Consortium Members
| Cooper Middle School (VA) | Matt Baker and Alexandra Singer |
| Washington Central Intermediate School (IL) | Ashley Houle |
| Morton Jr. High (IL) | Katrina Fitzpatrick |
| Midlothian Middle School (VA) | Michelle Wilkins |
| McLean High School (VA) | Chris Weise and Deidra Denson |
| Belmont Ridge Middle School (VA) | Carolyn Robblee and Janine Milan |
| Dwight Public Schools (IL) | Eric Hall |
| Wood Dale School District (IL) | Andrew Speiden |
| Brambleton Middle School (VA) | Martin Blount, Samantha Charriez and Colson Meeks |
| Willard Middle School (VA) | Laurel Phillip |
| Decatur Middle School (IN) | Lyujohn Williams |
“70% More Explosive” is a fun and energetic piece for young concert band. It is designed to keep everyone engaged from beginning to end, including fun and flexible percussion parts. The title was inspired by the label on some 4th of July fireworks several years ago. It allowed me to play around with and reference some tunes that I feel really connect to the 4th. Most prominently, you can hear little hints at “The Stars and Stripes Forever” and “The Star-Spangled Banner”.
