NOTE TO DIRECTORS:
Only works listed on this year’s syllabus will satisfy the syllabus requirement for the 2023 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” is required to play 1 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 “2023 CANADIAN CONCERT BAND LIST” for additional non-syllabus suggested Canadian concert band compositions.
Canadian Content is noted with a 
Class/Classe B600
| Awayday | Gorb, Adam | Maecenas | Listen |
| Banks of Newfoundland | Cable, Howard | Eighth Note | Listen |
| Come Sunday | Thomas, Omar | Omar Thomas | Listen |
| Crossing Parallels | Salfelder, Kathryn | Hal Leonard | Listen |
| Frenergy | Estacio, John, arr. Fraser Linklater | Hal Leonard | Listen |
| Give Us This Day | Maslanka, David | Carl Fischer | Listen |
| Gloriosa (any movement) | Ito, Yasuhide | Bravo | Listen |
| High Water Rising | Lamb McCune, Sally | Murphy Music Press | Listen |
| Overture to Candide | Bernstein, Leonard, arr. Clare Grundman | HL/Boosey & Hawkes | Listen |
| Sonics | Coakley, Donald | Eighth Note | |
| Symphonic Overture | Barnes, James | HL/Southern | Listen |
| Undercurrents | Buckley, Robert | HL/Musicworks | Listen |
| Variants on a Medieval Tune | Dello Joio, Norman | HL / EBMarks | Listen |
Class/Classe B500
| Blue Lake Overture | Chance, John Barnes | Boosey & Hawkes | Listen |
| Chorale and Shaker Dance | Zdechlik, John | Kjos | Listen |
| City Trees | Markowski, Michael | Michael Markowski | Listen |
| Dancing Fire | Day, Kevin | Murphy Music Press | Listen |
| Free Running | Buckley, Robert | Hal Leonard | Listen |
| Genesis | Gassi, Vince | Alfred / Belwin | Listen |
| Into the Blue | Stölzel, Ingrid | Ingrid Stölzel | Listen |
| Milestone | Etezady, Roshanne | Murphy Music Press | Listen |
| Mouvement Frenetique | Dagenais, Jonathan | Alfred | Listen |
| Original Suite, An | Jacob, Gordon | HL/Boosey & Hawkes | Listen |
| Peace Dancer | Blackshaw, Jodie | Murphy Music Press | Listen |
| Psalm for Band | Persichetti, Vincent | Carl Fischer | Listen |
| Romantic Variations | Calvert, Morley | Counterpoint | Listen |
| Skyline | Hammell, Evan | EKR Hammell | Listen |
| Songs for Wind Ensemble | Goto, Yo | Bravo/Hustle Copy | Listen |
| Under the Butterfly's Wings | Stetner, Lindsay | LES | Listen |
Class/Classe B400
| Ash | Jolley, Jennifer | Murphy Music Press | Listen |
| Autumn | Nishimura, Cait | Cait Nishimura | Listen |
| Chorale and Alleluia | Hanson, Howard | Carl Fischer | Listen |
| Colours and Contrasts of Grief, The | Suchan, Paul | Eighth Note | Listen |
| Diamond Tide | Cuong, Viet | Viet Cuong | Listen |
| Fisher Who Died in His Bed, The | Herberman, John | Northdale | Listen |
| From Chaos to the Birth of a Dancing Star | Bell, Allan Gordon | Canadian Music Centre | Listen |
| Impulse Engine | Bremer, Carolyn | C. Alan | Listen |
| ISS Flyover | Meechan, Peter | Peter Meechan | Listen |
| Land of the Midnight Sun | Buckley, Robert | HL / Musicworks | Listen |
| Little Concert Suite, A | Reed, Alfred | HL/Marks | Listen |
| Lyric Essay | Coakley, Donald | Eighth Note | Listen |
| Mercury In Transit | Charke, Derek | Canadian Music Centre | Listen |
| Mother of a Revolution, A | Thomas, Omar | Omar Thomas | Listen |
| One Life Beautiful | Giroux, Julie | Musica Propria | Listen |
| Suite on Canadian Folk Songs | Calvert, Morley | Eighth Note | Listen |
| Symbiopholie | Dagenais, Jonathan | Eighth Note | Listen |
| Tight Squeeze | Shapiro, Alex | Hal Leonard | Listen |
Class/Classe B300
| Alegre | Léon, Tania | HL/Bandquest | Listen |
