CBA Festival
Repertoire List
Compiled by
Jacquie Dawson and Karem Simon
Preface
For the 2005 edition of the
CBA Festival Repertoire List, wind-band directors in all provinces were
contacted to participate in this project.
Sixteen of them made submissions for the list. This revision of the list involved band directors working at every grade level, from
middle school through to college and university. Guidelines were
distributed to all contributors.
There were hundreds of
titles recommended for the list.
In arriving at a consensus, we sought to maintain a balance of
traditional, contemporary, lyrical, and technical pieces within each grade
level, while seeking a diverse representation of styles, composers, and
nationalities. As a result, the
list of pieces at each grade level has expanded from fifteen to twenty
selections.
In addition, we
attempted to increase the Canadian content of the list. Unfortunately,
recommendations of Canadian works were limited, particularly for the lower
grades. We recognize that a wealth
of Canadian repertoire exists that needs to be more widely known. The
list that follows is another step toward that end.
This list is the result of
deliberations that were plentiful, fair, balanced, and inclusive. As co-ordinators, we realize that a
different committee may have arrived at different conclusions; this speaks to
the abundance of quality repertoire available in our genre. We hope that CBA members will explore
and value this revised list.
Through dialogue and a progressive approach to repertoire building, we
look forward to strengthening our Festival Repertoire List in the future.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jacquie Dawson & Karem J.
Simon
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Contributor
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Prov.
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School Affiliation
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Grades
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Douglas Vaughan
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NL
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Holy Trinity School/Memorial U, St. John’s
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1-4
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Darren White
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NL
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Herdman Collegiate, Corner Brook
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1-4
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Richard Bennett
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NS
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Middleton HS, Middleton
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1-3
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Rowan Fitzgerald
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PEI
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Queen Charlotte School, Charlottetown
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1-3
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Karem Simon
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PEI
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UPEI, Charlottetown
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4-6
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Debbie Best
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QC
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Rosemount HS, Montreal
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4-6
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Jeff Reynolds
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ON
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U of Toronto
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4-6
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Gillian MacKay
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ON
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U of Toronto
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4-6
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Darrell Chrisp
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MB
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Golden Gate MS, Winnipeg
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1-3
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Wendy McCallum
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MB
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Brandon U
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4-6
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Greg McLean
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SK
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Swift Current Composite HS
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4-6
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Jennifer McAllister
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SK
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Aden Bowman Collegiate, Saskatoon
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3-5
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Glen Gillis
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SK
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U of Saskatchewan
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4-6
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Rita Burns
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AB
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Avalon Jr. HS, Edmonton
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1-3
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Trish Howe
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MB
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Long & McQuade
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1-6
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Drew Parker*
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NC
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Separk Music
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1-6
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* Canadian citizen residing in North Carolina
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Grade 1
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Title
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Composer
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Publisher
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African Folk Trilogy
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McGinty
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Queenwood
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Ahrirang
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Garofalo/Whaley
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Hal Leonard
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Air and March
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Purcell
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Alfred
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Anasazi
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McGinty
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Queenwood
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Ayre and Dance
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Pearson
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Kjos
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Bartók Suite
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Bartók/Clark
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Warner
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Brother James’ Air
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Ployhar
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Warner
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Canticle
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Wagner
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Warner
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Clouds
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McGinty
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Queenwood
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Early One Morning
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Swearingen
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Warner
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Glorioso
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Smith
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Warner
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Hungarian Folkround
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Whaley
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Hal Leonard
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Land of the Silver Birch*
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Coakley
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Comprint
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Liturgical Fanfare
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Smith
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Warner
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Nottingham Castle
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Daehn
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Daehn
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Prelude and March
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Margolis
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Manhattan Beach
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Rondo Marziale
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O’Reilly
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Alfred
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Sakura
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Story
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Warner
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Song for Friends, A
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Daehn
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Daehn
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Theme and Variations
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Broege
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Manhattan Beach
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Grade 2
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Title
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Composer
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Publisher
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A Childhood Hymn
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Holsinger
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Wingert-Jones
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Ancient Voices
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Sweeney
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Hal Leonard
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As Winds Dance
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Hazo
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Boosey & Hawkes
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Bosnian Folk Songs
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Allen
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TRN
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Country Wildflowers
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Daehn
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Daehn
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Court of the Patriarchs
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O’Reilly
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Alfred
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French Canadian Suite*
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MacLaughlan
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Bourne
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Kenya Contrasts
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Himes
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Curnow
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Meadowlands
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MacBeth
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Alfred
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Newfoundland Folk Song*
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Duff
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Alfred
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Night Songs
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Saucedo
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Hal Leonard
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Petty Harbour Bait Skiff*
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Duff
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Alfred
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Pinnacle
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Grice
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Grand Mesa
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Portrait of a Clown
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Ticheli
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Manhattan Beach
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Renaissance Triptych
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Pearson
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Kjos
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Selections from Capriol Suite
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Warlock/Longfield
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Hal Leonard
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Soldier’s Procession and
Sword Dance
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Margolis
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Manhattan Beach
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The Headless Horseman
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Broege
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Manhattan Beach
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The Red Balloon
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McGinty
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Queenwood
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Train Heading West
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Broege
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Manhattan
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*
Canadian composition
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Grade 3
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Title
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Composer
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Publisher
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A Child’s Embrace
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Young
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Southern
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Air for Band
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Erickson
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Bourne
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Battle Pavane, The
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Margolis
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Manhattan Beach
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Chant Rituals
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Del Borgo
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Warner
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Donkey Riding*
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Coakley
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Eighth Note
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Dragoon’s Farewell, The
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Grainger/Karrick
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Queenwood
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Earle of Oxford’s March
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Byrd/Williams
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Alfred
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Early English Suite
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Finlayson
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Boosey & Hawkes
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In Heaven’s Air
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Hazo
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FJH
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In This Quiet Place
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Sheldon
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Alfred
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Greenwillow Portrait
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Williams
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Alfred
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Little French Suite, A
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La Plante
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Bourne
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Old Churches*
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Colgrass
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Hal Leonard
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Peregrin
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Akey
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Queenwood
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Sinfonia VI
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Broege
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Manhattan Beach
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Three Folk Miniatures*
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Jutras
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Barnhouse
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Urban Scenes
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Boysen Jr.
