Happy 242nd Birthday America
Happy 242nd Birthday America! This show was from 2014. This was Palestine High School performing The Promise of Living by Aaron Copeland arranged by Jay Dawson.
Columbia High School 2016 – Grimm Tales
This was Columbia High School in West Columbia, Texas, with their UIL show from 2016 entitled Grimm Tales. The music is by Luke McMillan. Movements for the show are entitled Hansel and Gretel, Rumplestilskin, and Little Red Riding Hood. This was Columbia’s show from their last area run.
The Stafford Project
In honor of the 10th anniversary of writing Stafford High School’s marching shows, I have for you, The Stafford Project. These are 45 to 60 second snippets of their shows for the last nine years. They have been led by the capable hands of their director Rod Rodriguez. Notice the evolution in music and drill…
The Crown Jewels
This is The Crown Jewels (I always wanted to do a British show). This show is based around British band and orchestra music (as it turns out English music) and they are all arranged by Jay Bocook. These are older arrangements; the opener and closer were from Jenson Music from the 1980’s, the middle tune…
Stand Firm and Strike Hard
This is Stand Firm and Strike Hard which sounds like a British type march. Upon research of this music (I had never heard of it before), I found that this is the motto of the Mercian Regiment which is an English Battalion that has roots as far back as the 1700’s and has battle honors…
Happy Valentine’s Day – Heart, Edna 2015
In honor of Valentine’s Day, this was a video from Edna High School from 2015. The show is entitled Heart by Randall Standridge. This was a fun, fun show to do. Off to TMEA in about an hour. If you are heading that way, hope to see you there. www.gulfcoastdrilldesign.com.
The Columbia Project
These are the shows I have written for Columbia High School in West Columbia, TX who I have been employed with in some form or another for 13 of the last 15 years.
Canons 2018
This is Canons arranged by Gary Gilroy. The music is based on Johan Pachelbel’s Canon in D (a piece played mostly at weddings) with Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. This is the fourth and final “fun” show for 2018 though I might put one more up if time allows. The band is 72 winds, 11 battery percussion,…
24th and Final Show
The 24th and final show that was completed was for Wolfson High School from Jacksonville, Floriday. Jacksonville is in the northeast corner of the state and is the largest city in Florida. It is 900 due east of where I live. Their director is Cristina Ledford. This is the third time I have done their…