Blacksburg Community Band
Music Library


1994 Spring Concert - Photo by J. Michael Bruchas

This performing group ranges from 35 to 65 players from all corners of the New River Valley with diverse experience and backgrounds. The band plays a wide variety of concert band music including marches, show tunes, light symphonic music, popular tunes, old favorites, and novelty music.

The Blacksburg Community Band Music Library began its collection shortly after the band's inception in January of 1989. To date, there are 295 works in the collection.

The band will be updating this listing and plans to add composer and title cross-indexing features to this page in the near future. Your browser's "find" feature should allow you to search for key words or composers fairly easily for the moment. If you have any knowledge of accepted standards in the cataloging of music libraries, please contact the Blacksburg Community Band c/o Ed Schwartz. We would like to maintain a compatible listing with other organizations.

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Broadway Show Music

  1. Bells Are Ringing - Jule Styne, Betty Comden & Adolph Green, arr. Philip J. Lang
  2. Best of Jule Styne, The - Jule Styne, arr. Jerry Nowak
  3. Can-Can - Cole Porter, arr. Robert Russell Bennett
  4. Carousel - Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II, arr. Erik W. G. Leidzén
  5. Cat and The Fiddle, The, Highlights - Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach, arr. Paul Yoder
  6. Cole Porter Songs - Cole Porter, arr. Robert Russell Bennett
  7. Damn Yankees - Richard Adler & Jerry Ross, arr. Paul Yoder
  8. Easter Parade - Irving Berlin, arr. Robert Russell Bennett
  9. Flower Drum Song - Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II, arr. Philip J. Lang
  10. Gershwin! - George Gershwin, arr. Warren Barker
  11. Guys And Dolls Overture - Frank Loesser, arr. Philip J. Lang
  12. Happiest Millionaire, The, Highlights - Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman, arr. William Brittain
  13. King And I, The - Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II, arr. Robert Russell Bennett
  14. King And I, The - Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II, arr. C. Paul Herfurth
  15. Kiss Me, Kate - Cole Porter, arr. Paul Yoder
  16. Little Mermaid, The - Alan Menken, arr. Jay Bocook
  17. Mame Highlights - Jerry Herman, arr. John Krance
  18. Mame/We Need A Little Christmas - Jerry Herman, arr. Warren Johnson
  19. Music Man, The, Selections From - Meredith Willson, arr. Philip J. Lang
  20. My Fair Lady - Frederick Loewe & Alan Jay Lerner, arr. Robert Russell Bennett
  21. Oliver Selections - Lionel Bart, arr. Norman Leyden
  22. Pajama Game, The - Richard Adler & Jerry Ross, arr. Alfred Reed
  23. Porgy And Bess Selections - George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward & Ira Gershwin, arr. Robert Russell Bennett
  24. Rodgers And Hart Songs - Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart, arr. Erik W. G. Leidzén
  25. Show Boat - Jerome Kern, arr. Robert Russell Bennett
  26. Silk Stockings - Cole Porter, arr. Robert Russell Bennett
  27. Sound of Music, Highlights From - Richard Rodgers, arr. Robert Russell Bennett
  28. South Pacific, Highlights From - Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers, arr. Philip J. Lang
  29. Swingin' Songs Of Yesterday -, arr. Bob Lowden
  30. West Side Story Selections - Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, arr. Duthoit
  31. When You Wish Upon A Star - Lyrics by Ned Washington, music by Leigh Harline, arr. Sammy Nestico
  32. Wizard of Oz, The - Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg, music by Harold Arlen, arr. James Barnes
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Children's Music

  1. At The Circus - Heywood S. Jones, arr. Roland C. Wheeler
  2. Looney Tunes Overture - arr. Bill Holcombe
  3. Muppet's Greatest Hits, The -, arr. Paul Jennings
  4. Over The Rainbow - Harold Arlen, arr. Jerry Brubaker
  5. Peter and the Wolf (Optional Narration) - Sergei Prokofiev, arr. Jim Curnow
  6. Toyland Waltz - Victor Herbert, arr. Robert Norman
  7. Wonderful World of Disney, The - arr. John Edmondson
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Christmas Music

