His love for the marching arts started in high school in Michigan, and grew in the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle where he marched for five years (2000-2004). Huls has written for groups ranging from locally competitive high school bands all the way up to the University level and indoor drumlines to WGI finalist winter guards. He has been writing and arranging for numerous bands at every level since 2003. Joe Huls, Drill Writer is a former band director of 14 years, turned full-time visual designer while living in the UK. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Music Education from Florida State University and Masters Degrees in Conducting and Composition from James Madison University. His background as a former middle school and university band director at Syracuse University, combined with his composing and editing, have placed Larry at the forefront of music for school ensembles. Larry travels the world presenting clinic/workshops and guest conducting appearances. Prior to Larry starting his own publishing company he served for nineteen years as Vice President, Editor-in-Chief for Carl Fischer Music, and before that an Instrumental Music Editor for Warner Bros. His new company focuses on educational music for band, choral and orchestra along with related methods and books. He is an ASCAP award-winning composer, has over 400 publications in print and is in demand to write commissions for bands and orchestras across the country.īesides his abilities as a composer Larry is the founder and President of Excelcia Music Publishing. His pieces have been performed internationally and appear on numerous contest/festival performance required music lists. He prides himself on producing music that is not only intriguing to performers and audiences alike but that contains a playability that comes from a keen understanding of the technical difficulties inherent in all instruments. His music is tuneful, contains a fresh harmonic perspective, is well scored and stretches the musicianship of the performers. Larry is equally adept at writing music for beginners as he is for high school and college ensembles. His original music is some of the most popular and most performed by concert bands and string orchestras of all ability levels. ![]() He has also arranged for most of the top college marching band in the country over his career. Larry Clark has been the arranger for the University of Virginia Cavalier Marching Band since it started in 2004. The CMB is lucky to have at its back an amazing network of drill writers, music arrangers and choreographers to make the sights and sounds you hear week in and week out possible.
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