Repertoire

Music of the Beatles

  • All You Need Is Love
  • Blackbird
  • Come Together
  • Eleanor Rigby
  • I Am the Walrus
  • I Want To Hold Your Hand
  • Michelle
  • Penny Lane
  • She’s Leaving Home
  • When I’m Sixty-Four
  • With A Little Help From My Friends
  • Yesterday
  • You Never Give Me Your Money

Jazz-Ragtime-Showtunes

  • Ain’t Misbehavin’-Fats Waller (1904-1913)/arr. Lee Norris
  • Alexander’s Ragtime Band-Irving Berlin (1888-1989)/arr. Jack Gale
  • Amazing Grace-Traditional/arr. Luther Henderson
  • Beale Street Blues – W.C. Handy/arr. Luther Henderson
  • Boogie Woogie Blues – Fats Waller/arr. Taplin
  • The Canadian Brass Rag-Eldon Rathburn
  • Dead Man Blues – Jelly Roll Morton/arr. Taplin
  • Entrance of the Gladiators-Julius Fucik (1872-1916)/arr. Keith Snell
  • Footprints-Wayne Shorter/arr. Nick Hansinger
  • A Foggy Day-George Gershwin/arr. Luther Henderson
  • Golliwog’s Cakewalk-Claude Debussy/arr. Don Rose
  • Guantanamera- arr. Jean-Francois Michel
  • It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing – Duke Ellington/arr. Jeff Jarvis
  • Joplin Rags-Scott Joplin (1868-1917)/arr. Fred Mills
  • The Favorite
  • Pleasant Moments
  • The Rosebud March
  • The Entertainer
  • Just a Closer Walk-Traditional/arr. Don Gillis
  • Kansas City Stomp – Jelly Roll Morton/arr. Taplin
  • Lassus Trombone – Fillmore/arr. Gordon Cherry
  • Little Brown Jug-Glenn Miller (1904-1944)/arr. Irving Rosenthal
  • Muskrat Ramble – Kid Ory/arr. Taplin
  • A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square-Maschwitz/Sherwin/arr. Jack Gale
  • The Original Jelly Roll Blues – Jelly Roll Morton/arr. Willens
  • Paragon Rag-Scott Joplin (1868-1917)/arr. Sam Pilafian
  • Polka from “Hornsmoke”-Peter Schickele
  • Porgy and Bess Suite-George Gershwin (1898-1937)/arr. Luther Henderson
  • Puttin’ On the Ritz-Irving Berline/arr. Arthur Frackenpohl
  • Ragtime Suite for Brass Quintet-Scott Joplin (1868-1917)/arr. Arthur Frackenpohl
  • Maple Leaf Rag
  • Sun Flower Slow Drag
  • The Harlem Rag (March)
  • ‘Round Midnight-Thelonius Monk/arr. Ingo Luis
  • The Saint’s Hallelujah-Traditional/G.F. Handel (1685-1759)/arr. Luther Henderson
  • Saint Louis Blues-William Christopher Handy/arr. Horst Hofer
  • Satin Doll – Duke Ellington/arr. Jeff Jarvis
  • Selections from Showboat-Jerome Kerne (1885- 1945)/arr. Paul Nagle & Bill Holcombe
  • Startdust-Hoagy Carmichael and Mitchell Parrish/arr. Jack Gale
  • This Old Man-arr. John Pesta
  • Tiger Rag-Traditional/arr. Jack Gale
  • Trombone Johnsen-E.J. Stark/arr. Randall Block
  • Tuxedo Junction-Erskine Hawkins (1914-1993)/arr. Paul Nagle
  • West Side Story-Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)/arr. Jack Gale
  • Prologue
  • Something’s Comin’
  • Maria
  • Tonight
  • America
  • One Hand, One Heart
  • I Feel Pretty
  • Somewhere
  • When Yuba Plays the Rhumba on the Tuba-Herman Hupfield/arr. Thomas Cook
  • You Make Me Feel So Young-Joseph Myrow/Mack Gordon/arr. Ingo Luis

