Richard L. Saucedo

MusicWorks - Grade 5 Think of a 100-yard dash for winds and percussion and youll get a good idea of Richards approach on this amazing composition. With dazzling flourishes and intense percussion scori...

MusicWorks - Grade 5 Commissioned by the 2004 Jefferson County Honor Band, Denver, CO, and drawing musical inspiration from the awe-inspiring surrounding mountain peaks, this major work from Richard S...

MusicWorks - Grade 5 Commissioned by the 2004 Jefferson County Honor Band, Denver, CO, and drawing musical inspiration from the awe-inspiring surrounding mountain peaks, this major work from Richard S...

MusicWorks - Grade 4 The opening of this composition is marked with unrelenting energy! by the composer, and with good reason. The percussion section along with inventive hemiola rhythmic patterns in...

In one form or another, Hurricane Katrina affected all our lives. In the fall of 2005, the Mississippi Bandmasters Association commissioned Richard Saucedo to write this work for wind band. In the wor...

Exuberant and entertaining, this dynamic work is written all in one tempo and is perfect as a concert opener or festival number. Richard combines a tongue-in-cheek style with some jazzy elements while...

Gandy dancers were railroad workers in a bygone era. Richard takes you on a stunning journey to this lost time, painting aural images of railroad scenes and the heartfelt songs of these forgotten labo...

Richard's first symphony for winds is a tour de force of orchestrational textures and rhythmic vitality. 'Movement 1' opens with a virtuosic display of solo statements followed by a layering of sounds...

Creative instrument combinations characterize this unique and appealing work. Short solos for piano, string bass, alto sax, clarinet, flute, oboe, euphonium, trombone, trumpet and horn are featured al...

Written entirely in 5/4, this captivating and rhythmically dynamic work explores a variety of moods and styles within this single meter. After the initial fanfare, the piece winds through creative tex...

Displaying a wide variety of colors and textures, here is an exceptional work for young bands. After a grandiose and majestic-sounding opening, the main section of the work is fueled by the percussion...

Displaying a wide variety of colors and textures, here is an exceptional work for young bands. After a grandiose and majestic-sounding opening, the main section of the work is fueled by the percussion...

Displaying a wide variety of colors and textures, here is an exceptional work for young bands. After a grandiose and majestic-sounding opening, the main section of the work is fueled by the percussion...

Commissioned by the Northeast Oklahoma Band Directors Association, this relatively brief yet energetic work certainly lives up to its title! Stretching harmonic boundaries and filled with rhythmic vit...

Commissioned by the Northeast Oklahoma Band Directors Association, this relatively brief yet energetic work certainly lives up to its title! Stretching harmonic boundaries and filled with rhythmic vit...

Commissioned by the Northeast Oklahoma Band Directors Association, this relatively brief yet energetic work certainly lives up to its title! Stretching harmonic boundaries and filled with rhythmic vit...

Composed as a celebration of life in memory of a beloved teacher, this tender and heartfelt tone poem is very melodic and tuneful in nature. It focuses on a series of soloistic woodwind lines interspe...