Symphonic Band 2019-20
Course Syllabus (click here)
Music Selections and Information
reference recordings/current rehearsal projects (Please check Canvas for mp3 recordings)
O Waly Waly
Suite in Bb
Manhattan Beach
Bayou Breakdown
Next performance:
Winter Band Concert: Thursday, February 13, 2020
Zion-Benton PAC
Evening Rehearsal Schedule (rehearsals run 7-8:30PM unless otherwise indicated)
Regular Weekly Sectional Schedule
Mondays AM- Trumpets
Tuesdays AM- Clarinets
Tuesdays Per 2- Horns
Thursdays AM- Low Brass, Low Woodwinds
Thursdays Per 2- Flutes/Oboes
Fridays AM- Alto Saxes
Works Performed
2019-20 School Year
May 27, 2020
April 30, 2020
February 13, 2020
Manhattan Beach................................................................................................John Philip Sousa
O Waly Waly..................................................................................................................Jay Bocook
Suite in Bb.................................................................................................................Gordon Jacob
I. March
II. Solemn Music
III. Finale
Bayou Breakdown.......................................................................................................Brant Karrick
December 17, 2019
Festivo…………………………………........…..…..............................................…Edward Gregson
Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral from Lohengrin...........Richard Wagner, tr. John R. Bourgeois
Angels in the Architecture...........................................................................................Frank Ticheli
Minor Alterations (Christmas Through the Looking Glass)........................................David Lovrien
October 17, 2019
Carmina Burana....................................................................................Carl Orff, arr. John Krance
I. O Fortuna, velut Luna (O Fortune, variable as the moon)
II. Fortune plango vulnera (I lament fortune’s blows)
III. Ecce gratum (Behold the spring)
IV. Tanz – Uf dem anger (Dance – On the lawn)
V. Floret silva (The noble forest)
VI. Were diu werlt alle min (Were the world all mine)
VII. Amor volat undique (The God of Love flies everywhere)
VIII. Ego sum abbas (I am the Abbot)
IX. In taberna quando sumus (When we are in the tavern)
X. In trutina (I am suspended between love and chastity)
XI. Dulcissime (Sweetest boy)
XII. Ave formosissima (Hail to thee, most beautiful)
XIII. O Fortuna, velut Luna (O Fortune, variable as the moon)
2018-19 School Year
May 29, 2019
American Salute.............................................................................Morton Gould, tr. Philip J. Lang
The Washington Post..............................................................John Philip Sousa, ed. Frank Byrne
Highlights from "La La Land".................................................Joseph Horowitz, arr. Michael Brown
May 1, 2019
Joy from "Awakening".............................................................................................Joseph Curiale
English Dances (Set 1)....................................................Malcolm Arnold, arr. Maurice Johnstone
Inglesina ("The Little English Girl)...............................Davide Delle Cese, arr. John R. Bourgeois
Aurora Awakes...........................................................................................................John Mackey
February 14, 2019
Italian Rhapsody...........................................................................................................Julie Giroux
Marching Through Georgia.................................................................................John Philip Sousa
With Heart and Voice............................................................................................David Gillingham
Wedding Dance................................Jacques Press, tr. Herbert Johnstone, arr. Frederick Fennell
December 18, 2018
Second Suite in F for Military Band…………………………………........…..…....…Gustav Holst
I. March
II. Song without words ("I'll love my love")
III. Song of the Blacksmith
IV. Fantasia on the Dargason
Greensleeves.........................................................................................................arr. Alfred Reed
Sparkle.................................................................................................................Shaffer Mahoney
The Eighth Candle................................................................................................Steven Reisteter
Sleigh Ride............................................................................................................Leroy Anderson
October 2, 2018
Flight of the Piasa..................................................................................................Robert Sheldon
Polka & Fugue from "Schwanda the Bagpiper".........Jaromir Weinberger, arr. Glenn Cliff Bainum
Dry Your Tears, Afrika................................................................John Williams, arr. Paul Lavender
2017-18 School Year
May 23, 2018
Merry-Go-Round........................................................................................................Philip Sparke
Bugler's Holiday...............................................................................Leroy Anderson, arr. Edwards
Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew............................................................................James Curnow
May 2, 2018
Symphonic Dance #3 - "Fiesta".............................................................................Clifton Williams
As One Listens to the Rain.......................................................................................Daniel French
The Rumor of a Secret King......................................................................................John Mackey
Danceries.............................................................................................................Kenneth Hesketh
I. Lull me beyond thee
II. Catching of Quails
III. My Lady's Rest
IV. Quodling's Delight
February 8, 2018
Festive Overture, Op. 96............................................Dmitri Shostakovich, tr. Donald Hunsberger
Grant Them Eternal Rest...................................................................................Andrew Boysen Jr.
