Flex Ensemble Performance Music
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You Better Sleigh!: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts - ColorFlex version -
Dragon Dance: Flexible Band/String Ensemble Score & Parts -
Dragon Dance: Flexible Band/String Ensemble Score & Parts -
The Country Club Stomp!: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts - ColorFlex version -
The Country Club Stomp!: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts - ColorFlex version -
The Planets: Flexible Band/String Ensemble Score & Parts -
The Planets: Flexible Band/String Ensemble Score & Parts -
A New Light: Flexible Band/String Ensemble Score & Parts -
Rippling Watercolors: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts - ColorFlex version -
Blue Ridge Reel: Flexible Band/String Ensemble Score & Parts -
Rippling Watercolors: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts - ColorFlex version -
Trolls: Flexible String Ensemble Score & Parts -
Trolls: Flexible String Ensemble Score & Parts -
Celebratory Fanfare: Flexible Band/String Ensemble Score & Parts -
Celebratory Fanfare: Flexible Band/String Ensemble Score & Parts -
Dark Ride: Flexible Band/String Ensemble Score & Parts -
Cantina Band: Flexible Band/String Ensemble Score & Parts -
Dark Ride: Flexible Band/String Ensemble Score & Parts -
Cantina Band: Flexible Band/String Ensemble Score & Parts -
Thor's Hammer: Flexible Band/String Ensemble Score & Parts -
Thor's Hammer: Flexible Band/String Ensemble Score & Parts -
Moscow, 1941: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts - ColorFlex version -
Moscow, 1941: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts - ColorFlex version -
Wild Blue: Flexible Band/String Ensemble Score & Parts
About This Collection
Description
Flex ensemble music gives you room to work with what you have. With 323 titles across concert band, string orchestra, and mixed instrumentation, you can pull together a performance whether you're staffed fully or running lean. Chris M. Bernotas's Strings of Fire and Cooper Ford's Exhilaration are the workhorses here, proving that flexible scoring doesn't mean compromising on musicality. Most titles sit comfortably in grades 1 through 2, with programmatic and light concert pieces dominating the catalog.
Highlights
Teachers keep coming back to Strings of Fire by Chris M. Bernotas and Exhilaration by Cooper Ford, both widely adopted flexible string arrangements that balance accessibility with genuine musical interest. JaRod Hall's Tripwire offers a strong concert band option at grade 2, and Christopher Alan Schmitz's Falling Snow delivers seasonal appeal without gimmick. All four titles are available in both score and parts, with digital downloads for quick access.
Recently added
Brian Balmages added Arabian Dances and Robert Sheldon contributed Rock This Band! and a HybridNOW edition this past year, both flexible band/string hybrids that expand your options for mixed ensembles. Chris M. Bernotas's Call to the Heroes and Todd Stalter's Rampage! also arrived recently as grade 1.5 and 2 options, respectively.
Composer Spotlight
Chris M. Bernotas brings 25 years of experience in music education and serves as Director of Instrumental Publications for Alfred Music. His work across this catalog, especially Strings of Fire, is built on the principle that young ensembles deserve emotionally engaging material, not just technical exercises. His compositions are performed globally from elementary schools through advanced ensembles.
Brian Balmages writes for orchestral, band, and chamber settings with equal fluency, and his pieces have been performed at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and Sydney Opera House. He won the 2020 NBA William D. Revelli Composition Award, and his knack for storytelling through music shows in titles like Arabian Dances, one of his recent additions here.
Tyler S. Grant is an internationally recognized composer and clinician whose work regularly appears on state honor ensembles and editor's choice lists. His pieces balance technical clarity with genuine musical substance, making them reliable choices for festivals and concerts alike.
Michael Story contributes 20 titles to this collection, including The Curse of Tutankhamun, a programmatic favorite that proves flex scoring works just as well for narrative-driven pieces as it does for traditional concert openers.