PRELUDE AND INTRADA (2007) for Bb clarinet quartet (or ensemble) by Howard Buss. This attractive quartet features lyrical writing, and spirited rhythmic drive. It works well as a memorable feature number or an impressive contest piece. Multiple players may be used on each part to expand the ensemble. (5’15”) Grade V. B409C $12.95 To order

CANZONA by Florentio Maschera (1540-1584) transcribed by Howard J. Buss. This late Renaissance work is written in a stirring imitative style. It makes an outstanding feature number for a recital as well as a wonderful musical offering in church. (2’30”) Grade III. version for four Bb clarinets (or ensemble) B1022C  $8.95  To order

CHUTZPAH! (pronounced “hoots’-pa”) for piccolo and piano by Howard Buss was composed during the late Summer of 2007 and is dedicated to flutist/piccoloist John Bailey. As the title suggests, this energetic work is flamboyant and at times audacious. Chutzpah! is a rousing “tour de force”, the music is characterized by exciting contrasts, zesty rhythms, and passages featuring elaborate and dashing technical prowess. This makes a great concert feature, contest piece, and is an excellent choice for an audition showpiece. Chutzpah! received its premier performance by John Bailey, piccolo, and pianist Robert Fountain on January 23, 2008 in the Strauss Performing Arts Center Recital Hall at the University of Nebraska, Omaha. (5'40")  Grade VI.  B412  $12.95 To order
Chutzpah! sound samples: Excerpt 1(the opening).mp3 (1.1MB); Excerpt 2.mp3 (972KB), Excerpt 3.mp3 (1.4MB); Excerpt 4(the ending).mp3 (1.2MB)

BEHIND THE INVISIBLE MASK (2006) for bassoon and one percussion by Howard Buss is a beautiful and compelling duo that mixes Buss’ unique style of soaring lyricism and exciting contrasts with intriguing rhythms. The title refers to the complex of emotions a person may experience while reconciling conflicts between his/her internal world and public role (invisible mask).The percussion set-up includes: marimba, temple blocks, bongos, tam-tam, bass drum, maracas, tambourine, suspended cymbals and agogo bells. This is a memorable and captivating feature number for advanced players. (11’45”) B407 Grade VI. $16.50 To order

TWO CAPRICES (2007) for flute, oboe, and marimba by Howard Buss is a rousing showpiece in two engaging movements. Evocation moves from the mysterious opening to a beautiful extended section in a pensive mood. Romp features beautiful lyricism and spirited rhythms with a Latin flare. Two Caprices was composed for Amy Collins, oboe; Kim McCormick, flute; and Robert McCormick, marimba and was premiered by Ms. Collins and the McCormick Duo at the International Double Reed Society Conference hosted by Ithaca College (NY) in June 2007. (10:30) Grade VI. B411 $16.50 To order
Two Caprices Sound Samples: Movement 1, Excerpt 1.mp3 (1MB); Excerpt 2.mp3 (908KB)
Movement 2, Excerpt 1.mp3 (860KB); Excerpt 2.mp3 (1.3MB)

PRELUDE AND INTRADA (2007) for bassoon quartet (or ensemble) by Howard Buss. This attractive quartet features lyrical writing, and spirited rhythmic drive. It works well as a memorable feature number or an impressive contest piece. Multiple players may be used on each part to expand the ensemble. (5’15”) Grade V. B409B $12.95 To order

PRELUDE AND INTRADA (2007) for four euphoniums and/or trombones by Howard Buss. This attractive quartet features lyrical writing, and spirited rhythmic drive. It works well as a memorable feature number or an impressive contest piece. Multiple players may be used on each part to expand the ensemble. (5’15”) Grade V. B409A $12.95 To order

