Welcome to the CMP Blog

Twice a month, I will publish a new blog post covering the following topics:

🎶Sneak peeks into the life of a traveling musician

🎶Inspiration for my latest arrangement for winds

🎶Celebrations of a wide variety of cultures

🎶Sharing more background information about Craig Music Publishers and how we got started

🎶Challenges arrangers face

Plus many other topics, and of course, more anecdotes, memories, and passions for music. See you in my next blog post!

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Woodwind Quintet, Wedding Music Craig Music Publishers Woodwind Quintet, Wedding Music Craig Music Publishers

Blog Post 20: Coming Soon

Thanks for stopping by, and welcome to my blog! I hope you had a great week. A recent 12-day hospitalization has gotten me a bit behind. I will be back on 29 May with more anecdotes, trivia questions, memories, and a fondness for music. In the meantime, you can listen to my latest arrangement: Jeremiah Clarke’s “Trumpet Voluntary” for woodwind quintet, from the upcoming CMP Wedding Music Collection. To learn more, click here to read this brief CMP Blog Post.

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Clarinet Quintet, Culture, Patriotic Music, American Music Craig Music Publishers Clarinet Quintet, Culture, Patriotic Music, American Music Craig Music Publishers

Blog Post 19: National Emblem - for Clarinet Quintet

Welcome to the CMP Blog. In this blog post, I will discuss my upcoming arrangement for clarinet quintet of Ernest E. Bagley’s iconic march National Emblem. You may not recognize that title at first, but you are sure to know this beloved American classic from its popularity at summer pops concerts, patriotic events, and the movie Miracle on 34th Street. I will also discuss challenges arrangers face when writing for a clarinet quintet. To learn more, click here to read this CMP Blog Post.

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