Halloween Concert Band Music

Surprises lurk around every corner... shh! Make no sound! Could it be vampires? Ghosts? Mummies from the tomb? Proceed at your own risk if you dare! Carefully scored with young musicians in mind, with a

Spectral melodies and varied orchestration abound. This work begins with the mallet percussion setting an eerie mood and grows into a dark dance of harmony and color. Lyrical but not slow, this cinematic

Eerie sounds reverberate through dark dusty hallways as a Grandfather clock, covered with spider webs, suddenly springs to life in the dead of night. With the sounds of "tick tock" serving as a

A definite hit! This creepy work for developing bands is a perfect fit for your next Halloween concert. With plenty of opportunity for sonorous tutti playing and low brass independence, the unique harmonic

Curse of the Pharaohs is an exotic-sounding piece with a distinctive style and infectious melody. Students will be immediately captivated by the mysterious-sounding introduction that will

This programmatic work includes energetic rhythms and massive dissonant chords that depict an epic battle between a solitary warrior and a dragon who threatens his kingdom. A large battery of percussion and

A thrilling adaptation for concert band. Inspired by three scenes from the story, listeners are transported from the frigid arctic wasteland to eerie nighttime graveyards and the laboratory where the

This series installment showcases selections from IT; Saw; Scream and Halloween. Shocking twists and turns throughout the piece will have audience members

This spine-tingling work is based on Johann Goethe's 18th-century poem of the same name in which a father and his young son ride home on horseback one dark and eerie night. This dark gothic tale

Imagine a circus that only comes to life at midnight, where tents glow in the darkness while ghostly figures appear and disappear. Strange music, haunting and off kilter, comes from a creaking

A juggernaut is a massive inexorable force that crushes whatever is in its path, and this dynamic concert opener certainly lives up to the title. Written in a perpetual motion style, the intensity

Beware the terror that lurks under the bed! In addition to being a very clever selection for your students, this is really great teaching material for your first- or second-year band. Trombone glissandi, a

They're alive! The zombies are taking over the band, and they've started with your trombone section! Special percussion and wind effects, haunting melodies, and a relentless beat provide a dramatic and

The eerie mythological rivers of the underworld provide a foreboding backdrop to this distinctly programmatic piece. Alternatively powerful and restrained, this journey down the River Styx evokes images of