Excellent idiomatic and well-crafted writing for the trumpet. ABA form with contrasting sections and moods, the piece is accessible and exciting for player and audience alike. All parts are active with lots of pairing and trading off. Highly recommended

Transcribed by James Olcott. With organ. Taken directly from Wilhousky's dramatic arrangement, this transcription can stand alone or be coupled with the published arrangements for choir/orchestra/band (minor editing of measure numbers would be necessary). Makes a very powerful closer

Arranged for 2 piccolo trumpets in B-flat and 6 B-flat trumpets. A very pretty and lush ballad done in a legato, fluid, vocal style. Balance, blend, phrasing, and style are key elements. A beautiful changd-of-pace for any concert.

A five-minute suite of the favorites: Deck the Halls (with boughs of Holly); Silent Night; Angels We Have Heard on High; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Joy to the World. Optional doubling on B-flat piccolo trumpets for parts one and two. Inventive writing, accessible, fun to play, satisfying, and excellent in terms of audience appeal. Click here to read the review from the ITG Journal

With piano, bass, and drums. An adoption and expansion of this famous bebop tune. Features two groups of 4 B-flat trumpets each. Standard jazz harmonies with lots of interaction between players and groups of players. Excellent lines. Solo space. Reviewed in the IAJE Journal (September, 1991).

Simple yet very effective arrangement akin to Dee Barton's famous arrangement for the Kenton band. Slow all the way, the piece is thick and lush. There is a little solo space at the very end of the piece. Great change-of-pace on any concert.

A rather striking and very dramatic work for eight trumpets (also written for five trumpets - see Five Trumpets in this catalogue). This piece has a great deal of rhythmic and melodic counterpoint in very dramatic and harmonically fascinating ways. The juxtaposition of some melodic and expressive content add to the intriguing and exciting aspects of this piece. Intrada Dramatic has a decided "wow" factor without being overly difficult. It can be used as an extremely impressive opener or for a very special one-piece occasion. (Recorded by Tromba Mundi).

No. 44: Marsch. Two antiphonal choirs of four B-flat trumpets each. Very martial in style. A certain pompose feel. This work is better for use at events rather than for concert purposes, and is stylistically excellent for such things. Excellent Baroque literature. Easy to put together, too. Take a listen...

Moderato, allegro brilliante, moderato. Very pretty espressivo sections. The piece is very accessible for moderate to good high school players, and is colorful and fun to play. Good rhythmic intensity, short spurts of double tonguing here and some fun flexibility challenges.

Harmonies, rhythms, and interplay that we have come to expect from Ewazen's innovative writing. Several distinct rhythmic and melodic themes inspired by the Arizona Desert, which is appropriate, as the work was originally commissioned by the University of Arizona. Good, powerful yet sonorous stuff.

Timpani optional. Three movements: Maestoso; Largo; Allegro. Very colorful with lots of interplay, interests and challenges for all. Carefully edited to help with proper style and interpretation. Great for teaching the art of ensemble playing. Idiomatic and fun to play. Good program material. Click the microphone for a recording of movements one and two of this piece.

Dedicated to James Darling of Baldwin-Wallace College, this four-section piece hosts lots of innovative compostiional techniques (see example) that create lots of energy and excitement. Teams of trumpets work on top of others both in slow and fast sections. Very fresh writing. Some tricky counting. An excellent and exciting piece.