West Chester Band Concert Series 2003-Present

 

 2010 SPRING

 

Star Spangled Banner………………………………………………………………arr. James Swearingen

Glory & Triumph (from Funeral & Triumphant Symphony)…………….Berlioz, arr. Longfield

Bugler’s Holiday……….……………………………………………………………………….Leroy Anderson

w/IU trumpet section

First Suite in E-flat…………………………………………………………………………………Gustav Holst

Undertow…………………………………………………………………………………..…………John Mackey

Jigsaw……………………………………………………………………………………………………Jack Stamp

Michael Howell, Tenor Saxophone

Armenian Dances (Part 1)………………………………………………………………….…….Alfred Reed

 

Intermission

 

Flashing Winds………………………………………………………………………………Jan van der Roost

Fantasy on a theme of Samuel Barber……..………………………………….arr. Richard Saucedo

Commando March………………………………………………………………………………Samuel Barber

Irish Tune from County Derry………………………………………………….…………..Percy Grainger

Hoe Down from Rodeo………………………………………………Aaron Copland, arr. Mark Rogers

Stars and Stripes Forever…………………………………………………………………John Philip Sousa

 

 

2009 WINTER

 

O Come, All Ye Faithful……………………………………………………………arr. James Swearingen

Prelude on an Old English Hymn…………………………………………………………Robert Sheldon

Chanson for Christmas…………………………..………………………………………..Gregory Rudgers

A Legend of Kings………………………………………………..…………………………..Charles Spinney

The Polar Express (concert suite)…………………………………………….…… arr. Jerry Brubaker

Kathleen Boyer, assistant conductor

Festivo…………………………………………………………………………….……………..Edward Gregson

Christmas Legends…………………………………………………………………………….…….Gary Gilroy

The Christmas Waltz……………………………………….…………………..Cahn/Styne/arr, Brubaker

Go Tell it on the Mountain………………………………….……………………………………Jay Dawson

The Eighth Candle……………………………………………………………………………..Steve Reisteter

Christmas Sing-Along…………………………………………………………………….arr. James Ployhar

 

 

2009 SUMMER

 

Star Spangled Banner………………………………………………………………arr. James Swearingen

American Salute……………………………………………………………………………….….Morton Gould

National Emblem……………………………………………………………………………………. E.E. Bagley

Trail of Tears…………………………………………………………………………………..… James Barnes

Second Suite in F…………………………………………………………………………………..Gustav Holst

Easter Monday on the White House Lawn………………………………….………John Philip Sousa

Wizard of Oz………………………………………………………………………………….arr. James Barnes

Mercury ………………………………………………………………………………..……..Jan Van der Roost

Lincoln Legacy………………………………………………………………………………. Michael Sweeney

 Intermission

Pacific Dreams……………………………………………………………………………………Jacob De Haan

South Pacific (Symphonic Scenario)…………………………………………….. arr. Bennett/Rogers

In the Miller Mood…………………………………………………………………..….. arr. Warren Barker

Fiddle-Faddle…………………………………………………………………………………...Leroy Anderson

Themes Like Old Times…………………………………………………………………arr. Warren Barker

On the Mall………………………………………………………………………..… Edwin Franko Goldman

Stars and Stripes Forever…………………………………………………………………John Philip Sousa

 

 

2009 SPRING

 

Star Spangled Banner………………………………………………………………arr. James Swearingen

American Overture………………………………………………………………….Joseph Willcox Jenkins

Trail of Tears…………………………………………………………………………………..… James Barnes

Mercury ………………………………………………………………………………..……..Jan Van der Roost

Bugler’s Dream…………………………………………………………………………….arr. Johnnie Vinson 

Second Suite in F…………………………………………………………………………………..Gustav Holst

Variations on America ……………………………………………………………………………..Charles Ives

Intermission

American Salute……………………………………………………………………………….….Morton Gould

Pacific Dreams……………………………………………………………………………………Jacob De Haan

Easter Monday on the White House Lawn………………………………….………John Philip Sousa

Soaring with John Williams……………………………………………………….…arr. Robert W. Smith

Stars and Stripes Forever…………………………………………………………………John Philip Sousa

 

 

2008 WINTER

 

O Come, All Ye Faithful……………………………………………………………arr. James Swearingen

Arise, Your Light Has Come………………….……………………………………………….David Danner

A Festival Prelude……………………………………………………………………………………Alfred Reed

Triumph of the Skies……………………………………………………………………..……..Wim Stalman

Dashing Through the Snow…………………………………………………….………..Richard Saucedo

Good Swing Wenceslas…………………………………………………..…………...arr. Sammy Nestico

Divinum Mysterium………………………………………………………………………….arr. Tom Wallace

The Most Wonderful Time of Year………………………………………….…………….arr. John Moss

Estampie……………………………………………………………………….…………………Vaclav Nelhybel

Stephen Campitelli, organ

Sleigh Ride……………………………………………………………………………………….Leroy Anderson

Christmas Sing-Along……………………………………………..……………………..arr. James Ployhar

 

 

2008 SUMMER

 

Star Spangled Banner………………………………………………………………arr. James Swearingen

Magnificent Seven…………………………………………………………………………… Elmer Bernstein

Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew…………………………………………………….…….James Curnow

