James Rae is the man who put fun into woodwind and brass teaching. His many compositions, especially in the jazz and blues idioms, have often featured on examination syllabuses. Recent years have seen his publications of easy flexible ensembles for younger players and now he turns his attention to the wind band.

In his new series 'The Concert Band Collection', he has written exciting new pieces for the standard concert band line up. Attention is given to each instrument so that the technical ...