2016 Marching Band Arrangements
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New for 2016
American Celebrations
Grade 2Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Featuring the music Down by the River, Simple Gifts, Symphony No. 9 (Dvorak), America the Beautiful, Shenandoah, and original work by Maldonado.
This production is patriotism meeting the modern marching band! The work is a good blend of many traditional melodies associated with in our country. Give it a listen!
This production is patriotism meeting the modern marching band! The work is a good blend of many traditional melodies associated with in our country. Give it a listen!
New for 2016
New for 2016
Anomaly
Grade 4Jair Klarfeld, Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Featuring Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10, Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 and 6, Boelman's Toccata from Gothic Suite for Organ, Marinelli's Evey Reborn, and Klarfeld's Anomaly.
This show's visual concept was based off of a freak show carnival. The dark nature of the music lends itself to being a very intriguing show!?
This show's visual concept was based off of a freak show carnival. The dark nature of the music lends itself to being a very intriguing show!?
New for 2016
Attic
Grade 4Carol Brittin Chambers, Manny Maldonado
Featuring music from Grainger's Lincolnshire Posy and original works from Carol Chambers.
The show is based around a young girl who gets lured into a haunted attic. While there, she begins to come across relics of years past. As more and more ghosts are summoned, a fight for her escape ensues to a dramatic ending!?
The show is based around a young girl who gets lured into a haunted attic. While there, she begins to come across relics of years past. As more and more ghosts are summoned, a fight for her escape ensues to a dramatic ending!?
New for 2016
Back to the Future
Grade 3Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Extensive drum solo at the top of closer (not represented correctly here)
Featuring Alan Silvestri's Back to the Future soundtrack, Johnnie B. Good, Bruno Mars' Just the Way You Are, and Huey Lewis' The Power of Love
This fun tune was commissioned to commemorate the date that Marty McFly in the movie travels to in the future: October 21, 2015. The show starts out with the theme, but then they quickly travel back to the 50's. The ballad takes place in the present. The closer start out with a three drum set trio, as they travel back to the 80's to Power of Love. The ending is a reprise of the Silvestri to bring the time traveler back home.?
Featuring Alan Silvestri's Back to the Future soundtrack, Johnnie B. Good, Bruno Mars' Just the Way You Are, and Huey Lewis' The Power of Love
This fun tune was commissioned to commemorate the date that Marty McFly in the movie travels to in the future: October 21, 2015. The show starts out with the theme, but then they quickly travel back to the 50's. The ballad takes place in the present. The closer start out with a three drum set trio, as they travel back to the 80's to Power of Love. The ending is a reprise of the Silvestri to bring the time traveler back home.?
New for 2016
Birds of a Feather
Grade 5Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Jazz movement
Extensive percussion moment
Featuring Music from Weather Report's Birdland, Nelly Furtado's I'm Like a Bird, Mussursky's Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks, Charlie Parker's Yard Bird Suite, Jamie Foxx's Fly Love (from the Rio Soundtrack), and Eric Whitacre's Fly to Paradise.
This great work is set in six scenes, with each musical moment representing a different bird. Originally commissioned by Fredericksburg High School in 2016, the work was in finals at the Texas UIL State Marching Band Championships. Featuring everything from classical, to jazz, to new music, this work has it all!
Extensive percussion moment
Featuring Music from Weather Report's Birdland, Nelly Furtado's I'm Like a Bird, Mussursky's Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks, Charlie Parker's Yard Bird Suite, Jamie Foxx's Fly Love (from the Rio Soundtrack), and Eric Whitacre's Fly to Paradise.
This great work is set in six scenes, with each musical moment representing a different bird. Originally commissioned by Fredericksburg High School in 2016, the work was in finals at the Texas UIL State Marching Band Championships. Featuring everything from classical, to jazz, to new music, this work has it all!
New for 2016
Carmen II
Grade 3Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Featuring the music of Bizet's Carmen and Rivel's Bolero.
