March Of The Olympians: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts
By Tommy Walker / By Robert Linn / Arranged by Jay Bocook
Grade: 3
Item: 35-PK00143850
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Composed for the 1960 Olympic Games, this familiar and powerful composition opens with a brilliant brass fanfare and is followed by a regal processional march. This is a very stirring tribute to the Olympic Games and the ideals they represent.
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Publisher:
Hal Leonard
SKU:
35-PK00143850
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About the Composer: Tommy Walker
Tommy Walker (1924-2008) was an American composer and arranger whose concert band works became staples in music education. His compositions bridged accessibility with musical substance, making them favorites for student ensembles and professional bands alike.
Walker's gift for crafting memorable melodies and orchestrating them effectively for wind instruments established him as a prolific voice in the concert band repertoire. His work for the 1960 Olympic Games demonstrates his ability to write music of genuine ceremonial grandeur without sacrificing the clarity and teachability that define his best educational compositions.
Why we love this
This march captures Olympic pageantry with unmistakable style while remaining solidly performable at the Grade 3 level. The brass fanfare opening gives your ensemble an immediate moment of impact, and the processional section that follows sits beautifully in student ranges without feeling compromised or simplified. It's the kind of piece that sounds genuinely powerful when played well, which means your students will feel the lift in their own musicianship.
What to expect
Stately and celebratory in equal measure. The music opens with unmistakable brilliance and settles into a march that feels processional without being plodding, combining the grandeur of Olympic ideals with the straightforward joy of a well-crafted concert band line.
Who it's for
Conductors building a concert program that needs genuine ceremonial music within reach of intermediate ensembles. Student musicians in grades 3 and up who want to experience composing and playing for an occasion larger than themselves.
How to get the most out of it
- Shape the opening fanfare with clear articulation and precise rhythmic placement in the brass section; let the brassy sound ring without rushing.
- Balance the melody line against the supporting voices in the processional so the regal character emerges rather than getting buried.
- Maintain steady forward momentum through the march without letting tempo drag, even when students are managing new articulation patterns.
- Give weight to the lower brass and woodwind foundation; they carry the harmonic richness that makes this arrangement feel substantial.
How to use it
This works as a concert opener that establishes both musicianship and occasion without requiring a full advanced ensemble. It pairs naturally with other patriotic or ceremonial works, or stands alone as a centerpiece when you want your group to perform something with genuine ceremonial weight.
Skills your students will build
- Brass articulation and ensemble precision in fanfare writing
- Balancing melody and accompaniment within a march context
- Playing with sustained tone quality at moderate tempos
- Responding to conducting that shapes musical phrasing across full phrases rather than measure by measure