SUMMARY

Catching Fireflies transports you to a night in fantastical forest lit by the dim glow of twilight — a dreamy fantasy of capturing fireflies in mason jars to admire their magical bioluminescence (and then letting them go, of course).

NOT AVAILABLE IN TEXAS FOR THE 2026 MARCHING SEASON.

INFORMATION

Year Commissioned: 2024
Difficulty: Grade 3/3.5
Duration: 6:45

Commissioned by the Dixie Heights High School Marching Band (KY) — Miss Sarah Shamblin, Director 

REPERTOIRE

Hypnotic Fireflies — Brian Balmages
Firefly — Nathan Daughtrey
Glow — Eric Whitacre
Fireflies — Owl City
To Dance in the Secret Garden — Robert W. Smith

COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE NEEDED for all pieces

featured solos or sections:

Flute solo
Alto sax solo
Trumpet trio

PRICING

Winds Only — $1,000
• Individual Movements (x4) — $300/per
Winds & Front Ensemble — $1,500
• Individual Movements (x4) — $425/per