MARCHING MUSIC
Original Marching Band Compositions and Arrangements give your band the advantage of all-new, original music written especially for you and your students. Hide any weaknesses in instrumentation and write for strengths like strong sections or soloists. Match the director's personality and style to create a show that really fits the staff and students. This service is at a premium, so please call or e-mail to inquire about availability in my work schedule. Contact me at (407) 927-7765, email at [email protected], or use the "Contact Tim" page on this website.
AVAILABLE SHOWS:
Medium-Easy
Babylon
NEW for 2013! Exotic and yet familiar, this strongly themed music of original music describes the Culture, Beauty, and Strength of Babylon.
It's a Stretch
This show of original music explores everything “stretchy," with musical lines and phrases stretch and extend in interesting ways.
New Orleans Sketches
This new show captures all the character and fun of New Orleans, combining original music with classic Orleans tunes like "When the Saints" and "Amazing Grace."
Salvation
One of my most popular and successful shows! Written and voiced especially for a small band, this production features strong classic melodies.
Simple Explorations
Written for a small band, this unique show takes the classic “Simple Gifts” melody and explores it in creative and unexpected ways. A very crowd-friendly and contemporary production.
Traditional Carmen
These selections from the classic Bizet score have a strong Spanish flavor that audiences love.
Medium
Aquatic Explorations
Take a musical dive into the coral reef, exploring sea life with the beauty and danger of the sea. Based on the music of Camille Saint-Saens.
Circus!
NEW for 2013! A slightly dark and sophisticated take on a VERY crowd-friendly theme, with music and visuals that audiences recognize and love.
Construction
Portray a day on a construction site with all original music featuring upbeat jazzy tunes and contemporary melodies.
Dark Event
Written for a small band, this through-composed production explores dark sounds and moods.
Dark Spanish
NEW for 2013! Strong, Dark, and Powerful. Using music from “Iberia” by Albeniz and “Carmen” by Bizet, this show transforms these melodies in a contemporary and innovative way.
Daydreams
What do you daydream about? Visual possibilities abound in this show of original music which explores some of the things that we all dream of.
Dreamscapes
Original music takes the audience through a dreamscape of moods and surprises while exploring bees, butterflies & flowers, True Love, and the nightmare of a chase scene.
Frank Lloyd Wright
This show of original symphonic music depicts three of the most famous buildings designed by legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Innovative, contemporary, and sophisticated.
Galileo
This show of original music celebrates the life and accomplishments of one of the world’s greatest thinker and innovators, depicting mathematics, measurement, and observing the heavens.
Gems
This show of all original music depicts precious jewels for a simple and clear show concept. “Diamonds” sparkles with a classical feel, “Emeralds” is mysterious and dark, and “Rubies” shimmers with a Latin flair.
I Believe
What things does a young child believe in? Original music depicts Unicorns and Dragons, Ghosts, Santa, Mermaids, and Leprechauns.
Iditarod
A show unlike anything you’ve seen before, this original composition celebrates the energy, challenges, and drama of the Iditarod dogsled race in Alaska.
Influence
An original show using voice-overs to depict the concept "Everything you do influences others."
Irish
NEW for 2013! Using classic melodies of Irish Folk Tunes, this show is strongly themed, crowd friendly, and yet very playable by a younger or smaller group.
New World Symphony 2001
The movements are reversed but the effect is fantastic in this somewhat traditional but solid arrangement of this crowd-friendly classic.
Opposing Forces
An unexpected take on the classic “Light vs. Dark” production uses music from Beethoven’s 5th and 9th Symphonies paired with Dvorak’s “New World Symphony."
Pictures at an Exhibition
The "good parts" version of Pictures where all the best moments are highlighted in new ways.
Rain Dance
An original composition depicting a tribal call and dance for rain, ending with a splashy finale!
Scheherazade
Audiences love these melodies from Scheherazade & Russian Easter Overture, and this show plays easily for any size band.
Spices
This show of original music is a unique twist on the classic “Around the World” theme. Tuneful melodies in iconic styles will take your audience on a musical journey filled with effect and fresh ideas.
Superstitions
NEW for 2013! This show of original music is a playful mix of mysterious and scary with a contemporary vibe.
The Lady in the Light
This original composition is based on the famous story of the ghost which haunts the St. Augustine Lighthouse.
The Music of Edvard Grieg
One of my most successful arrangements! It makes smaller or younger bands sound like professionals playing melodies audiences know and love from Grieg.
The Music of Rimsky-Korsakov
Russian Easter Overture / Flight of the Bumblebee / Sheherazade: Young Prince / Festival at Baghdad
The Need for Speed
A unique show of all-original music, this show depicts the sights and sounds of a day at the races, including crashes, pit stops, and the final rush to the checkered flag!
The Newspaper
A great show concept: Original music depicting the sections of a Newspaper: The Front Page / The Comics / Sports Page / Entertainment Page
The Nutcracker Ballet
A more traditional version of the Nutcracker score, though the closer is a jazz piece!
The Phoenix
Original music depicts the life cycle of the legendary Phoenix. The music is symphonic in nature and is loaded with musical effects depicting flying, decay, sudden fire, and rebirth.
The Piano Lesson
Following the progress of a piano student from beginning exercises to the concert hall, this show is chock full of audience-friendly melodies and variety.
Verdi Masterpieces
Classic, tuneful, heavy and yet familiar, this show has everything for the competitive band looking to make an impression. The arrangements are serious but very playable, a great competitive package!
Von Suppe
NEW for 2013! Poet & Peasant / Light Cavalry Overtures: Written for a small but talented group, this show explores the many moods of the classic VonSuppe scores in a contemporary way.
Western
Original music describes the adventure and romance of the Wild West, including iconic western sounds and motifs like horses galloping, cowboys on a round-up, or the sun rising on the prairie.
World Tour
Using mostly original music, this travelogue of musical styles takes the audience on a journey through many musical styles.
Medium-Advanced
Bells
This contemporary show is an original composition which utilizes “Claire de Lune” along with melodies from “Westminster Chimes” and “Carol of the Bells.”
Carmen 2009
This contemporary and innovative take on Bizet’s famous score is wildly energetic and full of lush harmonies and surprises.
Christmas
A very strong concept, played out with recognizable yet classic music and lots of energy and musicality.
Classical Favorites
Filled with famous Classical melodies that have huge audience appeal and recognition, this show includes everything from Grieg to the Can-Can!
Conquest of Gold
A Spanish show of all original music filled with both the passion and fire of a classic Spanish production.
Dark and Light
An original composition in two movements, based on “Ode to Joy,” “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring,” “Dies Irae” and the “Verdi Requiem."
Enigma Variations - Elgar
Five movements from the classic Elgar score, including the unsurpassed “Nimrod” ballad.
Fire and Ice
This show of original music is sophisticated and contemporary, with upbeat fiery melodies and a cool and dramatic ballad.
London Symphony
This exquisite through-composed composition based on Ralph Vaughan-Williams’ tuneful “London Symphony” is one of my all-time favorite shows.
Nutcracker for the New Millennium
Here’s an innovative contemporary spin on the classic melodies that audiences know and love. This production is loaded with musical effects, surprises with some mixed meters, and even includes New Age and Latin sounds!
Stravinsky
This non-stop production features music from “Firebird” and “Petrushka,” is paced for maximum variety and effect.



