Absolute Beginner

Add a touch of whimsy and joy to your next concert with this new young band work. Inspired by the composer's love of Percy Grainger, Frogs combines many 'Grainger-isms' (unexpected harmonic movement,...

This dramatic concert band work depicts a watershed moment in American History. Written in honor of the Little Rock Central Nine and the 60th anniversary of the integration of the Little Rock school s...

March of the Arachnids' is the second movement in the composer's 'Garden Suite', following 'Frogs' from 2018. 'The Itsy Bitsy Spider' and 'Shoo Fly' serve as its primary melodic material, though given...

Honoring the career of an Illinois band director upon her retirement, this gorgeous work comes off as an epic musical journey that is full of surprises. An oboe soloist (always cued) is featured in th...

With its title originating in one of the most poignant, nostalgic lines of text in the Irish folk song 'Danny Boy', Standridge has created a dreamily beautiful setting of this beloved song, accessible...

This four-movement work for Symphonic Band was written in secret to celebrate the conducting career of Dr. Kenneth Singleton upon his retirement as Director of Bands at the University of Northern Colo...

The wide array of colors and exotic perfumes of flowers serve as the inspiration for this new work, the third movement of Randall Standridge's 'The Garden Suite.' The lyrical melodies and careful atte...

Your performers and audience will be buzzing with excitement for the fourth and final movement of Randall Standridge's 'The Garden Suite.' Playful melodies, achievable chromaticism, and colorful orche...