Renaissance/Baroque

  • Air de Trompette-George Phillip Telemann (1681-1767)/arr. Randall Block
  • Air “on the G String” from Suite No.3 in D-J.S. Bach (1685-1750)/arr. Arthur Frackenpohl
  • Arioso from Cantata No. 156-J.S. Bach (1685-1750)/arr. Allen Dean
  • Ave Maria-J.S. Bach (1685-1750)/Gounod/arr. Bobby Scann
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 2-J.S. Bach (1685-1750)/arr. Arthur Frackenpohl
  • Brass Quintet No. 1-Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654)
  • Canzona
  • Canzona
  • Brass Quintet No. 2-Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654)
  • Galliarda
  • Canzona
  • Galliarda Battaglia
  • Canzon vigesimaseconda (22)-Bastian Chilese (15??-1608)
  • Canzon decimaottava (18)-Claudio Merulo da Coreggio (1533-1604)
  • Canzon vigesimaterza (23)-Claudio Merulo da Coreggio (1533-1604)
  • Canzon trigesimasesta (36)-Claudio Merulo da Coreggio (1533-1604)
  • Chorale “Come Sweet Death”-J.S. Bach (1685-1750)/arr. Keith Snell
  • 22 Chorales-Various
  • Contrapunctus I from The Art of Fugue-J.S. Bach (1685-1750)/arr. Keith Snell
  • Contrapunctus I from The Art of Fugue-J.S. Bach (1685-1750)/arr. Eberhard Ramm
  • Contrapunctus III from The Art of Fugue-J.S. Bach (1685-1750)/arr. Robert King
  • Contrapunctus IX from The Art of Fugue-J.S. Bach (1685-1750)/arr. Neil Balm
  • The Earle of Oxford’s Marche-William Byrd (1543-1623)/arr. Keith Snell
  • Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen-J.S. Bach (1685-1750)/arr. Lewis Niven
  • Five-Part Brass Music (vol. 1 #1-25)-Johann Pezel (1639-1694)
  • Five-Part Brass Music (vol. 3 #51-76)-Johann Pezel (1639-1694)
  • The Four Seasons-Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)/arr. Arthur Frackenpohl
  • Fugue in G Minor (The Little)-J.S. Bach (1685-1750)/arr. Ronald Romm
  • Hallelujah Chorus (with organ)-G.F. Handel (1685-1759)
  • Hallelujah Chorus-G.F. Handel (1685-1759)/arr. Keith Snell
  • Kanon-Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)/arr. Fred Mills
  • My Spirit Be Joyful-J.S. Bach (1685-1750)/arr. Harry Herforth
  • Prince of Denmark’s March-Jeremiah Clarke (1659-1707)/arr. Fred Mills
  • Psalm XIX: The Heavens Declare-Benedetto Marcello (1696-1739)/arr. Keith Snell
  • La Rejouissance-G.F. Handel (1685-1759)/arr. J. Borngesser
  • Rigaudon from “Pieces de Clavecin, 1724”-Jean P. Rameau (1683-1764)/arr. Ron Dishinger
  • Rondeau-Jean Mouret (1682-1738)/arr. Robert King
  • Royal Fireworks Music-G.F. Handel (1685-1759)/arr. Chuck Seipp
  • Overture
  • Siciliana
  • The Rejoicing
  • Sheep May Safely Graze-J.S. Bach (1685-1750)/arr. Eugene Watts
  • Six Pieces-Johann Pezel (1639-1694)/arr. Robert King
  • Intrade
  • Sarabande
  • Courente
  • Bal
  • Sarabande
  • Gigue
  • Sonata from Die Bankelsangerlieder-Anonymous (circa 1684)
  • Sonata No. 3 from Hora Decima (Leipzog, 1670)-Johann Pezel (1639-1694)/arr. Robert King
  • Suite-Antony Holborne (1584-1602)/arr. Thurston Dart
  • Galliard
  • The Choice
  • As It Fell On A Holy Eve
  • The Fruit Of Love
  • The Fairy Round
  • Three Pieces-Antony Holborne (1584-1602)/arr. John Glasel
  • Muy Linda
  • Pavan
  • Gailliard
  • Toccata-Giovanni Battista Martini (1706-1784)/arr. Peter Knudsvig
  • Trumpet Tune-Henry Purcell (1659-1695)/arr. Bryan Goff
  • Trumpet Voluntary-Jeremiah Clarke (1673-1707)/arr. Robert King
  • Trumpet Tune-John Stanley (1712-1786)/arr. Keith Snell
  • Two Pieces-Anthony Holborne (1584-1602)/arr. Robert King
  • Honie-Suckle
  • Night Watch
  • Voluntary on Old 100th-Henry Purcell (1659-1695)/arr. Robert King
  • Water Music-G.F. Handel (1685-1759)/arr. Fred Mills
  • Allegro Vivace
  • Air
  • Hornpipe
  • Allegro Maestoso

