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Commissions

An effort to promote the creation of new, serious compositions for wind band on the part of the Grand Ledge High School Band has resulted in the commissioning of several noted composers over the past thirty plus years.

The following represents an inclusive list of those compositions that were premiered by the Grand Ledge High School bands as result of this commissioning interest and support on the part of the students and parents associated with the Grand Ledge High School Bands.

  • Revelation | David R. Gillingham (Hal Leonard Corporation)
  • Dreams and Fancies | Timothy Broege (Hal Leonard Corporation)
  • Of Lothlorien | H. Owen Reed (Ballerbach)
  • Small Town Music | Ross Lee Finney (C.F. Peters Corporation)
  • Morning Star: A New Song for Wind Band | David Maslanka (Carl Fisher Music)
  • Grand Ledges: Vistas in Michigan | Daniel McCarthy (C. Alan Publications)
  • As Comets in a Winter Sky | Daniel McCarthy (C. Alan Publications)
  • Michigan Motors | Thomas Duffy (Plankton Press) - MSBOA District 8 Consortium Commission
  • Foster's America | David R. Gillingham (C. Alan Publications) - MSBOA District 8 Consortium Commission
  • Grand Tribute | David R. Gillingham (manuscript) - Grand Ledge Bands 75th Anniversary Commission
  • Starry Crown | Donald Grantham (Piquant Press) - Michigan State University Consortium Commission
  • Homage | David R. Gillingham (C. Alan Publications) - In Recognition of Michael Kaufman's Retirement
  • Melodius Thunk | David Biedenbender (DavidBiedenbender.com) - Consortium Commission
  • Downshifting | Dan Welcher (Theodore Presser Co.) - Consortium Commission
  • To Kindle a Light | Eric Knechtges - Consortium Commission in memory of Timothy L. Parry
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