 measure ritard into a fermata before time change. The 3/4 section is faster than the opening. Opening is 100 and 3/4 is 120. Have to feel the 3/4. Real easy for low brass to overpower the melodies throughout. M66 the low brass/lowwoods have the melody by themselves - same style just forte. tricky rhythm in the 3/4 is te of 1 tied to quarter followed by quarter -so its 1te-3, 1te-3. Ends big with quarter note hits followed by rest. Play full length quarter notes before the rest. STILL MORE INFO: The opening Fanfare is in 4/4, with quarter note = 100. In measure 1, the trumpets enter on a 1-&-a rhythm, followed by the low voices on beat 3 and the woodwinds on beat 4. Throughout this section, several entrances do not begin on beat 1, so players must count carefully. Around measure 9, the woodwinds trade off rhythms such as 1-e-& 2-& and 1-& 2-e-& between the 1st and 2nd/3rd parts. The fanfare lasts about 19 measures, ending with a fermata. The piece then shifts to 3/4, with quarter note = 120. In this section, multiple entrances use tied rhythms such as 1-&-(2) 3, appearing at different times in several instruments. Around measure 50, there is an eighth-note modulation into B-flat major / G minor. Be sure to observe the dynamic changes closely throughout. Overall, this piece feels more like a Grade 5+ work. The ensemble must count carefully and read with precision. Percussion: Snare, Bass, Crash Cym, Sus Cym, Triangle, Tambourine, Bells, Timpani
2025 At the Cool Water by William Owens Key - Eb; Starts andante, ritardando before Fermata and Caesura. Tempo change to allegro. Snare is 1E&a on beat 1, ww echo 1 2e&a run after. 1&a 2 rhythm trumpet horn melody. Trumpet had low C# accidental. WW join melody a few measures later. Trombone/Baritone melody. Dotted quarter tied eighth quarter rhythm. 1–&4. WW have 1&-&3&-& background rhythm. Accidentals in low reeds & brass at the ending. Playable & well written Owen’s piece Percussion: Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Triangle, Mark Tree, Suspended Cymbal, Tambourine, Timpani, Bells
2024 Eagle Trace Overture by Dennis Eveland Key - Eb and Bb; Time - 4/4; Tempo - Andante Moderato / March Starts off Andante Moderato with only horn and alto sax. Call and response of horn/sax with the band 1st 4 measures. Melody handed off to tpt/fl/cl/ob after that with dotted quarter eighth rhythm 1-(2) & 3-4. Changes to moderate tempo after a fermata/grand pause. Forte pianos are this composers favorite. Percussion with a 4 bar intro: 1 &uh 2 &uh 3e&uh 4& repeated. Doesn’t state March style, but is. Lows/counter line comes in together and then the melody starts on BEAT 4. 4| 1 2& 3 4| 1 2 3 4 (rhythm repeats a LOT). Dotted 8th 16th rhythm has staccatos in the first half of the tempo change and then has accents. Super repetitive melody. Middle section of the tempo change has horn and clarinet with melody in the lower register with a legato style. Passes onto fl/ob. Goes into small percussion break and then back to the repetitive melody again in a march style. Lots of dotted half tied to an 8th note releases. Only TWO accidental spots: concert Db and carries through the measure. Low brass with no melody in the piece. They do have a rest followed by 2 quarter notes SLURRED together and then another rest. Sometimes trombones have 2 8ths that need need to be brought out. Last 3 measures: fp for band BUT horn and sax with quarter and 2 8ths. House top accent on last note for percussion (dampen timpani quick). Overall a pretty easy piece. Major things: Forte pianos, entrances on 4, and horn/sax or horn/cl playing alone.
