2025 Concert Band Syllabus

NOTE TO DIRECTORS:

Only works listed on this year’s syllabus will satisfy the syllabus requirement for the 2025 festival.  MusicFest Canada provides adjudication scores for pieces on the syllabus.  Canadian works on the syllabus will also satisfy the Canadian requirement (see below).  Please be sure to review the complete rules and regulations at www.musicfest.ca before selecting your repertoire.

CANADIAN REQUIREMENT:  

Since May 2016, every Concert Band participating in “The Nationals” has been required to play one composition by a Canadian composer. This may be from the Syllabus, or it may be one of the director’s choice.  If it is one of the director’s choice, it should be at the same performance level (if the band plays in B300, the director’s Canadian choice should be at the B300 level). See “2024 CANADIAN CONCERT BAND LIST” for additional non-syllabus suggested Canadian concert band compositions.

Canadian Content is noted with a

Class/Classe B600

AwaydayGorb, AdamMaecenasListen
Banks of Newfoundland Cable, HowardEighth NoteListen
Come SundayThomas, OmarOmar ThomasListen
Crossing ParallelsSalfelder, KathrynHal LeonardListen
Frenergy Estacio, John, arr. Fraser LinklaterHal LeonardListen
Give Us This DayMaslanka, DavidCarl FischerListen
Gloriosa (any movement)Ito, YasuhideBravoListen
HavanaDay, KevinMurphy Music PressListen
High Water RisingLamb McCune, SallyMurphy Music PressListen
Overture to CandideBernstein, Leonard, arr. Clare GrundmanHL/Boosey & HawkesListen
Sonics Coakley, DonaldEighth Note
Symphonic OvertureBarnes, JamesHL/SouthernListen
UndercurrentsBuckley, RobertHL/MusicworksListen
Variants on a Medieval TuneDello Joio, NormanHL / EBMarks Listen

Class/Classe B500

Blue Lake OvertureChance, John BarnesBoosey & HawkesListen
Chorale and Shaker DanceZdechlik, JohnKjosListen
City TreesMarkowski, MichaelMichael MarkowskiListen
Dancing FireDay, KevinMurphy Music PressListen
Free Running Buckley, RobertHal LeonardListen
Genesis Gassi, VinceAlfred / BelwinListen
Into the BlueStölzel, IngridIngrid StölzelListen
MilestoneEtezady, RoshanneMurphy Music PressListen
Mouvement FrenetiqueDagenais, JonathanAlfredListen
Original Suite, AnJacob, GordonHL/Boosey & HawkesListen
Peace DancerBlackshaw, JodieMurphy Music PressListen
Psalm for BandPersichetti, VincentCarl FischerListen
Romantic Variations Calvert, MorleyCounterpointListen
SkylineHammell, EvanEKR HammellListen
Songs for Wind EnsembleGoto, YoBravo/Hustle CopyListen
Under the Butterfly's WingsStetner, LindsayLESListen

Class/Classe B400

AshJolley, JenniferMurphy Music PressListen
AutumnNishimura, CaitCait NishimuraListen
Colours and Contrasts of Grief, TheSuchan, PaulEighth NoteListen
Fisher Who Died in His Bed, TheHerberman, JohnNorthdaleListen
From Chaos to the Birth of a Dancing Star Bell, Allan GordonCanadian Music CentreListen
Impulse EngineBremer, CarolynC. AlanListen
In Two PlacesWoodrow, HaleyMurphy Music PressListen
ISS FlyoverMeechan, PeterPeter MeechanListen
Land of the Midnight Sun Buckley, RobertHL / MusicworksListen
Little Concert Suite, AReed, AlfredHL/MarksListen
Lyric EssayCoakley, DonaldEighth NoteListen
Mercury In TransitCharke, DerekCanadian Music CentreListen
Mother of a Revolution, AThomas, OmarOmar ThomasListen
One Life BeautifulGiroux, JulieMusica PropriaListen
RescueHammell, EvanEKR HammellListen
StillwaterDunton, KelijahMurphy Music PressListen
Suite on Canadian Folk SongsCalvert, MorleyEighth NoteListen
SymbiopholieDagenais, JonathanEighth NoteListen
Tight SqueezeShapiro, AlexHal LeonardListen

