List of works commissioned by Kappa Kappa Psi or Tau Beta Sigma


The following is a list of concert band works commissioned by or dedicated to Kappa Kappa Psi or Tau Beta Sigma.
In 1947, Kappa Kappa Psi created its first National Intercollegiate Band, a band composed of musicians from universities across the United States. Since 1953, the national chapters of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma have commissioned a new work for wind band to be premiered at the National Intercollegiate Band concert. This program was begun under the direction of Grand President Hugh McMillen to add to the wind repertoire. A number of the commissions have garnered national acclaim, including Robert Russell Bennett's Symphonic Songs for Band, commissioned for the 1957 National Intercollegiate Band, and Karel Husa's Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Orchestra, commissioned for the 1973 band.
In the years following the start of the national commissioning program, local chapters have begun to commission new band works themselves. Some of these have also received acclaim, including David Maslanka's Traveler, commissioned by the University of Texas at Arlington chapters of the fraternity and sorority in honor of the retirement of Director of Bands Ray Lichtenwalter.
Between the national Commissioning Program and commissions from individual chapters, many notable band composers have been commissioned, including Jack Stamp, David Gillingham, Julie Giroux, Claude T. Smith, Frank Ticheli and W. Francis McBeth.

List of works

YearTitle of WorkComposerCommissioning Party and Institution
Kappa Kappa Psi MarchJ. DeForest ClineΚΚΨ National Chapter
The March of Kappa Kappa PsiJoseph O. DeLucaΚΚΨ–Omega
Kappa Kappa Psi MarchBohumil MakovskyΚΚΨ National Chapter
Ballet for BandDon GillisΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Symphonic Songs for BandRobert Russell BennettΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Prelude and DancePaul CrestonΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
National Intercollegiate Band MarchRichard Franko GoldmanΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Symphonic EssaysClifton WilliamsΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Symphonic RequiemVáclav NelhýbelΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Study in TexturesGunther SchullerΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Songs of AbelardNorman Dello JoioΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
DivergentsW. Francis McBethΚΚΨ–Lambda
ΤΒΣ–Psi
PropagulaRobert LinnΚΚΨ–Alpha Psi
NeologueJared SpearsΚΚΨ–Lambda
ΤΒΣ–Psi
The Seventh SealW. Francis McBethΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Tau Beta Sigma MarchDonald I. MooreLadine Bennett Housholder
Concerto for Trumpet and Wind OrchestraKarel HusaΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Overture: Memory of a FriendRobert JagerΚΚΨ–Lambda
ΤΒΣ–Psi
ChronologJared SpearsΚΚΨ–Epsilon Theta
DilemmaeWilliam LathamΚΚΨ–Alpha Psi
Let Us Now Praise Famous MenMartin MailmanΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Reflections On An Old Hymn TuneRichard WillisΚΚΨ–Epsilon Theta
ΤΒΣ–Delta Sigma
Dance VariationsJohn ZdechlikΚΚΨ–Gamma Pi
Symphony No. 1 for BandClaude T. SmithΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Affirmation and CredoClaude T. SmithΤΒΣ–Delta Rho
Prelude and Double FugueFisher TullΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Rondo CappricioJohn ZdechlikΚΚΨ–Beta Gamma
ΤΒΣ–Alpha Lambda
Dance SceneMichael HennaginΚΚΨ–Epsilon Theta
ΤΒΣ–Delta Sigma
Caccia for BandW. Francis McBethΚΚΨ–Gamma Phi
King UbuMichael SchelleΚΚΨ–Alpha Beta
ΤΒΣ–Epsilon
Chamarita!Roger NixonUniversity of Florida
National Endowment for the Arts
Cantique and FestivalJared SpearsΚΚΨ–Delta Rho
LUX: Legend of Sankta LuciaMary Jeanne van AppledornΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Ferris FantasyHarry DempseyΚΚΨ–Delta Omega
ΤΒΣ–Gamma Pi
Stars and Stripes VariationsRobert JagerΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Century TowerJames BarnesΚΚΨ–Alpha Eta
ΤΒΣ–Beta Xi
Seven Deadly SinsRobert Xavier RodriguezΚΚΨ–Zeta Kappa
ΤΒΣ–Epsilon Beta
Chorale Prelude on a German Folk TuneJames BarnesΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Sinfonia DrammaticaArnold FranchettiΚΚΨ–Alpha Beta
Sinfonia for Winds and PercussionJohn BodaΚΚΨ–Gamma Nu
ΤΒΣ–Alpha Omega
Overture AlfrescoJerry BilikΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Variants on an Ancient AirJames CurnowΚΚΨ–Gamma Phi
ΤΒΣ–Beta Zeta
Sinfonia XV "Ursa Major"Timothy BroegeΚΚΨ–Gamma Phi
Pagan DancesJames BarnesΚΚΨ–Epsilon Beta
In The Spring, at the Time When Kings Go Off to WarDavid HolsingerΚΚΨ–Gamma Phi
ΤΒΣ–Beta Zeta
