Compositions, Arrangements, Film Scores

Compositions 

Arrangements 

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Film Scores

Compositions

THE ACORN SCANDAL

• For concert band

• Commissioned in 2007 by Amanda Drinkwater and the Marcus High School Band (Flower Mound, TX)

• Published by TRN Music Publisher, Inc.

• Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

• Audio: World Premiere - Marcus HS Symphonic Band, 2008

BALLAD

• For solo piano

• Completed in 2009

• Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

• Audio: David Sterrett, Piano, 2009

BRIGHTER THAN THE FLAMES

A special tribute to firefighters and first responders of the wildfires in 2018, commissioned by the Music In the Mountains Festival

• 2 versions for orchestra or concert band

• Completed in 2018

• Commissioned in 2018 by Greg Hustis and the Music in the Mountains Festival (Durango, Colorado)

• Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

• Audio (orchestra version): Music In the Mountains Festival Orchestra, 2018

FANFARE À LA STRAVINSKY

• For 3 antiphonal brass choirs

• Completed in 2008

• Difficulty: Advanced

• Audio: David Sterrett, Brass, 2008

FANFARE AND CAPRICE FOR 4 TRUMPETS

• Completed in 2013

• Commissioned in 2013 by Dylan Smith

• Published by Brixton Publications

• Difficulty: Advanced

• Audio: World Premiere - David Sterrett, Dylan Smith, Cody McClarty, Jarrod Beard, Trumpets, 2013

FANFARE FOR THE MARCUS BAND

• 2 versions for concert band or marching band

• Completed in 2006

• Commissioned in 2006 by Amanda Drinkwater and the Marcus High School Band (Flower Mound, TX)

• Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

• Audio (concert band version): World Premiere - Marcus HS Wind Symphony, 2006

GUINEA PIG SCHERZO

​The whacky result of long COVID-19 lockdown

• For violin and guinea pig

• Completed in 2020

• Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

• Audio: Erin Weber and her pet guinea pig Roosevelt, 2020

INTO PARADISE

• 2 versions for viola and harp (original) or viola and piano

• Completed in 2020

• Difficulty: Advanced

• Audio: MIDI mock-up

LONE STAR HIGH SCHOOL ALMA MATER

• Multiple versions for marching band, string orchestra, choir, or piano

• Completed in 2010

• Commissioned in 2010 by Lone Star High School (Frisco, TX)

• Difficulty: Medium

• Audio: MIDI mock-up

LOST IN NATURE

• Electro-acoustic project: digital variations of a single sound source

• Original sound source is a 3-second recording of draining water

• Completed in 2008​

MY TEARS HAVE BEEN MY FOOD

A reflection on Psalm 42

• 2 versions for a cappella choir or concert band (separate or combined)

• Text: Psalm 42:3,8 (NASB)

• Completed in 2008 (choir), 2020 (concert band)

• Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

• Audio 1 (choir version - excerpt): Various performers. 2009

• Audio 2 (concert band version): MIDI mock-up

REMINISCENCE

• For concert band

• Completed in 2006

• Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

• Audio: Various performers, 2006

RHAPSODY FOR TRUMPET AND PIANO

• Completed in 2012

• Published by Brixton Publications

• Recorded on the 2020 MSR Classics album "Imagined Conversations"

• Difficulty: Advanced

• Audio: Jesso Cook, Trumpet; Edward Neeman, Piano, 2020

THE SOUNDS OF WINTER

• For orchestra

• Completed in 2005

• Difficulty: Advanced

SPLASH!

• For 3 flutes

• Completed in 2007

• Commissioned in 2007 by Nina Chavez

• Published by Brixton Publications

• Difficulty: Advanced

• Audio: MIDI mock-up

TRIPTYCH FOR SOLO CLARINET

1. Scherzo

2. Fantasy

3. Waltz

• Completed in 2007

• Difficulty: Advanced

• Audio: World premiere, 2010

TRIPTYCH FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO

1. Scherzo

2. Rhapsody

3. Tarantella

• Competed in 2010

• Published by Brixton Publications

• Difficulty: Advanced

• Audio: MIDI mock-up

Arrangements

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL

• For orchestra, rhythm section, and voice

• Music by Samuel Ward, lyrics by Katherine Bates, Arranged by David Sterrett

• Completed in 2016

• Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

• Audio: MIDI mock-up

COME THOU FOUNT

• For brass choir and vocal choir (optional piano)

• Music by John Wyeth, Arranged for piano by Bob Krogstad, Adapted by David Sterrett

• Commissioned in 2019 by Stonebriar Community Church (Frisco, TX)

• Completed in 2019

• Difficulty: Medium

FANTASY ON "AND CAN IT BE?"

