Randall Standridge Music

The Lake of Sorrows Tales from the Darklands, Part 2 By Randall D. Standridge About Tales from the Darklands A few years back, I created a narrative work for concert band entitled The Darklands Sympho...

Groovy-8 is a throwback to the 'mod' style of the 1960s/1970s. This groovy tune focuses on developing 8th note articulation and counting with young musicians, while also providing a fun showcase for b...

About Spring I love the seasons. I love the way they mark our lives and provide different context and emotions throughout the year. Spring, to me, is a season of new beginnings and rebirth. Today is M...

Looking for the purrrrrrrrfect piece for your next concert? Well, you an 'unlucky' enough to have stumbled upon this gem which your performers are sure to love! This work depicts a black cat slinking...

The climactic theme from Saint Saen's Third Symphony serves as the primary thematic material for this sparking new work from Randall Standridge. The main theme is first presented in a fanfare which gi...

About Warriors of the 16th Empire For those of you that are unaware, I was a band director for twelve years. During my time in that occupation, I created many works that had specific educational goals...

Shadow Fire is intended to conjure images of knights, wizards, dragons, and castles. The work derives a great deal of its style from cinematic traditions in movies and video games. One could imagine a...

Add a patriotic flare to your next concert in this exciting new fanfare from composer Randall Standridge. America (My Country Tis of Thee) serves as the primary thematic material, with hints of other...

Racers…start your engines! This driving new work from Randall Standridge combines staccato articulations, dramatic dynamic changes, and unbridled energy with accessible ranges and rhythmic vocabulary...

Named after both 'Lady Columbia' (the personification of liberty) and the city of Columbia, Missouri, this exciting new work by Randall Standridge is sure to be an audience favorite. Hints of American...

Drawing on his background in visual art, composer Randall Standridge creates an impression of the various colors on the color wheel in this imaginative suite of miniatures for young ensembles. Electri...

What do you get when you mix symphonic motivic development, a touch of a country hoedown, and a hint of jazz, all tied together with clapping from the ensemble? You get the The Clapping Song, of cours...

Tadpoles is a prologue to the composer's work Frogs. In this piece, the audience hears the young creatures beginning to leap, growing more confident with each jump, until they reach a joyous hoping co...

On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, and the patrons fought back. To understand the magnitude of this event, one must understand the social conditions that the LGBTQ+ community had been...

Program Notes During my childhood, my mother suffered a complete nervous breakdown and psychotic break with reality. Before this happened, there were many warning signs that she was experiencing menta...

When I was a young boy, our family would make a yearly trip from Eagle Pass, Texas, to Elgin, Illinois on the first day of summer. I remember counting the days until I would be able to see my cousins...

It was my intention to write a pasodoble that can be played by younger groups, but at the same time maintain the essence of a more challenging pieces. I have been exposed to pasodobles most of my life...