Gridiron Symphony

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.
National Finalist Honorable Mention for the American Prize in Composition. (See below.)

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 Honorable Mention for the American Prize in Composition–Orchestra, Professional Division, recognizing the ETSO’s premiere performance of his original work Gridiron Symphony.

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