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  • A Canadian Brass Christmas Suite arr. Calvin Custer A Canadian Brass Christmas Suite is a medley of six Christmas pieces based ...
  • Candide Suite Leonard Bernstein / adapted by Clare Grundman Candide ...
  • Canzona Peter Mennin Canzona is a short brisk work which ...
  • Carmen Suite Georges Bizet/arr. by Robert Olisar Carmen Suite The opera Carmen is based on a novel about a fiery gypsy girl ...
  • The Carnival of the Animals Camille Saint-Saëns / arr. Geoffrey Brand The Carnival of the Animals , subtitled “Grand Zoological Fantasy,” is ...
  • Carol of the Bells M. Leontovich; P. Wilhousky, arr. Sean O'Loughlin ...
  • Songs from the Musical Cats Andrew Lloyd Webber / arr. Johan de Meij ...
  • Cause for Celebration William Himes Cause for Celebration , a ...
  • Celebrations John Zdechlik Celebrations was commissioned in 1988 by the Medalist Concert Band in Bloomington, Minnesota to commemorate their 20th anniversary. Two main themes are passed ...
  • A Celebration of Christmas arr. Floyd Werle Nine of the ...
  • Celebration Overture Paul Creston, Op. 61 ...
  • Centennial Fanfare - March Roger Nixon Centennial Fanfare-March was commissioned by the Modesto Junior College Symphonic Band on the occasion of the 100th anniversary ...
  • C’est Noël! (It’s Christmas!) André Jutras C’est Noël! (It’s Christmas!) ...
  • A Charlie Brown Christmas Vince Guaraldi/arr. Carl Strommen A Charlie Brown Christmas presents four of Vince Guaraldi’s gentle jazz pieces from ...
  • Chicago Tribune March William Paris Chambers / arr. Charles J. Roberts ...
  • Children’s March: "Over the Hills and Far Away" Percy Aldridge Grainger/ed. by R. Mark Rogers Children’s March: “Over the Hills and Far ...
  • Chorale and Alleluia Howard Hanson Chorale and Alleluia was commissioned by Edwin Franko Goldman for the American Bandmasters Association. Completed in 1954, ...
  • A Christmas Celebration arr. Kenny Bierschenk A Christmas Celebration is a medley of familiar tunes. It begins with the regal “March of ...
  • A Christmas Festival Leroy Anderson A Christmas Festival is a medley of traditional carols written for the Boston Pops Orchestra in 1950, ...
  • Christmas March Edwin Franko Goldman/ed. R. Mark Rogers Christmas March ...
  • A Christmas Portrait arr. Jerry Nowak A Christmas Portrait: "It's ...
  • A Christmas Intrada Alfred Reed A Christmas Intrada portrays five contrasting moods associated with the festivities of the season: "Fanfare: Christus ...
  • The Circus Bee Henry Fillmore The Circus Bee is a circus march or “screamer.” It is a celebration of sorts for the ...
  • The Christmas Song Mel Tormé/arr. by John Cacavas The Christmas Song (“Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire”) was written by Mel Tormé ...
  • Cloudburst Eric Whitacre Cloudburst was inspired by a punishing thunderstorm the composer witnessed while on tour in nothern California. It starts ...
  • Colas Breugnon Overture Dmitri Kabalevsky/trans. Walter Beeler Colas Breugnon Overture, ...
  • Cole Porter on Broadway Cole Porter/arr. Warren Barker Cole Porter on Broadway contains nine of Cole Porter’s most popular melodies: “Anything ...
  • Colonial Song Percy Aldridge Grainger Colonial Song was written by ...
  • Concertino (for flute) Cécile Chaminade, Op. 107/arr. by Clayton Wilson Sarah Finegan, flute soloist ( May 11, 2008 ) ...
  • Concerto for Horn No. 1 in E-flat Major Richard Strauss / arr. John Boyd ...
  • Concertino (for trombone) Ferdinand David/trans. Charles T. Yeago Dan Quinn, trombone soloist ( May 9, 2010 ) ...
  • Conga del Fuego Nuevo Arturo Márquez/arr. Oliver Nickel Conga del Fuego Nuevo (Conga of New Fire) is an uptempo, celebratory piece. ...
  • Concerto for Bass Tuba Ralph Vaughan Williams/arr. Denis Wick Serena Voltz, tuba soloist, John Hersey High School ( May 5, 2013 ) ...
  • Country Gardens Percy Aldridge Grainger Country Gardens Grainger obtained this catchy tune in 1908 from folk music specialist Cecil Sharp and first ...
  • Coventry Carol arr. Jerry Brubaker This version of the traditional melody from the 15th century is a modern fantasy arranged by Jerry ...
  • Coventry Carol arr. Lloyd Conley Coventry Carol is a choral ...
  • Included in the medley are perennial favorites Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, Silver Bells, Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.