Canadian Brass Collection

  • Tribute to the Ballet-arr. Sonny Kompanek
    • Overture “March of Bacchus” from Sylvia by Delibes
    • Fanfare from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky
    • Main theme from Swan Lake
    • In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt by Grieg
    • March from the Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky
    • Love theme from Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky
    • In the Hall of the Mountain King reprise
    • Russian Dance from Swan Lake
    • Fanfare from Swan Lake reprise
    • Waltz of the Flowers from Swan Lake
    • Morning from Peer Gynt
    • Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda by Ponchielli
    • Gluhwurmchen (Glow Worm) Idyll from Lysustrata by Lincle
    • In the Hall of the Mountain King reprise
    • Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies from the Nutcracker
    • Fanfare from Swan Lake
    • Pizzicati from Sylvia
    • Love theme from Romeo and Juliet reprise
    • Can Can from Orpheus in the Underworld by Offenbach

Empire Brass Series (with Organ)

  • Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring-J.S Bach (1685-1750)/arr. Rolf Smedvig
  • Sheep May Safely Graze-J.S. Bach (1685-1750)/arr. E. Smedvig
  • Sleepers, Wake!-J.S. Bach (1685-1750)/arr. Rolf Smedvig
  • Wie will ich mich freuen-J.S. Bach (1685-1750)/arr. Rolf Smedvig

Brass Quintet and Organ

  • Canzon duodecimi toni – Giovanni Gabrieli/arr. Robert King) (1557-1612)
  • An Easter Fanfare – Carla J. Giomo
  • Fanfare and Flurishes – James Curnow
  • Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition – Modest Mussorgsky/arr. Les Stallings)
  • Sinfonia da Chiesa – Gardner Read
  • Solemn Entry of The Knights of The Order of St. John – Richard Strauss/arr. Gary Olsen

Patriotic-Americana

  • American Patrol-F.W. Meacham/arr. Arthur Frackenpohl
  • Armed Forces Salute-arr. Jari A. Villanueva
    1. The Caissons
    2. Anchors Aweigh
    3. Semper Paratus
    4. Marine Hymn
    5. U.S. Air Force
  • God Bless America–Irving Berlin (1888-1989)/arr. Dick Tandy
  • My Country ‘Tis of Thee-arr. Gordon Schuster
  • The Star-Spangled Banner–arr. Robert Elkjer
  • The Stars and Stripes Forever-John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)/arr. Bill Holcombe
  • Washington Post March-John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)/arr. Bill Holcombe

