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  • The Acorn Scandal David M. Sterett What is it about ...
  • Acrostic SongDavid del Tredici The lullaby-like concluding aria from the composer’s Final Alice
  • Aegean Festival Overture Andreas Makris Aegean Festival Overture was written in 1967 for the Washington National Symphony. The driving energy of the ...
  • After Fairest of the Fair Ira Hearshen After Fairest of the Fair is Movement III of Hearshen’s Symphony on Themes of John Philip Sousa . It ...
  • After a Gentle Rain Anthony Iannaccone After a Gentle Rain ...
  • Aladdin Suite Carl Nielsen/trans. Johan De Meij Aladdin Suite was ...
  • Allegro Barbaro Béla Bartók/arr. Tom Wallace Allegro Barbaro is a short, dance-like composition typical of Bartók's style, utilizing folk elements with Hungarian ...
  • Allerseelen Richard Strauss/arr. Albert O. Davis Allerseelen was written by Strauss as part of a collection of eight lieder in 1885 when ...
  • Amazing Grace arr. William Himes Amazing Grace is a traditional hymn by John Newton (1725-1807) of London, England. Commander of a slave ...
  • Amazing Grace arr. Frank Ticheli Amazing Grace was written by ...
  • America, The Beautiful Samuel Augustus Ward/arr. Carmen Dragon America the Beautiful is one ...
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  • American Big Top Brian Balmages American Big Top is a wacky and clever circus march with snippets of many patriotic favorites, original ...
  • American Overture for Band Joseph Wilcox Jenkins American Overture for ...
  • An American in Paris George Gershwin/trans. Jerry Brubaker George Gershwin (1898-1937) occupies a unique place in the history of American music. A ...
  • Andante and Allegro Joseph Guy Ropartz/arr. by Joseph Kreines John Hagstrom, trumpet soloist, Chicago Symphony Orchestra ( November 8, 2009 ) ...
  • And The Mountains Echoed: Gloria! arr. by Robert Longfield And the Mountains Echoed: Gloria! This work by Robert Longfield is a concert ...
  • Angels in the Architecture Frank Ticheli Angels in the Architecture ...
  • Anthem from "Chess" Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson/arr. Johan de Meij Marc Stingley, tenor soloist ( November 14, 2010 ) ...
  • Armed Forces Salute arranged by Bob Lowden A stirring tribute honoring the men and women of the Armed Forces. Includes: The Caisson Song; Semper Paratus; The ...
  • Armenian Dances (Part 1) Alfred Reed Armenian Dances (Part I) is a four-movement suite based on authentic folk songs ...
  • Athletic Festival March Sergei Prokofieff/arr. Richard Franko Goldman Athletic Festival March Sergei Prokofieff (1891-1953) was a prominent Russian pianist, conductor and composer. ...
  • Auld Lang Syne Robert Burns/Traditional, arr. Chip Davis, Robert Longfield ...
  • Autumn on White Lake Samuel R. Hazo Autumn on White ...
  • Old Scottish Melody (Auld Lang Syne) arr. Charles A. Wiley Old Scottish Melody (“Auld Lang Syne”) is a Scots poem written by ...
  • This piece is a showcase for rhythmic dexterity and demonstrates the inextricable link in Latin American cultures between music and dance.