These solos are designed to be contest material or just for entertainment. Most all of these are in a ‘mythology’ series that are patterned after the old Vandercook solos, but each with their own identities and tailored to what the specific instrument is capable of doing.
ACHILLES for Cornet or Trumpet and Piano – Grade 2.5
ANDROMEDA for Oboe and Piano – Grade 3
APHRODITE – Version for Band – Recording
APOLLO – Version for Band – Recording
ARCAS for Bassoon and Piano – Grade 3
ARES – Version for Band – Recording
ATLAS for Euphonium and Piano – Grade 3
ATHENA for Tenor Sax and Piano – Grade 3
BACCHUS – Version for Band – Recording
BELLEROPHON for Tenor Sax and Piano – Grade 3
CERBERUS for Xylophone and Piano – Grade 4
CHARON for Trombone and Piano – Grade 3
CHARYBDIS for Xylophone and Piano – Grade 3
CIRCE for Clarinet and Piano – Grade 2.5
DAEDALUS for Baritone Sax and Piano – Grade 3
DAEDALUS for Bass Clarinet and Piano – Grade 3
ELEKTRA for Alto Sax and Piano – Grade 3
EURYDICE for Oboe and Piano – Grade 3
EUTERPE – Version for Band – Recording
GEMINI – Version for Band – Recording
GRYPHON – Version for Band – Recording
Hephaestus for F Horn and Piano – Grade 3 (band version available)
Version available for F Horn and Brass Quintet
HEPHAESTUS – Version for Band – Recording
Hercules for Tuba and Piano – Grade 2.5
Version available for Tuba and Brass Quintet
HERMES – Version for Band – Recording
HERMES for Viola and Piano – Grade 3
HYDRA for Xylophone and Piano – Grade 4
Version available for Xylophone and Brass Quintet
JANUS for Euphonium and Piano – Grade 2.5
JUPITER for Euphonium and Piano – Grade 3
Version available for Euphonium and Brass Quintet
KRATOS for Tuba and Piano – Grade 3
KRONOS – Version for Band – Recording
Labyrinth for Bass Clarinet or Baritone Saxophone and Piano (specify which) – Grade 3
Bass Clarinet version recorded here
LABYRINTH – Version for Band – Recording
Mars for Trumpet and Piano – Grade 4 (band version available)
Version available for Trumpet and Brass Quintet
MARS – Version for Band – Recording
Medusa for Xylophone and Piano – Grade 4 (band version available)
Version available for Xylophone and Brass Quintet
MEDUSA – Version for Band – Recording
Minotaur for Bass Clarinet or Baritone Saxophone and Piano (specify which) – Grade 3
Baritone Saxophone version recorded here
NEPTUNE for Trombone and Piano – Grade 3
ODYSSEUS for Bassoon and Piano – Grade 3
PANDORA for Flute and Piano – Grade 3
PERSEUS for Cornet and Piano – Grade 3
PHÄETON for Clarinet and Piano – Grade 3
PHOEBUS – Version for Band – Recording
PLUTO for Tuba and Piano – Grade 3
Poseidon for Trombone and Piano – Grade 3 (band version available)
Version available for Trombone and Brass Quintet
POSEIDON – Version for Band – Recording
PROMETHEUS for Alto Sax and Piano – Grade 3
Spider Walk for Harpsichord or Piano – Grade 2.5
TALOS for Baritone Sax and Piano – Grade 3
TALOS for Bass Clarinet and Piano – Grade 3
TARTARUS for F Horn and Piano – Grade 3
THESEUS for F Horn and Piano – Grade 3
Tribute to Wisdom for Cornet and Piano – Grade 4
Variations on a Familiar Theme for Piano – Grade 3
(Just enough twists to not make it predictable)
ZEUS – Version for Band -Recording
