A whimsical twelve-minute piece in four movements for flute choir.  It was premiered in New York City by the NFA Professional Flute Choir and has been performed widely in the subsequent years.  It

Amanda Harberg's well-loved Prayer was originally composed in 2011 as a meditation on healing. The moving nature of the work's beautiful melody and harmony have led the composer to create a

For double saxophone choir. Custom print edition. In one movement. With program and performance notes. This work is based on a traditional Hungarian-Romani folk song. Originally composed for voices, this

Debussy's 10th Prelude for solo piano is the beloved Sunken Cathedral (recorded in 1930 by Stokowski as The Engulfed Cathedral). In this allusory impressionistic work, Debussy recalls the ancient myth of a

'La Cathedrale Engloutie' is one of the preludes included in Debussy's first volume of piano preludes published in 1910. There are many specific techniques that are required by pianists and these are

Happy 150th, Canada! Judy Diez  d'Aux commissioned Peter Senchuk for a new feature work for Les flutistes de Montreal. Senchuk built his new flute ensemble work around two Canadian

In the U.S., this hornpipe is most commonly known as the opening theme to classic Popeye cartoons. Across the pond, it is more closely associated with the British Navy. On Last Night at the Proms, the

Commissioned by the NFA's Low Flutes Committee for the 2017 NFA convention in Minneapolis, Senchuk remembered Lake Itasca, the reputed headwaters of the Mississippi River. The resulting piece for low flute

A composer, arranger, and master organist of the 18th century, William Boyce was popular n the English Baroque era. When the new music of Mozart, J.C. Bach, and others overtook the public ear, Boyce's works

A delightfully melodic harbinger, Delius' on Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring is a lushly beautiful pastoral work, with hints of cuckoo calls between instrument groupings. A peaceful, almost

The dramatic overture from Mozart's "Don Giovanni" (the sixth most-performed opera in the world) is skillfully arranged for a large woodwind ensemble by Melanie Thorne. The thrilling and dramatic overture

Premiered at the 2017 NFA convention, North Star Overture contemplates the night sky, as stars gradually appear as the light diminishes. A peaceful beginning gradually gains in joy and delight,

In the U.S., this hornpipe is most commonly known as the opening theme to classic Popeye cartoons. Across the pond, it is more closely associated with the British Navy. On Last Night at the Proms, the

William Boyce had the musical misfortune to compose largely between the time of Handel (Baroque) and the arrival of Haydn (Classical). With the advent of the Classical Period and its broad public

The overture is classic Rossini, a fun performance for players and audience both. This is the overture that features bow taps/key clicks in numerous places, and they are kept here in Thorne's meticulously

The classic depiction of Death and the dancing dead is arranged by Thorne for saxophone octet. Death's violin solo is featured throughout the upper instruments, along with the immediately-identifiable

To mark its 50th anniversary, the Flute Society of Washington commissioned Daniel Dorff to compose a celebratory work for large flute ensemble to premiere en masse at its 2016 convention. Dorff responded

The classic depiction of Death and the dancing dead is arranged by Thorne for a clarinet choir of nine instruments. Death's violin solo is here, along with the immediately-identifiable themes of this spooky

The famous overture to Rossini's operatic farce is skillfully arranged for a large woodwind ensemble. Thorne retains the fast and furious romp style of the original orchestration, substituting key clicks

Fingal's Cave (Mendelssohn's overture The Hebrides) is one of Classical music's great works. Thorne's arrangement for large woodwind ensemble is faithful to the original score. Scored for

Forest Devil Waltzes was composed for a celebration commemorating the 80th birthday of Karl F. (Fritz) Kraber, retired Professor of Flute at the University of Texas at Austin and a founding member

For 6 oboes, 2 English horns, 3 bassoons & optional Contrabassoon. First edition, custom print. Premiered in August, 2014 at the International Double Reed Society annual convention, held in New York