
Chris Kilian Music
Your Marching Band’s Secret Weapon — Music, Design, and Everything in Between
Discover the Difference
At Chris Kilian Music, I create custom compositions and arrangements designed around your ensemble’s unique instrumentation, ability level, and creative vision.
While online “off-the-shelf” shows can be convenient, they often don’t challenge every section equally—or capture what makes your program distinct. That’s where I come in. My goal is to be an extension of your design team, working with you to craft music your students will be proud to perform and your audience will remember.
I stay involved from first draft to final performance—offering edits and rewrites throughout your competitive season as your show evolves and feedback rolls in. When you hire me, you get a collaborator who’s in it until the last show day.
Let’s build something original, exciting, and unmistakably yours.
My Services
At Chris Kilian Music, I help bands bring their musical vision to life. From custom arrangements and original compositions
to adjudication, instructional programs, and clinics, every service is tailored to your ensemble’s goals and strengths.
Whether you’re designing a new show or developing your performers, I’m committed to being a trusted partner in your program’s success.
About Chris Kilian
I have been involved in the marching arts since 1991 and I see no reason to stop any time soon. As a freshman at my first day of band camp, I switched from alto saxophone to trumpet in the span of the amount of time it took to watch Phantom Regiment's 1989 show. I have continued to play both brass and woodwind instruments, and I am very capable of writing for all of them.
As a drum major for 10 years in drum corps, I also spent much of my early adulthood around drummers. I picked up a lot along the way and learned to write for battery percussion and front ensemble myself. In fact, the first championship group I was a part of was an indoor drum line! I wrote for and taught the pit (Hi, Phoenixville HS 1998!)
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