I. Introit
II. Kyrie
III. Dies Irae
IV. Sanctus
V. Agnus Dei
At the End of the Rainbow...................................................................................Richard Saucedo
Serenade, Op. 22.................................................................................................Derek Bourgeois
December 12, 2017
Dance of the Jesters.............................................................Pyotr Tchaikovsky, tr. Ray E. Cramer
Scenes from "The Louvre".................................................................................Norman Dello Joio
I. The Portals
II. Children's Gallery
III. The Kings of France
IV. The Nativity Paintings
V. Finale
Radetzky March......................................................................Johann Strauss Jr., arr. Alfred Reed
Russian Christmas Music.............................................................................................Alfred Reed
September 27, 2017
Vanity Fair....................................................................................Percy Fletcher, ad. Brant Karrick
God of Our Fathers................................................................................................Claude T. Smith
2016-17 School Year
May 24, 2017
Concord................................................................................................................Clare Grundman
Godzilla Eats Las Vegas!...........................................................................................Eric Whitacre
May 4, 2017
Children's March "Over the Hills and Far Away".................................Percy Grainger, arr. Rogers
This Cruel Moon.........................................................................................................John Mackey
Symphony No. 3....................................................................................................Vittorio Giannini
I. Allegro energico
III. Allegretto
IV. Allegro con brio
February 9, 2017
Symphony Nr. 1 "The Lord of the Rings"..................................................................Johan de Meij
I. Gandalf
Shenandoah...............................................................................................................Frank Ticheli
An Original Suite............................................................................Gordon Jacob, ed. Heidenreich
I. March
II. Intermezzo
III. Finale
The Lambs' March..............................................................John Philip Sousa, ed. Loras Schissel
December 13, 2016
Fantasia in G.............................................................................................................Timothy Mahr
Old Scottish Melody...................................................................................................Charles Wiley
A Christmas Festival...............................................................................................Leroy Anderson
Chorale and Shaker Dance........................................................................................John Zdechlik
October 12, 2016
Satiric Dances for a Comedy by Aristophanes...................................................Norman Dello Joio
I. Allegro pesante
II. Adagio mesto
III. Allegro spumante
Colorado Peaks..........................................................................................................Dana Wilson
America, the Beautiful..............................................Samuel Augustus Ward, arr. Carmen Dragon
2015-16 School Year
May 25, 2016
Divertimento for Band, op. 42............................................................................Vincent Persichetti
I. Prologue
II. Song
III. Dance
IV. Burlesque
V. Soliloquy
VI. March
Lightning Field............................................................................................................John Mackey
Stars and Stripes Forever....................................................John Philip Sousa, ed. Brion/Schissel
Liturgical Dances....................................................................................................David Holsinger
March 1, 2016 (Krannert Center for the Performing Arts)
Four Scottish Dances................................................................Malcolm Arnold, arr. John Paynter
I. Pesante (Strathspey)
II. Vivace (Reel)
IV. Con brio (Fling)
Pacem (A Hymn for Peace).......................................................................................Robert Spittal
Amparito Roca............................................................................Jaime Texidor, arr. Aubrey Winter
The Seventh Seal..............................................................................................W. Francis McBeth
February 11, 2016
Fanfare and Call to the Post.................................................................................Richard Saucedo
Pacem (A Hymn for Peace).......................................................................................Robert Spittal
Amparito Roca............................................................................Jaime Texidor, arr. Aubrey Winter
The Seventh Seal..............................................................................................W. Francis McBeth
December 15, 2015
Overture to a Winter Celebration......................................................................James Stephenson
Four Scottish Dances................................................................Malcolm Arnold, arr. John Paynter
I. Pesante (Strathspey)
II. Vivace (Reel)
III. Allegretto (Hebridean Song)
IV. Con brio (Fling)
Jingle Bells..........................................................................................................arr. Morton Gould
Festival of Light!......................................................................................................Stephen Melillo