This production was recently re-worked to be a more attainable version of the original MJM Works Carmen. It is intended for 2A-4A bands and is all public domain. The Spanish flare of the work can be coupled with many different visual ideas.?
This production was recently re-worked to be a more attainable version of the original MJM Works Carmen. It is intended for 2A-4A bands and is all public domain. The Spanish flare of the work can be coupled with many different visual ideas.?
New for 2016
Celestial Voyage II
Grade 5Carol Brittin Chambers, Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Featuring Coldplay's Sky Full of Stars, Hoslt's The Planets, Giacchino's There's No Place Like Home,
This production celebrates the heavens and celestial bodies above. A pre-recorded track of Coldplay fades into the front ensemble percussion as we build to the first big hit. Part 2 is primarily a driving rendition of Mars, part 3 is a ballad based off of Giacchino's There's No Place Like Home, and part 4 focuses on Jupiter from The Planets. ?
This production celebrates the heavens and celestial bodies above. A pre-recorded track of Coldplay fades into the front ensemble percussion as we build to the first big hit. Part 2 is primarily a driving rendition of Mars, part 3 is a ballad based off of Giacchino's There's No Place Like Home, and part 4 focuses on Jupiter from The Planets. ?
New for 2016
Clockwork
Grade 4Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Extensive percussion moment
Featuring Coldplay's Clocks, Haydn's Clock Symphony, Enya's Only Time, Cyndi Lauper's Time after Time, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, and Braham's Symphony No. 1
Winds, Percussion, and Samples by Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Featuring Clocks by Coldplay, Hadyn's Clock Symphony, Cyndi Lauper's Time after Time, Enya's Only Time, and Brahm's Symphony No. 1.
This production is all things clock! It starts out with a Coldplay pre-show that moves into the first opening hit. Samples are available for this production.?
Featuring Coldplay's Clocks, Haydn's Clock Symphony, Enya's Only Time, Cyndi Lauper's Time after Time, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, and Braham's Symphony No. 1
Winds, Percussion, and Samples by Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Featuring Clocks by Coldplay, Hadyn's Clock Symphony, Cyndi Lauper's Time after Time, Enya's Only Time, and Brahm's Symphony No. 1.
This production is all things clock! It starts out with a Coldplay pre-show that moves into the first opening hit. Samples are available for this production.?
New for 2016
Common Thread
Grade 5Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Featuring Copland's Promise of Living, Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Do Re Mi, Bobby McFerrin's A Common Thread, Dave Brubeck's Unsquare Dance, and Pat Metheny's First Circle.
The common thread, which is Copland's Promise of Living, is intertwined throughout the work, and the visual draw are elements of sewing. There is a "common thread" with numbers, angles, and patterns being in the show titles.
New for 2016
Dangerous Waters
Grade 5Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Extensive Percussion Break
Featuring Mackey's Wine Dark Sea, Daughtery's Niagara Falls, Hillsong United's Oceans, Beethoven's Symphony No. 7
This production revolves around water and the beauty, but danger, that exist within it. The show opens with Wine Dark Sea, then goes into Niagara Falls. During Part 3, triangles are played around the field, as part of the visual construct is based on the Bermuda Triangle. During Part 4, the ship begins to creak under the stress of the water as the drumline plays a feature that builds into a reprise of Wine Dark Sea.
Featuring Mackey's Wine Dark Sea, Daughtery's Niagara Falls, Hillsong United's Oceans, Beethoven's Symphony No. 7
This production revolves around water and the beauty, but danger, that exist within it. The show opens with Wine Dark Sea, then goes into Niagara Falls. During Part 3, triangles are played around the field, as part of the visual construct is based on the Bermuda Triangle. During Part 4, the ship begins to creak under the stress of the water as the drumline plays a feature that builds into a reprise of Wine Dark Sea.
