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Brian Balmages


Concert Band
String Orchestra
Solo / Ensemble

 

Brian Balmages (b. 1975) is an active composer, conductor, producer, and performer. He received his bachelor’s degree in music from James Madison University and his master’s degree from the University of Miami (FL). Mr. Balmages’s works for symphonic band, orchestra, and brass have been performed throughout the world, including the College Band Directors National and Regional Conferences, the Midwest Clinic, the International Tuba/Euphonium Conference, the International Trombone Festival, and the International Trumpet Guild Conference. His active schedule of commissions has included groups ranging from elementary schools to professional ensembles, including the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Miami Symphony Orchestra, University of Miami Wind Ensemble, Dominion Brass, and others. He has also enjoyed world premieres in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall.

As a conductor, Mr. Balmages enjoys engagements with numerous honor bands, orchestras, university groups, and professional ensembles throughout the country. Notable guest conducting appearances have included the Midwest Clinic, College Band Directors Regional Conference, Mid-Atlantic Wind Conductors Conference, the Atlantic Classical Orchestra Brass Ensemble, and Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore. He has also served as an adjunct professor of instrumental conducting and Acting Symphonic Band Director at Towson University in Maryland.

Currently, he is Director of Instrumental Publications for The FJH Music Company Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He resides in Baltimore with his wife, Lisa and their son, Jacob.

Visit Brian's website: www.brianbalmages.com

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Music for Concert Band

Grade .5


Conquest

Jingle Bell Tones

Midnight Madness

Midnight Mission

MIdnight Sky

Miramar Fanfare

Grade 1


African Journey

Chesapeake Serenade

Courtly Dance and
Procession

Dragonfly

Gettysburg
(A Civil War Portrait)

Legend

Majestica

Olympia

Rite of Passage

Rocky Mountain Romp

Smithsonian Suite

Winged Victory
Elementary Supplemental Set A

Grade 1.5


Comet Ride

Concert Time Beginning
Band Book 1

Incantation and Ritual

Kilauea
(The Volcano's Fury)

Parade of the Jesters
(Concert March)

Proclamation

Whispering Winds

Grade 2


Blue Ridge Impressions

Camptown Variations

Chant and Savage Dance

Images of Ireland

Instant Christmas Spirit

Legacy
(Processional for Band)

Moscow, 1941

Shenandoah Triptych

Sparks

Starscapes

Through Courageous Eyes

Winged Victory
Intermediate Supplemental Set B

Grade 3


Among the Clouds

...Not Afraid to Dream

O Mio Babbino Caro

Proudly We Hail
(A Setting of Our National Anthem)

Waves

When Spirits Soar

Grade 4


Beyond the Summit

* Escapades

Flight of the Griffin

In Nature's Glory

Loudoun Praises

Motion

* Pele

Sound Prisms

Summer Dances

Star Above, Shine Brightly

Winged Victory

Winter Dances

Grade 5


The Awakening

Flight

Fusion

Invictus

Of Emperors and Chariots

Summit City

Symphonic Episodes

A View of the World


Music for String Orchestra

Grade 1


Celtica
(For Solo Violin and
String Orchestra)

A Celtic Christmas Fantasy

Courtly Dance and
Procession

Hey Fiddle Fiddle!

Morning Lights

Tribal Dance

Grade 2


Creatures

Danza Latina
for Solo Viola or Violin
and String Orchestra

Medieval Wars
(Prelude, Tournament,
and Ceremony)

Spartacus

Variations on an
Irish Tune

Grade 3


To Tame the Raging Rapids

Grade 4


Phantom Tangos

Point Lookout
(A Fantasy on Civil War Songs)


Music for Solo / Ensemble

Grade 5


Exaltation

* Fanfare Canzonique

A Hero's Destiny

Hopscotch

The Storm's Path

Symphony No. 1 for Brass

Grade 6


* Central Junction

* Published by Canzonique Music

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