Concert Marches for Concert Band

The climactic theme from Saint Saen's Third Symphony serves as the primary thematic material for this sparking new work from Randall Standridge. The main theme is first presented in a fanfare which gi...

About Warriors of the 16th Empire For those of you that are unaware, I was a band director for twelve years. During my time in that occupation, I created many works that had specific educational goals...

Shadow Fire is intended to conjure images of knights, wizards, dragons, and castles. The work derives a great deal of its style from cinematic traditions in movies and video games. One could imagine a...

Add a patriotic flare to your next concert in this exciting new fanfare from composer Randall Standridge. America (My Country Tis of Thee) serves as the primary thematic material, with hints of other...

Uplifting and bursting with energy, Blue Sky Horizon is a work that is very personal to the composer. Written on a day when he came out of a long depression episode, Randall Standridge communicates th...

Racers…start your engines! This driving new work from Randall Standridge combines staccato articulations, dramatic dynamic changes, and unbridled energy with accessible ranges and rhythmic vocabulary...

Named after both 'Lady Columbia' (the personification of liberty) and the city of Columbia, Missouri, this exciting new work by Randall Standridge is sure to be an audience favorite. Hints of American...

Drawing on his background in visual art, composer Randall Standridge creates an impression of the various colors on the color wheel in this imaginative suite of miniatures for young ensembles. Electri...

What do you get when you mix symphonic motivic development, a touch of a country hoedown, and a hint of jazz, all tied together with clapping from the ensemble? You get the The Clapping Song, of cours...

Tadpoles is a prologue to the composer's work Frogs. In this piece, the audience hears the young creatures beginning to leap, growing more confident with each jump, until they reach a joyous hoping co...

This feisty and festive holiday work finds our titular anti-hero taking to the seas to spread his brand of holiday mayhem. Written in a jaunty 3/4 time, Chapter 2 of the 'Santa the Barbarian Saga' evo...

On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, and the patrons fought back. To understand the magnitude of this event, one must understand the social conditions that the LGBTQ+ community had been...

Program Notes During my childhood, my mother suffered a complete nervous breakdown and psychotic break with reality. Before this happened, there were many warning signs that she was experiencing menta...

When I was a young boy, our family would make a yearly trip from Eagle Pass, Texas, to Elgin, Illinois on the first day of summer. I remember counting the days until I would be able to see my cousins...

I have always been fascinated by outer space-The stars, solar systems, and galaxies. Many of my music is influenced by space, and this piece is no different. Picture a comet streaking through the nigh...

HAVOC manifests all around us in many ways - physically, mentally, and socially. 'Havoc' serves to musically describe absolute chaos and riotousness, while still holding on to the hope for peace and t...

This work is full of energy from beginning to end with a driving tempo and rhythmic ideas. Imagine yourself running through a forest under a moonlit sky, chasing shooting stars as they travel through...

Program Notes The story of 'MacFarlane's Lantern' dates back centuries to the Clan MacFarlane of the Scottish Highlands. Descended from the medieval Earls of Lennox, the MacFarlanes occupied a portion...

A toboggan is a long narrow sled used to slide downhill over snow or ice. The music tells the tale of an epic race down the biggest hill in the neighborhood. As the day begins, the first few snowflake...

Wanderlust was written early in the pandemic when no real-time music making and no traveling were allowed. I had been feeling totally lost and my soul had been restless; those are the two things that...

A fun and energetic work for the beginning band that your students will love! The infectious groove, hand clapping, and driving drum break keep this spirited piece driving all the way to the end. Usin...

A fun and energetic work for the beginning band that your students will love! The infectious groove, hand clapping, and driving drum break keep this spirited piece driving all the way to the end. Usin...