  1. Canadian Brass Christmas, A - arr. Luther Henderson, adapted for Band by Howard Cable
  2. Canadian Brass Christmas Suite, A - arr. Calvin Custer
  3. Christmas Ballet, A - Eric Osterling
  4. Christmas Carols for Band or Brass Choir - Traditional, arr. G. E. Holmes
  5. Christmas Day - Gustav Holst
  6. Christmas Festival, A - Leroy Anderson, arr. Leroy Anderson
  7. Christmas Fugue - Robert B. Brown
  8. Christmas Medley, arr. Steven E. Brown
  9. Christmas Song, The - Mel Tormé & Robert Wells, arr. Jerry Nowak
  10. Christmas Song, The, Mel Tormé & Robert Wells, arr. John Higgins
  11. Do You Hear What I Hear - Noel Regney & Gloria Shayne, arr. John Moss
  12. Fireside Christmas, A - arr. James Swearingen
  13. Frank Sinatra Christmas, A, - arr. Robert W. Smith
  14. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Traditional, arr. Manheim Steamroller, Transcribed by John Howell
  15. Greensleves - Traditional, arr. Alfred Reed
  16. Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah - George Frederick Handel, arr. A. Chaffarelli
  17. Holiday Celebration, A - arr. Jack Bullock
  18. Irving Berlin Christmas, An - Irving Berlin, arr. Warren Barker
  19. Kid's Christmas, A -, arr. Jerry Brubaker
  20. Overture To A Winter Festival - arr. James Curnow
  21. Santa Baby, Eartha Kitt, arr. Paul Allen Breseke, John Raymond Howell
  22. Santa Does Dixie - James D. Ployhar, arr. James D. Ployhar
  23. Silver Bells - Jay Livingston & Ray Evans, arr. James Swearingen
  24. Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson, arr. Leroy Anderson
  25. Song for Christmas, A, arr. Steven E. Brown
  26. Sounds of Christmas, The - arr. Robert W. Smith
  27. Tidings!, arr. Douglas E. Wagner
  28. White Christmas - Irving Berlin, arr. Robert Russell Bennett
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Concert Band Music

