Andrew Balent
Biography
Andrew Balent (b. 23 July 1934, Washington County, Penn.) is an American composer, arranger, conductor and educator.
Mr. Balent is a leading composer and arranger of educational music with over 500 published compositions and arrangements for band, orchestra, chorus, and instrumental ensembles. Having received over 35 ASCAP Special Awards for composition, his published works are written for all levels, but he has specialized in music for young musicians.
Mr. Balent taught in the elementary through high school levels for 30 years in Michigan. He has also been a clinician and guest conductor in 45 states, as well as in Canada, Europe, and South America. He is currently on the Sudler Cup selection committee for the John Philip Sousa Foundation and has served two terms on the board of directors of the National Band Association. Mr. Balent holds memberships in MENC, MSBOA, WASBE, and Phi Mu Alpha.
Andrew Balent received both his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the University of Michigan, where he played in the band under William D. Revelli and studied saxophone with Larry Teal.
Works for Winds
- Air and Finale (as arranger) (1717/1989)
- Amazing Grace (as arranger) (2002)
- American Pride (2002)
- The Angels of Christmas (as arranger)
- Bacchanale (as arranger) (1877/2002)
- Bill Bailey's Brass (as arranger) (2003)
- Can Santa Can Can? (as arranger) (2005)
- Czardas (as arranger) (1904)
- Dance of the Tumblers (as arranger) (1882/2000)
- Dragons and Jet Planes (as arranger) (1970)
- Finale from Symphony No. 4 (as arranger)
- Fughetta (as arranger) (2012)
- The Gladiator March (as arranger) (1886/2007)
- Golliwogg's Cakewalk (as arranger)
- Hands Across the Sea (as arranger) (1899/2012)
- Hunting Song (2005)
- Invercargill March (as arranger) (1908/1913)
- Jingle Bell Brass (as arranger) (2001)
- John Denver (as arranger) (1998)
- Joshua (as arranger)
- The Klaxon (as arranger) (1930/1995)
- Little Brazil Suite (as arranger) (2006)
- Lullaby for Clarinets (2002)
- Manhattan Beach March (as arranger) (2015)
- Maple Leaf Rag (as arranger) (1899/1916/1992)
- Marching Through America (as arranger) (1993)
- Military Escort (as arranger) (1923/1990)
- Orpheus Overture (as arranger)
- Sabre Dance (as arranger)
- Selections from The Nutcracker Suite (as arranger)
- Semper Fidelis (as arranger) (1888/2009)
- Simple Gifts (as arranger) (1986)
- Slavonic Dance No 8, Op 46 (as arranger) (1878/2010)
- Sound Off (as arranger) (1885/2018)
- Stand Tall America (as arranger)
- Take Me out to the Ball Game (as arranger) (1908/2008)
- Tenth Regiment March (as arranger) (1895/2004)
- Them Basses March (as arranger) (1924/1987)
- Tidings of Comfort and Joy (as arranger)
- Tomahawk Dance (1994)
- Torch of Valor (as arranger) (2004)
- The Twelve Days of Christmas (as arranger) (1987)
- Waltzing Matilda (as arranger) (1997)
Resources
- "Andrew Balent." FJH Music Company. Web. Accessed 12 March 2023
- "Andrew Balent." HeBu. Web. Accessed 12 March 2023
- "Andrew Balent." Kendor Music, Inc. Web. Accessed 12 March 2023
- Conley, Lloyd. "Andrew Balent: Making an Impact." The Instrumentalist vol. 42, no. 12, July 1977, pp. 14-18.