Mark Lortz

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Orchestral Compositions

Jubilance (2008)
Dark Shadows Amongst Us All (2007)
The Barbaric Conquest (2007)
Deus ex Machina (2006) ??? Winner of the Alabama Orchestra Association National Composition Competition
Voces Orchestrae (2006)
Land of the Rising Sun (2005) ??? Commissioned for the 59th Annual Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic (published by TRN
Music)
Volatilis (2004)
American Overture (2003)

Symphonic Band Transcriptions/Commission

Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists and Orchestra Philip Glass/Transcribed and edited by Lortz (2004)
??? Commissioned by a Multi University/Conservatory Consortium

Orchestral Transcriptions/Arrangements

The Old Castle from Pictures at an Exhibition – Mussorgsky/Arr. Lortz (2008)
Raider???s March – John Williams/Arr. Lortz (2000)
Carol of the Bells – Arr. Lortz (1999)
Arabian Dance ??? P.I. Tchaikovsky/Arr. Lortz (1998)

Concert Band Compositions

Fanfare of the Bells (2008)
American Horizons (2007)
Mixed Signals (2006)
Stealth Mission (2004)
The Westminster March (1998)

Marching Band Compositions

Error (2003)
Tangents (2002)
The Gates of Sheol (2001)

Chamber Works

Lone Star Fanfare for Brass Quintet (2007)
Dances For Mary for Woodwind Quintet (2007)
The Sorcerer???s Apprentice for Woodwind Quintet and Percussion Transcription (2006)
Transient Visions for Solo Violin (2004)
From Great Heights for Brass Quintet (2004)
Divergence for Alto Saxophone, Piano & String Bass (2004)

Choral

Death be not Proud (2004)

Marching Band Wind and Percussion Arrangements/Compositions

Awayday ??? Gorb/Arr. Lortz (2002)
Appalachian Morning – Metheney/Arr. Lortz (2002)
Music from The Mummy ??? Arr. Lortz (2002)
On an American Spiritual ??? Holsinger/Arr. Lortz (2001)
Music from The Prince Egypt ???Zimmer/Arr. Lortz (2001)
Billy the Kid ??? Copland/Arr. Lortz (1998)
Symphonic Dance #3 – Williams/Arr. Lortz (1998)
The Thunderer ??? Sousa/Arr. Lortz (1997)
Comedians??? Gallop ??? Bernstein/Arr. Lortz (1996)
Morning ??? Grieg/Arr. Lortz (1996)
Dance of the Tumbler???s ??? Rimsky-Korsakov/Arr. Lortz (1996)
Hungarian Rhapsody #2 ??? Liszt/Arr. Lortz (1996)
I Left My Heart in San Francisco ??? Arr. Lortz (1995)
Chicago and Kansas City ??? Arr. Lortz (1995)
Music from On the Town ??? Bernstein/Arr. Lortz (1995)
Viva Las Vegas/California Here I Come – Arr. Lortz (1995)
Music from West Side Story ??? Arr. Lortz (2003)
Music from Band of Brothers ??? Williams/Arr. Lortz (2003)
Short Ride on a Fast Machine ??? Adams/Arr. Lortz (2003)
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini ??? Rachmaninoff/Arr. Lortz (2003)
The Music of Gladiator ??? Zimmer/Arr. Lortz (2003)
Hoedown from Rodeo ??? Copland/Arr. Lortz (2003)
Overture to Candide ??? Bernstein/Arr. Lortz (2003)
Make Our Garden Grow – Bernstein/Arr. Lortz (2003)
The Music of John Rutter/Arr. Lortz (2003)

Drum and Bugle Corps Arrangements

The Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps (2003-Present)
Front Ensemble Arrangments & Brass Edits

The United States Naval Academy Drum & Bugle Corps
Americana Medley ??? Arr. Lortz (2004)
Music from Motown ???Arr. Lortz (1996)
Music from The Hunt for Red October ??? Arr. Lortz (1995)

Percussion Ensemble Arrangements/Compositions

The Great Locomotive Chase ??? R.W. Smith/Arr. Lortz (2005)
The Story of Flight ??? Arr. Lortz (2004)
Carol of the Bells ??? Lortz (2003)
William Tell Overture – Rossini/Arr. Lortz (2002)
Music from Riverdance ??? Arr. Lortz (2001)
Pachinko ??? Yoder/Arr. Lortz (2000)
Drum Set Suite for Eight Percussion, Guitar, Bass and Keyboard ??? Mancini/Arr. Lortz (1999)
Selections from West Side Story ??? Bernstein/Arr. Lortz (1998)
Gallop form Fancy Free Ballet ??? Bernstein/Arr. Lortz (1997)
Sabre Dance from Gayne Ballet-Kachurturian/Arr. Lortz (1997)
Music form the Nutcracker ??? Arr. Lortz (1996)
Dance of the Tumbler???s ??? Rimsky-Korsakov/Arr. Lortz (1994)
Theme Song from The Flintstones ??? Arr. Lortz (1994)