Unleash your creativity and craft your very own custom show by combining and blending music from various marching band performances! It’s time to mix and match, and bring your unique vision to life!

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Bright and Fast

Classical Closers

Show Titled: "On the Bright Side"
Commissioned by Conroe HS | Conroe, TX
Wind Arrangements by Evan VanDoren
Percussion Arrangements by Hector Gil
Sound Design by Pete Crawford
Program Coordination by Reid Atkison

For more, visit https://www.evanvandoren.com/project/on-the-bright-side/

On the Bright Side

Show Titled: "Powerline"
Commissioned by Hendrickson HS | Pflugerville, TX
Wind Arrangements by Evan VanDoren
Percussion Arrangements by Andrew Markworth
Sound Design by Justin Shelton
Program Coordination by Jason Robb

For more, visit https://www.evanvandoren.com/project/powerline/

"Alfonso Muskedunder", by Todd Terje, arr. Evan VanDoren

Javelin, by Michael Torke, arr. Evan VanDoren

Never Enough, from The Greatest Showman, by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, arr. Evan VanDoren

Frenergy, by John Estacio, arr. Evan VanDoren

Arrival of the Birds, by The Cinematic Orchestra, arr. Evan VanDoren

Show Titled: "... where the heart is"
Commissioned by Wakeland HS | Frisco, TX
Wind Arrangements by Evan VanDoren
Percussion Arrangements by Andrew Markworth
Sound Design by Justin Shelton
Program Coordination by Jeremy Spicer

For more, visit https://www.evanvandoren.com/project/where-the-heart-is/

Every Day, by Oliver Davis, arr. Evan VanDoren

Show Titled: "Elysian Fields"
Commissioned by Argyle HS | Argyle, TX
Wind Arrangements by Evan VanDoren
Percussion & Sound Design by Andrew Markworth
Program Coordination by Jeremy Spicer

For more, visit https://www.evanvandoren.com/project/elysian-fields/

Rise Again, from Mvmt. 5 of Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection), by Gustav Mahler, arr. Evan VanDoren

Show Titled: "Listen"
Commissioned by Cedar Park HS | Cedar Park, TX
Wind Arrangements by Evan VanDoren
Percussion & Sound Design by Andrew Markworth
Program Coordination by Jeremy Spicer

For more, visit https://www.evanvandoren.com/project/listen/

Chamber Symphony in C Minor & Finale, from Symphony No. 7 in C Major (Leningrad), by D. Shostakovich, arr. E. VanDoren

Show Titled: "Midnight"
Commissioned by Reedy HS | Frisco, TX
Wind Arrangements by Evan VanDoren
Percussion & Sound Design by Andrew Markworth
Program Coordination by Jeremy Spicer

For more, visit https://www.evanvandoren.com/project/midnight/

Scythian Suite, by S. Prokofiev, & Night on Bald Mountain, by M. Mussorgsky, arr. Evan VanDoren

Show Titled: "Moonlight's Call"
Commissioned by Clear Lake HS | Houston, TX
Wind Arrangements by Evan VanDoren
Percussion & Sound Design by KJ Stafford
Program Coordination by Reid Atkinson

For more, visit https://www.evanvandoren.com/project/moonlights-call/

Confutatis maledictis, from Requiem, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arr. Evan VanDoren

Show Titled: "Paradox"
Commissioned by Goshen HS | Goshen, IN
Wind Arrangements by Evan VanDoren
Percussion Arrangements by Matt James
Sound Design by Cristian Good
Program Coordination by Jason Robb

For more, visit https://www.evanvandoren.com/project/paradox/

First Circle, by Pat Metheny, arr. Evan VanDoren

Show Titled: "Perplex"
Commissioned by Waxahachie HS | Waxahachie, TX
Wind Arrangements by Evan VanDoren
Percussion & Sound Design by Andrew Markworth
Program Coordination by Jason Robb

For more, visit https://www.evanvandoren.com/project/perplex/

Electric Counterpoint, by Steve Reich, arr. Evan VanDoren

Show Titled: "Sonic Boom"
Commissioned by Aledo HS | Aledo, TX
Wind Arrangements by Evan VanDoren
Percussion Arrangements by Russell Wharton
Sound Design by Justin Shelton
Program Coordination by Reid Atkinson

For more, visit https://www.evanvandoren.com/project/sonic-boom/

Turbo Scramjet, by Will Pitts, arr. Evan VanDoren

Show Titled: "The Liminal Space"
Commissioned by Rouse HS | Leander, TX
Wind Arrangements by Evan VanDoren
Percussion Arrangements by James Sparling & Andrew Markworth
Sound Design by Justin Shelton
Program Coordination by Jason Robb

For more, visit https://www.evanvandoren.com/project/the-liminal-space/

Finale, from Symphony No. 5, by Gustav Mahler, arr. Evan VanDoren

Evan VanDoren is an in-demand music composer regularly commissioned to create engaging & award-winning music for marching bands and concert ensembles at all skill levels. Evan’s music is regularly performed around the country, including premiere performances at the Texas Music Educator’s Association Convention and the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. Currently, Evan serves as brass composer & arranger for the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps, from Santa Clara, California.

Evan is an active clinician, presenting for Drum Corps International, the Music Educators National Convention, the Texas Bandmasters Association, the Texas Music Educators Association, and Music for All. He regularly consults with band programs around the country. Additionally, Evan is an active adjudicator with Bands of America, the University Interscholastic League, and the Texas Music Adjudicators Association.

Before devoting his life to creating music, Evan was a band director at Cedar Park High School, in Cedar Park, Texas, during which time the band was awarded multiple marching state championships and national recognition. He received a Bachelor in Music Education with Honors from Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Currently, he lives in Cedar Park, Texas, with his wife, Katie, daughter Anna, and their dog, Cooper.

Javelin, by Michael Torke, arr. Evan VanDoren

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