  1. Adagio Pathetique, Opus 128, No. 3 - Benjamin Godard, arr. Ben Vitto
  2. Amazing Grace, Traditional, arr. Frank Ticheli
  3. American Folk Rhapsody #1 - arr. Claire Grundman
  4. American Folk Rhapsody #2 - arr. Claire Grundman
  5. American Folk Rhapsody #3 - arr. Claire Grundman
  6. American Folk Rhapsody #4 - arr. Claire Grundman
  7. American Overture for Band - Clifton Williams
  8. Ballet Egyptien - Alexandre Luigini, arr. L. P. Laurendeau
  9. Ballet for Band - Don Gillis
  10. Busman's Holiday - Eric Osterling
  11. Campus Bells Tone Poem - Louis Palange
  12. Campus Festival Overture - Domenico Savino, arr. Paul Yoder
  13. Celebration Scene March Finale from Twinkle Toes Ballet - Don Gillis
  14. Chaconne - Frank Erickson
  15. Chorale And Alleluia - Howard Hanson
  16. Concerto for Percussion and Band - Clifton Williams
  17. Cowboy Rhapsody - Morton Gould, arr. David Bennett
  18. Cyclometric Overture - Don Gillis
  19. Diamond Variations - Robert E. Jager
  20. English Folk Song Suite - Ralph Vaughn Williams
  21. Epilogue - In Memorium - 3/6/36, Steven E. Brown
  22. Fallon's Daughter - Steven E. Brown
  23. Fire Over England - Richard Addinsell
  24. First Suite in E-Flat - Gustav Holst
  25. Holiday in Scotland - Clarence E. Wheeler
  26. Irish Tune from County Derry - Percy Aldridge Grainger
  27. Joshua Scott's Other Rag, Steven E. Brown
  28. King Across The Water, The, Bruce Fraser
  29. Land of the Vikings - Frank Erickson
  30. March Processional - Clare E. Grundman
  31. Mariachi For Band - Harold Walters
  32. Moon Mist - Don Gillis
  33. My Dream Sonata - James Van Heusen, arr. Glenn Osser
  34. Nola - Felix Arndt, arr. Charles J. Cliff
  35. Nordic Trilogy, A - Frank Erickson, ALbert Oliver Davis, Alfred Reed
  36. On The Esplanade - Keith Crosby Brown, arr. G. R. Kechley
  37. Onward Christian Soldiers - arr. Harry Simeon & William C. Schoenfeld
  38. Onward Christian Soldiers - arr. Paul Lavalle
  39. Overture Jubiloso - Frank Erickson
  40. Pachinko - Paul Yoder
  41. Plantation Song from the Atlanta Suite - Don Gillis
  42. Pleasant Years, The: 2nd Movement from Symphony No. 1 for Band - Don Gillis
  43. Prelude and Capriccio - Alfred Reed
  44. Quiet Valley - Lloyd Conely
  45. Rompin Stomp for Band, The - Don Gillis
  46. Scherzo For Band - Frank Erickson
  47. Sea Songs, Ralph Vaughan Williams
  48. Seafarer, The - Haydn Wood
  49. Serenade for Band - Vincent Persichetti
  50. Shepherd's Hey - Percy Aldridge Grainger
  51. Somerset Rhapsody, A - Gustav Holst, arr. Clare Grundman
  52. Spiritual From Symphony No. 5 1/2 - Don Gillis, arr. Glenn Cliffe Bainum
  53. Themes from Caucasian Sketches - M. Ippolitov-Ivanov, arr. Clair W. Johnson
  54. Toccata For Band - Frank Erickson
  55. Victory at Sea - Richard Rodgers, arr. Robert Russell Bennett
  56. Walking Tune, A - Clare E. Grundman
  57. Waltzing Winds - Eric Osterling
  58. William Byrd Suite - arr. Gordon Jacob
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Instrumental Solo Music

  1. Bugler's Holiday (Trumpet Trio) - Leroy Anderson
  2. Canzonetta for Euphonium and Band (Euphonium Solo) - Aldo Rafael Forte
  3. Carnival of Venice (Baritone/Trumpet Solo) - arr. Del Staigers
  4. Come Back To Sorrento - Ernesto De Curtis, arr. Harold L. Walters
  5. Concerto for Horn - Ralph Hermann
  6. Dramatic Essay (Trumpet Solo) - Clifton Williams
  7. Harlem Nocturne (Alto Sax Solo) - Earle Hagen, arr. Alfred Reed
  8. Love's Enchantment (Trombone Solo) - Arthur Pryor
  9. March To The Battle Of Jazz (Drum Solo or Duet) - William J. Schinstine
  10. Prayer of Saint Gregory (Trumpet Solo) - Alan Hovhaness
  11. Reflective Mood (Trombone Solo) - Sammy Nestico
  12. Tournament of Trumpets (Quartet or Trio) - David Bennett
  13. Trumpeter's Lullaby, A (Trumpet Solo) - Leroy Anderson, arr. Philip Lang
  14. Trumpeter's Rhapsody (Trumpet Solo) - Bill Holcombe
  15. Turn Yourself Around, (Trombone Solo) - Dave Wolpe
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Light Classical Transcriptions

