Digital Sheet Music New Releases

Teachers keep coming back to Brighter Days by Blessing Offor and So Easy by Olivia Dean on the choral side, with Heist by Jared Barnes and Drive by Katie O'Hara LaBrie leading the instrumental choices. Con Spirito by Chris M. Bernotas and BORN TO RISE/MYB by Adrian B. Sims round out the concert band favorites, while the Finale from Symphony No. 3 by Gustav Mahler offers a string orchestra standard at Grade 3.5.

June releases include Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin for concert band, along with several new string orchestra titles: Brahms's Little Academic Festival, Mt. Everest by Rossano Galante, Dance of the Garden Gnomes by Patrick Roszell, and Mission Sixteen by Erica Donahoe. Brian Balmages's The Gift of Giving rounds out May's offerings.

Katie O'Hara LaBrie brings 15 years of orchestra teaching experience in Fairfax County to her compositions and arrangements. Her work balances educator's insight with genuine craft, evident in pieces like Drive, which earned strong adoption among high school orchestras.

Brian Balmages composes across orchestral, band, and chamber music with commissions from professional ensembles and school groups alike. He's won the A. Austin Harding Award from the American School Band Directors Association and his music has reached venues from Carnegie Hall to the Sydney Opera House.

Connor Chee, a Diné composer and pianist, weaves traditional Navajo elements into classical forms. His award-winning work brings cultural authenticity and emotional depth to contemporary composition, offering teachers music that reflects diverse musical traditions.

Olivia Dean's So Easy demonstrates her gift for writing accessible vocal music that doesn't sacrifice musicality. Her choral arrangements have become popular choices for groups seeking contemporary pop settings with solid pedagogical value.