Works by J. Aaron Stanley
List of Works & Their Performances, Recordings, Publication, & Recognition (In Reverse Chronological Order)
This list includes all opus-numbered works, plus a few notable other works I didn't give an opus designation, either because I no longer consider them part of my catalog (but they did receive at least one performance), or because it is a film score, song, or arrangement that I felt didn't warrant an opus number, which would effectively designate it a "classical concert work." There are also many other arrangements I've written over the years, most of them jazz or commercial, and songs that I've written but not produced, or written as part of a now defunct musical collaboration, that are not part of this list.
Three Kings Fantasy, Op. 5b for Orchestra (2021) - 4m
- Available for rental. Unperformed.
- Adapted from an earlier work for Brass Band.
Huapango de los Muertos, Op. 12d for Solo Trombone & Trombone Choir (2021) - 8m
- Commissioned by Dr. Bill Haugeberg of UT-RGV. He wanted a Solo Trombone with Trombone Choir version of an earlier piece for Trombone & String Quartet he had commissioned. (See below.)
Huapango de los Muertos, Op. 12c for Wind Ensemble (2021) - 8m
- Adapted from an earlier work for Orchestra. (See below.)
- To be premiered Spring 2025 by the SMU Meadows Wind Ensemble, Jack Delaney, cond.
Greensleeves, Op. 2c for Orchestra (2021) - 4m
- Available for rental. Unperformed.
- Adapted from an earlier work for Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band. (See below.)
Fanfare for the Olympians, Op. 1c for Orchestral Brass & Percussion (2021) - 2m
- Adapted from an earlier work for Brass Band. (See below.)
- Unperformed
Heroes & Villains, Op. 7(r) for Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band (2010, rev. 2021) - 8m
- Significant revision of an earlier version. (See below.)
Fronteras, Op. 20 for Wind Ensemble (2021) - 11m
- Composed as my thesis project in partial fulfillment of my M.M. in Composition from SMU.
- To be premiered Spring 2025 by the SMU Meadows Wind Ensemble, Dr. Jack Delaney, cond.
Short Film Score: Grit (2020) - approx. 5m of music
- Hybrid orchestral-electronic score produced electronically.
Moon Dances, Op. 19 for Orchestra (2020, rev. 2021) - 6.5m
- Was scheduled for a reading by the SMU Meadows Symphony Orchestra in Spring 2020. Canceled due to COVID-19.
- Selected as a semi-finalist for the 5th Annual Call for Scores Composition Competition by the Tampa Bay Symphony Orchestra.
Waiting Room, Op. 18, a 1-Act Operetta for 8 Solo Vocalists & Piano (2020, rev. 2021) - 25m
- Workshopped by the SMU vocal department in Spring 2020.
- Scheduled for performance in Spring 2020. Canceled due to COVID-19.
- Recorded in March 2021 using SMU vocal majors, and streamed during my graduate recital.
Charge of the Light Brigade, Op. 17 for Baritone Voice & Piano (2020) - 6m
- Premiered in March 2021 during my graduate recital.
Deep Space Voyage for Young Band (2020, rev. 2021) - 2.5m
- Winner 1st place of the WASBE Third International Composition Contest for Category One (works for young band).
- Premiered in Prague, Czech Republic July 21, 2022.
- Available for sale. Self-published.
Procession of the Legionaries for Young Band (2020, rev. 2021) - 2.5m
- Available for sale. Self-published.
- Unperformed.
Hullaballoo, Op. 16 for Violin, Clarinet, Trumpet, & Piano (2019) - 7m
- Dedicated to the late Ryan Anthony.
- Selected for performance at the 2021 International Trumpet Guild Conference in Anaheim, CA (later changed to virtual) as part of their New Works Recital Series.
- Professionally recorded and streamed during the virtual 2021 ITG Conference, with Kevin Finamore, longtime colleague of Ryan Anthony in the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, on Trumpet.
- Performed during my graduate recital in March 2021.
Huapango de los Muertos, Op. 12b for Orchestra (2019) - 7m
- Premiered by the Irving Symphony Orchestra, Feb. 22, 2020.
- Selected as one of 17 semi-finalists (among 131 entries) for the 4th Annual Call for Scores Composition Competition by the Tampa Bay Symphony Orchestra.
- Selected as a finalist for the 2020 Reno Pops Orchestra Composer's Night Competition.
- Adapted from an earlier chamber work for Trombone & String Quartet.
Shafts of Sunlight Through Stained-Glass Windows, Op. 15 for Antiphonal Brass & Percussion (2019) - 4m
- Premiered during my graduate composition recital, March 2021.
Rondo for Tuba & Piano, Op. 14 (2019) - 7m
- Composed for my friend, tubist Abel Rios.
- Awaiting premiere by Abel Rios.
Light the Torch, Op. 13 for Brass Ensemble (2019) - 3m
- Unperformed.
Isabella Rhapsody, Op. 4b for Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band (2019, rev. 2021) - 4.5m
- Adapted from an earlier work for Brass Band.
- Unperformed.
Huapango de los Muertos, Op. 12a for Trombone & String Quartet (2019) - 7m
- Commissioned by Dr. Bill Haugeberg of UT-RGV.
