This February, Taylor created a new setting for the United States Army Song. The arrangement was created for "Fuerza Latina", the U. S. Army Medical Command Latin Band. Although, this recording is just the groups initial read through; check it out:
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Footprints
 NOW AVAILABLE, Pat Stuckemeyer's newest CD has just been released from the Potenza Music label. This disc is jam-packed with premieres. Everything on this CD was commissioned in the last 3 years by the soloist especially for this recording. You'll definitely want to get this one - the best work from the soloist in his opinion ever caught on tape. Included on this disc is:
Audio Samples Movement I | Movement II | Movement III 
Concerto for Euphonium
Composed in the fall of 2006 for euphonium soloist, Pat Stuckemeyer, the Concerto for Euphonium is an exciting work and a wonderful challenge for the soloist. With immediately memorable tunes and captivating virtuosic passages the piece offers an exhilarating experience for the performer and the audience alike.
The Concerto for Euphonium is available for purchase from Just for Brass. Appears on the newly released Footprints album. Sonata for Tuba  The Sonata for Tuba and Piano was composed in 2006 for Amanda Jurkovskis Plocher. The second movement of the sonata, originally titled, A Song for Night, was composed for teuphonium and was later adapeted for tuba and then the surrounding movements were composed. The work explores lush upper range of the tuba and offers very tuneful melodies.The Sonata for Tuba is available for purchase from Just For Brass. The second movement, A Song for Night appears on the Stepping Stones, Vol. 1 album. A Song for Night (Euphonium Version) Listen | Score The Ones Who Helped to Set the Sun
 The Ones Who Helped to Set the Sun is a solo marimba work that was composed in the summer of 2005 for marimbist Brenton Dunnington. It is a solo concert piece composed in the virtuoso tradition. The concert piece is the first in a set of six rhapsodies for solo marimba.
The work is composed in a tonal and improvisatory manner. Many intricate techniques are employed by the soloist, including the use of 6 mallets in the opening section. The work calls for immense technical and music prowess and demands great endurance from the soloist. This results in a grand show piece to be enjoyed by all. The Ones Who Helped to Set the Sun is dedicated to Paul Watkins and all who helped through his final days. Listen | Score | Purchase |
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Concerto for Horn & Orchestra In the fall of 2009 my friend and colleague, Mathew Evans commissioned my to compose a concerto for horn and orchestra. I was more than happy to take on the project and began my research for the work. As a trombone player, and an avid enthusiast of music for brass, I think it is very important to capture the essence of the Horn. After Read More
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