LOVE LETTERS (2002) by Roger C. Vogel is an entertaining and memorable song cycle based on texts selected to represent the many different aspects of the universal emotion of love: from longing, exuberance, excitement, and playfulness to sorrow and despair. The individual songs may be performed individually. The work is published in two versions, each with a different instrumentation and number of songs.
Version for high voice (soprano or tenor), violin, and piano (45’) Grade IV-V. B925 $48.50 To order :
1. Your Letter Moved Me 2:29
2. I Lie Awake 3:52
3. Dear Miss West Forty-seventh Street 1:49
4. My Dearest Nell (voice and piano) 7:45
5. The French Ladies 3:39
6. My Darling Dear, Delightful Ringo 2:57
7. Have You Heard That I Love You (voice and violin) 3:07
8. Alas! I have Suffered Your Scorn! 11:36
9. Everything Measurable Passes 1:45
10. Interlude (violin and piano) 2:59
11. Adieu, I Seal My Letter 4:36 To order
Version for high voice (soprano or tenor) and piano (23’) Grade IV-V. B926 $22.00:
1. Your Letter Moved Me 2:29
2. I Lie Awake 3:52
3. Dear Miss West Forty-seventh Street 1:49
4. My Dearest Nell (voice and piano) 7:45
5. My Darling Dear, Delightful Ringo 2:57
6. Adieu, I Seal My Letter 4:36 To order
The version for high voice, violin, and piano is recorded on the OASIS CD Love Letters (ORCV4000), available from Brixton Publications CD-109.

Recording:

New! ATMOSPHERES - This significant and exciting new release by the Double Take Duo (Don N. Parker, percussion and Sheryl Linch-Parker, trumpet) is a "must". The CD takes its name from the first work on the recording, Atmospheres by Howard J. Buss (published by Brixton Publications). The CD includes:

Atmospheres (2005) for trumpet and percussion by Howard J. Buss
[1] I. The Wakening                     4:41
[2] II. One Sunday, Long Ago     4:03
[3] III. On-The-Edge                   3:52

[4] Where Sirens Dwell (2006) by William L. Cahn    12:46
     for trumpet and percussion with prerecorded CD

Six Interlocutions for Trumpet and Percussion
[5] I. Opening Statement             3:02
[6] II. Light Banter                      3:00
[7] III. Call                                  1:15
[8] IV. Be Correct or Happy       5:32
[9] V. Response                           1:27
[10] VI. Conclusion                     6:23

Brixton CD-110 Our special price: $13.95 (Compare at $16.95) To order

New! LOVE LETTERS - This wonderful CD features three exquisite compositions by Roger C. Vogel: Love Letters for high voice, violin and piano; The Distances They Keep for 2 high voices, flute, and piano; and In Darkness for high voice, alto sax, and piano. All works are published by Brixton Publications.
Love Letters
1. Your Letter Moved Me 2:29
2. I Lie Awake 3:52
3. Dear Miss West Forty-seventh Street 1:49
4. My Dearest Nell (voice and piano) 7:45
5. The French Ladies 3:39
6. My Darling Dear, Delightful Ringo 2:57
7. Have You Heard That I Love You (voice and violin) 3:07
8. Alas! I have Suffered Your Scorn! 11:36
9. Everything Measurable Passes 1:45
10. Interlude (violin and piano) 2:59
11. Adieu, I Seal My Letter 4:36
Ellen Ritchey, soprano; Gregory Broughton, tenor; Levon Ambartsumian, violin; and Anatoly Sheludyakov, piano.
The Distances They Keep 13:13
Ellen Ritchey, Stephanie Pierce, sopranos, Lisa Bartholow, flute; and Andre Lash, piano.
In Darkness 17:30
Ellen Ritchey, soprano; Kenneth Fischer, alto sax; Anatoly Sheludyakov, piano.
Total playing time 77:20. Brixton CD-109 Our special price: $13.95 (Compare at $16.95) To order

Concerts/Exhibits

Upcoming Exbibits:

Attention clarinetists! Plan to visit our exhibit at ClarinetFest 2008, July 3-6 at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Attention flutists! Plan to visit our exhibit at the Convention of the National Flute Association, August 7-10, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center Exhibit Hall, 2345 McGee Street in Kansas City, Missouri.

