S1E5: Finding New Music: Being A Repertoire Detective

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S1E5: Finding New Music: Being A Repertoire Detective

4 best sources for quality repertoire and how to use them

1. Repertoire lists

State lists & festival lists
Teaching Music Through Performance Comprehensive List (2019) - Band, Orchestra & Choir
Frank Ticheli's List in the MBM Times Magazines
Best Music for High School Band (book)
Best Music for Young Band (book)
World Association for Symphonic Bands & Ensembles
Tim Reynish (UK Conductor)
Colour-FULL music
Composer Diversity Database

2. Member-contributed content sites

3. A shortlist of quality publishers (not the usual suspects!)

Brolga Music Publishing (Australia)
Maecenas Music (UK)
Piles Music (Spain)
Manhattan Beach Music (USA)
Bandquest - American Composer's Forum (USA)
Windependence - Boosey & Hwakes
FJH Music (US)
Grand Mesa Music (US)
C Alan Publications (US)
G&M Brand (UK)
Barnhouse (US)
DeHaske/Amstel (Europe)
Bravo Music (Japan)

4. Self-published composers

Template for your own repertoire list

4 do's and don'ts of researching repertoire

Don't just research pieces and composers you already know
Don't just listen to one recording
Do listen all the way through
Do look at the score

Action Steps

Start your own repertoire list. Download the template and start entering pieces you've done and pieces you're considering for your ensemble.
Visit a publisher you haven't heard of before and go through the detective process. Select a piece you don't know that's at your ensemble's level and listen through with the score. Add it to your repertoire list.

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