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Messiah for Brass Quintet
Blinn College, Jason Phillips, conductor (Brenham, TX)
November 21, 2011
Excelsior!
Dr. Jack Stamp, conductor of Indiana University of Pennsylvania's Honors Band, will premiere this Ramsey composition this December.
Messiah for Brass Quintet
First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Billy Summers, conductor (Greensboro, NC)
December 11, 2011
Happy Ending
Commissioned by Tom Lizotte for the Cape Elizabeth High School Wind Symphony, a new arrangement of the piece from Copland's Red Pony.
Performance spring 2012.
Be Not Afeard
Commissioned by Dr. Robert Russell for the University of Southern Maine Chorale, a new text setting of Caliban's speech from The Tempest.
Performance 2012-2013.
from the point of view of eternity
Commissioned by Max Hobart for the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra, this new composition is based on the poem Velocity by Billy Collins (used by permission).
Performance during the 2012-2013 season.
Kachidoki Maru
Commissioned by Tom Lizotte for the Cape Elizabeth High School Wind Symphony, a new composition based on the book Return from the River Kwai by Joan and Clay Blair.
Performance spring 2013.
Concerto for Trombone*** News from Kenmore Studios:
a collaboration with Adam Luker, performance TBA
Adam Luker's website
Introducing the newest addition to the Ramsey Family, Anna Louise Ramsey was born on March 23, 6 lbs. 9 oz. and 20" long.
Validity in Composition...
Travis Ramsey's master's thesis on the ability of fourth graders to audiate their compositions was successfully defended on April 14, 2011. Full-text is available here .
Custom Game Music for developers. Visit our new site at CustomGameMusic.com to have theme music composed for your Flash video game.
Be With Me Still
This 2009 composition by Travis Ramsey was a finalist in the Meistersingers (Huntington Beach, CA) Choral Composition Competition.
Treasure Hunter*** Recent Performances:
Travis Ramsey composed the theme music for a new video game called Treasure Hunter
The game can be found at Zendivo.com
Spirit Dances in the Sails
a text setting of a short poem by Rev. Jamie Howard, was performed October 16, 2011 at Anna Louise Ramsey's baptism ceremony at the First Church in Malden, Congregational.
Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky, arr. Ramsey)
Performed by trombone choir at the Mostly For Fun Trombone Concert at the Elm Street Congregational Church in Bucksport, Maine. Led by Dr. Dan Barrett of the University of Maine.
Sunday, August 6, 2011
Only God Can Make A Tree
a text setting of the poem Trees by Sgt. Joyce Kilmer.
Performed in worship at the First Church in Malden, Congregational, July 17, 2011, at 10:00 by the church choir.
To Reach Them My Hand, a setting of Walt Whitman's 'A Song for Occupations' commissioned by the Jane Woods for Hanover (NH) High School's 'Footnotes.'
March 14 and March 15, 2011
Magnificat for Brass Sextet
The Choral Art Society and The Portland (ME) Brass Quintet
Robert Russell, director
Saturday, December 4 and Sunday, December 5, 2010
Commissioned by Robert Russell. Feature Articles
Dark Eyes
Mark Manduca with the Cape Elizabeth High School Wind Symphony
Tom Lizotte, director, Mark Manduca, solo trombone
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Commissioned by Tom Lizotte.
Cape Elizabeth High School
The Lost Art of Steam Heating
Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra (Gorham, ME)
Robert Lehmann, conductor
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Messiah for Brass Quintet
St. Mary's College (Notre Dame, IN)
Sunday, December 20, 2009.
Messiah for Brass Quintet*** Now Available:
Duquesne University, Mary Pappert School of Music (Pittsburgh, PA)
Sunday, December 6, 2009
*** Bach's Magnificat in D for Brass Sextet Six movements from the Magnificat for professional brass sextet to accompany your chorus, as commissioned and premiered by the Choral Art Society of Portland, Maine, Dr. Robert Russell, conductor.
*** Handel's Messiah for Brass Quintet The famous choruses from Messiah arranged for professional brass quintet to accompany your chorus, as commissioned and premiered by the Choral Art Society of Portland, Maine, Dr. Robert Russell, conductor. See our listing on ChoralNet
*** Introducing the new Overture Series for young bands. These compositions take the guesswork out of buying grade one literature. Our detailed grading system will let you know exactly what to expect before you make a purchase. Overture Series compositions are even accessible to bands with limited or unusual instrumentation. Please visit the publications page to browse the catalog, hear samples of pieces, and see sample pages of the scores and parts.