Upcoming Concerts of Note:.

There Is A Season for clarinet and two percussion (new version) by Howard J. Buss received its world premiere performance on Tuesday April 15, 2008 at 7 PM as part of the Florida Day of Percussion hosted by Timber Creek High School in Orlando.. The performers will be Keith Koons on clarinet and Jeff Moore and Kirk Gay on percussion. Admission is free. There Is A Season will be published by Brixton Publications during April, 2008.

Hurricane! for solo flute by Howard J. Buss will be performed by Elena Cecconi on April 18, 2008 in Cagliari, Italy in the Auditorium Music University "G.P. da Palestrina". The concert is entitled "Flute Passion".

Atmospheres for trumpet and one percussion by Howard J. Buss will be performed by Ellen Schaub, trumpet, and percussionist Danielle Briseno on April 26, 2008 at 3:00 PM in St. Paul's Methodist Church in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Admission is free.

Alpine Spring for flute and harp by Howard J. Buss will receive its world premier on May 10, 2008 in the Sala del Ridotto del Teatro Municipale in Piacenza, Italy by flutist Elena Cecconi and harpist Paola Devoti. The concert is part of the             2008 Musical Season of the "Ars Pulcherrima" Musical Association. The concert is entitled "L'enchant de la Musique" a flute and harp recital. Alpine Spring will be published by Brixton Publications later this spring.

Recent Concerts of Note:

Atmospheres for trumpet and one percussion by Howard J. Buss was performed by Ellen Schaub, trumpet, and percussionist Danielle Briseno on April 12, 2008 in the New Mexico State University Recital Hall, in Las Cruces.

There Is A Season for clarinet and one percussion by Howard J. Buss received its world premiere performance on Wednesday March 19, 2008, 8 PM, in the Music Rehearsal Hall at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. The performers were Keith Koons on clarinet and Jeff Moore on percussion. There Is A Season will be published by Brixton Publications during April, 2008.

Chutzpah! for piccolo and piano by Howard J. Buss was performed on Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 7:30 PM, in the Kimball Recital Hall at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The performers were John Bailey, piccolo, and Robert Fountain, piano.

Chutzpah! for piccolo and piano by Howard J. Buss was performed on Sunday, February 17, 2008 in the Operman Recital Hall at Florida State University in Tallahassee. The performers were John Bailey, piccolo, and Carolyn Bridger, piano.

Skylines for trumpet and piano by Howard J. Buss was performed by Eric Berlin, trumpet, and Elvia Puccinelli, piano in the following 3 concerts:
- University of North Texas in Denton on January 17, 2008 at 8PM in the Concert Hall.
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, on Friday, February 1, 2008 at 8PM in the Bezanson Recital Hall.
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Monroe Park Campus, on Monday, February 4, 2008 at 8PM in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall in the Singleton Center for the Performing Arts.

Chutzpah! for piccolo and piano by Howard J. Buss was performed by John Bailey, piccolo, and Linda Mark, piano during the Florida Flute Association Convention on Saturday February 2, 2008 at 8PM at the Altamonte Springs Hilton.

Chutzpah! for piccolo and piano by Howard J. Buss received its world premier on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 in the Strauss Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall, at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The performers were John Bailey, piccolo, and Robert Fountain, piano.

Night Tide for trombone and marimba by Howard J. Buss was performed on January 24, 2008 by trombonist Loralee Slough and percussionist Jesse Lee in the Fine Arts Concert Hall at the University of Wyomining in Laramie.

Hurricane! for solo flute by Howard J. Buss was performed by Elena Cecconi on December 22, 2007 at Morro d'Alba (Ancona) Italy in the Auditorium Santa Teleucania; on October 25, 2007 at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb; and on November 11, 2007 at the Chiesa di San Leonardo, Casalmaggiore in Cremona, Italy.

Awakening for alto flute, guitar, and string bass by Howard J. Buss was performed by Flubasstar on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at the Community Center in Nueziders, Austria. The performers were Martin Vallaster, alto flute; Gerhard Ganahl, guitar; and Uwe Martin, double bass.

