A good arrangement isn't measured only on paper — it's measured in performance.
I write arrangements for ensembles and orchestras out of hands-on experience playing, conducting and teaching.
As someone who works with real players — professionals and students alike — the writing rests on what works in an actual rehearsal, on stage, and under changing conditions.
The arrangement is built around the existing ensemble, the players' level and the musical goal.
Not from a theoretical ideal — from what's actually there.
What does an arrangement include?
An arrangement can include adapting the key and range, building the harmony, distributing the parts among the instruments, writing harmony lines and horn parts, building an intro, an ending and transitions — and sometimes a full orchestration, with a score and clean, organized parts.
In some cases it's a simple, precise adaptation.
In others — a rebuilding of the piece, with thought given to color, structure and development.
