Title | Composer | Arranger | Publisher | Comments |
Hark the Herald Angels Sing | Trad. | Kris Dorsey & Bill Holcombe | Neat harmony parts. | |
Overture to the Nutcracker | P.I. Tchaikovsky | Charles Decker | Kendor Music, Inc. | Good arrangement... spirited. |
12 Days of Christmas | Trad. | Ronald Dishinger | Medici Music Press | Has all 12 days, but it works. |
We Wish You a Merry Christmas | Trad. | John Rutter | Oxford University Press | A brass arrangement by the noted choral composer. A crowd pleaser. |
A Canadian Brass Christmas | Trad. Carols | Luther Henderson | Hal Leonard | Collection of 8 traditional carols with an optional synthesizer part. |
A Festival of Alfred Burt Carols | Alfred Burt | Hawley Ades | Shawnee Press, Inc. | A minister, Alfred Burt would compose carols as Christmas greetings to friends. This arrangement can also be used to accompany the choral edition by Hawley Ades. |
A Carol Festival | Trad. | Hawley Ades | Shawnee Press, Inc. | Collection of all the traditional favorties. |
Joy to the World! (Medley) | Trad. | D. Bradley Kelley | Shawnee Press, Inc. | another Christmas medley. Well done (watch the key changes). |
Christmas Carols (Collection of 9) | Trad. | Richard Price | Theodore Presser Co. | From dramatic to simple. VERY well done! We use these a lot. |
Carol of the Drum | Trad. | Robert Nagel | Mentor Music, Inc. | Good arrangement (boring tuba part, but hey-- it's the drum). |
Farandole (March of the Kings) | Georges Bizet | Bill Holcombe | Musicians Publications | Very true to the original. Don't plan on breathing too often! |
Ding Dong! Merrily on High | Trad. | John Rutter | Oxford University Press | Can use a drum, or start in meas. 3. Another gem by John Rutter. |
Coventry Carol | Trad. | Don Gillis | Canadian Brass Publications | Changes from the solemn carol to a lively dance, and slows down for the coda. |
Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol | Percy Grainger | Michael W. Allen | Allen Music Company | Only 22 measures, but stays true to the original Grainger score. It's one of those tunes you can't get out of your head. |
In the Bleak Midwinter | Gustav Holst | Stephen Hildreth | Manuscript | My own arrangement of the tune by Holst . |