In Memoriam for French horn and piano by Howard J. Buss was performed on Friday, September 7, 2007 by Pamela Titus, horn, and Laurent Boukobza in the Music Rehearsal/Recital Hall of the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

Two Caprices for flute, oboe, and marimba by Howard J. Buss was performed on Sunday, September 9, 2007 in the Music Recital Hall at the University of South Florida in Tampa by Amy Collins, oboe; Kim McCormick, flute; and Robert McCormick, percussion

Prelude and Dance for solo flute, solo alto flute, and flute ensemble by Howard J. Buss was performed on Thursday, August 9, 2007 at the National Flute Association Convention at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The work was performed by Flutefinity under the direction of Brian Luce.

Boom Time for trombone and percussion by Howard J. Buss was performed on June 20, 2007 by Alejandro Carralero Plaza, trombone, and Bart Jansen, percussion, in the Muziek Zaal Conservatorium in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Two Caprices for flute, oboe, and marimba by Howard J. Buss received its world premiere on Friday June 15, 2007 in Hockett Hall on the campus of Ithaca College in New York as part of the International Double Reed Society Conference. The performers were Amy Collins, oboe; Kim McCormick, flute; and Robert McCormick, percussion.

Ballad for tuba and piano by Howard J. Buss was performed on May 26, 2007 at the Florida West Coast Symphony Complex on the Tamiami Trail in Sarasota, Florida. It was performed by tubist Jay Hunsberger and Boyan Kolarov as part of the International Tuba and Euphonium Association Conference.

Fables from Aesop for violin and bassoon by Howard J. Buss was performed on May 25, 2007 by Jana Vonásková Nováková, violin; and Václav Vonásek, bassoon, at klubbovne v Obecním dome ve Svébohove in Zábreh, The Czech Republic.

Hurricane! for solo flute by Howard J. Buss was performed on May 20, 2007 at the Riverside Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville, Florida by Elena Cecconi on a concert entitled "Flute Passion".
Ms. Cecconi will also give the European Premier of Hurricane! on July 15, 2007 at the Chiesa dell’ Incoronata-Poetry Friends Association at Montanara di Cortatone - Montova, Italy.

Boom Time for trombone and percussion by Howard J. Buss was performed on May 6, 2007 by Ronald Rodman, trombone, and David Hagedorn, percussion, in the Concert Hall at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota.

A Day in the City for unaccompanied French horn by Howard J. Buss was performed by Sandra Daniel on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 in Neva Langley Fickling Hall at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.

Fantasie for flute and piano by Howard J. Buss was performed by Amy Porter, flute, and Christopher Haring, piano, on March 21, 2007 in the Britton Recital Hall, University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Santiago Legend for unaccompanied clarinet by Howard J. Buss was performed by Erin Breen on Sunday March 4, 2007 in the Roy O. Disney Music Hall, California Institute of the Arts in Santa Clarita, CA.

Skylines, version for trumpet and orchestra by Howard J. Buss, was performed by trumpeter Dr. Jay Coble and the Imperial Symphony orchestra under the direction of Mark Thielen on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 in the Youkey Theatre of the Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Florida. The trumpet and piano version of Skylines is published by Brixton Publications.

Fantasie for flute and piano by Howard J. Buss was premiered by Amy Porter, flute, and Linda Mark, piano, on January 27, 2007 at the Florida Flute Association’s Annual Convention at the Altamonte Springs Hilton Hotel.

Capriccio for clarinet, trombone and one percussion by Howard J. Buss was performed by Caroline Hartig, clarinet; Ava Ordman, trombone; and Gwen Burgett-Thrasher, percussion on Monday, January 15, 2007 in the Music Auditorium at Michigan State University in East Lansing.

Santiago Legend for unaccompanied clarinet by Howard J. Buss was performed by Jessica Schneider on November 13, 2006 in Griswold Hall at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, Maryland.

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