Name: PRELUDE TO SOMETHING BIG (World Premiere) by Anthony O'Toole
Duration: 4 min 5 s
Description: Commissioned by Dr. Jack Stamp as the concert opener for his final concert at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on April 26, 2015. He served as director of bands there for 25 years, and was a student for 4 years.

excellent track - congrats too on the recent SCBC performances :-)

Love it Anthony! Definitely a wonderful piece for Dr. Stamp's sendoff.

You always keep the interest and excitement going through all your works, and this is no exception! Great piece of music, as always mate! :)

Wonderful and masterful work Anthony,bravo.

Mike and Erick talk about the challenges imbedded in this first movement of the New England Triptych and how to make this piece more achievable for less-experienced ensembles.

Episode 53: New England Triptych: I. Be Glad Then, America

There once was a lady who worked at IUP's mediocre cafeteria.  Her ever-present cheerfulness was unavoidably contagious, and so it inspired the song "Happy Ice Cream Lady."  Her name is Katrina, and word has it that she continues to serve up smiles somewhere on campus...

-Written by Nick Fritz and Andrew Cotts
-Drum parts written by Anthony O'Toole and Andrew Cotts
-Recorded/performed by Andrew Cotts

A very special thanks to Jared Clark for the use of his recording equipment, and for mixing/mastering/editing.

Happy Ice Cream Lady

Earthquake (1974) Main Titles John Williams RECONSTRUCTED FROM THE RECORDING BY NICOLAS KINGMAN

Arranged by Alan Fernie.  Adapted by Hector Salazar.  Recorded live on 12/3/2014 at Los Altos United Methodist Church, Long Beach, CA.

A Coventry Carol

Commissioned by Dr. Jack Stamp as the concert opener for his final concert at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on April 26, 2015. He served as director of bands there for 25 years, and was a student for 4 years. 

PRELUDE TO SOMETHING BIG (World Premiere)

Performed Live with University of Iowa Symphony Band

University of Iowa  |  School of Music  |  Voxman Concert Hall

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Reigniere for wind ensemble

Symphony for band (1967) / Robert Washburn, IU Concert Band Oct 1991

Symphony for band (1967) / Robert Washburn

With its title meaning “a skipping or leaping about in play,” Gambol incorporates canonic and fugal elements along with Copland-esque harmonies that will invigorate both performers and audience.

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Gambol (Flex Band Gr. 4.5) - Jack Stamp

Almost three years after my original ridiculously band-estrated arrangement of "Happy Birthday", I thought it was about time that I create another equally, if not more so, ridiculous arrangement. Happy birthday!

Happy Birthday 2

Dillon MacIntyre performing all parts for SYSTEM composed by Anthony O'Toole. For trombone ensemble (multi-tracked). Recorded, produced, and mixed by Samantha Owens.

SYSTEM - Anthony O'Toole

Mike and Erick talk about the influence of Vincent Persichetti, his musical style, and this light, ironic movement of this pillar of band literature.

Episode 34, Divertimento for Band (Persichetti), I. Prologue

Anthony O’Toole began writing in his teens and has composed more than 100 works over the last 13 years, writing for virtually every major idiom and instrument. 


Mr. O’Toole is primarily self-taught as a composer but credits his mentors, Jack Stamp and Mark Camphouse as being pivotal to his development as a composer and musician. Anthony has also had the opportunity to learn and engage with many respected composers such as Richard Danielpour, Dana Wilson, Frank Ticheli, Cindy McTee, Ryan Nowlin, Drew Hemenger, George Crumb and others. 

His music has been commissioned and performed by musicians and ensembles all around the world. Mr. O’Toole’s music for wind band has been performed and recorded by some of the finest bands including the United States Coast Guard Band, The Kansas State University Wind Ensemble, ‘The President’s Own’ United States Marine Band, The University of North Texas Wind Symphony, The Singapore Wind Symphony, The Alabama Winds and others. His piece “Fanfare to ‘The Hammer’” is featured in the 10th edition of the GIA Publications series ‘Teaching Music Through Performance in Band’; which features a recording by the UNT Wind Symphony an in-depth analysis of the work. Hammer also appears in the ‘Sourcebook for Wind Band and Instrumental Music’ by Russ Girsberger, Frank L. Battisti, and William Berz. His piece 'Prelude to Something Big' is featured in Volume 11 of this series. 

He has received numerous awards for his compositions including the Grand Prize in the 2012 Garritan Composition Contest, and Second Place in the 2014 Van Galen Prize for wind chamber music. In 2014 Mr. O’Toole was inducted into the Sigma Alpha Iota Music Fraternity as an honorary member for his musical contributions. He is also a member of Phi Mu Alpha Music Fraternity, ASCAP and The American Composer’s Federation. Anthony currently resides in Los Angeles, CA where he fulfills his commissions for new works and does orchestrations and arrangements as a freelance writer; he also serves as Composer-in-Residence for the Carson Symphony Orchestra and Staff Arranger for the Southern California Brass Consortium.

PRELUDE TO SOMETHING BIG (World Premiere)

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