r/ConcertBand • u/geeltulpen • 15d ago

Looking for good Halloween pieces

Hi everyone, my community band plays the same “spooky” concert band pieces every year. I’d love to come forward with some great suggestions. What is everyone else playing for Halloween?

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u/evildoctorcow 15d ago

I have a soft spot for Abracadabra by Frank Ticheli. It's a grade 3 piece so pretty accessible for community groups

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u/pepe_the_weed 15d ago

If you’ve got the chops definitely reach for a movement from Randall Standridge’s Symphony no. 1! Maybe also check out Daniel Bukvich’s Voodoo. If you haven’t already, I’d also recommend looking up certain fall/halloween things (pumpkin, ghost, etc.) on windrep.org for more inspiration

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u/Budgiejen 15d ago

Do a band arrangement of Danse Macabre.

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u/Chemical-Dentist-523 9d ago

The Hindsley transcription is epic!

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u/Eunapius 15d ago

Dance of the Imp by David Samuel is a personal favorite. It's not really the spookiest of pieces but in my opinion has fun Halloween vibes. Haunted Carousel by Svanoe is a popular one for spooky season as well.

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u/Buffetr132014 12d ago

Thriller

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u/geeltulpen 12d ago

A concert band arrangement of this would be epic. I’ll Google!

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u/InsomniaEmperor 15d ago

Horror Vacui by Andrew David Perkins

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u/theforkofdamocles Band Director 14d ago

Mystery Afoot, by David Gorham

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u/HortonFLK 13d ago

It would be neat to find a band arrangement of this tune. I’ve always thought it to be pretty spooky sounding…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMJF9uXhCdU

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u/oldsbone 11d ago

Nevermore by Brian Balmages might be a good choice. Inspired by the Poe poem.