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“Fuego en el Llano—Fire on the Plains”--
Grade Two
Commissioned by Denver City High School
Band
Inspired by the lingering drought and terrible
wildfires that struck Texas in 2011, “Fuego en la
screamer! After a slow but dramatic intro, there is
a burning opener entitled “Fuego Salvaje—
Wildfire”. This is followed by an eerie ballad
entitled “Noche el Fuego—Nightfire” which can
feature a euphonium tenor sax, or other soloist.
The night-time quiet is broken by “Tormenta
Incendio—Firestorm” which is a red=hot Samba
with some cool latin percussion breaks. We hear a
brief “Reprise” of some earlier themes and then a
driving finale. If you are looking for a “musica
caliente” show, this is it!
Click on the image to hear a midi recording of this
piece.
Click here to see the Denver City Marching Band
2011 performance of this show.
Grade Two
Commissioned by Denver City High School
Band
Inspired by the lingering drought and terrible
wildfires that struck Texas in 2011, “Fuego en la
screamer! After a slow but dramatic intro, there is
a burning opener entitled “Fuego Salvaje—
Wildfire”. This is followed by an eerie ballad
entitled “Noche el Fuego—Nightfire” which can
feature a euphonium tenor sax, or other soloist.
The night-time quiet is broken by “Tormenta
Incendio—Firestorm” which is a red=hot Samba
with some cool latin percussion breaks. We hear a
brief “Reprise” of some earlier themes and then a
driving finale. If you are looking for a “musica
caliente” show, this is it!
Click on the image to hear a midi recording of this
piece.
Click here to see the Denver City Marching Band
2011 performance of this show.
"Groovin' With the 60's"--Grade Two
Commissioned by Teague High School Band
This show celebrates the music of the 1960’s
from flower power and the summer of love to
Woodstock and hard driving rock and roll! The
opener is entitled “Woodstock” and is an up-
tempo celebration guaranteed to get your
audience groovin”! Next is a ballad entitled
“Love and Peace” and is a tribute to the flower
power movement. We move into a funky groove
with “Can You Dig It?” which also features some
rockin’ percussion. The show closes with “Rock
and Roll Medley” which takes you through a
psychedelic rockin’ finale! Break out the peace
signs, tie-dye, and bell bottoms!
Click on the image to hear a midi recording of this
piece.
Commissioned by Teague High School Band
This show celebrates the music of the 1960’s
from flower power and the summer of love to
Woodstock and hard driving rock and roll! The
opener is entitled “Woodstock” and is an up-
tempo celebration guaranteed to get your
audience groovin”! Next is a ballad entitled
“Love and Peace” and is a tribute to the flower
power movement. We move into a funky groove
with “Can You Dig It?” which also features some
rockin’ percussion. The show closes with “Rock
and Roll Medley” which takes you through a
psychedelic rockin’ finale! Break out the peace
signs, tie-dye, and bell bottoms!
Click on the image to hear a midi recording of this
piece.
“Mythology!”--Grade Two-Three
Commissioned by Crane High School Band
This show is a journey through the mythology
of ancient Greece. It opens with a bold fanfare
entitled “Mount Olympus”, the home of the
gods. This segues into “Ares, God of War”, a
dark and driving section with some evil sounding
dissonances. The next section is a beautiful
ballad based on “Aphrodite, Goddess of Love”.
A flourish of woodwinds and brass announce the
arrival of “Poseidon, God of the Sea”. The show
reaches a huge finale with “Zeus, King of the
Gods”. This show is full of excitement and
offers plenty of dramatic visual possibilities.
Click on the image to hear a midi recording of
this piece.
Commissioned by Crane High School Band
This show is a journey through the mythology
of ancient Greece. It opens with a bold fanfare
entitled “Mount Olympus”, the home of the
gods. This segues into “Ares, God of War”, a
dark and driving section with some evil sounding
dissonances. The next section is a beautiful
ballad based on “Aphrodite, Goddess of Love”.
A flourish of woodwinds and brass announce the
arrival of “Poseidon, God of the Sea”. The show
reaches a huge finale with “Zeus, King of the
Gods”. This show is full of excitement and
offers plenty of dramatic visual possibilities.
Click on the image to hear a midi recording of
this piece.
“Pictures at an Exhibition”--Grade Two
Commissioned by Hardin High School Band
This show features selections from Mussourgsky’
s work “Pictures at an Exhibition”, inspired by
the composer’s visit to an art gallery. The piece
opens with a trumpet solo on the “Promenade”
theme. This leads into a dramatic full band
fanfare. The remainder of the opener is an up-
tempo variation on the opening theme with a
brief woodwind interlude from another
Mussourgsky work “Night on Bald Mountain”.
