Monroe, Brian

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Studies: Kent State University (Bachelor of Music Education; Marsters of Arts in Music Composition)

Teachers: Michael Burritt

Website: www.brianmonroemusic.com

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Brian Monroe is in demand as a composer, arranger, clinician, and adjudicator, and is a member of ASCAP, NAfME, OMEA, ASBDA and the Percussion Arts Society (PAS). A successful public school band director, Brian Monroe’s ensembles were selected to perform multiple times at the Ohio Music Association Professional Development Conferences and American School Band Directors Association Conventions. After spending 30 year in the classroom, Mr. Monroe understands the technical limitations of the various educational levels and tailors his arrangements compositions to challenge and inspire the students.

Works for Percussion

Percussion Quartet Works

Arcade 1920s
Jubilee (Monroe)
Of Thunder & Steel

Percussion Quintet Works

Dialogues (Monroe)
Gravitational Ripples

Percussion Sextet Works

Battle Scene

Percussion Septet Works

Star Dancer

Percussion Octet Works

Seconds In Time
Snowfall Dances

Large Percussion Ensemble Works

Forged in Rhythm - 11 Players

Arrangements for Percussion

Do You Want to Build a Snowman? - 12 Players
Holly Jolly Christmas - 14 Players
Home Alone Christmas - 13 Players
I Just Can’t Wait to Be King - 14 Players
Raining Tacos - 15 Players
Steamboat Willie - 9 Players
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - 8 Players
The Lion Sleeps Tonight - 13 Players
The Polar Express - 13 Players
Theme from The Simpson - 15 Players
Trepak (Russian Dance) from the Nutcracker - 15 Players
Viva La Vida - 14 Players
We Need a Little Christmas - 13 Players