Haunted Symphony
Haunted Symphony
Haunted Symphony tells the story about a tormented musician who hears ghostly voices and becomes obsessed with creating a sorrowful symphony dedicated to his lost love. Early on in the show, a motif is established and from there, the musician spends the rest of the show trying to craft this motif into a full symphony. Part 2 creates space for the guard and winds to focus on some sort of visual presentation and part 3 utilizes a lot of sounds common to a graveyard as the percussion gets to come front and center. The show concludes with the symphony finally being finished. Consider building your field around a piano prop where your main character can sit and work on his symphony throughout the show (whenever the common motifs show up).
Haunted Symphony
Difficulty: Medium-Advanced
Pre-Show Length: 1:10
Show Length: 7:47
Commissioned by the Hillsborough High School Marching Band in Hillsborough, New Jersey
Music
My Immortal by Evanescence
Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns (Public Domain)
Original Music by Jeff Chambers
Sound Design by Tim Mitchell
Listen to this music on Spotify
The non-original music in this show was arranged with permission, ONLY after securing the rights to arrange and perform through Tresona Music. Any future ensemble that wishes to perform this show will have to obtain the same rights and permissions.
Show Description
Haunted Symphony tells the story about a tormented musician who hears ghostly voices and becomes obsessed with creating a sorrowful symphony dedicated to his lost love. Early on in the show, a motif is established and from there, the musician spends the rest of the show trying to craft this motif into a full symphony. Part 2 creates space for the guard and winds to focus on some sort of visual presentation and part 3 utilizes a lot of sounds common to a graveyard as the percussion gets to come front and center. The show concludes with the symphony finally being finished. Consider building your field around a piano prop where your main character can sit and work on his symphony throughout the show (whenever the common motifs show up).
Other Versions
This show is also available as a marching band show without battery
Instrumentation
WINDS
-Flute
-Clarinet 1, 2
-Bass Clarinet
-Alto Sax
-Tenor Sax
-Baritone Sax
-Trumpet 1, 2
-Mellophone
-Low Brass 1, 2
-Baritone T.C.
-Tuba
BATTERY
-Snare Drums
-Tenors (Sextet)
-Bass Drums*
FRONT ENSEMBLE
-Marimba 1, 2
-Vibraphone 1, 2
-Xylophone/Bells
-Synthesizer 1
-Synthesizer 2/SFX
-Rack Percussion 1, 2
STRING QUARTET (OPTIONAL)
-Violin 1
-Violin 2
-Viola
-Cello
* This show comes with the option of 4 or 5 bass drums
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Drill Package
The drill package available for this show is written for marching members, with limited number adjustments included with purchase.
Difficulty:
Section Numbers:
Pricing
Music Package - $2,600
Includes winds, percussion, and sound design.
Drill Package -
Includes drill with limited number adjustments.
Add-Ons
Custom services (please contact us for a price quote)
-Program coordination
-Custom drill design
-Custom winds choreography
-Custom guard choreography
-Wind and percussion adaptations
Pricing
Music Package - $2,600
Includes winds, percussion, and sound design.
Drill Package -
Includes drill with limited number adjustments.
Add-Ons
Custom services (please contact us for a price quote)
-Program coordination
-Custom drill design
-Custom winds choreography
-Custom guard choreography
-Wind and percussion adaptations
Instrumentation
WINDS
-Flute
-Clarinet 1, 2
-Bass Clarinet
-Alto Sax
-Tenor Sax
-Baritone Sax
-Trumpet 1, 2
-Mellophone
-Low Brass 1, 2
-Baritone T.C.
-Tuba
BATTERY
-Snare Drums
-Tenors (Sextet)
-Bass Drums*
FRONT ENSEMBLE
-Marimba 1, 2
-Vibraphone 1, 2
-Xylophone/Bells
-Synthesizer 1
-Synthesizer 2/SFX
-Rack Percussion 1, 2
STRING QUARTET (OPTIONAL)
-Violin 1
-Violin 2
-Viola
-Cello
* This show comes with the option of 4 or 5 bass drums