  1. Aida, Grand March - Giuseppi Verdi, arr. Julius S. Seredy
  2. Allerseelen - Richard Strauss, arr. Albert Oliver Davis
  3. Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 Chorale (Three Modern Chorales) - Johannes Brahms, arr. Philip Gordon
  4. An American In Paris - George Gershwin, arr. John Moss
  5. Ave Maria - Franz Schubert, arr. Clair W. Johnson
  6. Clair De Lune - Claude Debussy, arr. Hugh M. Stuart
  7. Copland Portrait, A - Aaron Copland, arr. Clare Grundman
  8. Die Fledermaus, Waltzes - Johann Strauss, arr. Franz Henning
  9. Die Meistersinger Chorale (Three Modern Chorales) - Richard Wagner, arr. Philip Gordon
  10. Dusk of The Gods, The - Funeral Music - Richard Wagner, arr. Dan Godfrey
  11. Emperor Valse, Op. 437 - Johann Strauss, arr. T. Conway Brown
  12. Finale "From the New World" Symphony - Antonin Dvorák, arr. Erik W. G. Leidzén
  13. Firebird, The - Berceuse and Finale - Igor Stravinsky, arr. Richard Franko Goldman
  14. Gold and Silver Waltz - Franz Lehar, arr. L. P. Laurendeau
  15. Golden Age, The - Polka Op. 22 - Dimitri Schostakowitsch, arr. Quinto Maganini
  16. Grand Serenade for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion, P. D. Q. Bach, arr. Professor Peter Schickele
  17. Invitation To The Waltz - Weber - Weingartner, arr. Dan Godfrey
  18. Komm, Süsser Tod - Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Erik W. G. Leidzén
  19. Light Cavalry - Franz von Suppe, arr. Henry Fillmore
  20. Little Haydn Suite, A - Joseph Haydn, arr. Wayne A. Livingston and Leland Forsblad
  21. Lost Chord, The - Adelaide A. Proctor & Arthur Sullivan, arr. George Kaitz
  22. March Opus 99 - Sergi Prokofiev, arr. Paul Yoder
  23. Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna, Franz von Suppé, arr. Henry Fillmore
  24. Night on Bald Mountain - Modeste Moussorgsky, arr. William A. Schafer
  25. Overture 1812 - P. Tchaikovsky, arr. Mayhew L. Lake
  26. Parsifal, Good Friday Music - Richard Wagner, arr. Dan Godfrey
  27. Pearl Fishers Overture, The - Georges Bizet, arr. Lucien Cailliet
  28. Phédre Overture - Jules Massenet, arr. V. F. Safranek
  29. Pictures At An Exhibition (Part One) - Modest Moussorgsky, arr. Erik W. G. Leidzén
  30. Pictures At An Exhibition (Part Two) - Modest Moussorgsky, arr. Erik W. G. Leidzén
  31. Pictures At An Exhibition (Part Three) - Modest Moussorgsky, arr. Erik W. G. Leidzén
  32. Pièce Héroïque - César Franck, arr. Harold M. Johnson
  33. Polka & Fugue from "Schwanda, The Bagpiper", Jaromir Weinberger, arr. Glenn C. Bainum
  34. Prelude to The Afternoon Of A Faun - Claude Debussy, arr. Harold L. Walters
  35. Prelude, Chorale and Fugue Chorale (Three Modern Chorales) - César Franck, arr. Philip Gordon
  36. Procession of Nobles - N. Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Erik W. G. Leidzén
  37. Processional From "Lohengrin", Richard Wagner, arr. John R. Howell
  38. Psyché and Éros Symphonic Poem - César Franck, arr. A. Austin Harding
  39. Recessional from "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Felix Mendelssohn, arr. John R. Howell
  40. Russian Sailors' Dance from "The Red Poppy", Reinhold Gliere, arr. Robert Longfield
  41. Sabre Dance - Aram Katchiturian
  42. Tannhäuser Overture - Richard Wagner, arr. V. F. Safranek
  43. Thais, Meditation - Jules Massenet, arr. Merle J. Isaac
  44. Trumpet Voluntary, Henry Purcell, arr. Maurice Gardner
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March Music

