LAUDES (1971)
Four movements for brass quintet
(two B-
Commissioned by The Chicago Brass Quintet
Published by Mentor Music
Bach possesses one of the freshest composing talents around.
Bernard Jacobson, Chicago Daily News
"Laudes" is quite solid music, fun to listen to and worth remembering.
Robert Finn, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Jan Bach gave these excellent players an engaging suite of freshly conceived music, rich in witty contrapuntal interplay.
Lawrence B. Johnson, Milwaukee Journal
In a survey of professional trumpet players, Jan Bach's "Laudes" was ranked fourth in order of significance.
Michael H. Tunnell, International Trumpet Guild Journal
In its fluent, intricate course it spun out oblique melodies sometimes lyrical and sometimes almost cynical in effect; expressive harmonies that ranged from warm to absolute zero, and focused brass tones that ran the gamut from the transparently beautiful to the spittingly irreverent.
David Nobe, Albuquerque Journal
NIU MIUSIC (Still Life with Castle and Lagoon) (1999)
One long movement for horn and piano based in part on the Northern Illinois University Alma Mater, composed by Wilbur A. Smith (1914-
Commissioned by Jerry Fialek for his daughter Debra
Published by Meadow Music
OOMPAH SUITE (2006)
Six movements for horn and tuba (12:00)
Commissioned by James Wilson and Jay Hunsberger
Published by Tuba Press (continued)
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