Catcher of ShadowsPhilip WilbyΚΚΨ–Iota Alpha
ΤΒΣ–Eta Omega
Symphonic CanticleDavid HolsingerΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
RiverwalkCarl JohnsonΚΚΨ–Eta Phi
ΤΒΣ–Eta Alpha
In MemoriamDavid MaslankaΚΚΨ–Delta Sigma
ΤΒΣ–Gamma Nu
Athenian FestivalAnne McGintyΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Danse CelestialeRobert SheldonΚΚΨ–Alpha Eta
ΤΒΣ–Beta Xi
Infinite HorizonsJohn CheethamΚΚΨ–Alpha Omicron
Hymn Variants Alfred ReedΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Gaian VisionsFrank TicheliΚΚΨ–Gamma Phi
Space SymphonyJulie GirouxΚΚΨ–Theta Nu
Crest of AllegianceRobert FosterElizabeth Ludwig Fennell
But God's Own DescentJohn WhiteΚΚΨ–Alpha Eta
ΤΒΣ–Beta Xi
Daystar: Symphonic Variations for Wind and PercussionJames CurnowΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
A Tuning Piece: Songs of Fall and WinterDavid MaslankaΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Cycles of Moons and TidesMary Jeanne van AppledornΤΒΣ–Gamma Tau
A Gathering of AngelsJared SpearsΚΚΨ–Epsilon Kappa
Desert WindsCynthia FolioΚΚΨ–Alpha Epsilon
Revenge of the Darkseekers!Stephen MelilloΚΚΨ–Theta Alpha
ΤΒΣ–Eta Epsilon
Capitan MajestyTimothy RheaΚΚΨ–Alpha Omicron
ΤΒΣ–Beta
Rondo JubilosoJohn ZdechlikΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
A Fraternal PreludeGary Powell NashΚΚΨ–Eta Gamma
Dark Dreams of a Circus BandstandDavid WilliamsΚΚΨ–Omicron
From This Wilderness...Roland BarrettAlan Bonner
Unusual Behavior in Ceremonies Involving DrumsDaniel BukvichΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
CullodenJulie GirouxAlan Bonner
HajjStephen Melillo
Four Maryland SongsJack StampΚΚΨ–Gamma Xi
ΤΒΣ–Beta Eta
An American ElegyFrank TicheliΚΚΨ–Alpha Iota
Hands of MercyJulie GirouxDonna Beth McCormick
Mourning DancesTimothy MahrΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
The Imperceptible Voices Cloaked in WindJerome P. MiskellΚΚΨ North Central District Chapter
To the Summit! Robert W. SmithΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ Southeast District Chapters
From the MountainsJay ChattawayΚΚΨ–Omicron
High AdventureRandol BassΤΒΣ–Theta
Dances of NahawandScott MeisterΚΚΨ–Iota Omicron
DakotaMJ CottonΚΚΨ–Kappa Mu
Cloudless Day, Bitter SkyDonald GranthamΚΚΨ–Epsilon Kappa
ΤΒΣ–Delta Tau
Jacob's LadderPaul Richards
Come, memory...Donald GranthamΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Into the SolitudeKatherine MurdockΤΒΣ–Alpha Mu
CacciaReber ClarkΚΚΨ–Delta Delta
ΤΒΣ–Beta Nu
VigorSean O'LoughlinΚΚΨ–Gamma Kappa
Colors AloftDaniel GodfreyΚΚΨ–Gamma Nu
EbullienceStephen LiasΚΚΨ–Gamma Phi
Morning SongPhilip SparkeΚΚΨ–Beta Kappa
ΤΒΣ–Alpha Xi
TravelerDavid MaslankaΚΚΨ–Delta Sigma
ΤΒΣ–Gamma Nu
University of Texas at Arlington Band Alumni Association
BandancingJack StampΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Fanatic FanfarePaul RichardsΚΚΨ–Alpha Eta
Fantasia for BandNolan SchmitΚΚΨ–Epsilon Omega
The SeasonsPhilip SparkeΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Home AgainBrian BiddleΚΚΨ–Alpha Beta
Husaria Cavalry OvertureJulie GirouxΚΚΨ–Omicron
Ancient Irish HymnSean O'LoughlinΚΚΨ–Eta Phi
ΤΒΣ–Eta Alpha
Variations and Fugue on How Firm a FoundationStephen EmmonsΚΚΨ–Epsilon Kappa
ΤΒΣ–Delta Tau
DreamAdam F. BrennanΤΒΣ–Gamma Chi
Celestial DancersEric EwazenΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Mansions of GloryDavid GillinghamΚΚΨ–Lambda Epsilon
ΤΒΣ–Theta Beta
Purple HeartDavid ShafferΚΚΨ–Epsilon Xi
ΤΒΣ–Delta Epsilon
Variations on a Maine ThemeCraig SkeffingtonΚΚΨ–Epsilon Upsilon
Concerto for Piano and Wind EnsembleJames WoodwardΚΚΨ–Alpha Beta
Fugue with DrumsJoe NelsonΚΚΨ–Alpha Psi
Loud SunsetsGeorge LamΚΚΨ–Theta Beta
FuseRob SmithΚΚΨ–Theta Nu
Two American CanvasesMark CamphouseΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
A Century of Opportunity CelebrationLester PackΚΚΨ–Zeta Zeta
The Gates of the Wonder-World OpenJoseph C. PhillipsΚΚΨ–Gamma Xi
Concerto for Piano and Wind Orchestra: Solar TravellerJudith Lang Zaimont
A Little Learning is a Dangerous ThingEric HonourΚΚΨ–Lambda Omega
HardDriveJulie GirouxΚΚΨ–Iota
Always We Begin AgainPatrick BurnsΚΚΨ–Sigma
Back to Old FairviewMichael LeckroneΚΚΨ–Alpha Beta
Glass MenagerieBrant KarrickΚΚΨ–Beta Rho
Carolina FantasyGordon "Dick" Goodwin
Movements for Wind EnsembleJack HughesΚΚΨ–Gamma Delta
SomedayZachary J. FriedlandΚΚΨ–Theta Upsilon
RepercussionsAdam GorbΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
Blue and White DanceAndrew Boysen Jr.ΚΚΨ Northeast District Chapter
Idyll and WhirlwindSteven Bryant
John MackeyΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters
The Two RiversRichard D. HallΚΚΨ -Theta Alpha Chapter
Of Blood and StoneJulie GirouxΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters