Greetings. My name is Dave. You probably stumbled upon this page while doing a web search for a certain march or something, didn't you? I must say, I get several emails a week (no exaggeration) from many different people, ranging from performers, band directors, researchers, or just the plain curious folk. Please do not hesitate to contact me. I always enjoy hearing from a fellow march music fan. I try to answer every email within one week, but please understand I am still a student at heart with a pitiful amount of spare time. Do not feel I am ignoring you.

I have a bachelor's degree in Music/Saxophone performance from Central Connecticut State University. I have been an active musician all of my life. I've played the alto saxophone since I was in 3rd grade, and participated in all sorts of musical settings. I was a lead musician in the university wind, marching, and jazz ensemble. I've also participated in a fife in drum corps, played in a rock/jazz jam band, and spend my summers in the Windham Concert Band of Connecticut. I teach private saxophone lessons as well.

I respect every form of music, which I believe to be essential to being a true musician. However, my dedication has always been to the study of march music. Being a march music buff would be an understatement. I enjoy all aspects of march culture: collecting, research, conducting, and composition.


daveschramm88@gmail.com Please remember that it may take me a week to answer emails. If an email accidentally gets sent to "Junk" it might take even longer. Please, it's nothing personal!


My Works

I am mainly a march composer, having written over 13 marches, three of which have been performed. "Parade of the Bandos" and "The '06" have been played by my highschool band. "Salute to Simsbury" was played by the Central Connecticut State Wind Ensemble at the 2006 CMEA Composer's Concert. I use Sibelius 5 notation software for all my work.

Please check out my website for more information!


My March Collection

With close to 4,500 different traditional military/concert marches and quick-steps on recording, I pride myself in having one of the largest personal collections of digital march recordings in the country. If you have a larger collection, I'm impressed. Please contact me. I'd love to see what I don't have!

This is an incomplete list of marches I have on recording. While many of them I have obtained through the internet (don't worry.. no illegal downloads), I have also purchased many CD albums.

If you have a question about a march or if you would like a recording of it (in WMA format), I'll be happy to tell you all I know about it. Just pop me a message or email me at [generaldas88@hotmail.net]

If you need a concert band arrangement of ANY of these marches, I would be more than willing to create one. Please contact me.


NOTE: This is just a list of the marches I have ON RECORDING. There are many more marches I know and/or listened to that I still haven't been able to get on recording. This list is EXTREMELY incomplete. I currently have approx. 4,500 marches on recording.

An asterik (*) indicates a favorite.

Wanted Marches

I am currently looking for recordings of the following marches:

If you have any of these marches on recording, I'd be glad to trade! Please contact me.


Heritage of the March

I am also lucky to have a complete collection of the Heritage of the March LP record series distributed by Robert Hoe. These LPs are not, and never were, for sale. I also enjoy trading march materials, such as sheet music. If you have something of interest to me, please let me know!


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