Randall D. Standridge

Warm, reflective, and deeply expressive, "Photos from December" by Randall Standridge is a lyrical Grade 2 holiday work that captures the feeling of looking back on cherished memories. Original melodi...

Part of Randall Standridge's unBroken Project, Second Wind is a high-energy Grade 4.5 work for advanced ensembles that explores the idea of rediscovering inspiration after a period of personal struggl...

After… by Randall Standridge is a reflective Grade 3.5 work that explores questions of loss, memory, and what remains after we are gone. Opening with the gentle sound of wind chimes, the piece establi...

Kick up some dust and grab a partner. "Hootenanny " by Randall Standridge is a lively Grade 3 celebration of bluegrass spirit and Americana tradition. Fiddle-inspired melodies, foot-stomping rhythms,...

Randall Standridge returns to the vibrant energy of mambo with "Havana Nights: El Fuego de la Noche", a spirited follow-up to his popular work Havana Nights. Driving, energetic, and stylish, this Grad...

Inspired by the industrial expansion shaping the northern plains, particularly North Dakota, "Iron Horizon" blends symphonic minimalism with the cinematic sweep of a Western film score. Unfolding at a...

Sail the high seas in this exciting work for beginning strings! Written to sound much more mature than a beginning work, this exciting adventure in 3/4 time only uses only five different rhythms and l...

Inspired by the legendary phoenix, original material blended with themes from Stravinsky's "Firebird" creates a powerful and accessible chapter in The unBroken Project, a program that seeks to engage...

After the Snowpocalypse, Santa the Barbarian is at odds with his son, Nicholas, who wants Christmas to be merry. Unwilling to relinquish his wintery hold on the holiday, the not-so-jolly-old elf refus...

Christmas goes to the opera in this clever and fun arrangement! Georges Bizet’s classic opera gets a seasonal makeover in this mash-up that combines themes from Carmen with numerous holiday favorites....

Undecim is Latin for 'eleven,' referring both to the 'eleventh hour' (the last opportunity to get something done) and the opening metric feel of the piece (7/8 + 2/4 = 11 eighth notes). This high-ener...

Undecim is Latin for 'eleven,' referring both to the 'eleventh hour' (the last opportunity to get something done) and the opening metric feel of the piece (7/8 + 2/4 = 11 eighth notes). This high-ener...

Undecim is Latin for 'eleven,' referring both to the 'eleventh hour' (the last opportunity to get something done) and the opening metric feel of the piece (7/8 + 2/4 = 11 eighth notes). This high-ener...

The joy the composer experienced while writing this very creative work for the Texas Small School Band Association comes shining through in many guises as the work unfolds. A meditation on the creativ...

An homage to some of his favorite band composers of the past, Randall Standridge wrote River Valley Overture with the intent that is sound like it was from the heyday of the band overture. Rhythmic lo...

This fascinating work utilizes the pentatonic scale to paint a portrait of the beautiful red-crowned crane (tanchozuru) in flight. The playful melody is passed from section to section, allowing all of...

Hold on for this whimsical work intended to paint the picture of a person galloping by horse across a snowy plain to a Hanukkah celebration. The songs Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah, The Dreidel Song, and Sevi...

Christmas goes to the opera in this clever and fun arrangement! Georges Bizet’s classic opera gets a seasonal makeover in this mash-up that combines themes from Carmen with numerous holiday favorites....

Christmas goes to the opera in this clever and fun arrangement! Georges Bizet’s classic opera gets a seasonal makeover in this mash-up that combines themes from Carmen with numerous holiday favorites....

Christmas goes to the opera in this clever and fun arrangement! Georges Bizet’s classic opera gets a seasonal makeover in this mash-up that combines themes from Carmen with numerous holiday favorites....

A moonlit chase through a darkened forest... A haunted galop-esque character that adds to the thrill... This exciting work features dissonant harmonies, driving percussion, and optional synthesizer to...

This programmatic work paints a portrait of the worst maritime disaster in U.S. history. In 1865, after the end of the Civil War, the Sultana was carrying Union soldiers up the Mississippi River when...

This programmatic work paints a portrait of the worst maritime disaster in U.S. history. In 1865, after the end of the Civil War, the Sultana was carrying Union soldiers up the Mississippi River when...

Sound the alarms! This bombastic work will keep your students motivated with searing dissonances, tri-tones and syncopated rhythms. 3-part fully adaptable with percussion and accompaniment.