Here is the fourth and final Just for Fun show for 2025. When I first started doing adaptation work for Marching Show Concepts, the music of this show was given to me several times and around 2009, I wrote a show to it as practice. In recent days, I have looked back at some things…
So, we are getting ready for 2025. At the moment, I can confirm 30 shows that I will be writing drill for, which I am very excited about. There are another 5 schools that I am awaiting an answer from for confirmation. These are subject to change as directors do change schools and so this…
For those who saw me at TMEA and wondered what I was working on, this was it. I completed the first two movements in San Antonio and finished the closer at home. This is Time After Time and is arranged by Luke McMillan. The movements in this show are Clocks by Coldplay, Time After Time…
This was a show that I originally did at the TMEA Convention in San Antonio in February, 2024. This is Chess, The Art of Revolution and it is arranged by Luke McMillan. The three movements are the Ballet Suite No. 4 by Dmitri Shostakovich, Everybody Wants to Rule the World sung by Tears for Fears,…
The 2nd Just for Fun show for 2025 is entitled Full Circle. It features two Latin themed pieces that can be interpreted as a circle. The opener is Corona by Jay Bocook which is the round gaseous ring around the sun which you see during a eclipse. The next two movements come from Casals Suite…
This was one I did many year’s ago. Merry Christmas!
Here is a just for fun video using three unrelated songs from the Arrangers Publishing catalog entitled Jubilation. It features Rocky Point Holiday by Ron Nelson arranged by Jay Dawson, Land of Make Believe (the old version) by Chuck Mangione arranged by Larry Kerchner and Joy by Joseph Curiale arranged by Tom Wallace. The band…
UIL Area Contest Results – 3A Tidehaven High School – Area D 27th Place Falfurrias High School – Area E 27th Place Tolar High School – Area B 18th Place Brazos High School – Area D 21st Place Luling High School – Area E 18th Place Orangefield High School – Area C 11th Place (Finalist)…
Some more results from UIL and beyond. First, my first band from Arizona, Morenci High School performed at their first contest last Saturday, the Eastern Arizona College Band Day and performed to an excellent rating. Good stuff for their first time out. Two more shows happened today and both were 1st divisions. From Arkansas: Piggott…
It was a good day as far as the drill writing side of things. I am going to include the 2 out of state bands on this listing that received 1st divisions or that equivalent that went last week. They are in the order they received them: South Walton High School, Santa Rosa Beach, FL…