Instrumentation:
3 Trumpets, 2 Horns/Euphoniums (or 1 of each), 2 Trombones, Tuba

Difficulty:
Advanced

3^rd Place Winner of the inaugural Humboldt State University Chamber Music Contest, “Another Sweet” is a bright, neoclassical suite debuted by the Glacier Bay Brass Quintet in 2004. Three movements are titled “Intrada,” “Air,” and “Scherzo.”

Instrumentation:
2 Trumpets, Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba

Difficulty:
Advanced

Composed for the Humboldt State University Chamber Music Competition. From the composer: “One definition of sextant is one sixth of a circle. My concept of 'Brass Sextants' is a brass ensemble with Six Equal Parts.” Three movements, entitled “Andantino,” “Larghetto,” and “Allegro Giocoso.”

Instrumentation:
3 Trumpets, Horn, 3 Trombones, Tuba

Difficulty:
Advanced

Composed for the 2009 Humboldt State University Chamber Music Competition, this octet is a lively portrayal of dreams, good and bad. The piece features four movements, “Hypnos,” “Morpheus' Dance,” “Phobetor,” and “Phantasos,” interspersed with three short movements for subgroups within the ensemble.

Instrumentation:
2 Trumpets, Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba

Difficulty:
Advanced

Ray's last completed composition, written for the Humboldt State University Chamber Music Competition. Movements are titled “Procession,” “Air,” “Proclamation,” “Arioso,” and “Valse.”

Instrumentation:
4 French Horns

Difficulty:
Advanced

An expressive modern study featuring the full range of the French Horn.

Instrumentation:
2 Trumpets, Horn, Trombone, Tuba

Difficulty:
Medium

Instrumentation:
4 Trombones

Difficulty:
Medium

A short, humorous riff for four trombones.

Instrumentation:
2 Trumpets, 2 Horns, 2 Trombones, Tuba

Difficulty:
Advanced

A jazz suite for Brass Septet, composed for the 2013 Humboldt State University Chamber Music Competition. Movements are titled “Olive,” “Nocturne,” and “Brother Joe.”

Instrumentation:
2 Trumpets, Horn, Trombone, Tuba

Difficulty:
Medium

Instrumentation:
2 Trumpets, 2 Horns, 2 Trombones, Tuba

Difficulty:
Advanced

Named for the park at the border of Washington State and British Columbia, Canada, this Septet was composed for the Humboldt State University Chamber Music Competition and debuted by the Glacier Bay Brass Quintet. Movements entitled “Proclamation,” “Rally,” “Vigil,” and “Festival.”

Instrumentation:
2 Euphoniums, 4 Tubas

Difficulty:
Medium

This programmatic Tuba Sextet depicts each instrument as an individual from a primitive tribe. In the first movement, the members call out to each other through the woods, eventually gathering together. In the second movement they perform a Pagan Mass, before setting off on the third movement's Conquest March. 

Instrumentation:
Solo Trumpet, 1 Melody Brass (Any), 2 Horns/Trombones/Euphoniums, Tuba

Difficulty:
Medium

Note: Playable by any 5+ brass. Includes optional percussion part (finger cymbals and gong)

Instrumentation:
3 Trumpets, Horn, 2 Trombones, Euphonium, Tuba

Difficulty:
Advanced

Inspired by famous locales and events in the San Juan Islands of Washington State, this three-movement suite won 3^rd prize at the 2006 Humboldt State University Chamber Music Contest. Movements titled “Pig War Folly” (Only the pig died), Afterglow Manor, and “Friday Harbor Shuffle.”

Instrumentation:
2 Flugelhorns (or Trumpets), Horn, Trombone, Tuba

Difficulty:
Advanced

Brass quintet dedicated to Gil Evans. Features long sections in 7/4 time, and finishes with a fast, jazzy section.

Instrumentation:
2 Trumpets, Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba

Difficulty:
Advanced

A three-movement classical piece which won an honorable mention at the 2007 Humboldt State University Chamber Music Contest. Three movements are entitled “Gnome at Home,” “The Daydreamer,” and “The Traveler.”

Instrumentation:
5/6 Trombones, 2/3 Bass Trombones

Difficulty:
Advanced

A heroic, cinematic piece for Trombone Octet, composed for the 2011 Humboldt State University Chamber Music Contest. 6^th Trombone part playable on bass or tenor with F attachment.

Instrumentation:
Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Tuba (Second Movement available for Sax Quartet)

Difficulty:
Advanced

Four movements full of movement, this brass quartet won an honorable mention in the 2012 Humboldt State University Chamber Music Contest. The second movement, Solitary Waltzer, is also arranged for SATB Saxophones and Piano.

Instrumentation:
3 Trumpets, Horn, 2 Trombones, Euphonium, Tuba

Difficulty:
Advanced

A dissonant and majestic four-movement suite for brass octet, composed for the 2011 Humboldt State University Chamber Music Contest. Movements entitled Sun Dance, October Storm, Snow Meditations, and Spring Awakening.