October 15, 2015
Iberian Escapades..................................................................................................Robert Sheldon
Dusk..........................................................................................................................Steven Bryant
Xerxes.........................................................................................................................John Mackey
2014-15 School Year
May 27, 2015
Esprit de Corps...........................................................................................................Robert Jager
Haunted Carnival.............................................................................................................Rob Grice
Concert Etude..................................................................................................Alexander Goedicke
Kentucky 1800.......................................................................................................Clare Grundman
Hollywood Milestones............................................................................................arr. John Higgins
April 30, 2015
American Salute.............................................................................Morton Gould, tr. Philip J. Lang
Be Thou My Vision...............................................................................................David Gillingham
First Suite in Eb...........................................................................................................Gustav Holst
I. Chaconne
II. Intermezzo
III. March
Danzon No. 2...............................................................................Arturo Marquez, tr. Oliver Nickel
February 12, 2015
The Dragoons of Villars...................................................Louis Aime Maillart, tr. Clifford P. Barnes
Fantasy on a Japanese Folksong..............................................................................Samuel Hazo
Invictus (The Unconquered).......................................................................................Philip Sparke
Irish Washerwoman................................................................................................Leroy Anderson
December 10, 2014
Covenant...............................................................................................................Robert W. Smith
O Magnum Mysterium....................................................................Morton Lauridsen, tr. Reynolds
Variants on a Mediaeval Tune............................................................................Norman Dello Joio
Minor Alterations No. 2 (Carols from the Dark Side).................................................David Lovrien
October 1, 2014
In Flight......................................................................................................................Samuel Hazo
Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night..................................................................Elliot Del Borgo
National Emblem.....................................................................................E.E. Bagley, arr. Schissel
2013-14 School Year
May 29, 2014
The Hounds of Spring..................................................................................................Alfred Reed
Highlights from Frozen....................................................................................arr. Sean O'Laughlin
Running on Wood................................................................................................Stefan Schwalgin
Selections from Les Miserables..............................Claude-Michel Schonberg, arr. Warren Barker
May 1, 2014
Undertow....................................................................................................................John Mackey
Elegy for a Young American.................................................................................Ronald Lo Presti
Puszta (Four Gypsy Dances).............................................................................Jan Van der Roost
I.
II.
III.
IV.
Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew.............................................................................James Curnow
February 13, 2014
Symphonic Suite.....................................................................................................Clifton Williams
I. Intrada
II. Chorale
III. March
IV. Antique Dance
V. Jubilee
Sheltering Sky............................................................................................................John Mackey
The Klaxon...........................................................................Henry Fillmore, ed. Frederick Fennell
Hymn of the Highlands...............................................................................................Philip Sparke
IV. Strathcarron (Sword Dance)
December 11, 2013
Snow Caps..........................................................................................................Richard Saucedo
Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol.......................................Percy Grainger, arr. Douglas Stotter
Minor Alterations (Christmas Through the Looking Glass)........................................David Lovrien
Russian Christmas Music.............................................................................................Alfred Reed
October 8, 2013
Danse Diabolique........................................................Joseph Hellmesberger, tr. Tohro Takahashi
October......................................................................................................................Eric Whitacre
A Longford Legend.................................................................................................Robert Sheldon
