Music for a different kind of ensemble.
Concert Band Pieces form their own collection, distinct from the recorder arrangements.
For 30 years, Steven was a high school band director. He also directed a Vermont State University Concert Band for 11 years and the Saint Louis Park Community Band for two. These compositions grew from that work—especially from his years with the University Band.
Please contact Steven Light with errors, suggestions, requests for compositions, or instrument customization at any time.
Three Sephardic Songs
Three Ladino songs set for concert band by Steven Light.
Balkan Time
Macedonian and Bulgarian folk tunes for concert band.
Dances from Terpsichore
Six Renaissance dances by Praetorius, arranged for wind ensemble.
Fa So La!
Six anthems, hymns, and fuging tunes from the American Shape Note tradition.
Valse Triste
Jean Sibelius’s shadowed waltz, arranged for concert band.
Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral,” Movement I
Beethoven’s cheerful arrival in the countryside, arranged for concert band.
Symphony No. 101 “The Clock,” Movement II
Haydn’s ticking Andante, arranged for wind ensemble.
Two Galician Folktunes
Two contrasting traditional tunes from Galicia, arranged for concert band.
Canzon XVI à 12
Gabrieli’s music for three antiphonal choirs, arranged for concert band.
Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659
Plainchant, hymn, and Bach’s chorale prelude for wind ensemble.