Richard Saucedo is currently Director of Bands and Performing Arts Department Chairman at Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana. Under his direction, Carmel bands have received numerous state and national honors in the areas of concert, jazz and marching. The Carmel High School Wind Symphony was invited to the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival in 1992 and 1999, and was named the Indiana State Champion concert band in 1999. The Carmel High School Marching Greyhounds, having been a consistent National finalist since 1995, was crowned the 2005 Bands of America Grand National Champion. Also in 2005, the Wind Symphony 1 was invited to perform at the prestigious Midwest Clinic in Chicago. The Indiana Bandmasters Association named Mr. Saucedo Indiana’s “Bandmaster of the Year” for 1998-99. The band program at Carmel currently serves 350 instrumentalists in four concert bands, four jazz ensembles, a 200-member marching band, a 140-member pep band, a competitive and non-competitive winter color guard, a competitive winter drumline, three music theory classes, a jazz improvisation class, a music technology class and two percussion classes. Mr. Saucedo is a freelance arranger and composer, having released numerous marching band arrangements, concert band works and choral compositions. He is currently on the writing staff for Hal Leonard Corporation. Mr. Saucedo is constantly in demand as an adjudicator, clinician and guest conductor for concert band, jazz band, marching band, orchestra and show choir. He has served as Music Caption Head for the Drum Corps Midwest Judges Guild and as a brass and music judge for Drum Corps International. Mr. Saucedo has also served as the brass arranger and music ensemble consultant for the DCI World Champion Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps from Rosemont, Illinois. The Cavaliers have performed many of Mr. Saucedo’s original works. Mr. Saucedo did his undergraduate work at Indiana University in Bloomington and finished his masters degree at Butler University in Indianapolis.
Shows
Chord Exercise A
A fabulous warm-up for any band!
Chord Exercise B
A fabulous warm-up for any band!
Endless Possibilities
The perfect show title! The visual possibilities are… well… endless!
Four
Exploring the many aspects of the number four.
Shadows
Darkness and light. Explore shadows in this great original piece of music for marching band.
Sound, Shape, and Color
The title says it all. This is a great & challenging piece for your band.
Star Spangled Banner
A very reverent rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, which was arranged for the Bands of America Summer Symposium.
Super Hero
Bring out your inner child with this exciting original work by Richard Saucedo.
The Giving Tree
Based loosely on the children’s book of the same name.
The River of Life (The Nile)
The most famous river in the world sets the stage for this original piece of music.
Waves
Water, sound, crowds… the possibilities are endless.
Waves and Waves
Water, sound, crowds… the possibilities are endless.
Mr. Saucedo’s pieces are not available for digital download. email us!
