Around the world in just over eight minutes! Although commissioned for a Youth Band, no concessions are made here for lack of technical ability, particularly in the percussion department. The chimes o
Commissioned in 1994 by the Royal Air Force, Scramble! is a concert overture for symphonic wind band inspired by images of the RAF's airfields during the Battle of Britain, immortalized for ever in su
A 10-minute work which follows the journey of London's River Thames, from its origins as a few drops of water in Wiltshire to the point where it meets the open sea. Along the way, Hess draws upon many
Unlike Nigel Hess's other works for wind band, The Winds of Power is not a programmatic work. After a dark and menacing opening a solo trumpet introduces a theme which will eventually become the cente
New York - or to be more precise, Manhattan. For anyone who is familiar with this bizarre and wonderful city, here is a 'picture' that needs no explanation. For those not yet hooked this is a foretast
To the Stars! is the fruit of a unique collaboration between Nigel Hess and the children of several Bedfordshire (UK) schools who were asked to contribute ideas for a libretto based on the themes of s
March Barnes Wallis was commissioned by Royal Air Force Music Services to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the famous Dambuster's raid. It received its first performance on BBC Radio 2's Friday Nig
Silent Nights is a collection of beautiful carols imaginatively arranged by Nigel Hess for piano solo, suitable for intermediate to advanced players (Grade 5?7). Contents: Angels, From the Realms of G
Nigel Hess's most recent film score is for Ladies in Lavender, the feature film directed by Charles Dance and starring Dame Judi Dench and Dame Maggie Smith. Nigel has arranged the main theme from the
While Music Director and House Composer for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Nigel Hess wrote music for over twenty productions. Hess has taken music from three works to form a 12-minute suite called Sh
