1500+ PUBLISHED WORKS
Music For Your Choir, Instrumentalists, & pianists
Anthems, cantatas, orchestrations, and handbell music written for churches, from a flute obbligato to full orchestra with rhythm.
Annual ASCAP Standard Award recipient
About Stan
Stan Pethel has written music for choirs, orchestras, bands, and handbell ensembles for over 50 years. With more than 1,500 published works across 29 publishers, his music has found its way into churches and schools around the world.
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The final aim of all my music is the glorification of God and the refreshment of the spirit.
— Stan Pethel, QUOTING J.S. Bach
Commissions
Get a custom arrangement just for your choir, band, or orchestra.
Workshops
Stan leads half-day workshops for music leadership teams plus full Composer Days.
What People Are Saying
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Camp Kirkland
I have enjoyed using Stan’s great brass arrangements for many years. They are accessible and exciting to play. Stan is a seasoned and reliable musical craftsman.
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Mark Cabaniss
Stan has never disappointed, not only as a gifted composer, arranger, and orchestrator, but as a tremendous human being. He creates music that spans the spectrum from sophisticated and challenging to those invaluable ‘one-rehearsal wonders’ that sound far more difficult than they are.
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Ken Patterson
For years I have sung Stan Pethel choral arrangements with my choirs and in recent years have had Stan arrange some of my own original songs. He is a pleasure to work with, and he does a great job. His pricing is fair and he gets the job done in a timely fashion.
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Joseph Martin
Stan is the man when it comes to quality orchestrations. He is an acknowledged leader in the publishing and recording industry and he excels in a variety of musical styles and genres. Highly recommended!
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James Barnard
I’ve worked with Stan for more than 20 years, and I have always appreciated his musical gifts, professionalism, and genuine heart for the church. His experience as both a college professor and local church musician gives him a wonderful understanding of what works.
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Rev. Jack Schrader
Stan’s music is written in such a way as to make choirs of all different levels of talent to be successful in their ministry. His background in both academia and the local church have put him in the best position to offer music that glorifies the Lord.
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Mark Edwards
For decades I have been a fan of Stan's work, primarily for its accessibility, tastefulness, and stylistic appropriateness. He brings new life to old texts and timeless truth.
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Brad Nix
Stan’s incredible breadth of musical knowledge allows him to create outstanding arrangements for virtually any ensemble, from small choirs to full orchestras, and his reliability and commitment to every project have earned him the deep respect of colleagues throughout the music publishing industry.
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Lloyd Larson
I’ve worked with Stan for 30+ years. He has done everything from full orchestrations to small percussion parts for my music. His writing is always superb and his creativity is first rate every time! Stan can do it all, and you will not be disappointed!
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Anna Laura Page
Stan is a very fine composer, arranger and orchestrator. He works quickly and efficiently. I have worked with him for a long time, and I've never been disappointed!!
A rhythmic opening based on The Church’s One Foundation leads to a legato setting of Come Thou Fount. The arrangement closes with a full orchestra presentation of the Church’s One Foundation with a huge ending.
Playable by brass only, or by brass with any combination of other instruments.