The Music of J. Scott McKenzie

Composer, Arranger, Conductor

Free Music!

No joke, click here for absolutely free music for young concert band.

Really, I'm not kidding.

Welcome to the website of Scott McKenzie, composer and arranger of music for winds (not to be confused with the folk singer of the 60s and 70s)!  Thanks for visiting!

Upcoming or Recent Events

The latest news, performances, and random thoughts are posted on the blog.

May 18, 2008: The Roarsville Rag was premiered by the Rohrersville Band this past weekend.

March 17, 2008: I've finished two new pieces recently that are awaiting their premieres--The Roarsville Rag, an easy grade 4 for concert band, and Montpelier Dances, a difficult woodwind quintet.

February 2, 2008: I've posted a great new recording of Black Tie Blu-bop by the Grafton High School Symphonic Band, under the direction of Darren Kirsch.  This is from their performance at the Virginia Music Educators In-service Conference.

November 10, 2007: Have posted the latest piece, Galaxy Portals for brass choir.

October 29, 2007: New and improved jscottmckenzie.com hits the web!  Still more minor changes are coming up soon.

June 18, 2007: Fanfare for Enduring Freedom is now available for purchase from Lovebird Music!