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It's that time of year again.

Some of my favorite Christmas Quintet arrangements came from Wade Rackley (known to some as "The Elephant"). He has a couple dozen sacred and non-sacred tunes with playable yet different arrangements. Not sure how you get these. You might have to ask on the tuba forum.

What are your favorite Christmas quintet arrangements? (hint - prefer charts that can be bought in digital versions)

Gary Selecta’s arrangements for Wayne Bergeron’s After Hours Brass side are excellent:

https://www.selectapress.com/shop/brass ... -christmas

Have you looked at Gerry Pagano’s Christmas quartets?

https://gerrypagano.org/christmas-trombone-quartets/

Ken

KWL wrote: Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:34 pm Have you looked at Gerry Pagano’s Christmas quartets?

https://gerrypagano.org/christmas-trombone-quartets/

Ken

No, I hadn't seen those before. Thanks for pointing them out. I had asked about brass quintets, but I need bone quartets as well. I bought his 4 pack and got the bonus album download.

Oh, of course, Ken! You always sneak past my radar. Seriously, thanks for posting those. I hadn't seen Gerrys quartets before. Oh, and sounded great at the WOBR last night! especially the VWilliams!

Slydeguy wrote: Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:20 pm Gary Selecta’s arrangements for Wayne Bergeron’s After Hours Brass side are excellent:

https://www.selectapress.com/shop/brass ... -christmas

Those sound like fun. Not sure they'd work for my group, but they sound fun. I'm glad people are making stuff like this available. I hope they're making a few bucks doing it.

hyperbolica wrote: Tue Oct 21, 2025 2:48 pm It's that time of year again.

Some of my favorite Christmas Quintet arrangements came from Wade Rackley (known to some as "The Elephant"). He has a couple dozen sacred and non-sacred tunes with playable yet different arrangements. Not sure how you get these. You might have to ask on the tuba forum.

What are your favorite Christmas quintet arrangements? (hint - prefer charts that can be bought in digital versions)

https://tubaforum.net/viewtopic.php?p=1 ... as#p101677

They were for sale as of last year- if you are a member of the Tuba Forum you can send him a PM

not to derail my own thread, but I came across this Bill Reichenbach site for tbone quartet Christmas music. Nice! We ought to do more to support trombonists as writers/arrangers. I'm going to buy a few of these.

https://mcgintymusic.com/product-catego ... ic/page/3/

Cherry Classics has caroling collections by Jeff Reynolds and Sonny Ausman to name two. Available for digital download. Kendor doesn't have downloads but the set of 10 carols for 5 trombones by Tommy Pederson are worth having in your library if you don't already have them.

Matt Varho

I recently picked up some quintet stuff from Big Shiny Brass during their 50% off sale. The Christmas Survival Kit is pretty good to play through.
https://bigshinybrass.com/brass-quintet-music/

For me the best and Callum sells the sheet music

FranzS wrote: Mon Nov 03, 2025 2:54 am For me the best and Callum sells the sheet music

Oh, yeah, bluesy Christmas for sure!

I have one free quintet one if anyone wants it - if Jingle Bells was written by Sousa.

https://stephentroy.musicaneo.com/sheet ... rsion.html

sctroy wrote: Tue Nov 04, 2025 7:57 am I have one free quintet one if anyone wants it - if Jingle Bells was written by Sousa.

https://stephentroy.musicaneo.com/sheet ... rsion.html

Thanks for that!

Frank Comstock has a book of carols arranged for 5 bones. Optional parts for bass, drums, mallet percussion, and I believe piano. There are also flugelhorn parts as a substitute for trombone.