The next section is a ballad on “The Old Castle”.
This features an optional alto sax solo on a
haunting Spanish theme. This is followed
abruptly by “Baba Yaga”, a barn burner section
punctuated with several percussion interludes.
This section segues into “The Great Gate of
Kiev” and brings our show to an exciting finale!
Click on the image to hear a midi recording of this
piece.
Click here to see the Hardin Marching Band-2011
performance of this show.
Commissioned by Hardin High School Band
This show features selections from Mussourgsky’
s work “Pictures at an Exhibition”, inspired by
the composer’s visit to an art gallery. The piece
opens with a trumpet solo on the “Promenade”
theme. This leads into a dramatic full band
fanfare. The remainder of the opener is an up-
tempo variation on the opening theme with a
brief woodwind interlude from another
Mussourgsky work “Night on Bald Mountain”.
The next section is a ballad on “The Old Castle”.
This features an optional alto sax solo on a
haunting Spanish theme. This is followed
abruptly by “Baba Yaga”, a barn burner section
punctuated with several percussion interludes.
This section segues into “The Great Gate of
Kiev” and brings our show to an exciting finale!
Click on the image to hear a midi recording of this
piece.
Click here to see the Hardin Marching Band-2011
performance of this show.
“Selections from Scheherazade”--
Grade Two-Three
Commissioned by Forsan High School Band
This show is based on themes from
“Scheherazade”, The great classical work by
Rimsky-Korsakov. It is based on the tales of
Scheherazade, the beautiful Arabian girl being
held captive by the Sultan. To delay her
execution she captivates the Sultan by telling him
a different tale each night but not finishing the
story until the next day, when also begins a new
tale. After 1001 nights, she is freed, but by this
time and the Sultan are in love and marry. The
show opens with “The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship”
where we hear the bold opening theme followed
by a lovely flute solo and plenty of excitement
including a brief woodwind feature on “1001
Arabian Nights”. “The Young Prince and
Princess” is a ballad featuring beautiful melodies
and lush harmonies. The show concludes with
“Festival at Baghdad”, an exciting finale with a
percussion interlude and huge ending!
Click on the image to hear a midi recording of
this piece.
Click here to see the Forsan Marching Band-
2011 performance of this show.
Grade Two-Three
Commissioned by Forsan High School Band
This show is based on themes from
“Scheherazade”, The great classical work by
Rimsky-Korsakov. It is based on the tales of
Scheherazade, the beautiful Arabian girl being
held captive by the Sultan. To delay her
execution she captivates the Sultan by telling him
a different tale each night but not finishing the
story until the next day, when also begins a new
tale. After 1001 nights, she is freed, but by this
time and the Sultan are in love and marry. The
show opens with “The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship”
where we hear the bold opening theme followed
by a lovely flute solo and plenty of excitement
including a brief woodwind feature on “1001
Arabian Nights”. “The Young Prince and
Princess” is a ballad featuring beautiful melodies
and lush harmonies. The show concludes with
“Festival at Baghdad”, an exciting finale with a
percussion interlude and huge ending!
Click on the image to hear a midi recording of
this piece.
Click here to see the Forsan Marching Band-
2011 performance of this show.
“Under the Spell of the Moon”--Grade Two
Commissioned by Smyer High School
Band
This is a conceptual show based on the idea of
the “Moon” (represented by a French Horn
soloist) casting “spells” of love, joy, sadness,
etc. The music is based on themes by Debussy,
Dvorak, Bach, and Beethoven including part of
the “Moonlight Sonata”--naturally! Our
“Moon” F-Horn soloist makes several brief
appearances throughout the show until she is
herself entranced by the “Sun” represented by a
trumpet soloist also playing a theme by
Beethoven. This is an interesting show concept
and offers some good visual possibilities.
Click on the image to hear a midi recording of
this piece.
Commissioned by Smyer High School
Band
This is a conceptual show based on the idea of
the “Moon” (represented by a French Horn
soloist) casting “spells” of love, joy, sadness,
etc. The music is based on themes by Debussy,
Dvorak, Bach, and Beethoven including part of
the “Moonlight Sonata”--naturally! Our
“Moon” F-Horn soloist makes several brief
appearances throughout the show until she is
herself entranced by the “Sun” represented by a
trumpet soloist also playing a theme by
Beethoven. This is an interesting show concept
and offers some good visual possibilities.
Click on the image to hear a midi recording of
this piece.
