Wisconsin Youth Band Directors Association

Resources

Following the 2007 Youth Band Performance in Madison, we invited educators to visit our booth and share some of their favorite performance pieces for young bands.  Here are some of their ideas.  Feel free to visit your favorite publisher and/or music retailer to add them to your own library. In addition, log on to our forum on the Members Only page and share some of your own favorites!

Favorite Young Band Concert Pieces

Tales of the Minstrel Boy--Rick Kirby--Gr 2

Furioso--Robert Smith--1.5

Apollo Fanfare--Ralph Ford / Robert Smith-1

Childhood Hymn--Holsinger--1.5

Lone Star Overture--O'Reilly--3

Sea to Shining Sea--Curnow--2

Smithsonian Suite--1

Joy--Frank Ticheli--2.5

Chorale Elegant--Elana Roussanova--1

Gettysburg--Brian Balmages--1.5

Ancient Voices--Sweeney--2

Rhythm Machine--Broege--2

Headless Horseman--Broege--2

Ash Lawn Echoes--Robert Smith--2

Rings of Saturn--.5

Nordic Sketches--La Plante--3

Kentucky 1800--Grundmann—2

 

Favorite Young Band March

March of the Irish Guard--James Ployhar--1.5

Flag Patrol--Ronald Knoener--2

December Sky--Erik Morales 1.5

Raiders March—John Williams-1.5

Coastguards March--3

Military Escort--Bennett/Fennell--1.5

Marck on the Kings Highway--La Plante--2

Swashbucklers March--Mark Williams--2

Brandy Station March--Edmondson--1.5

Gallant March--.5

Coastguards March--3

 

Favorite Beginning Jazz Band Piece

Blues in the Night--arr. Lisa Despain--2

Bossa Brazil--2.5

Blue Train--Coltrane--Hal Leonard Disc.--1.5

Ben's Blues--1

Please Don't Climb on the Iguana--Dean Sorenson--3

Iroquois Dance--Fred Sturm--1.5

Hog-Squealin, Rip-Snortin, Belly-Achin Blues--1.5

Lunch Detention Blues--Really Good Music--1

 

Favorite Young Band Popular Piece

Etude for Buckets--Mark Helgert--1.5

Rock On!--2.5

Harry Potter--2

Phantom of the Opera--2

The Incredibles--Johnnie Vinson--2

Dr. Rockenstein--Hodges--1.5

With Eyes of Fire--1.5

Pirates of the Caribbean--1

Rockin' Robin--.5

Con Brio--Grice--2.5

 

 

Page updated January 12, 2008.  Contact Kim Plautz, Webmaster, for further information or updates.