Spooky Mansion: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts

$45.00 USD

Spooky Mansion: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts

Name: Spooky Mansion: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 98-B1804
Price: 45.00 USD
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By Timothy Loest

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Item: 98-B1804

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Take your audience on a forbidden tour of a former grand house that now sits in darkness. Anxious articulations, daunting dynamics, and spine-chilling sound effects will have everyone on the edge of their seats. Only six notes, but be careful... no one really knows what evil lurks behind the boarded-up windows and creaky staircases!

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Series: FJH Starter Series

Publisher: The FJH Music Company, Inc.

UPC: 241444416808

SKU: 98-B1804

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About the Composer: Timothy Loest

Timothy Loest has spent over thirty years in the classroom at F.E. Peacock Middle School in Illinois, where he developed an acute understanding of what young musicians need to play and what audiences need to hear. His compositions and arrangements have reached listeners far beyond the concert hall, appearing on network television shows including The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Good Morning America. In 2017, his work Cloud Gate drew over 5,000 spectators to Chicago's Millennium Park, and that same year he received the Illinois Grade School Music Association's Cloyd Myers Memorial Award for Excellence in Music Education.

Loest's prolific catalog spans multiple publishers and collaborations, from his foundational work with the Measures of Success band method to his 2022 founding of Fanfare Music Press. He holds degrees from Illinois State University and Northwestern University, maintains ASCAP membership, and regularly accepts commissions. His approach to writing for young bands prioritizes both musical integrity and practical pedagogy, making his works staples in school programs across the country.

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Why we love this

Loest captures the theatrical energy that makes young musicians excited to come to rehearsal. With only six pitches to manage, your band can focus entirely on the articulation, dynamics, and ensemble precision that make this piece genuinely spooky, and the programmatic storytelling gives even inexperienced players a clear dramatic arc to follow.

What to expect

A slow creep through darkness, where every articulation and dynamic shift signals something ominous lurking just out of sight. The harmonic simplicity amplifies the emotional impact, making tension build from careful control rather than technical complexity.

Who it's for

Beginning concert bands and middle school programs looking for a novelty piece that doesn't sacrifice musicality or ensemble development. Directors need something theatrical for October programming or a pops concert that still teaches real conducting and playing skills.

How to get the most out of it

Build the anxiety through dynamics. The 'daunting dynamics' aren't there for show; use them to establish tension early and release it strategically so the climax lands.
Commit to the articulation markings. Clean attacks on the anxious passages are what create the unsettled feeling; half-hearted staccatos will undermine the effect.
Balance the sound effects carefully in rehearsal. They should enhance the narrative, not overshadow the band's playing. Decide early whether they're live percussion, recorded, or both.
Drill the six-note vocabulary as a ensemble from day one. Uniformity in how the band voices these notes directly impacts how cohesive and menacing the piece sounds.

How to use it

Program this as an opener or transition piece on a fall concert to set a thematic mood, or pair it with other Loest works from the FJH Starter Series for a cohesive set. It's ideal for October performances and works well on a program that mixes light classics with novelty selections.