Selected season concepts, productions, and repertoire
A working catalog of marching band show concepts and productions across collegiate appointments. Concept design and music arranging by M. Smith; drill design carried out in collaboration with drill writers in the standard collegiate model.
Three rotating themed shows across the season, each requiring distinct musical and visual identity:
Distinct themed productions designed for each home football contest, each with custom arranging, drill, and visual identity:
Full-season unified show concept introducing the orchestral repertoire to a marching-band audience. Each movement adapted from a major orchestral or symphonic work:
Season-long arc tracing the rhapsody form from George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue through Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, with each game-day production developing the concept across the season.
Unified three-frame production concept built around three integrated stages of musical material:
UTC Band Day games were scheduled around Halloween each season. The marching band hosted area high school students for the day and performed featured halftime shows that included a thematic Halloween nod alongside other repertoire:
Additional rotating productions across the Interim Director seasons of the Marching Mocs:
Full-season Latin production with personally authored pre-game drill and custom arrangements. Charts written as flex-band arrangements to accommodate the size of the ensemble: