Pieces written, arranged, or transposed
for the LSMSA Chamber Ensemble
String Ensemble or Wind Ensemble
by Al Benner

Original Compositions

TITLE 

INSTRUMENTATION

Psalm 117 (2007)

String Quartet (2 violins, 2 cellos)

The Monkey (2007)

String Quartet (2 violins, 2 cellos)

A Psalm of Life (2007)

Trumpet Trio

Blessed Sacrament (2006)

String Trio (violin, 2 cellos)

Backwoods Hoe-down (2005)

String Trio (violin, 2 cellos)

Fugue in A minor (2005)

String Trio (violin, 2 cellos)

Into the Jungle: An Interval Exploration (2004)
  I. The Panther   II. The Monkey    III. The Elephant

Mixed Chamber Ensemble
(I: 2Cls,Trp,ASax,Euph;  II: 4Fls)
(III. Fls,Cls,Vlns,Trp,ASax,Euph)

For Honor (2003)

Clarinet Trio

For Honor (2003)

Alto Sax Trio

Fugue in C minor (2002)

Alto Sax Trio

A Psalm of Life (2002)

Alto Sax Trio

Into the Jungle: An Interval Exploration (2001)
  I. The Snake   II. The Elephant 
  III. The Panther   IV. The Monkey

Mixed Chamber Ensemble
(I & III: Cl,ASax,FH,Bsn)
(II: Vln, 3Vcls; IV: 4Fls)

LSMSA Junior March (2001)

Mixed Chamber Ensemble

Fugue in C minor (2001)

String Trio

Wood Dancing (1999)

3 violins and cello

 

Arrangements

TITLE

COMPOSER

INSTRUMENTATION

2008

 

 

Overture from The Pirates of Penzance

Gilbert & Sullivan

Violin, Oboe, Trumpet, Horn, Bassoon, Cello, Euphonium

Church Modes [Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian]

Bela Bartok

Violin and Cello

Missa Aeterna Christi Munera

Palestrina

3 violins and cello

Air (from the Water Music)

G. F. Handel 

String Quartet

2007

 

 

Christmas Time Is Here

Mendelson & Guaraldi

Violin, Clarinet, Bassoon, Cello

Quam pulcra es

J. Dunstable

Clarinet, Bassoon, Cello

Louisiana School Alma Mater

Ken Olson

Brass Quartet

America

Public Domain

Trumpet Trio

Two-Part Invention #4 in D minor

J. S. Bach

String Duet (violin and cello)

2006

 

 

Marche (from The Occasional Oratorio)

G. F. Handel

String Quartet (2 violins, 2 cellos)

Three Random Pieces
  I. Down By the Old Mill Stream   II. Eiziam’s Lullaby
  III. How Great Thou Art

Tell Taylor
Katelyn Woodard
Stuart K. Hine

String Trio (violin, 2 cellos)

2005

 

 

Fugue 11, F Major

J. S. Bach

String Trio (violin, 2 cellos)

Mai non vo’ piu cantar

Claudio da Correggio

String Trio (violin, 2 cellos)

2004

 

 

Chorale St. Antoni

F.J. Haydn

Mixed Ensemble

(Fl(s),Clar(s),ASax,SoloTpt,Euph,Vln(s))

Black Creole Dance 

Henri Vieuxtemps
(arr. Dinos Constantinides)

Mixed Ensemble

(SoloVln,Fl(s),Clar(s),ASax,Tpt,Euph,Vln)

We Shall Overcome

Public Domain 

Mixed Ensemble

(Fl(s),Clar(s),ASax,Tpt,Euph,Vln(s))

Judy Mostly at Home

Dinos Constantinides

Mixed Ensemble

(Fl(s),Clar(s),ASax,SoloTpt,Euph,Vln(s))

2003

 

 

Go, Tell It on the Mountain

Spiritual

Mixed Quintet (2 Clar,ASax,Tpt,Euph)

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Spiritual

Alto Sax and Piano

Tre Sonata

Antonio Salieri

Mixed Ensemble

(3Fl,2Clar,ASax,Tpt,Euph,2Vln)

The Pink Panther

Henry Mancini

Mixed Quintet (2 Clar,ASax,Tpt,Euph)

Little Buttercup

Poor Wand’ring One

The Policeman’s Song

He is an Englishman

Arthur Sullivan

(W.S. Gilbert)

Voice, Alto Sax Trio, Cello

We Shall Overcome

Public Domain 

Alto Sax Trio, Cello

2002

 

 

Mai non vo’ piu cantar

Claudio da Correggio

Alto Sax Trio

(You Drive Me) Crazy

J. Elofsson,

D. Kreuger,

P. Magnusson,

M. Martin

Mixed Chamber Ensemble
(2Fls,2Cls,ASax,Bsn,FH,2Vcls)

LSMSA Alma Mater

Kenneth Olson

Mixed Chamber Ensemble

(2Fls,2Cls,ASax,FH,Bsn,Vln,2Vcls)

Divertimento No. 1:

Chorale St. Antoni

I. Allegro con spirito  II. Chorale St. Anton

III. Minuetto and Trio  IV. Rondo

F.J. Haydn

Mixed Chamber Ensemble

(2Fls,2Cls,ASax,FH,Bsn,Vln,2Vcls)