I. A Longfod Legend
II. Young Molly Baun
III. Killyburn Brae
2012-2013 School Year
May 9, 2013
Music for a Festival....................................................................................................Philip Sparke
Lucid Dreams.......................................................................................................David Gillingham
Loch Ness.................................................................................................................Johan de Meij
Summer Dances....................................................................................................Brian Balmages
February 19, 2013
Blue Towers.........................................................................................Irving Fine, tr. Mark Rogers
Third Suite..................................................................................................................Robert Jager
I. March
II. Waltz
III. Rondo
Benediction................................................................................................................John Stevens
Vesuvius......................................................................................................................Frank Ticheli
December 12, 2012
Fantasia in G…………………………………………….……....…...............…........…..Timothy Mahr
The Seal Lullaby……………………………………….......…………........................….Eric Whitacre
Second Suite in F for Military Band…………………………………........…..…........…Gustav Holst
I. March
II. Song without words ("I'll love my love")
III. Song of the Blacksmith
IV. Fantasia on the Dargason
Sleigh Ride………………………………………....………............….........…........…Leroy Anderson
2011-2012 School Year
May 23, 2012
Havendance…………………………………………………………...............….....…David Holsinger
Folk Song Suite………………………………………………....................…Ralph Vaughan Williams
I. March: Seventeen Come Sunday
II. Intermezzo: My Bonnie Boy
III. March: Folksongs from Somerset
As Summer Was Just Beginning (Song for James Dean)………….........…......……..Larry Daehn
Africa: Ceremony, Song, and Ritual………………………………….........…......….Robert W. Smith
February 28, 2012
March-Bou-Shou……………………………………………..…......…...................Satoshi Yagasawa
Sleep…………………………………………………………………...........….............…Eric Whitacre
Serenade and Dance………………………………………………...........….....….....Claude T. Smith
Suite Provencale……………………………………………….............……..........Jan Van der Roost
I. Un ange a fa la crido
II. Adam e sa coumpagno
III. Lou Fustie
IV. Lis Escoubo
Gaelic Rhapsody……………………………………………….…….....................…..Elliot Del Borgo
River of Life…………………………………………………………….....................…Steven Reineke
December 13, 2011
Variations on "Deck the Halls"……………………………..…….....…..................…Robert W. Smith
Ere the World Began to Be… …………………………………................……......………Jack Stamp
Pentland Hills……………………………………………………..........................….Maj. Jimmy Howe
Winter Scene………………………………………………………..........……..............Albert O. Davis
I. The First Snowfall
II. Silver Skates and Figure-Eights
III. On a Midnight Sleigh
Rejouissance (Fantasia on Ein Feste Burg)………………………….................……James Curnow
2010-2011 School Year
May 2011
Lux Aurumque............................................................................................................Eric Whitacre
Variations on a Korean Folk Song……………...…….....……………...........…John Barnes Chance
Highlights from "The Thorn Birds"........................................Henry Mancini, arr. John Edmondson
Elements................................................................................................................Brian Balmages
I. Air
II. Water
III. Earth
Midway March.................................................................................John Williams, arr. John Moss
Our Yesterdays Lengthen Like Shadows...................................................................Samuel Hazo
Quintology (The Science of Five)....................................................................................Gary Ziek
March 17, 2011
American Riversongs..............................................................................................Pierre LaPlante
Toccata for Band......................................................................................................Frank Erickson
Chant Rituals...........................................................................................................Elliot DelBorgo
Cityscapes................................................................................................................Douglas Court
Cajun Folk Songs……………………………………………...........……..………...........Frank Ticheli
I. La Belle et le capitain
II. Belle
The Blue and the Gray (Civil War Suite)...............................................................Clare Grundman
December 14, 2010
Carols of the Season…………………………………………................….……...........Gary E. Parks
Candlelight Carol……………………………………...................…......John Rutter, arr. Jay Dawson
Christmas Music for Winds………………..…..................................................…arr. John Cacavas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas………………………...................…Albert Hague, arr. Larry Clark
A Fireside Christmas........................................................................................arr. Sammy Nestico
Themes from "The Nutcracker".................................................P.I. Tchaikovsky, arr. Clair Johnson
2009-2010 School Year
May 20, 2010
Sun Dance……………………………………………...............…….....…………………Frank Ticheli
October………………………………………………......……................………………...Eric Whitacre
Motion………………………………………………......…................…………….……Brian Balmages
