News & Views Thursday, August 14, 2025

recommended by Ken Tilger and Austin Swack, Band Education Specialists

Easy Stadium Jams, Volume 1 arr. Paul Murtha, Grade 2
Get the crowd rocking with this collection of hits including “Industry Baby,” “Narco,” “Party Rock Anthem,” and “Seven Nation Army.”

Blast Cheer Pack and Cadence arr. Will Boartfield, Grade 3
Blast the stands with these three short tunes perfect for your next timeout. This pack also includes a rocking cadence to get you to the stadium in style!

5 Easy Fanfares by Tim Waters, Grade 3
These five epic fanfares are the perfect way to open a field show or give the fans a spark in the stands at your next sporting event!

Hip Hop Stadium Blasters XIII (Fire) by Dallas C. Burke, Grade 3
These three short hip hop grooves are straight fire for your next timeout! Sure to be a favorite for the band and the crowd as they unleash some funk into the stadium.

Pep Grooves 2025 by Alan Keown, Grade 3
These four short drumline grooves are perfect to get the crowd rocking in between plays! A must have for the stands!

6 Stand Cheers for Developing Bands, Volume 3 by Tim Waters
Young bands will really dig this extremely playable pack of six different short stands tunes. The perfect combination of limited ranges and rhythms that still rock hard and give your band a chance to fire up the crowd and cheer for their favorite team!

Totally Awesome Timeouts by Tim Waters, Grade 3
These six short bodacious stand grooves are just right to rock the stands during your next sporting event!

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About the Authors:
A former band director, Ken taught grades 5-12 band and music appreciation in both public and parochial schools in Central Ohio, and has been at Stanton’s since 2004. His iPod ranges from jazz and funk to classic and alternative rock, and symphonies. His interests include reading, history, traditional amusement parks, outdoor activities (especially hiking), and watching hockey.

Austin Swack joined the Stanton’s team after a decade of teaching band in Texas public schools, where his ensembles were consistently recognized for superior performance. He is equally at home with beginner and advanced students and has extensive experience programming for ensembles at all ability levels. Additionally, he is a versatile arranger as well as an experienced clinician and adjudicator. In his free time, Austin enjoys running, cycling, and cheering on the Blue Jackets!

Earth Symphony by Jake Runestad
“Earth Symphony,” the EMMY® award-winning, ground-breaking choral symphony from composer Jake Runestad and librettist Todd Boss, is a 5-part dramatic monologue from the voice of a post-anthropocene Mother Earth. The work imagines Earth’s hope for humanity, her discovery of its power, her ruination at its hands, her lament at its loss, and her recovery. By anthropomorphizing Earth herself, drawing on the familiar earth-mother trope,

“Earth Symphony” enables entry into our own ecological shame, guilt, responsibility, potential, and redemption, all from a wide-angled, time-telescoped lens, thereby asking our most immediately pressing environmental questions in an entirely new way.

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recommended by Ken Tilger and Austin Swack, Band Education Specialists

Ain’t Misbehavin’ arr. Dallas C. Burke, Grade 3
This early jazz standard from the great Fats Waller makes a great vehicle for marching bands. With just the right mixture of laid back swing and driving hits from the band, this arrangement makes an exciting production number your students will love!

Can’t We Be Friends arr. Dallas C. Burke, Grade 3
This swingin’ jazz standard was a big hit for Frank Sinatra and Linda Ronstadt. This driving and dynamic arrangement swings hard from start to finish and makes a great production number in any jazz field show.

It Had to Be You arr. Dave Henning, Grade 3
This epic treatment of the early swing standard has it all. From the cinematic intro this chart moves into a laid back swing before blowing down the house and swinging hard to finish out the tune!

Puttin’ on the Ritz arr. Allen Gray, Grade 3
One of the all time great jazz standards, this chart makes a dynamic statement for marching band. With its infectious drum and low brass groove at the top to it’s down and dirty finish, this chart is a hit! Make some big noise with this swinger!

When You’re Smiling arr. Dave Henning, Grade 3
This swing tune has been covered by all the greats including Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong (just to name a few). With its laid back swing that builds into an epic blow, this tune makes a memorable closer for any show!

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About the Authors:
A former band director, Ken taught grades 5-12 band and music appreciation in both public and parochial schools in Central Ohio, and has been at Stanton’s since 2004. His iPod ranges from jazz and funk to classic and alternative rock, and symphonies. His interests include reading, history, traditional amusement parks, outdoor activities (especially hiking), and watching hockey.

Austin Swack joined the Stanton’s team after a decade of teaching band in Texas public schools, where his ensembles were consistently recognized for superior performance. He is equally at home with beginner and advanced students and has extensive experience programming for ensembles at all ability levels. Additionally, he is a versatile arranger as well as an experienced clinician and adjudicator. In his free time, Austin enjoys running, cycling, and cheering on the Blue Jackets!

The Holy Presence arr. Jan Linker & Jane McFadden
Janet Linker and Jane McFadden have arranged four piano and organ duets for wedding and general use. Titles include: “Be Thou My Vision,” “The Holy Presence,” “Pachelbel’s Canon in D,” and “Prelude on HYFRYDOL.”

Holy Holy Holy arr. Mark Hayes & Marvin Gaspard
Nine songs arranged for piano and organ duet, including: “Fairest Lord Jesus,” “Holy Holy Holy,” “In the Garden,” “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded,” and more.

Festive Hymn Settings for Piano & Organ arr. Joel Raney
Here are 15 duets for piano and organ for a variety of occasions throughout the church year. There are selections for Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving and general occasions. These settings are derived from Joel’s popular series of Worship Openers. While the Worship Openers are extended works that include optional handbells, choir, and sometimes brass, these arrangements have been condensed and modified in order to make them more accessible for busy church musicians who are looking for exciting preludes, offertories, and special music. Titles include: “All Hail the Power,” “To God Be the Glory,” “Great Is Thy Faithfulness,” “The Gift of Love,” “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today,” “Lift High the Cross,” “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee,” “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come,” “Lord of the Dance,” “O God, Our Help In Ages Past,” “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” “Joy to the World!,” “I Sing the Mighty Power of God,” “O Worship the King,” and “Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory.”

Symphony of Praise: Festive Duets for Organ and Piano arr. Mary McDonald & Lloyd Larson
Two of the most recognized names in church music have teamed up to create this inimitable collection of hymn arrangements. In “Symphony of Praise,” Lloyd Larson and Mary McDonald harness the unique power and colors of the organ, and match them with the dynamic nuance and percussive presence of the piano. These magnificent pieces will delight congregations throughout the year! Titles include: “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty,” “Christmas Gloria,” “Crown Him with Many Crowns,” “Hymns of Grateful Praise,” “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name,” and “Tidings of Joy!”

Holy Manna: American Shape Note Hymns for Organ and Piano arr. John S. Dixon
Having withstood the test of time, the early American hymns of our musical heritage have great intrinsic merit. John Dixon arranged six of these classic shape note hymns in his accessible style for organ & piano duet. All of these pieces make excellent preludes, offertories, or postludes for worship, and suites of multiple pieces can be easily assembled for a recital. Titles include: “Beach Spring,” “What Wondrous Love Is This,” “Holy Manna,” “Simple Gifts,” “How Can I Keep from Singing?,” and “Morning Song.”

Three Preludes on American Hymntunes arr. Charles Callahan
This collection of duets includes arrangements of the tunes “He Leadeth Me,” “Resignation,” and “Pleading Savior.” Each piece is the appropriate length to be used as a prelude or offertory.

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