Fanfare Heroica: Concert Band Conductor Score

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Fanfare Heroica: Concert Band Conductor Score

Name: Fanfare Heroica: Concert Band Conductor Score
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 98-B1480S
Price: 5.00 USD
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By Brian Balmages

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Item: 98-B1480S

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This evocative fanfare is part of the exciting Measures of Success® Performance Series and correlates with the very beginning of Book 1, Opus 3. Using limited ranges and no eighth notes in the winds, this is an ideal piece for first-year students. From the powerful opening statement to the inviting harmonic progressions that follow, you will be shocked that something this compelling can be so accessible to the youngest of students!

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Series: FJH Beginning Band

Publisher: The FJH Music Company, Inc.

UPC: 241444497920

SKU: 98-B1480S

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About the Composer: Brian Balmages

Brian Balmages has built an international reputation as a composer and conductor working across orchestral, band, and chamber idioms. His works have been premiered and performed by ensembles at every level, from professional orchestras at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center to elementary school bands, establishing him as a voice who understands how to write meaningfully for musicians at all stages of development.

Balmages is an elected member of the American Bandmasters Association and recipient of the A. Austin Harding Award from the American School Band Directors Association. He won the 2020 NBA William D. Revelli Composition Contest and has received commissions from major institutions including the University of Miami. His music was performed during the 2013 Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service, and he maintains regular guest conducting engagements with university, all-state, and professional ensembles worldwide. Currently, he serves as Director of MakeMusic Publications and Digital Education for Alfred and MakeMusic.

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Why we love this

Balmages understands the psychological arc a first-year band needs: a strong opening that makes students feel like real musicians, followed by harmonic writing that's genuinely interesting without demanding technical gymnastics. The constraint of limited ranges and no eighth notes in the winds becomes a compositional asset rather than a limitation, proving that accessibility and musical substance aren't opposing forces.

What to expect

A ceremonial moment that lands with real impact. The opening commands attention through pure presence rather than complexity, and what follows unfolds with quiet confidence, letting students experience how harmonic color and deliberate pacing can move an audience.

Who it's for

First-year concert band students who need repertoire that sounds and feels significant without exceeding their technical reach. Directors seeking contest or festival material that showcases young musicians honestly, avoiding the trap of oversimplified arrangements that insult a developing ensemble's intelligence.

How to get the most out of it

Bring out the full sonority of the brass on that opening statement; even young players respond to the confidence required to project this material firmly.
Balance the harmonic progressions carefully after the fanfare so the underlying chord movement sustains interest without drowning out the melody.
Give the piece room to breathe between major sections rather than rushing through transitions; the power comes partly from clarity of phrasing.
Consider the context of Measures of Success Book 1, Opus 3 in your rehearsals so the musical language feels familiar and reinforces what students are learning in ensemble class.

How to use it

Open a concert with this fanfare to establish energy and set a serious tone, or use it as the anchor piece in a first-year band performance at a festival. Its direct connection to the Measures of Success curriculum makes it an excellent choice for a concert that celebrates what students are learning in their method books.

Skills your students will build

Reading and executing confident unison and simple harmonic passages
Sustaining tone quality across a full phrase with limited technical distractions
Responding to expressive conducting across broader sections rather than measure-to-measure details
Understanding how limited ranges can still yield rich ensemble sonority