New for 2016
Darkness Before Dawn
Grade 3Luke McMillan, Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Featuring Verdi's Requiem, Wagner's Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral, Holsinger's Salvation is Created, and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.
This production is a "dark to light" show, which can have numerous visual interpretations.?
This production is a "dark to light" show, which can have numerous visual interpretations.?
New for 2016
Dia de los Muertos
Grade 4Stephen Segura, Courtney Kirkwood, and Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Featuring Albeniz' Asturias Leyenda, Williams' Symphonic Dance No. 3, Verdi's Requiem, Ravel's Pavane for a Dead Princess, and Marquez' Danzon No. 2
This unique show celebrates the Dia de los Muertos heritage. The beginning movement is more on the dark side of the holiday, but by the end, a true celebration of life occurs.
This unique show celebrates the Dia de los Muertos heritage. The beginning movement is more on the dark side of the holiday, but by the end, a true celebration of life occurs.
New for 2016
eARTh
Grade 4Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Featuring the music of Smith's Africa: Ceremony, Song and Ritual, Viet Cuong's Diamond Tide, and Timothy Mahr's Fantasia in G.
This production focuses on the three parts of Earth, and how within the Earth, art exists (hence the title). Part 1 is Land and is represented by Africa, Part 2 is Water which depicts Diamond Tide, and Part 3 is Air, shown through Mahr's Fantasia. Visual concepts revolve around these parts of our planet. Earth is art, and Art is the Earth.
This production focuses on the three parts of Earth, and how within the Earth, art exists (hence the title). Part 1 is Land and is represented by Africa, Part 2 is Water which depicts Diamond Tide, and Part 3 is Air, shown through Mahr's Fantasia. Visual concepts revolve around these parts of our planet. Earth is art, and Art is the Earth.
New for 2016
New for 2016
Forever Young
Grade 5Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Extended percussion feature
Difficult trombone trio in the closer
Featuring music from the 90's grunge era, Mozart's Symphony No. 25 in G minor, Gershwin's Summertime, 2Pac's California Lovin', and Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3
Forever Young celebrates musical artists that the world lost before their time is up. Each movement represents a new artist and a new visual palette.
Difficult trombone trio in the closer
Featuring music from the 90's grunge era, Mozart's Symphony No. 25 in G minor, Gershwin's Summertime, 2Pac's California Lovin', and Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3
Forever Young celebrates musical artists that the world lost before their time is up. Each movement represents a new artist and a new visual palette.
New for 2016
Fragile Earth
Grade 4Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Featuring Sting's Fragile, Mahler's Symphony No. 2, Adele's Million Years Ago, and inspirations based off the Inception Soundtrack
This show concept is about the destruction of our planet, but how we can still turn the result around. Music is written around a guitar soloist that is weaved throughout the work, but can be rescored for any strong performer. The "bad to good" nature of the music progression can be used for a multitude of visual ideas.
This show concept is about the destruction of our planet, but how we can still turn the result around. Music is written around a guitar soloist that is weaved throughout the work, but can be rescored for any strong performer. The "bad to good" nature of the music progression can be used for a multitude of visual ideas.
New for 2016
From Dusk til Dawn
Grade 3Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Featuring Nicki Minaj's The Night is Still Young, Mozart's Eine Kleine Nahctmusik, Andrew Lloyd Weber's Music of the Night, and Going Home (based on the Largo on Dvorak's 9th Symphony).
This fun, yet thoughtfully orchestrated, work depicts the course of an evening through morning.
New for 2016
Immortal
Grade 4Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Featuring the music of 3 Doors Down's Kryptonite, David Guida's Titanium, Audioamchine's Blood and Stone, Bruckner's Symphony No. 8, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4
This strong production depicts the essence of "the man of steel" without being too cheesy or over-the-top. An optional title to this piece could be called Bulletproof and can be matched visually with color palettes from the more recent superhero movies.?