Adagio for musical clock

Ludwig van Beethoven

Mixed Chamber Ensemble

(2Fls,2Cls,ASax,FH,Bsn,Vln,2Vcls)

2001

 

 

LSMSA Alma Mater

Kenneth Olson

Mixed Chamber Ensemble
(Fls,Cl,ASax,Bsn,FH,Vln,Vcls)

Christmas Medley

Public Domain 

Mixed Chamber Ensemble
(Fls,Cl,ASax,Bsn,FH,Vln,Vcls)

America 

Public Domain 

Flute Trio 
Mixed Trio (Cl,AS,Bsn; Cl,FH,Bsn)

Black Creole Dance 

Henri Vieuxtemps
(arr. Dinos Constantinides)

Solo Flute and Mixed Ensemble
(Fl,Cl,Tpt,FH,Trb)

2000

 

 

Christmas Medley

Public Domain 

String Quartet or Strings

America 

Public Domain 

Brass Trio (FH,Trb,Euph)

Air (from the Water Music)

G. F. Handel 

Mixed Brass Quartet (Tpt,FH,2Trb)

The Pink Panther 

Henry Mancini 

Mixed Brass Quintet (Tpt,FH,2Trb,Euph)
Mixed Quintet (ASax,Tpt,FH,2Trb)

March (from Alceste) 

C.W. Gluck 

String Quartet or Strings

Mai non vo’ piu cantar 

Claudio da Correggio

String Trio (2Vlns,Vla)

Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue

Ray Henderson 
(arr. by K. Snell)

String Trio (2Vlns,Vla)

1999

 

 

To a Wild Rose

Edward MacDowell

(arr. Clair W. Johnson)

String Quartet (3Vlns,Vcl)

Transpositions

TITLE

COMPOSER

INSTRUMENTATION

 

2007

 

 

 

Contrapunctus IV

from The Art of the Fugue

J. S. Bach

Violin, Clarinet, Bassoon, Cello

 

Gigue (from English Suite No. 5)

J. S. Bach

Clarinet, Bassoon, Cello

 

Quartet No. 17 in F Major, Op. 3, No. 5

G. F. Handel

2 Violins, 2 Cellos

 

2006

 

 

 

Quartet No. 3 in G Major, K. 156

W. A. Mozart

2 Violins, 2 Cellos

 

Eine kleine Nachtmusik

W. A. Mozart

2 Violins, 2 Cellos

 

12 German Dances (Wo0 8))

Ludwig van Beethoven

Violin, 2 Cellos

 

Guitar Concerto in A Major (RV82)

Antonio Vivaldi (trans. E. Pujol)

Guitar, Violin, 2 Cellos

 

2005

 

 

 

Christmas Carols

arr. Merle J. Isaac

String Trio

 

2003

 

 

 

Christmas Carols

arr. Merle J. Isaac

Mixed Ensemble (Fl(s),Cl(s),ASax,Tpt,Euph,Vln(s))

 

Woodland Sketches

To a Wild Rose—At an Old Trysting Place

To a Water Lilly—From Uncle Remus

Edward MacDowell

(arr. Clair W. Johnson)

2 Clarinets, Trumpet, Alto Sax

 

Bourrée and Minuet

   from THE FIREWORKS MUSIC

G. F. Handel

3 Alto Saxophones, Cello

 

Air

   from THE WATER MUSIC

G. F. Handel

(arr. Robert M. Barr)

3 Alto Saxophones, Cello

 

2002

 

 

 

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring

(Chorale from Cantata 147)

J. S. Bach

(arr. Bill Holcombe)

2 Alto Saxophones, Cello

 

2001

 

 

 

Christmas Carols

arr. by Merle J. Isaac

Mixed Wind Ensemble (Fl(s),Cl,ASax,FH,Bsn)

 

Symphony #14 (K. 114)

Wolfgang A. Mozart

Chamber Ensemble
(Fl(s),Cl,Bsn,ASax,FH,Euph,Vln,Vcl(s))

 

Divertimento (No. 14 in B-flat)
  III. Moderato   IV. Presto

Wolfgang A. Mozart

Wind Ensemble 
(Fl(s),Cl(s),ASax,Tpt,FH,Trb,Euph)

 

2000

 

 

 

Christmas Carols

arr. by Merle J. Isaac

Wind Ensemble (Fl(s),Cl(s),ASax(s),FH,Trb,Euph)

 

Divertimento (No. 14 in B-flat)
   I. Allegro molto

Wolfgang A. Mozart

Wind Ensemble (Fl(s),Cl(s),ASax(s),Tpt,Trb)

 

Pieces written for the LSMSA Ensembles
by other Composers

TITLE

COMPOSER

INSTRUMENTATION

Epitaph of Seikilos (2001)

Carson Cooman

Clarinet, ASax, Euphonium

Viewpoints (2001)
  I. Pushing Forward  II. Looking 
      Backward  III. Onward and Upward

Carson Cooman

Flute Trio

Swan Song (1999)

Mark Francis

Flute Duet