Halloween Concert Band Music

This sinister-sounding march is perfect for directors looking for something completely different. Using elements from a traditional march set in a contemporary framework, the music is based on tritone

Take a suspenseful musical journey into the unknown with the mysterious and tantalizing sounds of this intriguing piece. Serving as a thrilling call-to-adventure, the moving music urges the listener to

Here's a terrific transcription that provides a contrasting selection for concert programs.  The soft but intense opening builds in intensity and draws the listener in as it grows in energy and volume.

The final movement of "The Darklands Symphony"wraps the work up in a very gripping way, musically depicting a daring escape from the castle DarkHeart. Its dark, brooding nature is portrayed by the driving

This work utilizes the sound of a theremin, an electronic instrument often used in old science fiction and horror movies and the part is optional, doubled by instruments of the band. The

This terrific work is a wonderful adaptation of the middle movement of the larger work Wine-Dark Sea: Symphony for Band. It's meant to represent the song of the beautiful and immortal nymph Kalypso

Designed to come together in a few rehearsals, this piece features a simplified bass line, mostly staying on the tonic. Get it? Skele-Tonic? Great if you've just moved players to tuba, bass clarinet, or

Chilling and delightful, here is a medley of classic Danny Elfman themes in a flexible format. Includes themes from Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Spider-Man, Beetlejuice, and

Eerie and macabre, the music recreates the time of night when dark forces appear, gathering together for a night of celebration and mischief. Four sections are introduced by the ringing of bells, much like

Take a frightful ride with this spooky thriller! Perfect for Halloween concerts, this new work makes use of sound effects and color from within the concert band. Similar in style to Danse Macabre,

Three movements from Berlioz's masterpiece, A Ball; March to the Scaffold and A Witches' Sabbath, are presented in this stellar transcription for concert band. The original is revered as

A thrilling work for young concert band inspired by the predators of the animal world that use venom to hunt their prey. This extraordinary selection utilizes a slightly exotic scale, bombastic and varied

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

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