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Compositions and Arrangements

Don Bowyer (b. 1958) has published more than 100 pieces of music with Walrus Music Publishing, eJazzLines, Cimarron Music Press, Ensemble Publications, and Sheet Music Plus. His two largest unpublished compositions are a Wedding Mass composed for his own wedding, and a Forty-Year Requiem, composed for the 40th anniversary of the passing of his mother.

All Compositions and Arrangements

All Classical

All Jazz

Chamber Music

Were You There (arrangement)

Solo Instrument with Backing Track
Completed: 23 March 2024; Premiered: 24 March 2-24
Unpublished – Contact the Composer

After Breakfast

Trombone Ensemble (four trombones)
Completed: 19 March 2024; Premiered: 13 April 2024
Unpublished – Contact the Composer

Five Miniatures

Trombone Ensemble (three trombones)
Completed: 12 March 2024; Premiered: TBA
Unpublished – Contact the Composer

Calle Sin Salida

Trombone Ensemble (eight trombones)
Completed: 19 February 2024; Premiered: 13 April 2024
Unpublished – Contact the Composer

One-Man Sideshow (Tenor Trombone)

Solo Trombone and Hi-Hat (one player)
Completed: 19 November 2023; Premiered: TBA
Sheet Music Direct

One-Man Sideshow (Bass Trombone)

Solo Bass Trombone and Hi-Hat (one player)
Completed: 19 November 2023; Premiered: TBA
Sheet Music Plus
Sheet Music Direct

Doody Duty

Trombone Ensemble (eight trombones)
Completed: 27 May 2023; Premiered: 30 July 2023
Unpublished – Contact the Composer

We Don't Talk About Bruno

Arrangement for Trombone Quartet
Composed by Lin-manuel Miranda
Completed: 11 April 2023
Sheet Music Plus
Sheet Music Direct

We Don't Talk About Bruno

Arrangement for Flute Quartet
Composed by Lin-manuel Miranda
Completed: 02 December 2022
Sheet Music Plus
Sheet Music Direct

St. Louis Blues

Arrangement for Trombone Quartet
Composed by W.C. Handy
Completed: 17 September 2022; Premiered: 05 November 2022
Sheet Music Plus
Sheet Music Direct

Ellos Huesos

Trombone Ensemble (six trombones + optional drums)
Completed: 07 June 2022; Premiered: 15 July 2022
Sheet Music Plus
Sheet Music Direct

Lockdown Trombones

Trombone Quartet
Completed: 02 June 2022; Premiered: 04 June 2022
Sheet Music Plus
Sheet Music Direct

Lockdown Miniatures

Solo Trombone
Completed: 13-26 January 2021; Premiered: 13-26 January 2021
Sheet Music Plus
Sheet Music Direct

Improvisatory Images

Any Solo Instrument with Audience Participation
Completed: 16 October 2020; Premiered: 16 October 2020
Sheet Music Plus
Sheet Music Direct

Two Sonnets

Solo Trombone
Completed: 15 October 2020; Premiered: 15 October 2020
Sheet Music Plus
Sheet Music Direct

Improvisatory Poetry

Any Solo Instrument with Audience Participation
Completed: 14 October 2020; Premiered: 14 October 2020
Sheet Music Plus
Sheet Music Direct

Trombone Rhymes

Solo Trombone with Audience Participation
Completed: 18 March 2020; Premiered: 18 March 2020
Sheet Music Plus
Sheet Music Direct

#45Miniatures

Solo Piano
Completed: 09 December 2018
Sheet Music Plus
Sheet Music Direct

Sweet Suite

Woodwind Quintet
Completed: 01 February 2016; Premiered: 26 April 16
Sheet Music Plus

Wedding Suite

Woodwind Quintet (with trombone instead of horn)
Completed: 22 February 2014; Premiered: 01 March 2014
Unpublished – Contact the composer

Just a Closer Walk with Thee – Theme and Variations

Chamber Ensemble: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trombone, tuba, and violin
Completed: 18 September 2013; Premiered: 24 September 2013
Sheet Music Plus

Lost in Regensburg

Trombone Ensemble (10 parts)
Completed: 08 April 2013; Premiered: 27 June 2013
Sheet Music Plus

Ballare Come un Pazzo

Trumpet Ensemble (12 parts)
Completed: 01 March 2013; Premiered: 11 April 2013
Sheet Music Plus

