Jesse Ayers

 

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"Well Crafted"

"All of Ayers' works are extremely well-crafted by a composer who really knows and respects the concert band."
—Dr. Jeffrey Doebler, Past-president, Indiana Music Educators Assn.


"Most Imaginative"

"Jericho is by far the most imaginative, unusual and successful work I have ever performed in 33 years of conducting.” 
—Richard Fischer, conductor, CUC Wind Symphony

Symphonic Band / Wind Orchestra / Wind Symphony

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Flashbax

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NEW!
Concert band.    5 minutes.   Grade 4.   Available after Jan 22 premiere.
Score $25     e-Parts $55     ORDER/QUESTION

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A fast-paced work with brief "echos" or "flashbacks" of the classics of the band literature.

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Rahab

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Mezzo-Soprano and Symphonic Winds.     36 minutes.     Grade 5-6
A surround-sound concert story with audience participation
Score $75     Vocal-piano score $25     e-Parts $200      ORDER/QUESTION
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Excerpt 1, Cynthia Skelley Wohlschlager, mezzo

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Excerpt 2

Jericho

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Symphonic Winds.     16 minutes.    Grade 5-6.
A surround-sound theater piece with narration and unorthodox audience participation.
Score $35     e-Parts $125     Choral e-book license $25     ORDER/QUESTION
"The most imaginative, unusual and successful work I have ever performed!"—Dr. Richard Fischer

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...and they gathered on Mount Carmel

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Symphonic Winds.     25 minutes, 3 movements.    Grade 5-6.
Surround sound.  Striking special effects.
Score $65     e-Parts $180    ORDER/QUESTION
Movements available separately
"This work always blows the audience away."—Dr. Jeffrey Scott Doebler
I. The Incantations of the Prophets of Baal    II. The Prayer of Elijah    III. The Fire of the Living God
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Incantations of the Prophets of Baal, The

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Symphonic Winds.    7.5 minutes.    Grade 5-6.
Surround-sound.  The first movement of ...and they gathered on Mount Carmel.
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Prayer of Elijah, The

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Solo Euphonium and Symphonic Winds.    8 minutes.    Grade 3-4.  Solo part grade 6.
Entire movement is a Euphonium solo with a striking special-effects accompaniment. 
Surround sound.  The 2nd movement of ...and they gathered on Mount Carmel.  
Score $25     e-Parts $65     Solo e-part $10     ORDER/QUESTION

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Fire of the Living God, The

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Symphonic Winds.     9 minutes.    Grade 5-6. 
Surround-sound.  Striking special effects.  The 3rd movement of ...and they gathered on Mount Carmel.  
Score $25     e-Parts $65    ORDER/QUESTION
"Fantastic piece! The hit of our tour. Bravo!" —Dr. Richard Fischer

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Veni Emmanuel (band version)

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Symphonic winds with optional chorus.    8.5 minutes.   Grade 4.
Score $25     e-Parts $65     Choral e-books $1 per copy in use     ORDER/QUESTION
"Imaginative scoring ... a marvelous work ... highly recommended." —Jonathan Willis, conductor

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Fanfare for Christmas Morning

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Symphonic band.     2 minutes.    Grade 4.
A great opener for a Christmas program.
Score & parts $45 (electronic delivery)     ORDER/QUESTION
Also available for orchestra, brass choir, or brass+organ.

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Rachel Weeping for Her Children: September 11, 2001

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Symphonic Winds.   3 minutes.   Grade 4-5.  
An expression of the anguish and shock we all felt on September 11.
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