Orchestra - Wind Ensemble - Concertos - Chamber Ensemble

To Order, Please Contact (unless otherwise noted):

James Woodward
               
(562) 712-6361

jwoodwar@hotmail.com



                             Works for Orchestra and Wind Ensemble:


A Little Southern Hospitality

         Available for Full Orchestra. 
         10 minutes. 
         Commissioned by Michael Alexander and the Georgia Youth Symphony
         Orchestra, this work is in four short movements featuring music of the 
         old South.  It received an Honorable Mention in the Texas Orchestra 
         Directors Association Composition Competition.


An Overture of Celebration

         Available for Orchestra or Wind Ensemble. 
         7 minutes. 
         Commissioned by Thomas Dvorak, this overture utilizes Rowland Hugh 
         Prichard’s hymn ‘Hyfrydol’ as the primary theme to create a short 
         composition perfect for opening a concert.


When Rebecca Woogie Came to Town

         Click here to listen to "When Rebecca Woogie Came to Town"

         Available for Orchestra, Narrator, and Piano and Chamber Orchestra,
         Narrator, and Piano, and Piano with Narrator forms. 
         10 minutes.  (Rental Only)
         Commissioned by the Classics for Kids Philharmonic.  This is the story
         of a young lady named Rebecca Woogie who, having learned to play  
         the piano (and practicing!), is invited to a piano competition.    


You Were There

         Click here to listen to "You Were There"

         Available for Wind Ensemble. 
         11 minutes. 
         Commissioned by Thomas Dvorak in honor of his parents. 
         Published by Daehn Publications. 
         To order, please call (608) 527-2923. 

         Review, “The Instrumentalist” Magazine: “With expressive lines and 
         interesting harmonies throughout, this expertly scored piece will be 
         a memorable addition to any concert program.

Concertos: Bass Trombone Concerto           Available in Bass Trombone with Orchestra, Bass Trombone with Wind           Ensemble, and Bass Trombone with Piano Reduction forms.  Three           movement concerto transcribed from Trombone Concerto, Written           for Christine Hayes.  Published by Gold Branch Music.           To order, please visit the Gold Branch Music, Inc. website. Euphonium Concerto          Available in Euphonium with Orchestra, Euphonium with Small Ensemble          and Euphonium with Piano Reduction forms.          Written for Martin Cochran.          Published by Tuba-Euphonium Press.          To order, please visit the Tuba-Euphonium Press website. Piano Concerto, "Downey's Groove" (2003) & (2005)           Click here to listen to Piano Concerto, "Downey's Groove"          Available in Piano with Orchestra and Piano with           Piano reduction forms.  (Rental Only)          (2003) is four movements and 25 minutes in length.           (2005) is a single movement 15 minutes in length.  Concerto for Piano and Wind Ensemble          Commissioned by the Alpha Beta Chapter of Kappa Kappa          Psi.  12 minutes in length.  Trombone Concerto           Click here to listen to Trombone Concerto          Available in Trombone with Orchestra, with Wind Ensemble,          and Trombone with Piano Reduction forms.           Written for Christine Hayes.           Published by Gold Branch Music. To order, please visit the Gold          Branch Music, Inc. website.  Tuba Concerto           Click here to listen to Tuba Concerto          Available in Tuba with Orchestra, Tuba with Wind Ensemble,           and Tuba with Piano Reduction forms.           Written for Alan Baer.           Published by Tuba-Euphonium Press.            To order the Tuba with Orchestra, please contact the composer,           to order the Tuba with Wind Ensemble or Tuba with Piano           Reduction, please visit the Tuba - Euphonium Press website.           (Tuba with Orchestra is only available as a Rental)          Review of Alan Baer's Debut Solo CD, "Coast to Coast" by Sergio           Carolina of the Oporto National Orchestra (Portugal),           “Tuba News”: a “tour de force piece! On all the four           movements, the composer explores the instrument’s           capabilities: an athletic 1st movement and the 2nd is a           very expressive waltz. In the 3rd, the tuba’s highest tessiatura           is explored and the 4th is written in a very dance-like style,           proving the tuba really can dance! This is a great piece!           Thanks Woodward!”

         

                                                                             Chamber Music:


Blending Colors

         For Clarinet, Vibraphone, and Five Lamps.
         5 minutes.


Brass Quintet, "Gaudete"

        For Brass Quintet.
        Commissioned by the Gaudete Brass Quintet.
        Now published by Cimarron Music Press.
        4 minutes.


Five Miniatures for Piano 

         5 minutes. 
         Commissioned by the Southwest Conservatory of Music. 
         Short musical works for the piano. Ideal for developing 
         sight-reading skills. 

         Click here to listen to Five Miniatures for Piano


Five Miniatures for Tuba

         5 minutes.
         Short musical works for tuba and piano. 
         Published by Tuba-Euphonium Press.
         To order, please visit the Tuba-Euphonium Press website.

         Click here to listen to Five Miniatures for Tuba


Funk, for unaccompanied tuba
 
         Unaccompanied tuba. 
         5 minutes. 
         A transcription of the first movement of Tuba Quartet, "Funk".


Hopes and Dreams
 
         For String Orchestra. 
         7 minutes. 
         Dedicated to the 12th Annual UWM High School Honors Orchestra.


Prayer 

         Click here to listen to "Prayer"

         For String Orchestra. 
         8 minutes. 
         Dedicated to the Etowah Youth Orchestra. 


Tuba Quartet, "Funk"

         Commissioned by Cimarron Music Press.
         Written for the Willson Tuba Quartet.
         Three movements, 9 minutes.


Two Songs on the Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe

         For Soprano and Piano.
         Written for Keiko Clark.
         Based on two poems by Edgar Allan Poe:  "Alone" and 
         "Evening Star."

Variations on Adeste Fidelis

         For Brass Quintet.  Written for the Gaudete Brass Quintet. 
         Published by Cimarron Music Press. 

Variations on the New World Symphony 

         For Solo Euphonium and six-part Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble. 
         Published by Tuba Euphonium Press.  To order, please visit the 
         Tuba Euphonium Press website.
         Also available in Solo Euphonium and Piano Reduction. 





                                                                       Sacred Music:


Ave Maria 

         Click here to listen to "Ave Maria"
      
         For SATB Choir (moderate).
         Also available for Soprano with Organ or Piano. 
         4 minutes.   $1.25 per copy.


If Thou but Trust

         For Two-part Choir (moderate).
         4 minutes.  Church Anthem for the Lent Season.
         Published by GIA Publications.
         Available Summer 2008.