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J. Scott McKenzie
Composer, Arranger, Conductor
  • Music
    • Symphonic Band
      • A Summer Breeze
      • A Winter Flurry
      • An Autumn Sunset
      • Aria and Toccata
      • Black Tie Blu-bop
      • Festive Overture for Band
      • Groovy Loops
      • Leaps and Rounds
      • Of Song and Dance
      • Some Assembly Required (NEW!)
      • Sound the Trumpets
    • Concert Band
      • Brookpointe Park (FREE!)
      • For the Fun of It
      • Jaguar Dance
      • Keynote Address
      • Mozart’s Sandbox
      • Passacaglia for Band
      • Praeludium
      • The Roarsville Rag
      • Spotsylvania Holiday
      • Symphonic Palindrome
      • Variations on ‘Shenandoah’
    • Beginning Band
      • Elson Ranch Roundup
      • Jupiter Fanfare (NEW!)
      • Starry Night
      • The Kings March
    • Marches
      • Iron Majors
      • Pride and Patriotism
      • The Candidates’ March
      • The Quiet Professionals
      • This We’ll Defend
      • Sergeants’ Time March
    • Orchestra
      • Four Winter Scenes
      • Frontiers
      • Groovy Loops
      • Jack and the Beanstalk
      • Serenades
      • Sinfonietta
    • Chamber Music
      • Aria and Toccata
      • Creatudes
      • Five Diversions
      • Groovy Loops
      • Montpelier Dances
      • Pursuit
      • Quantum Variations
      • Rhapsody
      • Rhapsody for a Lasting Friendship
      • St. Luke’s Wedding Recessional
    • Brass Choir
      • Fanfare for Enduring Freedom
      • Galaxy Portals
    • Choral/Vocal Music
      • A Battery of Army Canons
      • Sky Songs
      • Wherever the Road May Travel
    • Arranging
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Author: Scott

Website 5.0

April 18, 2020 Scott Leave a comment

So the website has a different look now. I did a long overdue update to some new php thing which…

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Posted in: Life in general

On Perspective

November 14, 2017 Scott Leave a comment

Music and the military are not exactly two things most people would consider compatible. After nearly 18 years in the Army,…

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Great Pieces are Inevitable

September 11, 2016 Scott Leave a comment

Great pieces are inevitable. Let me explain what I mean by first explaining what I don’t mean. I don’t mean…

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Posted in: Decomposing

March on Rome

January 18, 2015 Scott 2 Comments

So some ESPN sports commentator named Jim Rome tweeted: …and among the tweet rebuttals from band directors, students, and band enthusiasts was…

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Posted in: Army Music adventures, Life in general

Composing in the Desert

December 29, 2013 Scott Leave a comment

You often read about artists and composers who are inspired by nature or their surroundings. Many are convinced that the…

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Posted in: Army Music adventures, Decomposing

Kisses from Daddy

September 10, 2013 Scott Leave a comment

The jar has 540 kisses. One for each kid. Three per day for 180 days. When the jar is empty…

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Posted in: Army Music adventures, Life in general

Website 4.0

May 5, 2013 Scott Leave a comment

Once again, I saw fit to update my website, and this time it’s the closest to what I think I…

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Posted in: Life in general

Command is Busy

June 24, 2012 Scott Leave a comment

So maybe the reason I haven’t had time to blog is that I’ve been in command of an Army band,which…

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Posted in: Life in general, Performances

I Hardly Ever Blog

March 4, 2012 Scott Leave a comment

See?  The last time I posted something was in 2009.  TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO.  Sheesh. Oh, well, I…

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Kings March Premiere

June 29, 2009 Scott Leave a comment

I had the pleasure of conducting the premiere of my first beginning band piece The Kings March this afternoon.  The piece was…

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Posted in: Decomposing, Performances

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