Jessica Vaughn

Ithaca College
Repertoire List – Band

Each piece of repertoire included on this list meets the criteria presented by Ostling for
determining quality repertoire for music study. The repertoire list presented is not intended to be
comprehensive, but to offer a sample of music considered quality for each grade level 1-6.

Grade 1 Grade 3

Title: Sugar Creek Saga Title: An American Elegy

Composer/Arranger: James Curnow Composer/Arranger: Frank Ticheli

Title: English Hunting Song Title: Fanfare, Ode and Festival

Composer/Arranger: John Kinyon Composer/Arranger: Bob Margolis

Title: Rondo Royale Title: Kentucky 1800

Composer/Arranger: Frank Erickson Composer/Arranger: Clare Grundman

Title: English Hunting Song Title: Overture for Winds

Composer/Arranger: John Kinyon Composer/Arranger: Charles Carter

Title: Prelude and March Title: Three Ayres from Gloucester

Composer/Arranger: Bob Margolis Composer/Arranger: Hugh Stuart

Grade 2 Title: Perthshire Majesty

Composer/Arranger: Samuel Hazo
Title: Air for Band
Composer/Arranger: Frank Erickson Title: Festivo
Composer/Arranger: Vaclav Nelhybel
Title: Cumberland Cross
Composer/Arranger: Carl Strommen Title: Hebrides Suite
Composer/Arranger: Clare Grundman
Title: Ancient Voices
Composer/Arranger: Michael Sweeney Grade 4

Title: Portrait of a Clown Title: First Suite in E-flat for Military Band
Composer/Arranger: Frank Ticheli Composer/Arranger: Gustav Holst

Title: The Red Balloon Title: Variations on a Korean Folk Song

Composer/Arranger: Anne McGinty Composer/Arranger: John Barnes Chance

Title: A Childhood Hymn Title: Chorale and Shaker Dance

Composer/Arranger: David Holsinger Composer/Arranger: John Zdechlik
Grade 4 (continued) Grade 6 (continued)

Title: Irish Tune from County Derry Title: Symphony No. 1 “Lord of the Rings”
Composer/Arranger: Percy Grainger Composer/Arranger: Johan de Meij

Title: Cajun Folk Songs Title: Symphony No. 2

Composer/Arranger: Frank Ticheli Composer/Arranger: John Barnes Chance

Title: All Good Things

Composer/Arranger: Julie Giroux

Title: Nothing Gold Can Stay

Composer/Arranger: Steven Bryant

Grade 5

Title: Festive Overture

Composer/Arranger: Dmitri
Shostakovich/Donald Hunsberger

Title: Chester Overture

Composer/Arranger: William Schuman

Title: Second Suite in F for Military Band

Composer/Arranger: Gustav Holst

Title: Russian Christmas Music

Composer/Arranger: Alfred Reed

Title: To Walk With Wings

Composer/Arranger: Julie Giroux

Title: Overture to “Candide”

Composer/Arranger: Leonard
Bernstein/Walter Beeler

Grade 6

Title: Lincolnshire Posy

Composer/Arranger: Percy Grainger

Title: Symphony in Bb
Composer/Arranger: Paul Hindemith

Title: Symphony for Band

Composer/Arranger: Vincent Persichetti