Randol Alan Bass is an American composer and arranger, best known for his "Gloria", "Casey at the Bat", and "The Night Before Christmas". He has written over 200 compositions for orchestra, 50 works for chorus, 300 arrangements, and over 100 transcriptions for wind ensemble.

His works can be heard on RCA, Dellos, and Kodanja Records. He lives in Austin, Texas.

Education

Bass studied Choral Music at the University of Texas, Austin (Bachelors) at The College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio (Masters), and at both Ohio State University

Ohio State University

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 and the University of Texas, Austin for doctoral studies in choral and wind conducting. He had lessons with esteemed conductor Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw

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Career

Bass grew up in Midland, Texas, studying piano, working in community theater and singing with local choral ensembles.

His compositions have been performed by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra. It performs its concerts in the Meyerson Symphony Center in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States....

 and Chorus, Cleveland Orchestra

Cleveland Orchestra

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, Boston Pops Orchestra

Boston Pops Orchestra

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, Tanglewood Chorus, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Grand Rapids Symphony and Chorus, the National Symphony of London and the Tallis Choir, and the Houston Symphony. His 'Gloria' was premiered at Carnegie Hall in 1990 by the New York Pops Orchestra and the Boston Pops Orchestra

Boston Pops Orchestra

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Since the late 1970s, Bass' compositions have included a Christmas cantata, Magnificat, over a dozen works for chorus and orchestra, and over 100 transcriptions for wind band.

In 1996, he toured with the Dallas Symphony and Chorus on their Israeli tour, performing Mahler’s Symphony #8 under Zubin Mehta

Zubin Mehta

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. In 2000, he performed as solo pianist with the Coast Guard Academy Band in New London, CT in his own wind transcription of Ernst von Dohnanyi’s Variations on a Nursery Tune.

He was the founder of the Austin Symphonic Band (1982) and its music director for four years. He is the music director and conductor for the Metropolitan Winds of Dallas.

Musical works

• "Feast of Carols"
• 2010 - "Christmas Flourish"
• 2009 - "Gloria"
• 2009 - "The Night Before Christmas"
• 2009 - "TSing We Now of Christmas"
• 2009 - "A Symphony of Carols"
• 2009 - "Christmas Ornaments"
• 2009 - "Praeludium Noel"
• 2009 - "A Savior is Born"
• 2009 - "Glory to God "
• 2009 - "I Heard the Bells on Christmas"
• 2009 - "Exultate Justi"
• 2009 - "Glad Tidings "
• 2009 - "Seasonal Sounds"
• 2009 - "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
• 2009 - "Jingle Bells"
• 2009 - "Southwestern Suite"
• 2009 - "Concordia"
• 2009 - "Holy Spirit, Lord of Light"
• 2009 - "Te Deum"
• 2009 - "Exultate Justi"
• 2009 - "Requiem Aeternam"
• 2009 - "Canticles of Praise"
• 2009 - "Magnificat"
• 2009 - "Casey at the Bat"
• 2009 - "High Adventure"
• 2009 - "Champagne & Roses"
• 2009 - "Shenandoah"
• 2009 - "The King of Love"
• 2009 - " White Christmas"
• 2009 - "Christmas Set of Three"