Looking for a fun piece with unique sound effects for your Band's upcoming Spring Concert? Composer Carol Brittin Chambers has just the thing! Here she is with her insights on her piece, Energy Ball!
Carol Brittin Chambers
Introduce the Tango form to your Orchestra students!
"Jalapeño Tango" (grade 3) by Christian A. Williams contains the drama & dance of romance of a Brazilian Tango- there is the push and pull of the tempo, dynamics, and rhythmic variety that bring about the intrigue of the Tango. Details: https://wingertjones.com/product/cow2301-jalapeno-tango-williams/
Band friends- are you looking for new ballads & lyrical selections for your Spring Concerts? Watch composer Steven Pyter in the video below share about the powerful inspiration behind his (grade 3) work, "To Dream With Open Eyes." This work captures the sense of wonder, imagination, and possibility that turns dreams into reality. Soaring melodies, lush harmonies, and energetic rhythms bring a cinematic feel and exciting lyricism to this work! For the ScoreVideo & details: https://wingertjones.com/product/cbw2209-to-dream-with-open-eyes-pyter/
Wingert-Jones booth at TMEA
It’s been fun to share all this music and more with music educators at TMEA this week!
Behind the scenes at today's recording studio:
"The Monoliths" by George Sweet.
Enjoy this clip... this music (and recording) releases in spring with all of our new 2024-25 String Orchestra pieces. #achievethroughmusic
Last weekend we recorded Robert Sheldon's upcoming "Incandescent Sky," along with all our 2024-25 Band releases. Here's a behind-the-scene clip of "Incandescent Sky" from the #recordingstudio ! Spring release. #wingertjones
Another early peek at one of our Concert Band pieces coming out this Spring. This is "That Little Beast" by Peter Sciaino, Composer. Enjoy this clip from our recording session this weekend!
Sharing a behind-the-scenes view at the recording studio of "Always" by Josh Hobbs.. official music release coming this Spring, part of the Wingert-Jones Publications Concert Band Music 2024-25 catalog. Enjoy....
Wow- our 2024 String Orchestra proofs arrived at the office today! Getting excited for the big spring release....
Jingle Bells arr. by Michael Blackwood ScoreVideo
Get your students set for the winter season with this fun arrangement of "Jingle Bells" by Michael Blackwood! Filled with energetic accompaniments to the main tune, this piece is a great chance for your #orchestrastudents to build their chromatic fingering skills while allowing more advanced #violins to begin practicing shifting.
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Fractures in Time Composer Insights with Tyler Arcari
Looking at the world you start to notice not everything is modern. In fact, you can see bits and pieces of tech, objects, tools, structures that are from a time long past peppered around our daily lives. This sentiment is on full musical display in this unique and fresh offering, great for #contest and #festival, "Fractures in Time" from Tyler Arcari, Composer.
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Christmas Serenade by Steven J. Campbell ScoreVideo
This wonderful arrangement for beginning #orchestra combines Silent Night and The First Noel. Set in D Major, "Christmas Serenade" has been arranged so that #violin, #viola, and #cello sections use only the D and A strings, while the #bass section uses just the G and D strings. This fundamental arrangement by Steven J. Campbell is free of slurs and dotted rhythms yet still retains the spirit and charm of the original carols.
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A Little Winter Night Music by Kathryn Griesinger
Bookended with the familiar strains of Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik, this #stringarrangement combines familiar classical themes about night and winter. A steady, unchanging tempo and simplified rhythms allow young players to seamlessly play through works by some of history's greatest composers. "
A Little Winter Night Music" by Kathryn Griesinger is the perfect #holidayconcert finale!
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Merry Wayfaring Stranger ComposerInsights with Tyler Arcari
Tyler Arcari, Composer has a knack for smashing un-related tunes together, especially for Christmas! Musicians will love the drama in this #concertband work, as they mix Poor Wayfaring Stranger with the likes of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and Patapan. This will be the star of your next #holidayconcert!
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Christmas on the Thames by Porter Eidam ScoreVideo
Capture the essence of Charles Dickens’ snowy London with this lively fantasy of traditional English carols. Set in lilting 6/8 with several bright modulations, this approachable setting of "Christmas on the Thames" by Porter Eidam includes several timeless melodies. #christmasconcert #stringorchestra
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Cha Cha Christmas Composer Insight with Larry Clark
Perfect for the holidays, "Cha Cha Christmas" is in the style of a cha-cha and has ample teaching opportunities. Using only the first six notes of the Bb-major scale, this work is as accessible as it is fun. A great addition to the #holidayconcert! Hear more from its composer Larry Clark, Composer.
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Risoluto Composer Insights with Gary Fagan
Resolute is the perfect description for this music by composer Gary Fagan. It has a seriousness yet regal demeanor at the same time. There is a wonderful contrapuntal section that will give students the opportunity to work on their independent #musicianship. Learn more about "Risoluto" from the composer with this insight video and listen to the whole piece here: https://wingertjones.com/product/pow2303-risoluto-fagan/
Written to describe the feeling of waking up after an annoying dream, "Breaking Free" by Tyler Arcari, Composer is an intense concert opener. With semi-lyrical writing in the middle of the #concertband work, students will have an opportunity to show off their musicianship as well as their strong, aggressive playing.
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Strong from the start, "Dark Matter" by Jason Taurins, Composer will engage #stringstudents with bold sounding minor music. The piece has the flavor of action movie music but for beginning students. This piece will come together in a hurry, and students will love playing it again and again!
