Standing Stones: Concert Band Conductor Score

$10.00 USD

Standing Stones: Concert Band Conductor Score

Name: Standing Stones: Concert Band Conductor Score
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 00-46004S
Price: 10.00 USD
Availability: InStock

By Todd Stalter

Grade: 3.5 (Medium)

Item: 00-46004S

$10.00

Shipped

One moment…

Ancient legend says that as the Oneida were being chased on foot through a forest by an enemy tribe, they came to a clearing and suddenly disappeared from sight, confounding their enemies by shape-shifting into the stones that stood in the clearing. This piece is meant to commemorate that event. (4:30)

Standing Stones: Concert Band Conductor Score isn't in MakeMusic Cloud just yet...but it could be. Let us know you'd like to see it, and you'll help shape what comes next. In the meantime, start a free trial and dive into thousands of interactive titles your students can play along with today.

Request This Title

Tell us you want it.

Start Your Free Trial

Explore everything that's ready to play right now.

Series: Alfred Concert Band

Publisher: Alfred Music

Page Count: 24

UPC: 038081524672

SKU: 00-46004S

More about this title

About the Composer: Todd Stalter

Todd Stalter built a legendary 34-year tenure as Director of Bands at Eureka High School in Illinois, establishing a program that earned statewide recognition across marching band, concert band, and pep band disciplines. His marching ensembles won 16 Class 1A state championships; his concert bands consistently achieved Superior ratings at IHSA contests; and his groups performed at Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Walt Disney World, and state tournament finals. He was inducted into the Illinois State Marching Band Championships Hall of Fame.

Beyond his classroom leadership, Stalter has conducted All-State Bands in Georgia and Delaware, led numerous honor bands at the district and regional levels, and maintained an active schedule as an adjudicator and clinician across the Midwest. He holds degrees in Music Education and Trumpet Performance from Illinois State University, where he studied under Richard Lehman (Solo Cornet of the President's Own United States Marine Band) and Dr. James Buckner. His compositions for band and string orchestra are performed internationally and appear regularly on state contest lists; several works are featured in the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series published by GIA.

Show moreShow less

Why we love this

Stalter grounded this piece in a specific Oneida legend, giving your students a cultural narrative to dramatize and connect with musically. The Grade 3.5 scoring walks the line between accessibility and genuine compositional substance, meaning your band will sound sophisticated without needing advanced soloists. At 4:30, it's an ideal concert or festival opener that establishes mood without taxing your ensemble's endurance early in a program.

What to expect

The piece carries a sense of mystery and transition, honoring a legend of survival and transformation through shifting colors and textures. Rather than dramatic or bombastic, it draws you inward, creating the quiet tension of a clearing in the forest where something extraordinary is about to happen.

Who it's for

Bands at the late intermediate level looking for concert or festival repertoire that combines accessibility with cultural substance. Directors seeking music that tells a story and gives students something beyond notes to think about in rehearsal will find this particularly valuable.

How to get the most out of it

Communicate the shape-shifting transformation to your band visually. Mark the score where the orchestration shifts or colors change, then conduct those transitions with clear intention so your ensemble hears the timbral transformation as an ensemble moment, not a series of individual entrances.
Attend to balance across the wood and brass choirs. In a legend about concealment and disappearance, those quiet, blended sonorities will matter more than volume. Have your sections listen across the band rather than within their own voices.
Use the recorded accompaniment (if available separately) in sectional rehearsals to help musicians lock their parts into the larger architectural design before full ensemble work.

How to use it

Open a concert with this to set a contemplative mood, or place it mid-program as a palate cleanser between contrasting pieces. Its moderate length and Grade 3.5 accessibility make it an excellent choice for festival competitions where you want to showcase musicality and cultural awareness alongside technical control.