At the Splash with Sim
- Grade 3.5. Duration 3.40.
A gentle, tranquil piece.
Light Concert - Grade 2 - 3.5
Compositions
Blue Jeans
- Band Grade 3; Soloist Grade 4. Duration 3.30.
A slow, bluesy trombone solo with wind band accompaniment.
British Dances
- Grades 3.5 - 4.5. Total Duration 11.30.
A three movement suite depicting various parts of the British Isles.
- British Dances (I) Piping Hot
- Grade 4. Duration 3.20.
British Dances (II) The Shadow of Autumn- Grade 3.5. Duration 5.40.
British Dances (III) Reel Time- Grade 4.5. Duration 3.25.
Clouds
- Grade 3. Duration 3.30.
A quiet, impressionistic piece for band.
Cloud Drift
- Band Grade 3; Soloist Grade 4. Duration 4.19.
A quiet, expressive bassoon solo with wind band accompaniment.
Divertimento
- Grade 3.5. Duration 13.25.
A suite of 5 pieces.
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Divertimento (I) Fanfare
- Duration 1.15.
Divertimento (II) Dreaming- Duration 3.20.
Divertimento (III) Ostinato- Duration 3.04.
Divertimento (IV) Water Garden- Duration 2.30.
Divertimento (VI) Easy Does It- Duration 3.16.
Do You Recall?
- Band Grade 3; Soloist Grade 4. Duration 4.05.
A slow, bluesy solo for trombone with wind band accompaniment.
Heroic Étude
- Band Grade 3; Soloist Grade 5. Duration 3.40.
A challenging and exciting addition to the trombone solo repertoire.
Kyrie
- Grade 3. Duration 4.20
A tranquil and atmospheric setting of Kyrie eleison, (‘Lord, have mercy’).
The Legend
- Band Grade 3; Soloist Grade 4. Duration: 3.30.
A slow expressive cornet solo with wind band accompaniment.
A Manx Lullaby
- Grade 3. Duration: 3.20.
A quiet, gentle piece dedicated to the Isle of Man Wind Orchestra.
Please Don’t Go
- Grade 3. Duration 3.40.
A gentle Latin dance for band.
The President's
- Grade 3. Duration 3:31.
A march written for the Royal Air Force Association Band – The President’s.
Red River
- Grade 3.5. Duration: 4.20.
A piece full of raw energy.
Romance
- Grade 3. Duration: 3.30.
A simple folk-style piece.
St. Lucia Calypso
- Grade 3. Duration 3:15.
A light, vivacious programme item.
Stella
- Grade 3. Duration 3:22.
A light and bluesy programme piece.
Three-Piece Suite
- Grade 3.5. Total Duration 8.42
A tuneful and reasonably easy suite of 3 pieces.
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Three-Piece Suite (I) Fanfare
- Duration 2.10.
Three-Piece Suite (II) Lullaby- Duration 3.30.
Three-Piece Suite (III) All at Sixes and Sevens- Duration 3.02.
What the Heart Knows
- Grade 3.5. Duration 6.30.
An extended slow and reflective piece for band.
Arrangements
Barber Queue Sauce
- Grade 3.5. Duration 4.00.
A Salsa arrangement of Rossini's overture The Barber of Seville.
Berceuse from Dolly Suite
- Grade 3. Duration 3.31.
This beautiful melody by Gabriel Fauré became synonymous with the BBC radio programme Listen with Mother.
Big Spender
- Grade 3. Duration 1.50.
An arrangement of the famous song written by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields for the musical Sweet Charity.
Chanson de Matin
- Grade 3.5. Duration 2.38.
An arrangement of the enduringly popular Elgar work.
Christmas in the Nursery
- Grade 3.5. Duration 4.25.
A selection of well-known Christmas Carols set in the style of Rob's 'Dancing ‘round the Nursery' arrangement.
Dance Away
- Grade 3.5 Duration 3.04.
A creative and lateral tilt at a well-known folk tune.
Dancing 'round the Nursery
- Grade 3.5. Duration 4.58.
A selection of well-known children's tunes.
Dancing & Drumming
- Grade 3. Duration 2.49.
Tylman Susato's Pavanne Bataille with contemporary rhythmic backing.
Drummers Drumming
- Grade 3. Duration 2.22.
A Christmas version of 'Dancing and Drumming'.
Evening Hymn and Sunset
- Grade 3. Duration 3.20.
Recognised by all British servicemen as the end of day ceremony, this sensitive arrangement incorporates the hymn The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, is Ended and the Sunset bugle call.
Going Hunting
- Grade 3. Duration 2.49.
A version of the Hunter's Chorus featuring the percussion section.
Heavier Water
- Grade 3.5. Duration 3.50.
A funk arrangement of excerpts from Handel's Water Music.
Here's a Health
- Grade 3.5. Duration 3.31.
A brilliant concert prelude based on the seventeenth century song.
The Hunters' Chorus
- Grade 2. Duration 1.47.
An easy arrangement of the Hunter's Chorus.
I Don't Know How to Love Him
- Grade 2. Duration 2.28.
A simple arrangement of the well-known song from Jesus Christ Superstar.
My Ain Folk
- Grade 3.5. Duration 2.50.
An arrangement of the well-known Scottish song.
Pastime with Good Company
- Grade 3. Duration 2.55.
Rob has taken this classic work – attributed to King Henry V – and given it an exciting yet delicate percussion feel which make for a great opener – or closer!
Salut D'Amour
- Grade 3.5. Duration 2.40.
An arrangement of Elgar's popular work.
Savages
- Grade 3.5. Duration 2.50.
An arrangement of the Rameau dance from Les Indes Galantes.
Siciliano
- Grade 3. Duration 3.44.
An arrangement of the middle movement of Bach’s Sonata in E-flat major for flute or recorder and harpsichord.
Winter
- Grade 3. Duration 2.35.
An arrangement of a slow movement from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.
Please note, titles in blue are live recordings, whilst titles in red are computer sound files and therefore the sound quality is inferior.