Christmas/Holiday

  • A Christmas Jazz Portrait
  • A Christmas Jazz Suite
  • Alleluia, from Christmas Oratorio
  • Angels Heard the Hearald Sing?
  • Angels We Have Heard on High
  • Bells of Christmas Suite:
    • Carol of the Bells
    • Jingle Bells
    • Ding Dong
    • I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
  • Bugler’s Holiday
  • Canadian Brass Christmas
    • Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella
    • Ding Dong! Merrily On High
    • Go Tell It On The Mountain
    • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
    • Here We Come A-Wassailing
    • The Huron Carol
    • I Saw Three Ships
    • Sussex Carol
  • Carol of the Bells
  • Carol of the Bells
  • Christmas Bells
  • Christmas for Brass Quintet
  • Christmas Jazz Favorites v.1-3
  • Christmas Oratorio
  • Christmas Suite from Christmas Oratorio
  • Christmas Vespers-John Harbison
  • Coventry Carol
  • Do You Hear What I Hear
  • Footprints in the Snow
  • Four Eastern European Christmas Carols
    • Hear the Joyful Tidings
    • He is Coming
    • All Hail the Young King
    • Today We’ve Heard
  • God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
  • Greensleeves
  • Hanukkah Medle
  • Hanukkah Music
    1. Dreidel Song/S’Vivon
    2. Hannukah Begins Tonight
    3. In The Window
    4. Mo’Oz Tzur (Rock of Ages)
    5. O Hannukah
    6. Simoo Shemen
  • I Wonder as I Wander
  • In the Bleak Midwinter
  • Irish Christmas Festival
  • Joy to the Trumpet
  • Joy to the World
  • Little Drummer Boy
  • O Tannenbaum
  • Once in Royal David’s City
  • Over the River and Through the Woods
  • Pachelbel’s Christmas – A Merry Melange
  • Silent Night
  • Silver Bells
  • Sleigh Ride
  • Suite from The Nutcracker
  • Sussex Mummers Christmas Carol
  • The Christmas Song
  • The Trumpet Shall Sound
  • Toyland
  • Trumpeter’s Lullaby
  • We Three Kings
  • We Wish You A Merry Christmas
  • White Christmas

Christmas Music with Keyboard/Organ

  • Angles We Have Heard On High
  • Away In A Manger
  • Carol of the Bells
  • Coventry Carol
  • The First Noel
  • Go, Tell It On The Mountain
  • Good Christian Friends, Rejoice
  • Hallelujah Chorus
  • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
  • It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
  • Joy To The World
  • O Come, All Ye Faithful
  • O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
  • O Little Town of Bethlehem
  • Once in Royal David’s City
  • Silent Night
  • We Three Kings
  • What Child Is This
  • White Christmas

Classical

  • Achieved Is The Glorious Work-F.J. Haydn (1732-1809)/arr. Tracy Collins
  • Ave Verum Corpus-W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)/arr. Mark Mackinnon
  • The Barber of Seville Overture-Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)/arr. Geoffrey Bergler
  • Excerpts from Beethoven’s 9th-Beethoven (1770-1827)/arr. Arthur Frackenpohl
  • The Marriage of Figaro “Overture”-W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)/arr. Geoffrey Bergler
  • Panis Angelicus-Cesar Frank (1822-1890)/arr. Mark MacKinnon
  • Prayer Op. 48, No.1-Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)/arr. Don Ross
  • Turkish Rondo-W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)Arthur Frackenpohl
  • William Tell Fanfare-Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)/arr. Keith Snell

Romantic

  • Brahms for Brass-Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)/arr. William Ryden
    1. Dein blaues Auge (Your Blue Eyes)
    2. Der Jager (The Hunter)
    3. Nicht mehr zu dir zu gehen (Never again to go to you)
    4. Vorschneller Schwur (A Rash Oath)
    5. Von ewiger Liebe (Of Love unending)
  • Carmen Suite No. 1-Georges Bizet (1838-1875)/arr. Fred Mills
  • Girl With the Flaxen Hair-Claude Debussy (1862-1918)/arr. David Sabourin
  • Girl With the Flaxen Hair-Claude Debussy (1862-1918)/arr. Rolf Smedvig
  • Elegie-P.I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)/arr. Gerard Billaudot
  • Quintet in Db Major-Victor Ewald (1860-1935)/ed. Philip Jones
  • Symphony for Brass-Victor Ewald (1860-1935)/ed. Robert King

