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Ralph Ford

Ralph Ford composer / arranger

Ralph Ford (b.1963) is a composer, arranger, conductor, and clinician. In addition to his twenty nine years of university teaching experience, Ralph has enjoyed a wide variety of professional experiences in the music, media, and broadcast industries. He is an exclusive composer and arranger for the Belwin division of Alfred Publishing Company in Los Angeles, California, with over 250 titles available worldwide for orchestra, concert band, jazz ensemble, and marching band. A frequently commissioned composer, his music has been premiered and performed by university, military, professional, community, and school ensembles around the world. He has received international and regional advertising awards for his jingles and 3-D animation. His work in media includes live radio broadcasts, host, voice-over for television, commercials, and video productions, conducting live musical productions, recording sessions, produced recordings for release on traditional discs and other types of new media, compose and record news music packages for national network affiliates, and producing programs for television, radio, and the internet.

His work as a professional arranger began at age fifteen as a student in Panama City, Florida. While attending Troy State University, he was appointed as Director of Jazz Ensemble I during his sophomore undergraduate year, a position he held for fifteen years. During his senior undergraduate year, he began his tenure as the staff arranger for the university band program. Upon completing his undergraduate degree in 1986, he was appointed to the music faculty as staff arranger and assistant director by his collegiate director and mentor, Dr. John Long, where he also taught courses in orchestration, arranging, theory, technology, jazz studies, and applied brass for the next fifteen years. He earned his Master of Science degree in 1988 from Troy while serving on the faculty as fulltime instructor. In 1999, he began his career as an exclusive composer/arranger from Warner Brothers Publications, a relationship that he proudly continues today with Alfred Publications. Ralph retired from Troy University in June 2011 following a ten year appointment as the Director of Bands, Coordinator of Winds and Percussion, and Professor of Music.

In addition to his usual production schedule, Ralph is also in demand as a conductor, clinician, adjudicator, and guest lecturer throughout the United States and abroad. He has received local, state, regional, and national recognition and proclamations for his artistic achievements from academic, artistic, and government organizations. With a wide variety of professional and educational experiences, he brings a unique personality to his work with colleagues and students alike. His professional affiliations include the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity, and holds honorary memberships in Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Kappa Psi, Phi Beta Mu, Tau Beta Sigma, and Sigma Alpha Iota. He was selected by Rotary International to serve as a Rotary Fellow to Namibia and South Africa. In March 2009, he was elected to membership in the prestigious American Bandmasters Association. Ralph resides in Troy, Alabama with his wife, Amanda, daughters Melanie and Abby, Basset Hound Angel, Jack Russell terrier Gizmo, and the fabulous Miss Kitty.

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Parade Of Wooden Soldiers (f/o) - Leon Jessel / Arr. Ralph Ford

Parade Of Wooden Soldiers (f/o)

Leon Jessel / Arr. Ralph Ford

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76,00 €
Coventry Carol (forchestra score/parts) - Traditional / Arr. Ralph Ford

Coventry Carol (forchestra score/parts)

Traditional / Arr. Ralph Ford

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79,00 €
Dancin On The Bayou (s/o) - Ralph Ford
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54,00 €
Spirit Of Troy; The (c b) - Ralph Ford

Spirit Of Troy; The (c b)

Ralph Ford
Originale Literatur

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82,00 €
March Of Bacchus (c/b) - Leo Delibes / Arr. Ralph Ford

March Of Bacchus (c/b)

Leo Delibes / Arr. Ralph Ford
Blasorchester / Concert Band

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65,00 €
All Night Long (marching band) - Lionel Richie / Arr. Ralph Ford

All Night Long (marching band)

Lionel Richie / Arr. Ralph Ford
Blasorchester / Concert Band

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53,00 €
JE: A Night in Tunisia - John "Dizzy" Gillespie / Arr. Ralph Ford

JE: A Night in Tunisia

John "Dizzy" Gillespie / Arr. Ralph Ford
Jazz Ensemble / Big Band

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Ben Hur; Overture from (marching band) - Ralph Ford / Arr. Ralph Ford

Ben Hur; Overture from (marching band)

Ralph Ford / Arr. Ralph Ford
Jazz Ensemble / Big Band

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59,00 €
Uptown Hoedown (full/string orchestra) - Ralph Ford

Uptown Hoedown (full/string orchestra)

Ralph Ford
Sinfonieorchester / Full Orchestra

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58,00 €
Swingin' on the Housetop (full/str orch) - Traditional / Arr. Ralph Ford

Swingin' on the Housetop (full/str orch)

Traditional / Arr. Ralph Ford
Sinfonieorchester / Full Orchestra

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58,00 €
Silent Night; Country Night (str orch) - Franz Xaver Gruber / Arr. Ralph Ford

Silent Night; Country Night (str orch)

Franz Xaver Gruber / Arr. Ralph Ford
Streichorchester / String Orchestra

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49,95 €
On a Clear Day (string orchestra) - Alan Jay Lerner & Burton Lane / Arr. Ralph Ford

On a Clear Day (string orchestra)

Alan Jay Lerner & Burton Lane / Arr. Ralph Ford
Streichorchester / String Orchestra

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55,95 €
In the Fading Light of Autumn (f/s orch) - Ralph Ford

In the Fading Light of Autumn (f/s orch)

Ralph Ford
Sinfonieorchester / Full Orchestra

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58,00 €
Gollum's Song (from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Howard Shore / Arr. Ralph Ford

Gollum's Song (from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Howard Shore / Arr. Ralph Ford
Streichorchester / String Orchestra

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49,95 €
Go West! (full or string orchestra) - Diverse / Arr. Ralph Ford

Go West! (full or string orchestra)

Diverse / Arr. Ralph Ford
Medleys / Potpourries

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95,00 €
Don't Get Around Much Anymore (str orch) - Duke Ellington / Arr. Ralph Ford

Don't Get Around Much Anymore (str orch)

Duke Ellington / Arr. Ralph Ford

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49,95 €
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