This strong production depicts the essence of "the man of steel" without being too cheesy or over-the-top. An optional title to this piece could be called Bulletproof and can be matched visually with color palettes from the more recent superhero movies.?
New for 2016
Intergalactic
Grade 5Jordan Stern
Extensive knowledge of electronics
(sampling/vocoder required) Difficult closer
Featuring music from Giacchino's Star Trek soundtrack, Holst's The Planets, and Beastie Boy's Intergalactic
The show opens up with pre-recorded audio depicting the birth of the space program. The band is count in to the arrival and the show begins to a driving rendition of Giacchino's work with The Planets mixed in. Right when you think the ballad is going to a stock rendition of Venus, things turn! The drum feature "Intergalactic" gives way to a well-scored closer that brings back all compositional elements of the work.
(sampling/vocoder required) Difficult closer
Featuring music from Giacchino's Star Trek soundtrack, Holst's The Planets, and Beastie Boy's Intergalactic
The show opens up with pre-recorded audio depicting the birth of the space program. The band is count in to the arrival and the show begins to a driving rendition of Giacchino's work with The Planets mixed in. Right when you think the ballad is going to a stock rendition of Venus, things turn! The drum feature "Intergalactic" gives way to a well-scored closer that brings back all compositional elements of the work.
New for 2016
Mad World
Grade 4Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado, Scott Ward
Featuring Guy Jules Mad World, Schumann's Manfred Overture and Symphony No. 3, Patsy Cline's Crazy, Elfman's Breakfast Machine (from Pee-Wee Herman's Big Adventure), and Herman's Psycho Suite
Get ready for a MAD adventure! The production is set into four scenes: Mad Hatter, Mad Man, Mad House, and Mad World. After the Schumann pre-show that lays out a dark mood, the music starts driving and the craziness begins! The madness builds to a climatic ending!?
Get ready for a MAD adventure! The production is set into four scenes: Mad Hatter, Mad Man, Mad House, and Mad World. After the Schumann pre-show that lays out a dark mood, the music starts driving and the craziness begins! The madness builds to a climatic ending!?
New for 2016
Masquerade
Grade 4Manuel J. Maldonado
Featuring a pre-show recording of Michael Jackson's Behind the Mask, Thousand Foot Krutch's Welcome to the Masquerade, Carl Nielson's Overture Prelude to Act II from Maskarade, Khachaturian's Masquerade Suite, and Weber's Masquerade from Phantom of the Opera.
This show is about all things "mask"! ?
This show is about all things "mask"! ?
New for 2016
ORGANic
Grade 4Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado, Matt Greene
Extended percussion break
Featuring music from Isham's Life as a House soundtrack, Saint-Saens Organ Symphony Cocks and Hens from Carnival of the Animals, and Zimmer's The Organ of Davy Jones
This production revolved around the play "organ" in the word "organic". Organ music was played and represented visually on the field, while plants and animals filled the visual palette!?
Featuring music from Isham's Life as a House soundtrack, Saint-Saens Organ Symphony Cocks and Hens from Carnival of the Animals, and Zimmer's The Organ of Davy Jones
This production revolved around the play "organ" in the word "organic". Organ music was played and represented visually on the field, while plants and animals filled the visual palette!?
New for 2016
New for 2016
New for 2016
Outside the Box
Grade 3Jair Klarfeld, Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Featuring Kilar's Orawa, Bjork's Dancer in the Dark, and original works by Jair Klarfeld
This intriguing show revolves around the Orawa melody's unforgettable ostinato. The visual construct of the show involved large pvc cubes around the field, but this exciting music can have many different visual representations. ?
This intriguing show revolves around the Orawa melody's unforgettable ostinato. The visual construct of the show involved large pvc cubes around the field, but this exciting music can have many different visual representations. ?
New for 2016
Protected
Grade 4Luke McMillan, Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Extended Percussion Break
Featuring America the Beautiful, and original works by Luke McMillan
This patriotic show pays tribute to all who serve, not only in our military, but in our public servant roles of fire fighting, police, and emergency services.
