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Compositions, Arrangements, & Film Music

Compositions 

 

Arrangements 

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Film Music

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Compositions

Compositions

THE ACORN SCANDAL (2007)

  • 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

00:00 / 04:29

BALLAD (2009)

  • For solo piano

  • Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

00:00 / 04:56

BATTLESCAPE AND ELEGY (2002, rev. 2023)

  • For orchestra

  • Difficulty: Advanced

Battlescape and Elegy
00:00 / 10:51

BRIGHTER THAN THE FLAMES (2018)

A tribute to firefighters, first responders, police, military, and all brave heroes who keep our communities safe

Commissioned in 2018 by the Music In the Mountains Festival (Durango, Colorado)

  • 2 versions for orchestra or concert band

  • Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

00:00 / 04:32

FANFARE À LA STRAVINSKY (2008)

00:00 / 02:08

FANFARE AND CAPRICE FOR 4 TRUMPETS (2013)​

FANFARE FOR THE MARCUS BAND (2006)

  • 2 versions for concert band or marching band

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

  • Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

00:00 / 00:51

GUINEA PIG SCHERZO (2020)

LONE STAR HIGH SCHOOL ALMA MATER (2010)

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

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

  • Difficulty: Medium

Marching band version
00:00 / 01:09
String orchestra version
00:00 / 01:01

MY TEARS HAVE BEEN MY FOOD (2008)

A reflection on Psalm 42

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

  • Text: Psalm 42:3,8 (NASB)

  • Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

MIDI mock-up (complete work)
00:00 / 06:34
Live performance (excerpt)
00:00 / 02:18

THE PENITENT THIEF (2008, rev. 2020)

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

  • Difficulty: Advanced

Viola and harp version (MIDI mock-up)
00:00 / 14:34
Viola and piano version
00:00 / 13:54

REMINISCENCE (2006, rev. 2022)

  • For concert band

  • Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

00:00 / 05:55

RHAPSODY FOR TRUMPET AND PIANO (2012)​

SOUNDS OF WINTER (2005)

  • For orchestra

  • Difficulty: Advanced

00:00 / 06:38

SPLASH! (2007)

00:00 / 07:08

TRIPTYCH FOR SOLO CLARINET (2007)

  1. Scherzo

  2. Fantasy

  3. Waltz

00:00 / 02:33
00:00 / 06:26
00:00 / 04:28

TRIPTYCH FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO (2010)

  1. Scherzo

  2. Rhapsody

  3. Tarantella

00:00 / 02:12
00:00 / 07:28
00:00 / 03:00
Arrangements

Arrangements

3 Anthems From All-Night Vigil

3 ANTHEMS FROM "ALL-NIGHT VIGIL" (2020)

1. "Blessed Is He"

2. "Rejoice, O Virgin"

3. "To Thee, Victorious Leader"

  • For brass sextet

  • Music by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Arranged by David Sterrett

  • Commissioned in 2020 by the Fort Worth Brass (Fort Worth, TX)

  • Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

00:00 / 04:08
00:00 / 02:00
00:00 / 01:34

3 MOVEMENTS FROM "EASTER ORATORIO" (2021)

1. Sinfonia

2. Adagio

3. Chorus: "Kommt, Eilet und Laufet"

  • For brass sextet

  • Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Arranged by David Sterrett

  • Commissioned in 2021 by the Fort Worth Brass (Fort Worth, TX)

  • Difficulty: Advanced

  • Audio coming soon

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL (2016)

  • For orchestra, rhythm section, and voice

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

  • Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

00:00 / 01:16

FANTASY ON "AND CAN IT BE?" (2018)

  • For clarinet choir

  • Music by Thomas Campbell, Arranged by David Sterrett

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

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

Medium-Advanced version
00:00 / 03:28
Medium version
00:00 / 03:46

IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING (2015)

  • For string quartet

  • Music by Edward Grieg, Arranged by David Sterrett

  • Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

MY COUNTRY, 'TIS OF THEE (2017)

  • For concert band and SATB chorus

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

  • Difficulty: Advanced

00:00 / 03:53

SEE YOU TOMORROW (2010)

From the 2010 motion picture How To Train Your Dragon

  • For 4 trumpets (3 Trumpets + Piccolo Trumpet)

  • Music by John Powell, Arranged by David Sterrett

  • Difficulty: Advanced

  • Performance video

YOU'RE A GRAND OLD FLAG (2016)

  • For marching band

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

  • Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

00:00 / 01:03
Film Music

Film Music

Such Subtleties Cues

SUCH SUBTLETIES (2010)

  • 2010 independent film by Press On Ministries

  • Scored for chamber orchestra, rhythm section, and voice

  • Directed by Lucas Kitchen, script by Hannah Beets, music composed and produced by David Sterrett

1. Opening
00:00 / 01:54
2. Moving Away/Bridget Moves Into College
00:00 / 01:44
3. Isaiah and Bob
00:00 / 00:41
4. Jeannette At Church
00:00 / 01:05
5. Playing Pool
00:00 / 02:03
6. Job Training
00:00 / 01:08
7. Birch
00:00 / 00:29
8. Riding Horses
00:00 / 02:32
Jeannette and Birch
00:00 / 00:58
10. Bridget Collapses
00:00 / 01:09
11. Praying For Bridget
00:00 / 00:47
12. Jeannette Alone
00:00 / 04:45
13. Jeannette Comes Back Home
00:00 / 01:14
14. The Family Reconciled
00:00 / 03:03
15. Isaiah Proposes/End Credits
00:00 / 02:02
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