Ichabod Fanfare: Concert Band Conductor Score

$6.00 USD

Ichabod Fanfare: Concert Band Conductor Score

Name: Ichabod Fanfare: Concert Band Conductor Score
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 98-B1460S
Price: 6.00 USD
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By Brian Balmages

Grade: 5

Item: 98-B1460S

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This dynamic and contemporary fanfare combines elements from Schumann’s George Washington Bridge and Copland’s Lincoln Portrait. Premiered at the Kennedy Center, this work for mature ensembles spins a web of fanfare themes and lyrical melodies that all converge on each other in a massive statement of power and triumph. Outstanding!

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Series: FJH Symphonic Band

Publisher: The FJH Music Company, Inc.

UPC: 241444495940

SKU: 98-B1460S

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About the Composer: Brian Balmages

Brian Balmages has established himself as a composer and conductor whose work appears across orchestral, band, and chamber music contexts. His compositions have reached audiences in prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Sydney Opera House, and Toronto Centre for the Arts, performed by ensembles ranging from professional orchestras to school groups.

Balmages holds membership in the American Bandmasters Association and has received the A. Austin Harding Award from the American School Band Directors Association. He won the 2020 NBA William D. Revelli Composition Contest for "Love and Light" and was commissioned by the University of Miami to compose for the inauguration of President Julio Frenk. His music was performed during the 2013 Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service. As a guest conductor, he regularly appears at major conferences and ensembles worldwide, including the Midwest Clinic and College Band Directors Conference. He currently serves as Director of MakeMusic Publications and Digital Education for Alfred and MakeMusic.

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Why we love this

Balmages creates a sophisticated structural experience here by weaving recognizable Americana references into a contemporary fanfare that feels both rooted in tradition and distinctly modern. The convergence of melodic lines into a triumphant climax gives your ensemble a rewarding, high-impact moment that contest adjudicators and festival audiences recognize immediately as substantive concert writing.

What to expect

Propulsive and ceremonial, this piece opens with bright fanfare energy while threading lyrical passages that create depth and expressiveness. As themes build and interlace, the work gains momentum toward a powerful, unifying climax that feels both celebratory and genuinely accomplished.

Who it's for

Mature concert bands at the Grade 5 level, including advanced high school ensembles and strong community or regional bands ready for contest and festival performance. Directors seeking contemporary repertoire with strong structural coherence and programmatic appeal will find this particularly valuable.

How to get the most out of it

Balance the fanfare themes against the lyrical passages by adjusting sectional dynamics carefully; neither element should overpower the architecture Balmages has built.
Mark the points where thematic lines converge and rehearse those moments as full ensemble to ensure the final statement lands with unified power.
Use the conductor score's cuing to prepare sections for their entrance points within the complex layering of themes.

How to use it

Program this as a concert opener or closing piece where its contemporary language and triumphant character can frame your concert effectively. The contest/festival designation makes it ideal for competitive programming while its concert band scoring ensures accessibility for ensembles at the right maturity level.

Skills your students will build

Reading and executing complex thematic material in contemporary concert band writing
Balance and blend across sections when multiple melodic lines sound simultaneously
Dynamic control and phrasing within fanfare idioms
Ensemble precision during climactic moments requiring unified articulation and attack
Interpretation of contemporary American concert band aesthetics