Holst: Second Suite For Military Band In F Major Op.28-2 Apr 2026

The suite is comprised of four distinct movements that compress seven traditional tunes into a roughly 12-minute performance. Second Suite in F (1922) - Wind Repertory Project

Gustav Holst’s (1911) is a cornerstone of the concert band repertoire, renowned for its masterful setting of British folk melodies. While composed just two years after his First Suite in E-flat, this work is often considered more technically demanding and relies almost exclusively on folk songs collected by Holst and his contemporaries like Cecil Sharp. Structure and Movement Analysis Holst: Second Suite for Military Band in F major Op.28-2