• For clarinet choir

• Music by Thomas Campbell, Arranged by David Sterrett

• Commissioned in 2018 by Stonebriar Community Church (Frisco, TX)

• Completed in 2018

• 2 difficulty versions available: Medium, or Medium-Advanced

• Audio 1 (medium-advanced version): MIDI mock-up

• Audio 2 (medium version): World Premiere - Various performers, 2018

GOIN' HOME

• For concert band and voice

• Music by Antonin Dvorak, lyrics by William Fischer, Arranged by David Sterrett

• Completed in 2016

• Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING

• For string quartet

• Music by Edward Grieg, Arranged by David Sterrett

• Completed in 2015

• Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

LET ALL THE PEOPLE PRAISE

• For wind quintet and choir (optional piano)

• Music by Craig Courtney, Adapted by David Sterrett

• Commissioned in 2019 by Stonebriar Community Church (Frisco, TX)

• Completed in 2019

• Difficulty: Medium

MY COUNTRY, 'TIS OF THEE

• For concert band and SATB chorus

• Music and lyrics by Samuel Smith, Arranged by David Sterrett

• Completed in 2017

• Difficulty: Advanced

• Audio: MIDI mock-up

SEE YOU TOMORROW

From the 2010 motion picture How To Train Your Dragon

• For 4 trumpets

• Music by John Powell, Arranged by David Sterrett

• Completed in 2013

• Difficulty: Advanced

• Audio: David Sterrett, Trumpets, 2013

THEMES FROM "UNDERTALE"

​1. Spear of Justice

2. Dog Song

3. Spider Dance

• For 2 violins

• Music by Toby Fox, Arranged by David Sterrett

• Completed in 2017

• Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

• Audio: Erin Weber, Violins

UPTOWN GIRL

• For concert band, rhythm section, choir, and voice

• Music by Billy Joel, Arranged by David Sterrett

• Completed in 2017

• Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

WONDER WOMAN THEME

​From the 2017 motion picture soundtrack

• For concert band

• Music by Rupert Gregson-Williams, Arranged by David Sterrett

• Commissioned in 2018 by Greg Hustis and the Metropolitan Winds (Dallas, TX)

• Licensed by Tresona Music

• Completed in 2018

• Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

• Audio: World Premiere - Metropolitan Winds, 2017

YOU'RE A GRAND OLD FLAG

• For marching band

• Music and lyrics by G.H. Cohan, Arranged by David Sterrett

• Completed in 2016

• Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

• Audio: MIDI mock-up

Film Scores

BIGFOOT CHASE

• 2020 Independent Spoof Short Film

• Scored for orchestra

• Music composed and produced by David Sterrett

• Story by David Sterrett and Erin Weber

• Directed by David Sterrett

My girlfriend and I made this just for fun. It's cheesy; we just wanted to do something creative and silly!

SUCH SUBTLETIES

• 2010 Independent Drama Film

• Scored for chamber orchestra, rhythm section, and voice

• Music composed and produced by David Sterrett

• Story by Hannah Beets

• Directed by Lucas Kitchen

• Produced by Press On Ministries

NEC FILM SCORING CLASS 2010 PROJECT 1: "PERSONA" SCENE

• 1966 Drama Film

• Scored for orchestra

• Music for this student project composed and produced by David Sterrett

• Completed in 2010

• Movie written and directed by Ingmar Bergman

NEC FILM SCORING CLASS 2010 PROJECT 2: "TALK TO HER" SCENE

• 2002 Spanish Drama Film

• Scored for orchestra

• Music for this student project composed and produced by David Sterrett

• Completed in 2010

• Movie written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar

NEC FILM SCORING CLASS 2010 PROJECT 3: "THE CONVERSATION" SCENE

• 1974 Mystery-Thriller Film

• Scored for orchestra

• Music for this student project composed and produced by David Sterrett

• Completed in 2010

• Movie written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola

For film and media producers - a shortlist of select demo samples is coming soon. In the meantime, please sample the cues from my soundtrack to the film "Such Subtleties" here for a representation of my film and media work. Thank you for listening!