Per Aspera Ad Astra was commissioned by the 2020-2021 Kamiakin High School Instrumental Musical program during the Covid-19 pandemic when all classes were virtual. The Italian translation of the title is, "through hardships to the stars". Students brainstormed ideas with me over zoom and the piece was composed so that it could be recorded and performed virtually. Fortunately, virtual learning came to an end and the piece was able to be performed live! 

The piece has a lot of cinematic influences and is orchestrated for flex band/orchestra meaning that it can work for a full orchestra or just a concert band. The piece also uses a backing track that can be played through any speaker system or programmed to a MainStage setup. For a perusal score and to purchase, please email jeff@jeffchambersmusic.net and please visit www.jeffchambersmusic.net to check out other music!

Per Aspera Ad Astra - Flex Orchestra Piece (W/Backing Track)

This is a 3 movement medium difficulty competitive marching band show with a theme centered around coming together and rising up to overcome great hardships and difficulties. This version of the show is arranged to exclude drumline.

The musical selections for this show are:
-Rise Up by Andra Day
-Wild Nights (From Harmonium) by John Adams
-Agnus Dei by Samuel Barber
-Original Music by Jeff Chambers
(sound design by Tim Mitchell)

To instantly see a score sample, please visit the show's official page; https://jeffchambersmusic.net/marching-band/rise-up-no-battery

To Purchase: contact us at info@jeffchambersmusic.net

To see a complete catalogue of music please visit www.jeffchambersmusic.net

"Rise Up" - Marching Band Show without Drumline

Book, Music, & Lyrics by Jesse J. Sanchez​
Additional Music and Orchestrations by Jeff Chambers

01. Here We Are

Book, Music, & Lyrics by Jesse J. Sanchez​
Additional Music, Arrangements, and Orchestrations by Jeff Chambers

29. Finale

22. Big Brown Eyes/Live For Today (Reprise)

18. With Her Heart In My Hand/Hermosa

Book, Music, & Lyrics by Jesse J. Sanchez​
Additional Music and Orchestrations by Jeff Chambers

Vocals by Florencia Cuenca and Daniele Hager

11. Perfectly Imperfect

Book, Music, & Lyrics by Jesse J. Sanchez​
Additional Music and Orchestrations by Jeff Chambers
Spanish Lyric Translations by Robi Hager

23. Too Soon

Mad Max: Fury Road - "Brothers In Arms" Soundtrack Remake (originally composed by Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL)

Re-orchestrated by Tim

- Produced in Adobe Audition 2020
- Orchestrated in Finale v26
- Sample Libraries: Logic Pro X, EastWest ComposerCloud 
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Beyond attempting to replicate Holkenborg's orchestration, I wanted a look under the hood at how a major film composer completes the atmosphere of a film using music and sound design. While my recreation features a few creative liberties, capturing the adrenaline and thrill of the film, through Holkenborg's interpretation, was the main goal.

Mad Max: Fury Road - "Brothers In Arms" Soundtrack Remake

Coldplay's first major single turned 20 this month! I was working on an arrangement of this song, for a scholastic group, that unfortunately got delayed due to COVID-19. So I took the opportunity to reimagine the song through some alt-indie influences like Bon Iver, S. Carey, and Sufjan Stevens.

This is my first full project in Logic Pro X! I've been working in Adobe Audition the past five years and am excited to branch out into a more robust production software.

Yellow (Coldplay Cover)

Modern music for the marching arts.
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"Rise Up" - Marching Band Show without Drumline

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