Spirituals have found their way into the standard repertoire of vocalists and instrumentalists. The lyrical tunes combined with the powerful message they tell affect us all. This is a simple and beautiful melody that is kept in the traditional chorale-style in this arrangement. This is not very difficult at all and the tuba has some interesting moving lines to propel the work along.

Classic Festival Solos offers the advancing instrumentalist an array of materials graded from easy to more challenging. There are different titles for each instrument, and an assortment of musical styles has been included in each book for variety. Many of the solos appear on state contest lists. Contains: Allegro (Saint-Saens, arr. Dishinger) * Aurora (Ostling) * Bordogni Medley (arr. Bowles) * Bourree (Handel, arr. Swanson) * Dance of the Slovaks (Bartok, arr. Dishinger) * The Elephant Dance (Weber) * Gallant Captain (arr. Ostling) * Largetto and Allegro (Handel, arr. Little) * Legend (Stoutamire) * Military March (arr. Little) * Minuet (Eccles, arr. Dishinger) * Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (Spiritual, arr. Barnes) * Where'er You Walk (Handel, arr. Swanson) * Work Song (Barnes).