NYC Traffic Jam Elementary Band Music Blues Party

Blues Party

The song known to United States Navy men and women as the "Navy Hymn

"Bouncing Ball" is scored for bands with limited or unusual instrumentation and the piece is a welcome addition to beginning band literature

A recap of the woodwind and brass themes leads to a dramatic conclusion in which all sections participate in the ostinato percussion rhythm

NYC Traffic Jam Elementary Band Music Blues PartyNYC Traffic Jam Sam Rainey Grade 4 Saxophone Quartet Notes from the composer: "This piece was partially inspired by Leonard Bernstein's "Prelude Fugue and Riffs" which includes a sax quartet section. The title is not too important to me, it could just as easily be called "Sax Quartet No. 1." It is not program music. "NYC Traffic Jam" received 1st place in the 2017 "Jack Stone Award for New Music" which is a national composition competition for all