Marching Band Music

Marching Band compositions and arrangements fall into one of these categories:

Commissions for original marching band compositions for your ensemble.
Purchasing a pre-existing original marching band composition.
Commissioning an arrangement of repertoire that is already composed and requires copyright permission.

Please contact info@drewshanefield.com to inquire about commissions
and arrangement details.

Regarding marching band arrangements, you can choose any music selection you wish, pending copyright approval, and I will work with you to arrange it to fit your show concepts. You must obtain copyright permission for all music (that is not original or Public Domain) you wish to have arranged. To expedite this process I recommend going through Jeni Paulson at copycatlicensing.com.

Drew collaborates with the very talented Bret Kuhn in crafting many of his show designs and arrangements (unless otherwise noted). Bret provides full scoring for the entire percussion ensemble at the highest level and to fit the technical needs of your ensemble. You can learn more about Bret here.

Music for Marching Band

Voices of the People (grade IV/V) - Percussion by Mike McIntosh
(a 2009 Marching Show Concepts/Center X publication)
Audio can be previewed on "Audio Samples" page
- I - Harvest Festival
- II - Wedding Scene
- III - Song of Love
- IV - Celebration
Games (grade III/IV)
(a 2008 Marching Show Concepts/Center X publication)
Audio can be previewed on "Audio Samples" page
- I - Tag
- II - Sudoku
- III - Capture the Flag
2010 Field Shows
No Strings Attached (grade IV), an original composition commissioned
by the Kickapoo HS Band (MO), Troy Peterson, director.
Cathedral (Grade V), copyright permission needed.
- I - Sanctuary (Frank Ticheli)
- II - Russian Christman Music (Alfred Reed)
- III - Sanctuary (Frank Ticheli)
- IV - Russian Christman Music (Alfred Reed)/St. Gregory the Great (Ottorino Respighi)
Pursuit (Grade V), copyright permission needed. Percussion by John Brennan and Bret Kuhn.
- I - Firewall (Alexandre Desplat)
- II - Shadowplay (Rene Dupere)
- III - Symphony for Brass and Percussion (Alfred Reed)
Metamophosis (Grade V), copyright permission needed. Percussion by Ray Ulibarri.
- I - Chorale from Symphony No. 2 (Gustav Mahler)
- II - Trittico (Vaclav Nelhybel)
- III - Vertebrae by Vertebrae (Bjork)
- IV - Finale from "Firebird" (Igor Stravinsky)
2009 Field Shows
Rhapsody in Red, White and Blue (grade V), copyright permission needed.
- I - Libertango (Astor Piazolla)
- II - Cloudburst(Eric Whitacre)
  III - Rhapsody in Blue (Geroge Gershwin)
Performance Art (grade V), partial copyright permission needed.
- I - Overture to Candide (Leonard Bernstein)
- II - Festive Overture (Dmitri Shostakovich)
  III - Ode to Joy (Ludwig von Beethoven)
- IV - River Flows in You (Yiruma)
- V - Hallelujiah Chorus (George Frideric Handel)
- VI - 1812 Overture (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
Light Evolving (grade IV-V), partial copyright permission needed.
- I - The Multiples of One(Joseph Curiale)
- II - Claire de Lune(Claude Debussy)
  III - Appalachian Morning (Paul Winter)
Have You Got It In You? (grade V), copyright permission needed. Percussion by Mike McIntosh.
- I - Harison's Dream (Peter Graham)
- II - Yvaine(Andy Brown/Ilan Eshkeri)
  III - Have You Got It In You?(Imogen Heap)
- IV - Shadowplay (Benoit Jutras)
- V - Septimus/Coronation (Andy Brown/Ilan Eshkeri)

Gears (grade III-IV), partial copyright permission needed.
- I - Gears Opening (original)
- II - Alone in a Crowd (Jeff Beal)
  III - Overture to Dancer in the Dark (Bjork)
- IV - Gears Closing (original)
Puzzled (grade V), copyright permission needed. Percussion by John Parsons.
- I - Sorcerer's Apprentice (Paul Dukas)
- II - Profanation(Leonard Bernstein)
  III - Korobeiniki (Theme from Tetris)(Nekrasov)
- IV - Also Sprach Zarathustra (Richard Strauss)
- V - Festive Overture (Dmitri Shostakovich)

Over the River (grade IV), partial copyright permission needed.
- I - Over The River Fanfare
- II - Through the Woods
  III - Red Apple Fantasy
- IV - Red Hoods and a Great Escape to Home
Other Shows...
Con-zen-tric Circles (grade V), copyright permission needed.
- I - 1000 Airplanes on the Roof (Philip Glass)
- II - Psalm XXIII(Leonard Bernstein)
  III - Equus (Eric Whitacre)
Shall We Dance? (grade V), partial copyright permission needed.
- I - Dance of the New World (Dana Wilson)
- II - Waltz/Afro Blue (Jack Stamp/Mongo Santamaria)
  III - Dancer in the Dark (Bjork)
- IV - Lezghinka (Aram Kachaturian)
Stardust (grade V), copyright permission needed.
- I - 1000 Airplanes on the Roof (Philip Glass)
- II - Yvaine (Andy Brown, Ilan Eshkeri)
- III - Septimus/Coronation (Andy Brown, Ilan Eshkeri)
Water Dances (grade V), copyright permission needed.
- I - Equus (Eric Whitacre)
- II - Gabriel's Oboe (Ennio Morricone)
- III - Green (Michael Torke)
Carnivale (grade V), Percussion by John Parsons and Lamar Burkhalter
- I - Colas Breugnon (Kabalevsky)
- II - The Engulfed Cathedral (Debussy)
- III - The Dance of the Jesters (Tchaikovsky)
Ballet Sacra by Holsinger (grade V), partial copyright permission needed. Percussion by Mike McIntosh.
- I - Prelude (original)
- II - Ballet Sacra
- III - Ballade (original)
- IV - Ballet Sacra
Music of the Modern World (grade V), copyright permission needed.
- I - Dance of the New World (Wilson)
- II - Largo from Symphony No. 2 (Barber)
- III - Pampeana No. 3 (Ginastera)

Colors (grade V), copyright permission needed.
Percussion by Dainel Valadie and Chris Perna
- I - Green (Torke)
- II - Blue (Gershhwin)
- III - Silver (Boerma)
The Odyssey by Robert W. Smith (grade IV), copyright permission needed.
- I - The Iliad
- II - The Isle of Calypso
- III - Ithaca
Scenes of Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev (grade IV), copyright permission needed.
- I - Morning Serenade
- II - The Fight
- III - Balcony Scene
- IV - Dance Wuth Mandolins
- V - Finale
Renaissance 2K (grade IV), partial copyright permission needed.
- I - Terpsichore (Bob Margolis/Michael Praetorus)
- II - Ballade (original)
- III - "Gigue" from St. Paul's Suite (Gustav Holst)
Metheny - The Music of Pat Metheny(grade IV), copyright permission needed.
- I - Minuano
- II - The Gathering Sky
- III - Letter From Home
- IV - Third Wind
Appalachian Spring (grade IV), copyright permission needed.
- I - Appalachian Spring
  II - Appalachian Morning
  III - Appalachian Cadenza
  IV - Simple Gifts
  V - Appalachian Spring Closer
Music of Philip Sparke (grade V), copyright permission needed.
I - Ardross Castle ( Hymn of the Highlands)
II - Asteroids and Shooting Stars (Music of the Spheres)
III - Ballad (Music of the Spheres)
IV - Dundonnell Finale (Hymn of the Highlands)

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