The John Lawes
Brass Band Collection

Concert Overture for Band. A good opening number bustling along in various styles.

Cornet Duet. A jovial frolic for two B♭Cornets & Band.

Quartet for Cornets (Full Band Accompaniment). Bright cheerful piece with tight harmonies & rhythms.

Busy concert march with catchy tunes & counter melodies.

A fully scored medley of songs from the American deep south. To add a bit of fun there is some optional horseplay between the Band & the Conductor.

Duet for B♭Cornet & Euphonium engaging interplay between the solo instruments.

Variations, changes in rhythms & styles make this an interesting piece for Band and audience.

Carol arrangement featuring the BB♭bass as the King and B♭Cornet as the Page

Based on the lively Czardas in the popular opera 'Die Fledermaus'.

A bright spirited piece in which each section of the Band gets to feature (even the BB♭bass).

A pot-pourri of nursery rhyme tunes for all ages who enjoy a good rousing piece.

A fanfare for band based on the Carol 'See amid the winter's snow'.

Duet for E♭ & B♭ Cornets. Typical Handel, bright, melodic & regal.

Concert Overture. A good piece to get a concert underway, contrasting, catchy & compelling.

Superb overture, tuneful, varied & in places challenging - but well worth the effort.

Euphonium Solo based on two of the themes written for the character Richard Dauntless in the operetta Ruddigore.

Snatches of 19 traditional songs originally published in the News Chronicle Song Books of the 1920's & 1930's. (Optional fun with audience participation)

The familiar Devonshire folk song in a new arrangement.

A fast moving piece depicting the gifts of gold, frankincence & myrrh.

All four verses are treated separately representing the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ as depicted in the carol. A beautiful piece with some gorgeous chords.

Interesting combination of two well known Carols.

A lively tuneful Cornet Solo.

B♭Cornet Solo. A well loved melody from The Marriage of Figaro.

Tuneful busy concert march.