COMMISSIONS, WORKSHOPS, & LIVE EVENTS
Services
Stan writes music for churches and schools, leads workshops for music teams, and plays for weddings and events near Rome, Georgia.
COMMISSIONS
Custom Music For Your Group
Stan writes and arranges for choir, band, orchestra, and jazz ensemble, in just about any style. Most projects take about two weeks, depending on size. Have a theme or a text you want worked in? He'll build it in, and he can bring in a lyricist if you need words.
Stan has written for the Whitfield Community Band, the Ninth District Honor Band, the Northwest Georgia Winds, First Baptist Church in Guntersville, Alabama, and First Baptist Church in New Boston, Texas, along with many other churches and schools.
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Pricing Guide
Orchestrations:
$.50 per bar for a single instrument obbligato, up to $6.00 per bar for full orchestra
→ Journey of Faith (Sample Score)
Arranging existing material:
$2.50 per bar for SATB and piano
→ The Chorister's Prayer (sample)
Commissions for special events:
$3.00 per bar for SATB and piano, $4.00 for jazz ensemble, $7.50 for symphonic band or orchestra
→ Dance of the Morning Stars (sample)
ProTools orchestrations for recordings or accompaniment tracks:
Contact Stan for rates
→ Instrument of Peace (demo)
WORKSHOPS & COMMISSIONS
Bring Stan to your group
A workshop is a half day for anyone interested in writing music, covering topics like arranging and composition. It's typically hosted by a church or an association, and music leadership is welcome to attend too.
A Composer Day is built specifically for choirs and feature Stan’s arrangements. They include a Saturday rehearsal followed by a Sunday performance, with your choir featured in the concert.
Both are $150 per day plus expenses.
LIVE MUSIC
Music for your wedding or event
Stan plays solo piano or with a combo for weddings, receptions, private parties, and local arts and craft fairs, anywhere within 75 miles of Rome, Georgia.
Solo piano for wedding ceremony (includes one rehearsal): $150
Solo piano for receptions & private parties: $75 per hour
The Haywood Valley: Four piece Bluegrass band for church socials, senior adult programs, and homecomings | mandolin/harmonica, banjo, guitar, upright bass: $800 for one performance
Apple Scraps: Four or five piece combo for receptions & private parties: $1250 for five piece $1000 for four piece for one hour. $500 for each additional hour.
Powerpoint programs (30 min): Old Fashioned Heartwarming Songs for homecomings and senior adult groups or Military Appreciation program