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Our little community band is blessed with brass! At Thursday's rehearsal we had - 9 trumpets, 7 HORNS!, 4 trombones, 1 bass bone, 3 euphoniums, and 2 tubas. After rehearsal I asked our director if we could schedule a brass choir number for the spring concert, he said, "Absolutely." We are both looking into available music. I'd love to wow the audience with power (William Tell Overture?) or cool (Sing, Sing, Sing) or something like that TE ensemble from TX playing Down to the River to Pray.
What have you played that you can recommend for a decent amateur group?
Thanks in advance.
Tim

Perhaps the Eric Ewazen Symphony in Brass?

MikeS wrote: ↑Sat Sep 16, 2023 5:57 pm Perhaps the Eric Ewazen Symphony in Brass?

Off topic I know, but I gotta say I wish we had the brass around here to pull this off. An absolutely beautiful work!!

I have a bunch of brass ensemble pieces saved to pdf. DM me an email address and I’ll send you a list.Lots of Gabrieli!

It depends on your instrumentation. There are several arrangements from the Phillip Jones Brass Ensemble.

Also check out the Canadian Brass site:

https://canadianbrassstore.com/

and Dorm 40 Music:

https://www.dorm40music.com/index.asp

Mark wrote: ↑Sat Sep 16, 2023 10:32 pm It depends on your instrumentation. There are several arrangements from the Phillip Jones Brass Ensemble.

Note: The PJBE arrangements are typically for 10 piece brass.

Years ago I played a Robert King arrangement of Handel’s Water Music Suite with a brass choir. It went quite well. There are several Dallas Brass arrangements of various tunes that would be worth checking out as well. I don’t recall who publishes the DB arrangements off the top of my head.

These should be playable, and may require battery...

Fanfare for the common man
La Rejouissance
Janacek Sinfonietta is one of my favorites

Fanfare from La Peri by Dukas has always been one of my favorite brass choir pieces - not too long and not too hard.