2023 Mysteries of the Unknown by Dennis Eveland Key - Eb/F; Time - unknown; Tempo - Adagio/Allegro Vivo Quite a few A naturals mixed in throughout the band. Tempo change to Allegro Vivo following a fermata. Key also changes to F there. Repetitive 8th quarter 8th in saxes, trombones and euphonium. Quite a few accidentals mixed in throughout the group. More information: Adagio beginning, starts with exposed bass voice sustain. Intro section many exposed long tones. Allegro Vivo sounds like a Marvel movie score. WW 16th runs move from beat 2 to beat 1 after page turn in the score. Dotted 8th/16th rhythms into syncopated 8ths in high voices. Subito piano with crescendo at the very end hides the suspension resolution that is thinly scored. Many accidentals throughout. This piece is a huge jump in difficulty from the level 4 we had to read last year. Actually a fun piece in many ways. Percussion: Timpani, Bells, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Crash Cymbals, Triangle, Suspended Cymbal
2022 Dover Castle by Clifton Jones Key - Eb/Ab; Time - 2/4, March tempo; 2nd section is 3/4, moderate waltz Main rhythm once the piece gets going is 1 2 a1 & & 1 & 2 & 1e&a2 & Some slur patterns to watch out for in woodwinds throughout the first section. Some alternating ww brass choirs. Softer dynamics and a subito piano in the march section. Make sure to balance to the melody. Low brass plays a simplified version of the main theme when it’s their turn. Not many accidentals in either section. Biggest focus is articulation and slurs. Flutes have D flats in the start of the waltz. Both sections end with a rit and fermata. Overall a pretty easy to read piece.
2021 Snake River Saga by William Owens Key: Eb to Bb (7 measures) to Eb; Time Signature: 4/4 throughout; Tempo: Allegro/Andante/Allegro E natural & Db accidentals in the first section, Db in last section. *8th followed by 2 6ths - happens on beat one or beat 3. Dotted 8th/16th *Dotted quarter/8th *8th-quarter-8th syncopation occurs either on beat one or beat 3 (but not both in the same measure). Fermata and GP to go to Bb, direct change to return to Eb. Contrast in articulation markings is important. Multiple articulation syles throughout (staccato, accents, tenuto, etc). Perc is very straightforward Very reader friendly for a level 5.
2020 Stonegate by William Owens NO INFORMATION PROVIDED
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2019 On the Alamo Plaza by Clifton Jones Key: F/Bb; Time Signature: 4/4 and 3/4; Tempo: Moderato then Allegro Good piece. F then Bb 4/4 then 3/4. A few repeating 16th note passages for upper WW. One syncopated rhythm pattern passed around the band. 1st trpt has a big jump to high G. One small fugal part but not bad. Baritone on c when trombone on a Bb. Suggestion is to read ALL the prior Clifton Jones pieces from the past-It’s kind of a combo of all of them. WW 16th (pretty distonic) in both moderato & allegro Little fugue between WW/Brass count carefully Big intervals in exposed Tpt/Clar/Oboe in moderato. Exposed horn, then sax/horn dotted quarters... Syncopated low brass at start. Funky little ending in 3/4 weird rest at end
2018 Andante and Allegro by Tim Rhea Key: Eb and c minor; Time Signature: 4/4 and 2/4; Tempo: Andante to moderate Slow 4/4 is lyrical. Careful with counting in trumpet part. Horns have a counter melody they must play strong. My horns kinda missed it. Rit. Into fermata and caesura. 2/4 stays in same key. Goes into minor key. Almost sounds Russian or polish. Eight rest then 3 eighths notes. In many parts. Upper woodwinds and alto have some scalier noodles. 1st clarinet doubles flute. Lots of accidentals! Saw some concert f# and b. Trombones don’t see too many accidentals. I think just concert f# It’s actually a great piece. It was such a great piece kids were actually humming the melody. Have to read it carefully and conductor must not go too fast
2017 Tower Bridge by Clifton Jones Key - F/Bb/F; Time Signature - 2/4 (A section), 3/4 (B Section), back to 2/4; Tempo - Fast/slow/fast ABA form, F Bb F (damn Eb's). Tonality is tricky in the A' section - lots of accidentals, so don't ignore it because it looks the same like I did. 1st Tpt, 1st clar, 1st trombone do most of the melodic heavy lifting. There is a spot where alto & horn have the melody with 16th notes that I wished I had spent more time with in exp. lots of upbeat and count 2 entrances throughout. Melody is thin in spots with lots of kids on other parts (1st clarinet, 1st trumpet, 1st trombone need to play very convincingly, confidently and know that their parts are unusually independent of the other parts in their sections in both A sections).
