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Evan VanDoren is an in-demand music composer regularly commissioned to create engaging & award-winning music for marching bands and concert ensembles at all skill levels. Evan’s music is regularly performed around the country, including premiere performances at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention and the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. In 2025, Evan was recognized as a National Finalist for The American Prize in Composition for his works, Luminosities & Prophetic Dances.
Evan serves as the brass composer & arranger for the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps, based in Santa Clara, California. Additionally, Evan is an active clinician and has presented for Drum Corps International, the Music Educators National Convention, the Texas Bandmasters Association, the Texas Music Educators Association, and Music for All. He regularly consults with music programs nationwide.
Before devoting his life to creating music, Evan was a band director at Cedar Park High School in Cedar Park, Texas. During that time, the band was awarded multiple marching state championships and national recognition. He received a Bachelor's in Music Education with Honors from Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Currently, he lives in Cedar Park, Texas, with his wife, Katie, daughters Anna & Sara, and their dog, Cooper.
4 New Works to be performed at the 2023 Midwest Clinic in Chicago!
Evan will have four new works for concert band premiered at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Illinois this month, including one world premiere! Learn more about when and where you can hear these performances below! Luminosities (world premiere) To be performed by the...
Instant Classics for your Advanced High School Band!
Horizons Untold (fanfare for wind band) Horizons Untold perfectly captures the excitement of possibilities unknown! In crafting this brief concert opener, the goal was to create an inspirational piece that resonates with performers and listeners in various ways. Some...
New Marching Band Show for 2024! “Aurora”
Show Titled: "Aurora"Commissioned by Timber Creek HS | Fort Worth, TX Wind Arrangements by Evan VanDorenPercussion Arrangements by Andrew MarkworthSound Design by Justin SheltonProgram Coordination by Jason Robb"Imagine standing on a frozen lake just north of the...
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