Symphonic Band 2019-20
Course Syllabus (click here)
Music Selections and Information
reference recordings/current rehearsal projects
Next performance:
Evening Rehearsal Schedule (rehearsals run 7-8:30PM unless otherwise indicated)
Regular Weekly Sectional Schedule
Works Performed
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
