Composed and arranged by John Williams. This is my performance of Quidditch for 11 brass instruments; 3 trumpets, 4 horns, 3 trombones and tuba, using Vienna Symphonic Library samples.

Quiddich By John Williams

On Halloween night, fog and mist hang over the old abandoned graveyard. As a distant bell strikes midnight, apparitions slowly begin to gather: ghosts, ghouls, skeletons, trolls, goblins and all manner of scary things. All turn to look upon a particularly ugly and disgusting ghoul holding a large gong. He strikes the gong. Stillness hangs over the old graveyard for a moment, and then the smaller ghosts and ghouls begin to dance. Soon all of the creatures are dancing and prancing across the graveyard. When the largest trolls and goblins take a turn, they frighten away all the other creatures, who only slowly return when the big trolls and goblins wander off. As their time is drawing to a close, they all jump, whirl, and leap with the greatest of abandon. Then the far-off bell strikes one o'clock, and quiet stillness settles upon the old graveyard until the next All Hallows Eve.

Once Upon A Midnight Grimm

Once Upon A Midnight Grimm - A Symphonic Halloween Tale

My portrait of the Tennessee River waters from mountain springs to the confluence with the Ohio River.

Tennessee River Portrait

Scores and Parts for all of my compositions are available through my IMSLP composer page:
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Brass Quintet In F Minor

Midi-Performance using VSL Sample Instruments.

Dvorak 9th Syymphony Mvt 4 Midi-Performance

"A Summer Symphony" – Fond memories of summer days of youth and coming of age in the 1960's.

Mvt. 1 – Summer Days - Glorious summer has arrived! No school! Long days outdoors riding bikes, hiking through the woods, and taking off socks and shoes to splash in the creek. Afternoon thunderstorms, standing in the cool rain, and loving the feeling of getting soaking wet. And always the hope of an even better day tomorrow. Memories fade and lose focus, but the dreams of youth remain.

Mvt. I - Summer Days

All Hail The Power Of Jesus Name

"A Summer Symphony" – Fond memories of summer days of youth and coming of age in the 1960's.

Mvt. II – Summer Nights  - Gradually my memories of summer nights of my youth come into focus.   The light fades, the sky turns dark blue and the day is over. The fireflies appear and are so beautiful as they twinkle in the dark. It is quiet and cool after the heat of the day.

Mvt. II - Summer Nights

"A Summer Symphony" – Fond memories of summer days of youth and coming of age in the 1960's.

Mvt. III – Summer Pastimes – In my youth, we boys hung out together, played at war, and hunted for snakes and other critters. We had bicycle races that zoomed around our neighborhood. But most of all, we played never-ending games of baseball. Every day we played baseball!

Mvt. III - Summer Pastimes

"A Summer Symphony" – Fond memories of summer days of youth and coming of age in the 1960s.

Mvt. IV – To Boldly Go– "Star Trek" captured our imagination in 1966, the year I turned 13. It was a year of transition from boyhood toward becoming a young adult. The summer of my childhood ended, which seems sad in retrospect; but it also marked the beginning of new adventures and new personal frontiers to explore and experience. It was a time “to boldly go” where every man has gone before.

Mvt. IV - To Boldly Go

Opening of the 2nd movement of Dvorak's 9th using Spitfire Symphony Orchestra

Dvorak 9th II SSO

Four Movements: Reel, Slow Waltz, Jig, and Finale.  Free Scores and Parts for all of my compositions are available thru my IMSLP composer page. https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:McGraw%2C_Paul

Dances For Brass Quintet Op. 8

Born in 1953, I compose tonal classical music. "Let everything that has breath praise the LORD."  Psalm 150:6  Free Scores and Parts for all of my compositions are available thru my IMSLP composer page. https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:McGraw%2C_Paul

Paul T. McGraw

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