2016 Fort Davis Adventure by Clifton Jones Key: F/Bb; Tempo: Quick/slow Notes: Starts in F, quite a few accidentals. Tempo was marked as "quick". Fermata key change to Bb slow tempo and more accidentals. Then fermata back to quick tempo but stay in Bb. No real "tricks" except for some isolated lines between 2nd sax and 2nd trumpet. More info: Starts in concert F. Allegro Full band at the beginning Something similar to quarter note 2 8th notes. Second 8th note tied to half more and tied to another dotted half note quarter note on beat 4 Very melodic melody in Flute/ 1st Clarinet and 1st Alto Sax while band holds long notes. Same sequence repeats one or two more times. Those three sections come in on the and of 2 or and of 3 with 8th notes After intro. I think the melody begins with trumpets. First measure of melody have dotted quarter note 8th note Next measure immediately has dotted 8th 16th note on beat two I think. Be ready for that It is a challenging melody with a scalular line and leaps. Goes up to a high concert G. While that melody is playing low brass have an 8th note ostinato pattern. One and rest and three and rest and one and Over and over again The low brass then have the melodic line that has a dotted quarter note A section ends with a ritard and Fermata on one and three. Beat three has accidental getting ready for Key change To B flat concert B section in B flat Concert and in 3/4 Andante or slower if I am correct Now be ready for this. 2nd clarinet and 2nd Alto Saxophone have an 8th note moving line while half notes are being played on a THINLY written section. All 8th notes. Something very similar to (in concert pitch) "A Bflat A Bflat A Bflat A Bflat A Bflat C Bflat and then it repeats it self I don't know remember who has the melody but it was not as exposed and should be playable I had week players in those parts so I put my emphasis there. Will come to a Fermata again at the end of the B section. And then the same restatement of the 8 section BUT in BFLAT CONCERT!!!! Last measure the wind rhythm is "one rest three and four.
2015 Fanfare and Dance by Brian Beck Key: F/Bb; Tempo: Allegro; Time Signature: 4/4 and 3/4 Notes: A few accidentals throughout (do not know which specific ones). Lots of 8th-16th-16th. Very playable. More info from The Yellow Board….starts off with 4 measure percussion intro. Snare mostly. Key of F but with Ab and Eb accidentals throughout. A LOT of dynamic markings. A lot of crescendos and de crescendos. If does change to Bb but again there are many accidentals. Only one entrance occurs on an up beat. Measure 6 in low brass. A lot of entrances on count 2. Hardest rhythms are the eighth note - 2 sixteenth and the 2 sixteenth- eighth note. The middle sections has some question and answer between low and high voices. Last 4 measures or so is a timpani solo with chords on count one. Accidentals are the biggest issues.
2014 Appalachian Melody by Tim Rhea Similar to Wayfaring Stranger. There are two time signatures and two keys. Fermata in the middle of a piece and there are 16th notes in the low brass. More information from the Yellowboard: Key signature is Eb for most of the piece. Goes to F near the end. It is minor. A few accidentals Db and E natural. 4/4 - Moderato with rit. into Andante Legato. There is some echoing so make sure to point this out. Fermata and cesura. 2/4 allegro. Very repetitive rhythms. The key changes to F without warning (no fermata or rest, etc.) Nice melody, pretty straight forward. More info on Level 5 - the beginning starts with three flats (Eb) but it's really C minor, and it is in 4/4 time. It is slow and the melody of Wayfaring Stranger may be in there. There are lots of ties across the bars so watch out. They happen in the low brass. There are several forte pianos throughout and in the middle of the piece there is a fermata. Key of Bb but it's really g minor, and the time changes to 2/4. It moves a little quicker but not too much. There are 16ths in the WWs, Trumpets, and the low brass. The ending is the trickiest part because there are several entrances on the & of 2. There is no timpani part. Was told the toughest thing was the holding of ties across the bars and the end which hand the entrances coming in on the & of 2. They said it was very playable but it does have a few pit falls.