Modern

  • Adagio-Samuel Barber (1910-1981)/arr. Stephen McNeff
  • Animal Ditties VII-Anthony Plog (b.1947)
    1. The Duck
    2. The Praying Mantis
    3. The Cow
    4. The Rhinoceros
    5. The Camel
    6. The Octopus
    7. The Squab
    8. The Firefly
    9. The Wasp
    10. The Cuckoo
  • Armenian Scenes-Alexander Artiunian (b. 1920)
    1. Morning Song
    2. Drinking Song
    3. Song of Grief
    4. Wedding Procession
  • A Brass Menagerie-John Cheetham (b. 1939)
  • Brass Quintet-Arthur Frackenpohl (b.1924)
    1. March
    2. Blues
    3. Rondo
  • Brass Quintet No. 1-Alec Wilder (1907-1980)
    1. Trumpet Prelude
    2. Elegy for Horn
    3. Tuba Showpiece
    4. Lyric Piece for Trombone
    5. Toccata
    6. Finale
    7. Christmas Vespers-John Harbison (b.1938)
    8. Two Choral Preludes for Advent
    9. The Three Wise Men
    10. Little Fantasy on “The Twelve Days of Christmas”
  • Dance Suite-Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
    1. Dancisca
    2. Waltz
    3. Bi-Tango
    4. Two-Step
    5. MTV
  • Fanfare and Processional-David Amram (b.1930)
  • Fanfare from the Rake’s Progress-Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
  • A Fantasy about Purcell’s Fantasia upon One Note-Elliot Carter (b.1908)
  • Finale-Charles Widor/Rayner Brown
  • Four Outings for Brass-Andre Previn (b.1929)
  • March: The Pole Star-Peter Maxwell Davies (b.1934)
  • Olympic Fanfare-Fisher Tull (1934-1994)
  • Pavanne from the American Symphonette No. 2-Morton Gould (1913-1996)/R.E. Sheldon
  • Pictures At An Exhibition-Modest Mussorgski (1839-1881)/arr. Arthur Frackenpohl
  • Procession of the Nobles-Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)/arr. Bill Holcombe
  • Quintet-Malcolm Arnold (b.1921)
  • Scherzo-John Cheetham (1965-2001)

Jewish Music

  • Chiribim, Chiribom-arr. Eliezer Aharoni
  • Hannukah Music-arr. William Picher and Nathan Wilensky
    1. Hannukah Begins Tonight
    2. Simoo Shemen
    3. O Hannukah
    4. In the Window
    5. Dreidel Song/S’Vivon
    6. Mo’oz Tzur (Rock of Ages)
  • Hevenu Shalom Alechim–arr. Mark Kieme
  • Maz’l Tov V’e Siman Tov-arr. Eliezer Aharoni
  • Schafers Niggun (Aus Mironertanzer)-M. Schafer/arr. D. Aharoni

Wedding Collections

  • Ave Maria – Charles Francois Gounod (1818-1893)
  • Ave Maria – Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
  • Ave Verum Corpus – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
  • Music for Weddings vol.1-arr. Bill Holcombe
  • Allegro Maestoso–G.F. Handel (1685-1759)
  • O Perfect Love–Joseph Barnby (1838-1896)
  • Ich Leibe Dich-Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
  • Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin-Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
  • Wedding March from Midsummer Night’s Dream–Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
  • Wedding and Ceremonial Music-arr.Thomas Campbell
    1. Trumpet Voluntary–Jeremiah Clarke (1673-1707)
    2. Bridal March-Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
    3. Aria:Bist Du Bei Mir-J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
    4. Wedding March-Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
    5. Trumpet Tune–Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
  • Wedding Essentials-arr. Canadian Brass/Walter Barnes
    1. Air from Water Music – G.F. Handel (1865-1759)
    2. Largo from Xerxes – G.F. Handel (1685-1759)
    3. Prayer from Hansel and Gretel – Oliver Humperdinck (1854-1921)
    4. Air On the G String from Suite No. 3 – J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
    5. Canon – Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) 6. Fanfare from Orfeo – Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)