Marching Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1266023 By Metallica. By Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, and Lars Ulrich. Arranged by Jason Sullivann. Contest,Festival,March,Rock. Score and Parts. 117 pages. Green Bicycle Music #858759. Published by Green Bicycle Music (A0.1266023). For Advanced Marching band, Level 4-5. The concept of creating a Marching Band arrangement for a Metallica song actually had occurred to me several years ago. The announcement of the official competition spurred me to action, and Hey, Guess What? I still missed the deadline. Perhaps an underachiever of the Metallica Family, but a member nonetheless.  The arrangement is based on my Piano version of ORION (available on this site, of course). It follows the original closely, with some embellishments added.  Some of the soli playing is more challenging than many arrangements. The mood is more of a Concert piece for Marching Band, with plenty of energy, but more musical complexity. The PDF has been improved and replaced. The score is on Tabloid (11x17) size paper and the parts are on Letter (8.5x11) size. The parts will need to be trimmed for use. I believe it justly expresses the power of Metallica's music. This is not eligible for the 2023 competition. First: your group could play it anyway. Second: I will be on a quest to have it added for next year's version.  I anticipate this year's competition will go very well. 

Marching Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1404777 By Jelly Roll. By Austin Nivarel, Jason Deford, Joe Ragosta, and Robert Ragosta. Arranged by Dan Bradley. Country,Instructional,March,Pop,R & B. 33 pages. Mare Dan Music #987827. Published by Mare Dan Music (A0.1404777). CMA Award Winner Jelly Roll performed this song Need A Favor at the CMA awards ceremony. This arrangement has an optional rock band (Guitar, keyboard, electric bass and drums) this flexible arrangement allows educators to showcase their star performers and motivate all their students to learn to improvise. A 16 bar jam session can be repeated for any intrument or group of instruments with provided chord changes. Of course for a timed performance the optional section can be limited or eliminated. This is a great song with a positive wonderful message. For educators this a medium level performance piece suitable for advanced Middle School and High School performing groups. A wonderful choice for community bands.  Be sure to visit the YouTube link to see and hear the arrangement.

Marching Band - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1290175 By Alan Wagstaff. By Traditional Irish. Arranged by Alan Wagstaff. Celtic,Contest,Festival,Folk,Holiday,Irish,March. Score and Parts. 8 pages. Alan Wagstaff #880894. Published by Alan Wagstaff (A0.1290175). 'The King of the Fairies' is a traditional Irish March which I have arranged for a marching band of Bb clarinet, C trumpet, F Horn, tuba, trombone, piccolo, tenor saxophone, and baritone saxophone and percussion. It would work well for any festival, especially a mid-summer affair or, of course, St Patrick's Day. It has a jaunty swung feel.PS If you have a favorite Irish song or tune that you would like to have arranged, let me know and I'll post it here.   alanthewag@outlook.com.

Marching Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.942674 Composed by Dave Houghton. Contemporary. Score and Parts. 34 pages. D. Houghton #2967115. Published by D. Houghton (A0.942674). A march in a traditional British Brass Band style with a few contemporary twists, takes the listener on a journey through a fairground from the helta-skelta to the Waltzers and of course the fairground organ.

Marching Band - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1317745 By Chris Kenner. By Christopher Kenner. Arranged by Brian Rhodes. Soul,Video Game. 29 pages. Brian E Rhodes #906426. Published by Brian E Rhodes (A0.1317745). How did this obscure Wilson Pickett tune for the 60's become a marching band sensation? No one knows! Why buy this one over all the others? Reduced instrumentation of course - playable with only 1 of each wind and minimal percussion.