The Primeval Atom

Violin, Trombone, Percussion, iPad
Completed: 05 March 2012; Premiered: 01 April 2012
Unpublished – Contact the composer

All Aboard

Trombone, iPad, Audience
Completed: 15 February 2012; Premiered: 21 February 2012
Unpublished – Contact the composer

Jamaica Mistake

Trombone, iPad
Completed: 05 October 2011; Premiered: 08 October 2011
Unpublished – Contact the composer

Rapid Deployment

Flute, Bass Clarinet, Piano, Cello
Completed: 21 June 2010; Premiered: TBA
Unpublished – Contact the composer

Horrors of War

Horn, Viola, Cello
Completed: 27 February 2010; Premiered: 07 March 2010
Unpublished – Contact the composer

Unity

Trombone and Timpani with Audience Participation
Completed: 17 February 2010; Premiered: 19 February 2010
Sheet Music Plus

Time Zones

Trombone and Multimedia (computer audio and video) with Audience Participation
Completed: 12 February 2010; Premiered: 07 March 2010
Unpublished – Contact the composer

Never a Dull Moment

Soprano, Tenor, and Piano
Completed: 02 June 2009; Premiered: TBA
Unpublished – Contact the composer

Lobe den Herren

Arrangement – composed by Joachim Neander
Soprano, Bass Trombone, and Organ
Completed: 19 May 2009; Premiered: TBA
Unpublished – Contact the composer

Forty-Year Requiem

2 Sopranos, Tenor, and Brass Ensemble
Completed: 23 March 2009; Premiered: 03 April 2009
Unpublished – Contact the composer

Multiple Vision

Trombone, Piano, and Conga (one player)
Completed: 14 October 2008; Premiered: 17 October 2008
Cimarron Music Press

The Road Not Taken

Soprano, Trombone
Completed: 20 July 2008; Premiered: 17 October 2008
Sheet Music Plus

Hunter-Gatherer

Solo Bassoon and Percussion (one player)
Completed: 21 March 2008; Premiered: TBA
Unpublished – Contact the composer

Five Preludes

Solo Piano
Completed: 12 December 2007; Premiered: 01 February 2008
Sheet Music Plus

Neo Trio

Oboe, Alto Saxophone, Piano
Completed: 2007; Premiered: 14 September 2007
Cimarron Music Press

Frozen Toes ‘n Nose ‘n Freezin’ Knees

Soprano, Trombone, Chamber Orchestra
Completed: 2007; Premiered: 08 September 2007
Unpublished – Contact the composer

Miss You Madly

Trombone, Chamber Orchestra
Completed: 2007; Premiered: 08 September 2007
Unpublished – Contact the composer

5-4-3 Miniatures

Flute, Oboe, Clarinet
Completed: 2007; Premiered: 08 September 2007
Cimarron Music Press

50+50 Trombone Triathlon

Solo Trombone
Completed: 2007; Premiered: 05 December 2008
Sheet Music Plus

50+50 Trumpet Triathlon

Solo Trumpet
Completed: 2007; Premiered: 08 September 2007
Sheet Music Plus

Carnival of Venice

Arrangement – traditional
Tuba, Piano
Completed: 2007; Premiered: 2007
Cimarron Music Press

Tip Toe Trio

Oboe, Bassoon, Horn
Completed: 2006; Premiered: 08 September 2007
Cimarron Music Press

Trio Triage

Clarinet, Trombone, Marimba
Completed: 2006; Premiered: 13 March 2006
Unpublished – Contact the composer

Trombone Requiem

Six Trombones
Completed: 2004; Premiered: 03 October 2004
Unpublished – Contact the composer

Tromboncussion²

Two Trombones, Two Percussion
Completed: 2003; Premiered: 16 March 2003
Unpublished – Contact the composer

Prima Donna

Solo Trombone
Completed: 2002; Premiered: 25 August 2002
Unpublished – Contact the composer

Frozen Toes ‘n Nose ‘n Freezin’ Knees

Soprano, Trombone, Piano
Completed: 2002; Premiered: 19 April 2002
Sheet Music Plus

Three Moods

Trombone, Piano
Completed: 2001; Premiered: 20 December 2001
Ensemble Publications

Carnival of Venice

Arrangement – traditional
Bass Trombone, Piano
Completed: 1986; Premiered: 1986
Cimarron Music Press

Syrinx

Transcription – composed by Claude Debussy
Solo Bass Trombone
Completed: 1986; Premiered: 1986
Cimarron Music Press

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