Prelude, Siciliano, and Rondo………………….…..................Malcolm Arnold, arr. John P. Paynter
Amparito Roca…………………………………...................…..….Jaime Texidor, arr. Audrey Winter
December 13, 2009
Santa's Journey…………………………………………….................……....………..arr. Roy Kaighin
A Carol Triptych………………………………………....………................……….arr. Pierre LaPlante
The Nightmare Before Christmas………………..…...............…Danny Elfman, arr. Michael Brown
Holiday Ornaments…………………………………...............……....…………….…Sean O'Laughlin
2008-2009 School Year
May 21, 2009
Catch Me if You Can…………………………………………....................………...…arr. Jay Bocook
Theme from "Schindler's List"…………………………….................………...…....arr. Calvin Custer
Harry Potter Symphonic Suite………………………………..............................arr. Robert W. Smith
Raiders of the Lost Ark Medley…………………………...................…………......…tr. Jack Bullock
March 23, 2009
Second Suite in F for Military Band………………………..................……………..……Gustav Holst
I. March
II. Song without words ("I'll love my love")
III. Song of the Blacksmith
IV. Fantasia on the Dargason
Trauersinfonie……………………………………..……..................Richard Wagner, tr. Erik Leidzen
The Florentiner………………………………………………..................……….......…..…Julius Fucik
December 2008
Bells……………………………………………………………..................……..........…Ian McDougall
Wassail!……………………………………………………………....................…......Robert W. Smith
A Christmas Festival………………………………………………..................…..…..Leroy Anderson
The Night Before Christmas…………………………………….......................arr. Randol Alan Bass
2007-2008 School Year
May 14, 2008
Declaration, Ballade, and Finale………………………………..…………...................…Ed Huckeby
Rhosymedre………………………...............…....….....Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Walter Beeler
American Folk Rhapsody…………..............………………...…………….....…...…Clare Grundman
The Sound of Music………...............…....Rodgers and Hammerstein, arr. Robert Russell Bennett
March 9, 2008
A Copland Tribute…………………………................………………………..….arr. Clare Grundman
Amazing Grace…………………………………..................………………….……...arr. Frank Ticheli
A Jubilant Overture……………………………….................…………………….….....…Alfred Reed
December 16, 2007
Festivity………………………………………..................……………….……….....….James Curnow
A Fireside Christmas…………………………………..................…….………....arr. Sammy Nestico
Shepherd's Dance from Amahl and the Night Visitors…................Gian Carlo Menotti, arr. Vinson
White Christmas…………………………...................……Irving Berlin, arr. Robert Russell Bennett
A Celebration of Christmas……………………..................…….…………………....arr. Floyd Werle
2006-2007 School Year
May 2007
Sinfonia Noblissima………………………………….................……....……..………….Robert Jager
Where Mythical Beings Play…………………………...………................……………James Curnow
Prelude, Siciliano, and Rondo…………………......................Malcolm Arnold, arr. John P. Paynter
March 11, 2007
A Festival Prelude........................................................................................................Alfred Reed
Variations on a Korean Folk Song.................................................................John Barnes Chance
Cajun Folk Songs………………………………………................…………..…...….......Frank Ticheli
I. La Belle et le capitain
II. Belle
December 10, 2006
Holiday Ornaments……………………………................…………....…..……….…Sean O'Laughlin
Carol of the Night.................................................................................................Richard Saucedo
Christmas Variants..................................................................................................Elliot Del Borgo
Toboggan Ride………………………..................................................................…Stan Applebaum
Combined Bands:
Russian Christmas Music...............................................................Alfred Reed, arr. James Curnow
2005-2006 School Year
March 12, 2006
Selections for West Side Story................................................Leonard Bernstein, arr. W.J. Duthoit
A Symphonic Portrait of George Gershwin.......................................George Gershwin, arr. Chase
Selections from E.T...................................................................John Williams, arr. Frank Erickson
2004-2005 School Year
March 13, 2005
Tryptich....................................................................................................................Elliot DelBorgo
Chester................................................................................................................William Schuman
The Florentiner………………………………..….................…....Julius Fucik, ed. Frederick Fennell
December 12, 2004
I Saw Three Ships.............................................................................................arr. Larry Kerchner
Away in a Manger.................................................................................................arr. Tom Wallace
A Festive Christmas...........................................................................................Kenny Bierschenk
2003-2004 School Year
March 2004
Variations on a Korean Folk Song……………...…...............…………………John Barnes Chance
Allerseelen (All Soul's Day)……………………...............…....Richard Strauss, arr. Albert O. Davis
Cajun Folk Songs……………………………………...............……………..……….......Frank Ticheli
I. La Belle et le capitain
II. Belle
December 2003
Christmas Fugue…………………………………………………................………....…Robert Brown
Greensleeves……………………………………………………………................….....…Alfred Reed
A Christmas Festival…………………………………………………..........................Leroy Anderson
Christmas Sing-A-Long…………………………………………........................…arr. James Ployhar
