for orchestra, narrator, and guest high school marching band(s)
(2024) 30′
Image by Flickr user Marco Verch (CC0)
A musical tribute to high school football in Texas. Music and narration by the composer.
Instrumentation: 2(picc.)222/4331/timp/3 perc/harp/str, plus guest high school marching band of approx. 60 members
Recording: (Victoria Symphony, 2025)
Originally commissioned by the East Texas Symphony Orchestra, premiere performance on 03/23/2024 at the UT Tyler Cowan Center in Tyler, TX, conducted by Music Director Richard Lee.
Second performance by the Victoria Symphony on 10/18/2025 at the Victoria Fine Arts Center in Victoria, TX, conducted by Music Director Darryl One.
Score: Contact me
Program Notes: Link
Update: Kyle Gullings named a national finalist for the American Prize in Competition – Professional Orchestra Division for the performance of his original composition, Gridiron Symphony. (Adjudication ongoing.)
- American Prize website announcement – April 4, 2025
- University of Texas at Tyler Press Release about the American Prize – April 28, 2025
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