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Repertoire:
"Gymnopedie No. 1" — Erik Satie
"The Flower Duet" — Léo Delibes
"Images pour orchestre" — Claude Debussy
"Waltz of the Flowers" — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"Kiss from a Rose" — Seal
"Sycamore Tree" — Kali Uchis
"La Vie en Rose" — Édith Piaf

Commissioned by the William G. Enloe High School Marching Band (Raleigh, NC)

Monét's Garden

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Repertoire:
"The Planets: III. Mercury" — Gustav Holst
"La Foule" — Ángel Cabral & Edith Piaf
"Flipping Out!" — Alex Thode, Matt Hahn & Dean Marotta
"Take on Me" — a-ha
"Maniac" — Michael Sembello
"Blow it Up, Start Again" — Jonathan Newman
"The Planets: I. Mars" — Gustav Holst

Commissioned by the Campbell County High School Marching Band (Alexandria, KY)

Flip Out!

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Repertoire:
"Paul’s Dream" — Hans Zimmer
"Starvation" — Thomas Bergersen
"Jazz Suite No. 2" — Dmitri Shostakovich
"Symphonic Metamorphosis" — Paul Hindemith
"Blue Silk" — René Dupéré
"Svensk Sås" — Terje Olsen
"Momento Magico" — Ulf Wakenius

Percussion by Matt Hahn
Sound design by Tim Mitchell

Commissioned by the Campbell County High School Marching Band (Alexandria, KY)

Desert Alchemy

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Repertoire:
"Palladio" — Karl Jenkins
"Flying Jewels" — James David
"Diamonds & Dancefloors" — Ava Max
"Gold Dust" — Arch Echo
"Diamonds" — Rhianna
"Diamonds Are Forever" — Shirley Bassey

Percussion by Peter Repp
Sound design by Bryson Teel

Commissioned by the Rockwood Summit High School Marching Band (Fenton, MO)

LUXE

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Repertoire:
"La cathédrale engloutie" — Claude Debussy
"Stained Glass" — David Gillingham
"The Bells of Notre Dame" — Alan Menken
"What Could Have Been" — Alex Seaver ft. Sting & Ray Chen
"Temen Oblak" — Christopher Tin

Battery by Joshua Wisswell
Sound design by Bryson Teel

Commissioned by the Cheney High School Marching Band (Cheney, WA)

The Engulfed Cathedral

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Repertoire:
"Feathers" — Poppy Ackroyd
"A Night on Bald Mountain" — Modest Mussorgsky
"The Bird and the Worm" — The Used
"Piano Concerto No. 2: Mvt. II" — Dmitri Shostakovich
"The Sorcerer’s Apprentice" — Paul Dukas
"Blackbird" — The Beatles

Percussion by Scott Taylor
Sound design by Michael Spooner

Commissioned by the Katy High School Marching Band (Katy, TX)

In the Company of Crows

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Repertoire:
"He Lives in You" — Hans Zimmer
"To Die For" — Hans Zimmer
"King of Pride Rock" — Hans Zimmer
"Circle of Life" — Hans Zimmer

Percussion and sound design by Garrett Lambert

Commissioned by the Ocean Springs High School Marching Band (Ocean Springs, MS)

Everything the Light Touches

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Repertoire:
"Everything in Its Right Place" — Radiohead
"Without Warning!" — Stephen Melillo
"Emergence" — Sleep Token
"The Rose" — Ola Gjeilo
"How You Like That" — Blackpink
"Godspeed!" — Stephen Melillo

Percussion by KJ Stafford
Sound design by Bryson Teel

Commissioned by the Mililani High School Marching Band (Mililani Town, HI)

The Rose that Grew from Concrete

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Repertoire:
"Married Life" — Michael Giacchino
"Overture from Pee Wee’s Big Adventure" — Danny Elfman
"Children’s March" — Percy Grainger
"When She Loved Me" — Randy Newman
"Hunting Wabbits 2 (A Bad Hare Day)" — Gordon Goodwin

Percussion and sound design by Riley Warren

Commissioned by the Aubrey High School Marching Band (Aubrey, TX)

The Playground

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Repertoire:
"Warriors" — Too Many Zooz
"Alfonso Muskedender" — Terje Olsen
"Atchafalaya" — Snarky Puppy
"A True Passion" — Lorne Balfe
"Going on a Date" — Dirty Loops
"Die with a Smile" — Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

Front ensemble by Casey D'Sola
Battery by Kuntal Shah
Sound design by Bryson Teel

Commissioned by the William G. Enloe High School Marching Band (Raleigh, NC)

Off the Wall

Alex Thode (he/him) would first like you to know that not only is the “e” at the end of his last name not silent, but that he is also a composer and arranger most known for his work in the pageantry arts. He resides in Waukesha, Wisconsin with his cat, Buzz. An alumnus of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Alex composes and arranges for marching bands across the continental United States.

Alex's clientele have been Bands of America (BOA) Regional Champions and Finalists, UIL State Finalists and Area Champions, and WGI Winds World Champions, with Finalists in every classification. He has also had the privilege of having his arrangements performed in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Tournament of Roses Bandfest.

In addition to his compositions and arrangements for the pageantry arts, Alex also composes symphonic band and chamber percussion works.

In his free time, Alex enjoys watching movies and believing he’s a professional film critic, hiking and pretending that he’s athletic, traveling to National Parks — of which he’d eventually like to visit all — and acting like he’s Marco Polo, playing piano, guitar and a variety of kalimbas, and being with good company.

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