  1. America Concert March for Band - Henry Cary, arr. James D. Ployhar
  2. Americans We - Henry Fillmore
  3. Ampartio Roca - Jaime Texidore, arr. Aubry Winter
  4. Black Horse Troop, The - John Philip Sousa , arr. Frederick Fennell
  5. Bravura March - C. E. Duble
  6. Calling All Workers March - Eric Coates
  7. Colonel Bogey March - Kenneth Alford
  8. Dreadnought March - Steve Brown
  9. Florentiner Marsch - Fucik
  10. Footlifter March, The - Henry Fillmore, arr. Andrew Balent
  11. Frischer Wind Marsch - Jakob Bichsel
  12. George Washington Bicentennial March, John Philip Sousa
  13. Ghost Squadron, The, Steven E. Brown
  14. Glory Jumpers, The, Steven E. Brown
  15. Golden Eagle Concert March, The - Harold L. Walters
  16. Hands Across The Sea - John Philip Sousa , arr. Frederick Fennell
  17. Invincible Eagle March, The - John Philip Sousa , arr. Harold R. Gore
  18. Liberty Bell March, The - John Philip Sousa John Philip Sousa-->
  19. Liberty March - Rosario Carcione
  20. March Lamar Concert March - Clifton Williams
  21. March of the Belgian Paratroopers - Pierre Leemans, arr. Charles A. Wiley
  22. Marching Song Concert March, A - James D. Ployhar
  23. Men of Ohio March - Henry Fillmore
  24. National Emblem - E. E. Bagley, arr. Frederick Fennell
  25. Saint Louis Blues March - W. C. Handy, arr. Perry Burgett, Jerry Gray
  26. New Mexico March, John Philip Sousa
  27. Purple Carnival, The, Harry L. Alford, arr. Frank Erickson
  28. Slavic Farewell, A, Vasilij Agapkin, arr. John R. Bourgeois
  29. Stars and Stripes Forever - John Philip Sousa
  30. Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa , arr. Keith Brion
  31. Them Basses - G. H. Huffine
  32. Thunderer, The - John Philip Sousa , arr. Frederick Fennell
  33. Valdrez March - Johannes Hanssen
  34. Washington Post - John Philip Sousa , arr. edited by Frederick Fennell
  35. World Is Waiting For The Sunrise Concert March, The - Lockhart-Seitz, arr. Harry L. Alford
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Novelty Music

  1. Belle Of The Ball - Leroy Anderson
  2. China Doll - Leroy Anderson
  3. Girl In Satin, The - Leroy Anderson
  4. Lady of Spain - Erell Reaves and Tolchard Evans, arr. Bernard Mayers
  5. Lassus Trombone - Henry Fillmore
  6. Penny-Whistle Song, The - Leroy Anderson
  7. Whistler And His Dog, The - Arthur Pryor
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Patriotic Music

