The title of this piece, Three and Three-Quarters, is not meant as some hidden cryptic message, but simply that of three performers getting together for some musical fun in three-quarter time. It is a lighthearted work, hence the subtitle "A Trivial Trifle."

This is a truly unique arrangement for clarinets. This is a traditional South African folksong that has been adapted and arranged for clarinet ensemble and percussion. The original a cappella version seemed a little thin for 8 clarinets so 5 percussion instruments were added to create the authentic rhythmic backgrounds. This would be an exciting way to open your next concert.

Melody is found in all parts and key changes and some variation has been added. A great closer for a Christmas concert.
PART 1 - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet
PART 2 - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet
PART 3 - Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, F Horn
PART 4 - Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
PART 5 - Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon

Turkey in the Straw is true hoe-down music and should be played with the energy of square dancers. The syncopated rhythms combined with the short crisp articulations make this a fun tune for both listener and performer. In this spirit of fun, a solo has been given to the lowest voice through the middle section.

This is the first biography of the jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan (1938-72). He was a prodigy: recruited to Dizzy Gillespie's big band while still a teenager, joining Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers not much after, by his early-20s Morgan had played on four continents and dozens of albums. The trumpeter would go on to cultivate a personal and highly influential style, and to make records - most notably "The Sidewinder" - which would sell amounts almost unheard of in jazz. While what should have been Morgan's most successful years were hampered by a heroin addiction, the ascendant black liberation movement of the late-60s gave the musician a new, political impulse, and he returned to the jazz scene to become a vociferous campaigner for black musicians' rights and representation. But Morgan's personal life remained troubled, and during a fight with his girlfriend at a New York club, he was shot and killed, aged 33.

Inveni David is an offertory and was originally set for male chorus and four trombones. This powerful work opens in F minor and gradually builds to a brilliant F major Alleluia. The antiphonal setting of the 8 trumpets makes this work all the more impressive in a church or concert hall.

Clarke wrote Cousins, a cornet and trombone duet with band accompaniment for himself as the cornet soloist and Leo Zimmerman as the trombone soloist. This arrangement of Cousins for 6 trumpets features another pair of cousins: cornet and flugel horn It offers the opportunity to perform Cousins without a concert band or pianist in a variety of settings such as school master classes, recitals and outdoor park concerts.

George Frederic Handel wrote his most famous oratorio, Messiah, in a little over three weeks. There is little doubt that this work is one of the most famous and often performed choral pieces in history. Handel conducted many performances in his day and there never seemed to have been a period when the work was not played. This is a duet for tuba and trumpet.

This is one of the most famous pieces of music ever written. Various arrangements have been done including several for orchestra, wind ensemble and brass quintet. This is a lighter version featuring all the members in the ensemble. The contrapuntal lines are passed all through the group and each instrument has several soloistic moments.