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Kjos
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Variation Overture
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Williams
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Ludwig
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When the Stars Begin to Fall
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Allen
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TRN
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Yellow Mountains
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de Hann
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Curnow
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Grade 4
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Title
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Composer
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Publisher
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Cajun Folk Songs
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Ticheli
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Manhattan Beach
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Cause for Celebration
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Himes
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Curnow
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Chant and Jubilo
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McBeth
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Southern
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Concert Variations
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Smith
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Wingert-Jones
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English Country Settings
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La Plante
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Daehn
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Fisher Who Died in His Bed, The*
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Herberman
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Northdale
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Hannaford Overture*
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Irvine
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Eighth Note
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In the Forest of the King
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La Plante
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Daehn
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Jim*
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MacKay
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MacKay
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Lied Ohne Worte
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Rudin
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Edition Flor
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Lyric Essay*
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Coakley
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Eighth Note
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Madurodam
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de Meij
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Amstel
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Perthshire Majesty
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Hazo
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Boosey & Hawkes
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Royal Coronation Dances
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Margolis/Gervaise
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Manhattan Beach
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Shenandoah
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Ticheli
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Manhattan Beach
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Suite Provençale
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Van der Roost
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de Haske
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They Came Sailing*
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Jutras
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Barnhouse
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Three Chorale Preludes
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Latham
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Warner
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Toccata for Band
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Erickson
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Bourne
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Welsh Rhapsody, A
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Grundman
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Boosey & Hawkes
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* Canadian composition
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Grade 5
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Title
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Composer
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Publisher
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Alpina Saga
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Doss
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de Haske
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Fantasia in G
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Bach/Goldman
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Mercury/Presser
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First Suite in E-flat
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Holst
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Boosey & Hawkes
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Folk Song Suite
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VaughanWilliams
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Boosey & Hawkes
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Illyrian Dances
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Woolfenden
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Ariel
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Morning Alleluias
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Nelson
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Ludwig
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October
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Whitacre
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Hal Leonard
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An Original Suite
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Jacob
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Boosey & Hawkes
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Pantomime*
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Mercure
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CMC
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Psalm for Band
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Persichetti
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Carl Fischer
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Puszta
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Van der Roost
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de Haske
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Romantic Variations*
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Calvert
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Thompson
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Satiric Dances
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Dello Joio
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Schirmer
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Scottish Rhapsody*
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Cable
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MCA
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Second Suite in F
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Holst
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Boosey & Hawkes
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Sodbuster*
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Raum
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CMC
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Suite on Canadian Folk Songs*
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Calvert
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Eighth Note
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They Hung Their Harps in the Willows
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McBeth
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Ludwig
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Toccata
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Frescobaldi/Slocum
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Warner
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Variations on a Korean Folk Song
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Chance
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Boosey & Hawkes
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Grade 6
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Title
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Composer
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Publisher
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A Crescent Still Abides
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Gillingham
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C. Alan
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Armenian Dances Part I
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Reed
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Sam Fox
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Awayday
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Gorb
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Maecenas
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Bugs (any
4 movements)
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Cichy
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C. Alan
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Chester
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Schuman
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Presser
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Children’s March
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Grainger/Rogers
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Southern
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Dance of the New World
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Wilson
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Ludwig
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Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn
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Dello Joio
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Hal Leonard
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Folk Dances
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Shostakovich/Reynolds
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Carl Fischer
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Four Scottish Dances (any 3 movements)
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Arnold/Paynter
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Carl Fischer
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Incantation and Dance
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Chance
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Boosey & Hawkes
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Irish Tune & Shepherd’s Hey
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Grainger
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Southern
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La Procession du Rocio
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Turina/Reed
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Schirmer
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Lincolnshire Posy (any 4 movements)
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Grainger/Fennell
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Ludwig
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Movement for Rosa, A
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Camphouse
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TRN
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Newfoundland Rhapsody*
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Cable
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Chappell
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Sonata for Wind Orchestra*
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Freedman
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CMC
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Suite Française (any 4 movements)
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Milhaud
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Hal Leonard
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Toccata Marziale
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VaughanWilliams
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Boosey & Hawkes
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Zion
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Welcher
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Presser
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Jacqueline Dawson is the president of the Manitoba Band Association,
the band director at Vincent Massey Collegiate in Winnipeg, and a graduate
student in conducting at the University of Manitoba.
Karem Simon is a professor of music at the University of Prince
Edward Island, where he conducts the Wind Symphony and woodwind ensembles, and teaches
applied and pedagogical courses related to the woodwind instruments.