| Chasing Sunlight | Nishimura, Cait | Cait Nishimura | Listen |
| Flourish for Wind Band | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Oxford University Press | Listen |
| Matters of Kindness | Kristofferson, Kenley | Grand Mesa | Listen |
| Mystery on Mena Mountain | Giroux, Julie | HL/Southern | Listen |
| Old Churches | Colgrass, Michael | HL/Bandquest | Listen |
| Pop! | Olson, Tawnie | HL/Bandquest | Listen |
| Portrait of Terry Fox | Le, Quan | Music Direct/MMI | Listen |
| Prairie Wedding | Kristofferson, Kenley | Barnhouse | Listen |
| Remembrance | Choi, Danny | D.I.D. Choi | Listen |
| Reminiscence | Salfelder, Kathryn | HL/Boosey & Hawkes | Listen |
| Rocky Mountain Lullaby | Venter, Christiaan | Venter | Listen |
| Song of the Tides (at least 2nd movement) | Charke, Derek | Canadian Music Centre | Listen |
| Sure on this Shining Night | Barber, Samuel, arr. Richard Saucedo | HL/Schirmer | Listen |
| Tricycle | Boysen, Andrew | Kjos | Listen |
| Variations On A Rollicking Tune | Sirulnikoff, Jack | Counterpoint | Listen |
| When The Sun Comes After Rain | Emery, Matthew, arr. Evan Hammell | EKR Hammell | Listen |
| Wings | Gassi, Vince | Alfred | Listen |
| Winter Sun | Macdonald, Don, arr. Sara Sulyma | Don Macdonald | Listen |
| Yorkshire Ballad | Barnes, James | Hal Leonard | Listen |
Class/Classe B200
| Ancient Flower | Nishimura, Yukiko | Carl Fischer | Listen |
| And It Begins | Woodrow, Haley | Alfred/Belwin | Listen |
| Donkey Riding | Coakley, Donald | Eighth Note | Listen |
| Dystopia | Coles, Jay | C. Alan | Listen |
| French-Canadian Suite, A | MacLaughlin, Arnold | Bourne | |
| Headless Horseman, The | Broege, Timothy | Manhattan Beach | Listen |
| Heroes Triumphant | Owens, William | FJH | Listen |
| Hush | Thomas, Bill | Eighth Note | Listen |
| Into the Blue | Nishimura, Cait | Cait Nishimura | Listen |
| Marcha Pacifica | Fortin, Michel | Machine-a-notes | |
| Newfoundland Folk Song | Duff, Jim | Alfred | |
| Of Gentle Spirit | Owens, William | FJH | Listen |
| Rhythm Stand | Higdon, Jennifer | HL/Bandquest | Listen |
| Rider of the Mountain | Choi, Danny | Carl Fischer or D.I.D. Choi | Listen |
| Scottish Ballade, A | Sheldon, Robert | Alfred | Listen |
| Where Mountains Touch the Sky | Buckley, Robert | HL / Musicworks | Listen |
| Woven | Piunno, Nicole | Murphy Music Press | Listen |
| Zenith | Meechan, Peter | Peter Meechan | Listen |
Class/Classe B100
| Affirmation | Owens, William | FJH | Listen |
| All For One, One For All | Brittin Chambers, Carol | Excelcia | Listen |
| All Ye Young Sailors | La Plante, Pierre | Daehn | Listen |
| Anthem and March | McGinty, Anne | Kjos/Queenswood | Listen |
| Battle Pavane, The | Susato, Tielman, arr. Bob Margolis | Manhattan Beach | Listen |
| Colliding Visions | Balmages, Brian | FJH | Listen |
| Court Festival | Pearson, Bruce | Kjos | Listen |
| Crusade | Gassi, Vince | Alfred | Listen |
| Early One Morning | Marlatt, David | Eighth Note | Listen |
| Ember Skies | Day, Kevin | Murphy Music Press | Listen |
| In the Wake of Spring | Swearingen, James | Alfred | Listen |
| Nottingham Castle | Daehn, Larry | Daehn | Listen |
| Prelude and Celebration | Dagenais, Jonathan | Eighth Note Publishing | Listen |
| Squonk Blues | Buckley, Robert | Hal Leonard | Listen |
| Starlit Night, A | Swearingen, James | Alfred | Listen |
| Water is Wide, The | Griffin, Julie | Hal Leonard | Listen |
| Whirlwind | Blackshaw, Jodie | Manhattan Beach | Listen |
| You Decide | Piunno, Nicole | Nicole Piunno | Listen |