Marching Band Stand & Pep Collections

Teachers rely on Mike Story's Championship Sports Pak books across all sections, from the C Flute/C Piccolo edition to the 2nd B-flat Trumpet part. Victor López's The Best of Shorties, Volume 2 for clarinet offers a different approach to stand material. Larry Clark's All-Star Stadium Jam Pak and the collaborative ULTIMATE Collection by Doug Adams, Nick Baratta, and Ralph Ford round out the core titles that keep working their way into folders year after year.

Mike Story's Championship Sports Pak series shows up repeatedly across every instrument, which tells you his arrangements work for both competitive and recreational bands. His consistent approach to these collections makes them reliable backbone material for your stand.

Ralph Ford brings nearly three decades of university teaching into his arranging work, having created over 250 titles for Alfred Music's Belwin division. His arrangements span orchestra, concert band, jazz, and marching settings, so his ULTIMATE Collection titles reflect someone who understands how students at different levels learn and perform.

Nick Baratta spent twenty years in the classroom, from junior high through high school, where he directed marching bands and taught all the percussion students. That experience shaping both section leaders and ensemble sound carries into his collaborative work on the ULTIMATE Collection.