Pictures at an Exhibition (the 5 Minute Tour)

Thanks to the National Flute Association for naming this arrangement a Finalist in their Newly Published Music Competition for 2011!  This mad dash through an art gallery has been well-received and reviewed.  Take a listen here, and see if you agree.

Engraving

News

Business is booming at Nish Engraving Services!  It’s been an exceptionally busy year, for which I’m eternally grateful.  The Schools Division of Shawnee Press is my newest client.  They do fantastic arrangements for school choirs.  Working with the best composer/arrangers is a perk for engravers and I’ve been so lucky to be entrusted with projects by folks like Joel Raney, Joe Martin, Lloyd Larson, Greg Gilpin, Mary McDonald, Mark Hayes and many others!

Beethoven’s 9th (in 5 Minutes)

For Flute Choir

Because of the changes pending at ALRY, I’ve decided to offer this last of the “5 Minute Masterpieces” only on this website.  In the fine impatient tradition of “The Magic Flute (in 5 Minutes,” “The Nutcracker (in 5 Minutes),” and “Pictures at an Exhibition (the 5 Minute Tour),” I’ve taken Beethoven’s 70+ minute work and boiled it down to a packed 5.  Click here to hear!

All purpose Bach: 

Air for a Joyful Sheep

for Flute & Piano

Did you ever have to perform at a wedding-funeral-church service and wanted to play a Bach tune but couldn’t find an appropriate arrangement?  I’ve often found that flute/piano arrangements of “Air for the G String” or “May the Sheep Safely Graze,” or Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” were either too long or too repetitive to suit my taste.  So I’ve combined all three in what hopefully is a pleasant “highlights” medley of the tunes.  And don’t laugh at the title...it’s better than the alternative: “May the G String be Joyful.”  Click here for details.

NEW!

A Nish Christmas

Solos for

Flute and Piano

Nish Music isn’t just about flute choirs and ensembles.  For years I’ve wanted to write a collection of Christmas favorites for flute and piano.  This was mainly to fulfill my own needs, but I realize that flutists are always looking for good solo arrangements to use during the holiday season.  In addition to last year’s “Merry Angels,” I’ve arranged beloved tunes like “Silent Night,” “Away in a Manger,” “The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came,” “Joy to the World,” and a few more.  Ultimately, I’d like to find a publisher for these, but in the meantime, you can purchase them direct from this website.  Go to the Other Works for Sale page for full recordings!

ALRY: What next?

With ALRY closing its doors next April, a new chapter is about to be written in Nish Music publishing history but I’m not sure what it is yet.  I’m hoping that another company will acquire the copyrights to my pieces so they can continue in print.  If not, then I will offer new engravings of all of my arrangements through this website.  Stay tuned!

And finally...thanks!

Thanks to all who have performed Nish Music works at their concerts.  From Arizona to Maryland, to Italy, Germany, Japan, France and the Netherlands, it’s so exciting to be a small part of the international music community.  If you have any comments or questions about the music, please let me know!