Class/Classe B300

AlegreLéon, TaniaHL/BandquestListen
Autumn Down a Maple LaneByman, ChrisChris BymanListen
Chasing SunlightNishimura, CaitCait NishimuraListen
EnergySims, AdrianAlfred/FJHListen
Flourish for Wind BandVaughan Williams, RalphOxford University PressListen
Greek Folk Song SuiteCesarini, FrancoHL/de HaskeListen
Mystery on Mena MountainGiroux, JulieHL/SouthernListen
Old Churches Colgrass, MichaelHL/BandquestListen
Pop!Olson, TawnieHL/BandquestListen
Portrait of Terry FoxLe, QuanMusic Direct/MMIListen
Prairie WeddingKristofferson, KenleyBarnhouseListen
PreludeRaum, ElizabethCMCListen
RemembranceChoi, DannyD.I.D. ChoiListen
ReminiscenceSalfelder, KathrynHL/Boosey & HawkesListen
Song of the Tides (at least 2nd movement)Charke, DerekCanadian Music CentreListen
Sure on this Shining NightBarber, Samuel, arr. Richard SaucedoHL/SchirmerListen
TricycleBoysen, AndrewKjosListen
Variations On A Rollicking Tune Sirulnikoff, JackCounterpointListen
When The Sun Comes After RainEmery, Matthew, arr. Evan HammellEKR HammellListen
Winter SunMacdonald, Don, arr. Sara SulymaDon MacdonaldListen

Class/Classe B200

Ancient FlowerNishimura, YukikoCarl FischerListen
And It BeginsWoodrow, HaleyAlfred/BelwinListen
Donkey RidingCoakley, DonaldEighth NoteListen
DystopiaColes, JayC. AlanListen
French-Canadian Suite, AMacLaughlin, ArnoldBourne
Headless Horseman, TheBroege, TimothyManhattan BeachListen
Heroes TriumphantOwens, WilliamFJHListen
Hush Thomas, BillEighth NoteListen
Newfoundland Folk Song Duff, JimAlfred
Of Gentle SpiritOwens, WilliamFJHListen
Rhythm StandHigdon, JenniferHL/BandquestListen
Rider of the MountainChoi, DannyCarl Fischer or D.I.D. ChoiListen
Scottish Ballade, ASheldon, RobertAlfredListen
Spring MarchDagenais, JonathanAlfredListen
The March to LongcastleFisher, DanielleDanielle FisherListen
Where Mountains Touch the Sky Buckley, RobertHL / MusicworksListen
WovenPiunno, NicoleMurphy Music PressListen
ZenithMeechan, PeterPeter MeechanListen

Class/Classe B100

AffirmationOwens, WilliamFJHListen
All For One, One For AllBrittin Chambers, CarolExcelciaListen
All Ye Young SailorsLa Plante, PierreDaehnListen
Anthem and MarchMcGinty, AnneKjos/QueenswoodListen
Battle Pavane, TheSusato, Tielman, arr. Bob MargolisManhattan BeachListen
Chorale Elega'ntRoussanova Lucas, ElenaAlfred / BelwinListen
Colliding VisionsBalmages, BrianFJHListen
Court FestivalPearson, BruceKjosListen
Early One MorningMarlatt, DavidEighth NoteListen
Ember SkiesDay, KevinMurphy Music PressListen
In the Wake of SpringSwearingen, JamesAlfredListen
Little Bear's LullabyNeufeld, MattEighth NoteListen
Nottingham CastleDaehn, LarryDaehn Listen
Ready to FlyNishimura, CaitCait NishimuraListen
Squonk BluesBuckley, RobertHal LeonardListen
Starlit Night, ASwearingen, JamesAlfredListen
Water is Wide, TheGriffin, JulieHal LeonardListen
WhirlwindBlackshaw, JodieManhattan BeachListen
You DecidePiunno, NicoleNicole PiunnoListen