Curtain Up!: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts

You get four distinct musical personalities in one package, eliminating the typical scramble to find complementary repertoire that actually fits your players' ability. The variety here is genuine: contrasting tempos, moods, and instrumental demands mean your band stays engaged across the full rehearsal block and your concert feels programmed, not assembled.

Colorful and accessible, moving from celebratory brightness into quieter introspection and back again. The four pieces respect young players' musicality while keeping the energy and engagement high throughout the concert.

Band directors who need a polished, ready-to-perform concert program without stretching their budget or rehearsal time. This works equally well for developing ensembles still building foundational skills and for experienced bands exploring diverse compositional voices.

• Balance the emotional arc across the full program by starting with Jubilations! to build momentum, then use December Sky as a moment of reflection before returning to energy with Stone Age Stomp.
• Record a rehearsal run-through of all four pieces back-to-back so your band hears the full concert context and understands pacing between movements.
• Let the percussion section drive the character in Stone Age Stomp; their rhythmic precision will anchor the band's confidence at this grade level.

Build your full concert around this collection as a complete evening, or extract individual pieces to anchor different sections of a longer program. The Grade 1.5 level makes these ideal for early-season programming when you're still developing ensemble cohesion.

• Reading and executing contrasting dynamic ranges across four different compositional styles
• Sustaining ensemble balance through longer concert programs
• Responding to varied conducting gestures and musical directions
• Building confidence in sight-reading through multiple genre exposures
• Understanding program structure and pacing in performance contexts