- Premiered by Dr. Bill Haugeberg at the 2019 International Trombone Festival.
Celestial Orbits: A Musical Palindrome, Op. 11 for Wind Ensemble (2019, rev. 2021) - 7m
- Premiered Nov. 15, 2019 by the SMU Meadows Wind Ensemble.
Chakras: A Musical Journey of Enlightenment, Op. 10 for Woodwind Quintet & Percussion (2019) - 18m
- Unperformed.
Metamorphosis: A Butterfly's Journey of Transformation, Op. 9 for Clarinet, Trumpet, & String Quartet (2019) - 9m
- Commissioned by Dr. Cara Pollard and the Imbroglio Sextet.
- Recorded by the Imbroglio Sextet in Spain in August 2019, and included in their album, Greetings from Gran Hostal el Chiscón.
- Awaiting live premiere performance. (Delayed due to COVID-19.)
I Dream A World, Op. 8 for SATB a cappella Choir (2014) - 4m
- Unperformed.
Short Film Score: LoveStruck (2011) - approx. 6.5m of music
- Recorded with live electric guitar, electric bass, drums, and violin, while supplemented with samples.
- Multi-tracked.
- Recorded with live ethnic instruments (koto, shakuhachi, and shinobue), and supplemented with samples.
- Multi-tracked.
- Recorded with a live brass ensemble (of 6 brass players with 3 overdubs), live clarinet, and supplemented with samples.
- Personally conducted recording session.
- Main theme was incorporated into the revised version of Heroes & Villains. See above.
- Recorded with a live chamber ensemble of Clarinet, Viola, Cello, and Piano, and supplemented with orchestral string samples.
- Personally conducted recording session.
- Wrote music & lyrics, based on the teachings of sales trainer, Eric Lofholm.
- Recorded with all live instruments, multi-tracked: several guitar tracks, bass, drums, and horn section. Horn section recorded as 4-piece unit (2 Trumpets, Trombone, Alto Sax).
- Wrote music & lyrics.
- Recorded with all live instruments, multi-tracked: guitar, bass, drums, and 8-piece wind ensemble. (Guitars, bass, and vocal need re-recording before release.)
- Personally conducted wind ensemble for recording.
- Adapted from an earlier work for Brass Band.
Fanfare for the Big Game, Op. 6b for Symphonic Band (2010, rev. 2021) - 3m
- Adapted from an earlier work for Brass Band.
- Won 2010 Penfield Music Commission Project Composition Contest and premiered by the Penfield High School Wind Ensemble in Rochester, NY that same year.
- Won 2011 Cal-Sate Bakersfield Composition Competition and performed by the Cal-State Bakersfield community concert band in Bakersfield, CA that same year.
- Later significantly revised (see above). This version is no longer in my catalog. (Link goes to revised version.)
- Available for rental, and occasionally rented through Janen Music Rentals.
- At least 4 orchestras will perform the work in December 2021.
- Adapted from an earlier work for Brass Band.
- Read but not performed.
- Adapted from an earlier work for Brass Band.
- Read but not performed.
- Adapted from an earlier work for Brass Band.
- Premiered in December 2004 in Torrance, CA by the Emerald Street Brass Quintet and two community choirs, all of which are now defunct.
- Performed in December 2005 by the El Camino College Choir in Torrance, CA.
- A combination of original songs & music with arrangements of classic hymns. No longer in my catalog, but open to creating a new and better one.
Three Kings Fantasy, Op. 5a for Brass Band (2004) - 4m
- Accepted for publication by BookWright Music in 2020.
- Later adapted for Orchestra. See above.
Isabella Rhapsody, Op. 4a for Brass Band (2003) - 4m
- Read by the Dallas Brass Band in 2019, with me conducting. Unperformed.
- Later adapted for Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band. See above.
Variations on a French Carol, Op. 3a for Brass Band (2002) - 9m
- Read by the Salvation Army Western Territorial Band in 2002, with me conducting. Unperformed.
- Later adapted and renamed to Variations on Noel Nouvelët for Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band. See above.
Greensleeves, Op. 2a for Brass Band (2002) - 4m
- Unperformed.
- Later adapted for Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band and Orchestra. See above.
Carol of the Bells for Brass Band (2002) - 3m
- Won 2005 Northrop International Brass Band Composition Competition in the "Arrangement" category and received a performance.
- Has been performed a handful of times in Southern California, with me conducting at least one performance.
- Later adapted for Symphonic Band and Orchestra. See above.
Fanfare for the Olympians, Op. 1b for Brass Band (2002) - 2m
- Accepted for publication by BookWright Music in 2020.
Orchestral Sketch #1 for Orchestra (2000) - 7m
- Premiered by the (Southwest) Missouri State University Symphony Orchestra in Spring 2000.
- No longer in my catalog. Later revised and adapted into Heroes & Villains for Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band. See above.
Documentary Score: Ozarks Voices (2000) - approx. 40m of music
- Recorded with a live 12-piece Wind Ensemble, which I conducted.
Short Film Score: Stock Issues (2000) - approx. 5m of music
- Recorded with a live 13-piece Chamber Orchestra, which I conducted.