Featuring America the Beautiful, and original works by Luke McMillan
This patriotic show pays tribute to all who serve, not only in our military, but in our public servant roles of fire fighting, police, and emergency services.
New for 2016
New for 2016
REpocolype: The Forest of Eyes
Grade 5Jair Klarfeld, Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Featuring Guy Jules' Mad World, Iz Gomera's In Pursuit of Infernal Devices, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4, and Jair Klarfeld's The Forest of Eyes
This intense production takes hold of the world's dark ending through the eyes of a forest…?
This intense production takes hold of the world's dark ending through the eyes of a forest…?
New for 2016
Rise
Grade 5Will Pitts, Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Extended percussion feature
Featuring Holsinger's Liturgical Dances, Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5, Zimmer's Macrotus (from the Batman Begins), and Metheny's Dismantling Utopia.
This "cyborg" show depicts the rise and fall of a cyborg army, portrayed by the colorguard.?
Featuring Holsinger's Liturgical Dances, Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5, Zimmer's Macrotus (from the Batman Begins), and Metheny's Dismantling Utopia.
This "cyborg" show depicts the rise and fall of a cyborg army, portrayed by the colorguard.?
New for 2016
Spanish Heart
Grade 3Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Featuring Reed's La Fiesta Mexicana, Williams' Symphonic Dance No. 2, Giacchino's La Luna, soundtrack, and Cancion del Mariachi from the Desperado soundtrack
This production features an exciting combination of legitimate and contemporary repertoire that comes together for a great show about the Spanish-Mexican people and its heritage.
This production features an exciting combination of legitimate and contemporary repertoire that comes together for a great show about the Spanish-Mexican people and its heritage.
New for 2016
Starry Night
Grade 3Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado, Chris Gordon, Eric Rath
Featuring Donald Grantham's Spangled Heavens, Shabazz' Toward the North Star, the Pinnochio Soundtrack's When You Wish Upon a Star, and Markowski's Dreamland
This show's visual element revolved around stars and Van Gogh's painting Starry Night. It opens up with a pre-recorded track of Star in the East that leads into Grantham's Spangled Heavens. This exciting show based off of contemporary wind literature and an old Disney classic will be sure to excite! ?
New for 2016
The Aviary
Grade 3Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Featuring Tchaikovsky's Black Swan Ballet, Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, Weather Report's Birdland, Adele's Skyfall,
This show is all about the birds! The opening act takes flight and is uplifting. The ballad are about the "dark birds", such as crows and vultures. There is then an interlude with the "bird" part from Peter and the Wolf that interacts with the percussion section, before going into Birdland. Then we return back to the Tchaikovsky to close it out!
This show is all about the birds! The opening act takes flight and is uplifting. The ballad are about the "dark birds", such as crows and vultures. There is then an interlude with the "bird" part from Peter and the Wolf that interacts with the percussion section, before going into Birdland. Then we return back to the Tchaikovsky to close it out!
New for 2016
Train of Thought
Grade 4Carol Brittin Chambers, Manuel J. "Manny" Maldonado
Featuring Glass' Primacy of Numbers, Bjork's Dancer in the Dark, Giacchino's Enterprising Young Men, and Chamber's Train of Thought
This production's visual hook was a play on the word "train" inside the title "Train of Thought".
This production's visual hook was a play on the word "train" inside the title "Train of Thought".
New for 2016
Unity
Grade 4
Featuring Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man and Appalachian Spring, Hindemith's Symphony in Bb, Coldplay's Fix You, and Holst's Jupiter from The Planets
Unity celebrates man and mankind. There is enough darkness, reflection, and triumph in this work to have multiple visual interpretations.
Unity celebrates man and mankind. There is enough darkness, reflection, and triumph in this work to have multiple visual interpretations.