  1. Abe Lincoln, Gettysburg, 1863 - Don Gillis
  2. Alexander's Ragtime Band - Irving Berlin, arr. Mark Hayes
  3. America - Our Heritage
  4. America The Beautiful - Samuel Augustus Ward, arr. Carmen Dragon
  5. American Patrol - F. W. Meecham
  6. American Salute - Morton Gould, arr. Philip J. Lang
  7. Americans Are We - Frederic F. Swift, arr. Albert O. Davis
  8. Armed Forces Salute
  9. Battle Hymn of the Republic, The - William Steffe, arr. Howard E. Akers
  10. Battle Hymn of the Republic, The - William Steffe, Julia War Howe, arr. Peter J. Wilhousky
  11. Blue and the Gray, The - arr. Claire Grundman
  12. December 7, 1941, "A Date Which Will Live In Infamy" - arr. James D. Ployhar
  13. Dixieland Jamboree - Kirby Shaw
  14. Festival of Freedom -
  15. George M. Cohan Patriotic Fantasy - George M. Cohan, arr. Walter Ehret, Paul Yoder
  16. God Bless America - Irving Berlin, arr. Roy Ringwald
  17. Heritage - Roy Ringwald, arr. Hawley Ades
  18. Heritage of Freedom - James Curnow
  19. Hymn And Variations - Luigi Zaninelli
  20. I Am An American - arr. Eric Osterling
  21. Irving Berlin's Songs For America - Irving Berlin, arr. James Swearingen
  22. Patriotic Pageantry - arr. Warren Barker
  23. Saga of a Pioneer, Movement 1: The Land Beyond - Don Gillis
  24. Saga of a Pioneer, Movement 2: The Pioneers - Don Gillis
  25. Saga of a Pioneer, Movement 3: Song of Memory - Don Gillis
  26. Saga of a Pioneer, Movement 4: Centennial Celebration - Don Gillis
  27. Shenandoah, Traditional
  28. Songs of the American Revolution - Shirley Munger
  29. Star Spangled Banner, The - John Stafford Smith, arr. John Clayton
  30. Star Spangled Banner, The - John Stafford Smith, arr. Luigi Zaninelli
  31. Star Spangled Banner, The - John Stafford Smith, arr. Department of Defense
  32. Testament of Nations - Ralph E. Williams
  33. Testiment of an American - Alfred Reed
  34. Testimonials To Liberty - arr. James D. Ployhar
  35. This Is My Country - Lyrics by Don Raye, music by Al Jacobs, arr. Roy Ringwald, Hawley Ades
  36. This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie, arr. Aden G. Lewis & Jack Platt
  37. We Hold These Truths - Robert Washburn
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Popular Music

  1. Beale Street Blues - W. C. Handy, arr. Luther Henderson
  2. Big Band Favorites - arr. Bob Lowden
  3. Big Brass Band From Brazil - Bob Hilliard and Carl Sigman, arr. John Cacavas
  4. Boogie Woogie - Clarence "Pinetop" Smith, arr. Johnny Warrington
  5. Cable At Night, arr. Paul Jennings
  6. Camptown Races - arr. W. J. Dawson
  7. Canadian Sunset - Eddie Heywood and Norman Gimbel, arr. Johnny Warrington
  8. Cole Porter Spectacular, A - Cole Porter, arr. Sammy Nestico
  9. Dixieland Jam - arr. Bob Lowden
  10. Dixieland On Stage - arr. Bob Lowden
  11. Funiculi Funicula - Luigi Denza, arr. Philip Lang
  12. Hoagy Carmichael In Concert - Hoagy Carmichael, arr. Warren Barker
  13. Holiday For Strings - David Rose, arr. David Bennett
  14. Hootenanny - Harold L. Walters
  15. I Love A Parade - Harold Arlen, arr. Paul Yoder
  16. In The Miller Mood - arr. Warren Barker
  17. Irving Berlin - A Symphonic Portrait - Irving Berlin, arr. Hawley Ades
  18. Jalousie - Jacob Gade, arr. Paul Yoder
  19. John Williams: Evening At Pops - John Williams, arr. John Higgins
  20. Liberty Fanfare - John Williams, arr. James Curnow
  21. Mancini Magic - Henry Mancini, arr. Jerry Brubaker
  22. Montego Bay - Sammy Nestico
  23. Neal Hefti Portrait - Neal Hefti, arr. Bob Lowden
  24. Night And Day - Cole Porter, arr. Paul Yoder
  25. Original Dixieland Concerto - arr. John Warrington
  26. Punch And Judy - Henry Mancini, arr. Johnny Warrington
  27. Say It With Music - Irving Berlin, arr. Paul Yoder
  28. Sinatra In Concert - arr. Jerry Nowak
  29. Those Endearing Young Charms - Traditional, arr. Gerald R. Kechley
  30. Tribute To Artie Shaw, A - arr. James Christensen
  31. Tribute To Sammy Davis, Jr., A - arr. Sammy Nestico
  32. When Day Is Done - Dr. Robert Katcher, arr. Paul Yoder
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