Charles Carter

Charles Carter

Charles Carter, Resident Arranger for the Florida State University Bands since 1953, is nationally known as a composer and arranger of band literature and has more than 100 published works, many of which are familiar to most high school musicians. Mr. Carter received his bachelor's degree from Ohio State University and his master's degree from Eastman School of Music. Prior to going to Florida State University, Carter was the arranger for the Ohio State University Marching Band and taught low brass at Ohio State. In 1984 Carter received Kappa Kappa Psi's Distinguished Service to Music Award.

A note to the director :
It is suggested that you do some experimenting with the placement of the brass choir. If there is a balcony in the back or at the sides of the auditorium, you might try putting them there. The effect is dramatic. Or, if in a gym, the brass choir could be put on one side of the band, or on both sides, with each section equally divided. Putting the trumpets and horns on one side of the band and the baritones, trombones, and tuba on the other side is another possibility. As much separation as possible between the band and the units of the brass choir is good, but try to avoid too much separation from the band because of the lag time, which might give you some severe precision problems. Placing the brass choir behind the band is the easiest way to perform, but the antiphonal effect might be lost.