Anthony O'Toole Anthony O'Toole Los Angeles Anthony O’Toole began writing in his teens and has composed more than 100 works over the last 13 years, writing for virtually every major idiom and instrument. Mr. O’Toole is primarily self-taught as a composer but credits his mentors, Jack Stamp and Mark Camphouse as being pivotal to his development as a composer and musician. Anthony has also had the opportunity to learn and engage with many respected composers such as Richard Danielpour, Dana Wilson, Frank Ticheli, Cindy McTee, Ryan Nowlin, Drew Hemenger, George Crumb and others. His music has been commissioned and performed by musicians and ensembles all around the world. Mr. O’Toole’s music for wind band has been performed and recorded by some of the finest bands including the United States Coast Guard Band, The Kansas State University Wind Ensemble, ‘The President’s Own’ United States Marine Band, The University of North Texas Wind Symphony, The Singapore Wind Symphony, The Alabama Winds and others. His piece “Fanfare to ‘The Hammer’” is featured in the 10th edition of the GIA Publications series ‘Teaching Music Through Performance in Band’; which features a recording by the UNT Wind Symphony an in-depth analysis of the work. Hammer also appears in the ‘Sourcebook for Wind Band and Instrumental Music’ by Russ Girsberger, Frank L. Battisti, and William Berz. His piece 'Prelude to Something Big' is featured in Volume 11 of this series. He has received numerous awards for his compositions including the Grand Prize in the 2012 Garritan Composition Contest, and Second Place in the 2014 Van Galen Prize for wind chamber music. In 2014 Mr. O’Toole was inducted into the Sigma Alpha Iota Music Fraternity as an honorary member for his musical contributions. He is also a member of Phi Mu Alpha Music Fraternity, ASCAP and The American Composer’s Federation. Anthony currently resides in Los Angeles, CA where he fulfills his commissions for new works and does orchestrations and arrangements as a freelance writer; he also serves as Composer-in-Residence for the Carson Symphony Orchestra and Staff Arranger for the Southern California Brass Consortium. Anthony O'Toole’s tracks SUITE FOR BAND (Sample) by Anthony O'Toole published on 2023-07-26T15:06:20Z THE SOUNDS OF TIK TOK for Marching Band by Anthony O'Toole published on 2021-09-06T23:11:27Z WAR MACHINE Concert Band by Anthony O'Toole published on 2021-08-24T15:35:25Z Double Concerto For Alto Saxophone And Euphonium(2010) by Anthony O'Toole published on 2020-09-23T00:30:39Z THE CROSSROADS for Concert Band (Grade 5) by Anthony O'Toole published on 2020-09-14T01:53:19Z PASTORALE for Concert Band (Grade 4.5) by Anthony O'Toole published on 2020-09-12T12:08:22Z INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX for Concert Band (Grade 3) by Anthony O'Toole published on 2020-09-12T05:47:27Z HIRAM HOWL THEME SONG by Anthony O'Toole published on 2019-10-13T23:14:40Z FROM ABOVE - Fanfare Prelude for Brass and Percussion by Anthony O'Toole published on 2019-06-20T02:03:11Z ELECTRONS DANCING performed by the Kansas State Wind Ensemble by Anthony O'Toole published on 2019-05-06T20:38:59Z
Double Concerto For Alto Saxophone And Euphonium(2010) by Anthony O'Toole published on 2020-09-23T00:30:39Z
FROM ABOVE - Fanfare Prelude for Brass and Percussion by Anthony O'Toole published on 2019-06-20T02:03:11Z
ELECTRONS DANCING performed by the Kansas State Wind Ensemble by Anthony O'Toole published on 2019-05-06T20:38:59Z