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I love the Garritan instruments that come with Finale. Included are sounds from several Garritan libraries, including Personal Orchestra, Jazz and Big Band, Concert and Marching Band, Authorized Steinway, and others.
I love the Garritan instruments that come with Finale. Included are sounds from several Garritan libraries, including Personal Orchestra, Jazz and Big Band, Concert and Marching Band, Authorized Steinway, and others.

To continue my series of blog posts highlighting the Garritan sample libraries, today I will introduce the perfect library for concert band and marching band composers and arrangers.

Are you a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences? I’m guessing most of you are not, and neither am I.

In a previous post I featured the Garritan GPO4 virtual instrument. While GPO4 is great for orchestral work, it may not entirely meet the needs of someone composing for jazz and rock ensembles: This is where Garritan Jazz and Big Band 3 (JABB3) really shines.

The Garritan Aria Player in Finale 2011
In part because I think its interface makes for a nice blog photo, I thought I’d talk about the cool Garritan Aria Player included with Finale 2011.