Some have mistakenly stated that he wrote the number, which was a 1901 marching band composition by Porter Steele.

The band performs contemporary and classical band compositions and arrangements.

With over 450 published works, he has written band compositions and arrangements that reflect a variety of musical forms and styles.

However, only one band composition made the album: the experimental "Travel by Thought".

Jazz aficionados are looking forward to tonight's concert because it is expected to reintroduce big band compositions from the late 1940's through the 1960's.

It's much healthier now in that the songs are all band compositions.

By the time he graduated, he had many published band compositions.

A self-taught pianist, he began composing music at age 11 and completed his first band composition at age 15.

---- The following is a partial list of his band compositions.

Yoder's first band composition, Our Family Band, was published in 1933.