Patrick Roszell

Depicting the hustle and bustle of the morning commute, this high-energy, contemporary overture for developing band will have your students sounding a grade higher than written. With sweeping melodic lines and driving percussion, this overture will be a great contest or concert opener! (2:30)

Inspired by an Emily Dickenson poem and combined with the thrill of an autumn drive, this overture is energetic and fast-paced, with a mood-setting introduction. Perfect for contest or concert performance, it’s certain to seize the attention of your students and audience alike. (2:45)

Written as either a fun or serious performance piece, this work incorporates several well-known and familiar classical melodies associated with the macabre and creepy. For a more serious program, “Pieces Macabre” is offered by the arranger as an alternate title. Included themes are Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Toccata and Fugue in D minor,” Modest Moussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain,” Charles Gounod’s “Funeral March of a Marionette,” and Edvard Grieg’s “In the Hall of the Mountain King.” It’s spooktacular!

The whole band has fun while the clarinets work on using the register key. Suitable for concert performance. With an instructional goal, who knew learning new technique could be this much fun? (2:00)