Imagine your in the red hot desert, in a far off, middle eastern land.
Your senses begin play tricks on you. Everything is a blurred and
seems to be an Illusion. That is the visual imagery of this show!
With a middle eastern flair, Mirage is a proven crowd and judge
favorite. Visually think about things that appear and reappear. Create
as many visual tricks to the eyes as possible. Movement 1 starts with a pre-show with a hip groove, then has a
mysterious solo for wind controller or any other instrument (most
amplified solos in the show should use lots of effects to create a
mysterious sound). Then the drumline takes off and the whole band gets
into the Slammin! A grooving 7/4 section that features the sax
section and then later the entire woodwind section is finished buy an
exciting hit. Then a new lyrical section featuring several soloists
(several options here) then wraps up with an exciting end. Movement 2 "Uninvited" (Alanis Morrisette),
featured an eerie flute and a trumpet (Harmon Mute). This was very
effective. Copyright clearance is required for this movement. Not
included in price.
Movement 3 There are several drafts of this movement. The version
posted is the longest version I have. This movement starts with a
mysterious beginning, a happy tutti section (we cut this in the final
draft), and followed by percussion focus . The final movement cranks
up the tempo and wraps-up with a Middle Eastern techno groove.
Would you like to add a complete percussion book to this show? Please let us know in your email.
Conditions
*Original shows
from Dynamic Marching Composers come complete with pdf files for
each section. Some shows have complete percussion books included, some
come with only a "sketch". You are responsible for due process on
obtaining rights to use, perform, and/or have audio/video recordings
made of performances, etc from the composer(s). Dynamic Marching does
not own or directly "sell" original compositions. You will be invoiced
directly by the composer(s).
John Fannin frequently writes and arranges for top band programs across the country. For a more complete bio please visit our original compositions page here.
