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Western shows give a band a story the whole stadium already knows: the gold rush, the railroad, the open plain. The shows here were written for bands in South Carolina and Kansas, and they borrow from Morricone, Copland, Vivaldi and Ozzy Osbourne without apology.
Every show here is for sale as-is, as arrangements for a build-your-own show, or as the start of a partial custom show. Pricing is quoted per program.
Off The Rails
Intermediate · 7:30
Gold Rush
Intermediate · 7:30
4 Seasons of Kansas
Intermediate · 8:17
Gold Rush
Written for Travelers Rest High School in 2023, a 7:30 intermediate show about dreamers heading west. The opener pairs Morricone's The Ecstasy of Gold with American Faces, Golden Hour is the ballad, and the closer brings El Dorado and The Ecstasy of Gold back together. Written for a small band.
Off the Rails
Written for Greenville High School in 2025, a 7:30 intermediate show about a runaway locomotive. Crazy Train opens it, American Faces follows, the main theme from Once Upon a Time in the West is the ballad, and El Dorado with a Crazy Train reprise closes. The parts are written at grade 1 to 2 for a small band, so this is the most accessible western in the catalog.
4 Seasons of Kansas
Written for Valley Center High School in 2022, an 8:17 intermediate show about a year on the plains. Vivaldi's Spring meets Home on the Range, Copland's The Red Pony carries summer, Kansas' Dust in the Wind is the ballad, and the Ukrainian carol Shchedryk brings winter.
What makes a western show work
The audience wants the Morricone whistle and gets it, but the shows that score are the ones with a real ballad. Golden Hour in Gold Rush and Dust in the Wind in 4 Seasons of Kansas are the moments that hold a crowd. Drill for these shows leans on wide, slow forms and a few big pictures: the train, the wagon line, the horizon.
Buying a western show
Each show is for sale as written, as separate arrangements, or as the start of a partial custom show. El Dorado and The Ecstasy of Gold appear in two shows, so a band can build a new western out of parts we have already written. Licensing goes through Tresona and is paid by the school. Pricing is quoted per program.
Both Gold Rush and Off the Rails were written for small bands. Off the Rails is the easier of the two.
Yes. Build-your-own is one of the three ways to buy. Gold Rush and Off the Rails share material, so they combine well.
No. The original performances used a few set pieces, but the music and drill do not depend on them.
No. When you buy a pre-written show, we keep it exclusive to you in your circuit for that season. Custom shows are always exclusive to your program.
