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Concert BandHarlem DriveWritten for the Millikin University Symphonic Wind Ensemble in 2017, Harlem Drive captures the energy of driving through New York City: a chorus of car horns, street sounds, and Afro-Cuban dance rhythms shaped around an asymmetrical son montuno. A calmer middle section escapes across the George Washington Bridge before the music returns to the city’s bustle.
Concert BandBattle Cry of FreedomWritten in 1862, “Battle Cry of Freedom” became one of the defining songs of the Union cause and the fight against slavery. This setting presents its familiar melody in a range of moods and styles, capturing both the fierce patriotism and profound sorrow of a nation at war.
Concert BandConcerto for Tuba and Concert BandThis 15-minute, three-movement concerto casts the tuba as a protagonist traveling from playful innocence through despondency to anger and exasperation. Its traditional fast–slow–fast design blends classical harmony and form with jazz-inflected rhythm, syncopation, and the melodic spirit of folk and popular music.
Concert BandHarlem DriveWritten for the Millikin University Symphonic Wind Ensemble in 2017, Harlem Drive captures the energy of driving through New York City: a chorus of car horns, street sounds, and Afro-Cuban dance rhythms shaped around an asymmetrical son montuno. A calmer middle section escapes across the George Washington Bridge before the music returns to the city’s bustle.
Concert BandIdyllCommissioned by the 2015 Area Honor Band, Idyll reflects on the composer’s childhood in Central Illinois. Written after three years in New York City, the piece evokes the region’s open landscapes and quiet rural life with warmth and nostalgia.
Concert BandThe Long Road HomeCommissioned by the Southern California Brass Consortium in 2014 and transcribed for concert band in 2016, The Long Road Home follows a soldier returning from war. A patriotic opening theme gives way to memories of fallen comrades and the violence of battle before returning to the soldier’s enduring optimism and pride in service.
Concert BandMarch MadnessCommissioned by the Taylorville High School Concert Band in 2012, March Madness honors Dolph Stanley and generations of participants in the school’s athletics programs. Familiar Taylorville fight songs, including “On, Wisconsin!” and the school’s alma mater, are woven into this spirited tribute.
Concert BandNightfallNightfall evokes the stillness of a quiet night in the open country through the wind band’s rich, expansive sonority. Alto saxophone and baritone solos emerge from the texture, complemented by lyrical woodwind and brass soli.
Concert BandThe Wind in the WillowsComposed for symphony orchestra in 2012 and transcribed for wind band in 2016, this programmatic work brings Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows to life. Four opening sections — “Spring Cleaning,” “The River,” “Toad Hall,” and “Wild Wood” — introduce distinct character and location themes, each threaded with a recurring horn motive. The themes converge in “The Fight for Toad Hall” before the work closes with Toad’s triumphant victory banquet.
