Randall Standridge Music

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...

This feisty and festive holiday work finds our titular anti-hero taking to the seas to spread his brand of holiday mayhem. Written in a jaunty 3/4 time, Chapter 2 of the 'Santa the Barbarian Saga' evo...

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...

I have always been fascinated by outer space-The stars, solar systems, and galaxies. Many of my music is influenced by space, and this piece is no different. Picture a comet streaking through the nigh...

HAVOC manifests all around us in many ways - physically, mentally, and socially. 'Havoc' serves to musically describe absolute chaos and riotousness, while still holding on to the hope for peace and t...

This work is full of energy from beginning to end with a driving tempo and rhythmic ideas. Imagine yourself running through a forest under a moonlit sky, chasing shooting stars as they travel through...

Program Notes The story of 'MacFarlane's Lantern' dates back centuries to the Clan MacFarlane of the Scottish Highlands. Descended from the medieval Earls of Lennox, the MacFarlanes occupied a portion...

A toboggan is a long narrow sled used to slide downhill over snow or ice. The music tells the tale of an epic race down the biggest hill in the neighborhood. As the day begins, the first few snowflake...

Wanderlust was written early in the pandemic when no real-time music making and no traveling were allowed. I had been feeling totally lost and my soul had been restless; those are the two things that...

Program Notes Imagine, if you will, the perfect Spring day. The air is cool but the sun is warm on your skin. The sound of newly awakened fauna chatter about the lush, verdant landscape. The blue sky...

Looking for a non-traditional march? Look no further than March Phantasma! This new march from composer Randall Standridge creates a decidedly creepy vibe while staying true to the traditional march f...

I have been a full time composer so long that sometimes, I think, people forget that I started my career as an educator. I was a band director for twelve years in Harrisburg, AR, and when I say I was...

As I have stated before, I often suffer from an overactive imagination. This is not precisely true, as I don't really suffer…I enjoy all of the strange ideas that my mind comes up with. And I have the...

Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol is brought to life in this engaging attacca suite by composer Randall Standridge. A narrator guides the audience through the story of Ebenezer Scrooge as he encount...

This exciting production starts off with 'Rev' before the engine hits its groove with 'Idle' before finishing off with Grand Mesa's hit band piece 'Adrenaline Engines.' A sure crowd pleaser.

This is one piece (of 3) in the Marching Band Full Show 'Engines'.

This is one piece (of 3) from the full band show 'Engines'.

This is one piece (of 3) from the full band show 'Engines'.

Take to the high seas with this original composition for marching band including the Movements 'Setting Sail', 'The Mysteries of the Sea', and 'The Battle/Pirates's Treasure'. Ahoy Mateys!!!