Dixieland Jazz Funeral……………………………………………………………………………Jared Spears

God of Our Fathers……………………………………………………………………………Claude T. Smith

Bravura…………………………………………………………………………………………………. C. E. Duble

Summertime …………………………………………………………………George Gershwin/arr. Custer

Typewriter…………………………………………………………………………………..……Leroy Anderson

Claire Pettigrew, typewriter

Kathleen Boyer, assistant conductor

Black Horse Troop…………………………………………………………….………….. John Philip Sousa

Kathleen Boyer, assistant conductor

 Intermission

New World Variations……………………………………………………………………………David Shaffer

Symphonic Dances from “Fiddler on the Roof”……………….Harnick/Bock/arr. Ira Hearshen

Pirate of the Caribbean : Dead Man’s Chest (Symphonic Suite)……………….arr. Jay Bocook

Themes Like Old Times…………….…………………………………………………..arr. Warren Barker

Chimes of Liberty ……………………………………………………………………Edwin Franko Goldman

Opening Night on Broadway…………………………………………………………..arr. Michael Brown

Stars and Stripes Forever…………………………………………………………………John Philip Sousa

 

 

2008 SPRING

 

Star Spangled Banner………………………………………………………………arr. James Swearingen

Gavorkna Fanfare……………………………………………………………………………………Jack Stamp

Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew…………………………………………………………..James Curnow

God of Our Fathers……………………………………………………………………………Claude T. Smith

New World Variations……………………………………………………………………………David Shaffer

Crown Imperial………………………………………………………………………………….William Walton

Intermission

American Faces…………………………………………………………………………………David Holsinger

Chimes of Liberty ……………………………………………………………………Edwin Franko Goldman

Symphonic Dances from “Fiddler on the Roof”……………….Harnick/Bock/arr. Ira Hearshen

Raiders March………………………………………………………………………………………John Williams

Dr. Victor Vallo, conductor

Stars & Stripes Forever……………………………………………………………………John Philip Sousa

   

2007 WINTER

 

O Come, All Ye Faithful……………………………………………………………arr. James Swearingen

Fanfare Prelude: O Worship the King…………………………………………………Timothy Johnson

Carol of the Bells………………………………………………………………………..arr. Sean O’Loughlin

Ding Dong! Merrily on High……………………………………………………………….arr. Jay Dawson

Fantasia on a 13th Century Carol……………………………………………………………James Hosay

March of the Toys/Toyland………………………………………………………………arr. Tom Wallace

Jubilant Holiday ………………………………………………………………………………..Sean O’Loughlin

Russian Christmas Music………………………………………………………………………….Alfred Reed

Jingle Bells Forever…………………………………………………………………….arr. Robert W. Smith

Christmas Sing-Along…………………………………………………………………….arr. James Ployhar

   

2007 SUMMER

 

Star Spangled Banner………………………………………………………………arr. James Swearingen

Patriotic Sing-A-Long…………………………………………………………………………………….Ployhar

Zampa Overture………………………………………………....Ferdinand Herold, arr. Van der Back

Sedona.………………………………….……………………………………………………..…Steven Reineke

Whip and Spur March………………………………………………………….…Thomas Allen, arr. Gore

To the Summit !...................................................................................Robert W. Smith

Daniel Brown, assistant conductor

Tales of a Traveler………………………………………………………………………… John Philip Sousa

George M Cohan Patriotic Fantasy…………………………..……………………….Cohan, arr. Yoder

 Intermission

Richard Rodgers: A Symphonic Portrait ………………..…………………………………arr. Erickson

Swing’s the Thing……………………………….……………………………………………………arr. Barker

Espana Cani……………………………………………………………………… P. Marquina/arr. Longfield

The Bandwagon………………………………………………………………………………….…Philip Sparke

That’s Entertainment………………………………………………….……………………………arr. Higgins

America , the Beautiful…………………………………………….Samuel Ward, arr. Carmen Dragon

Stars and Stripes Forever…………………………………………………………………John Philip Sousa

 

2007 SPRING

 

Zampa Overture………………………………………………....Ferdinand Herold, arr. Van der Back

Band of Brothers…………….………………….………………………..Michael Kamien, arr. Brubaker

Variations on a Korean Folk Song……………………………………………..….John Barnes Chance

Raise of the Son…………….…………………………………………………..…………..Rossano Galante

My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice…………………………..….Camille Saint-Saens, arr. Mollenhauer

                                          Tracy Pautz, mezzo-soprano Concerto-Aria Competition Winner

 Concerto No. 2 in Bb-Major……………………………..………Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. Yeago

Carina Cavoto, piano  Concerto-Aria Competition Winner

 

Intermission

 

Whip and Spur March………………………………………………………….…Thomas Allen, arr. Gore

Richard Rodgers: A Symphonic Portrait…………………………………..………arr. Frank Erickson

Vilya from “The Merry Widow”……..……………………..………………..…Franz Lehar, arr. Smith

Katie Romano, soprano   Concerto-Aria Competition Winner

Sedona.………………………………….……………………………………………………..…Steven Reineke

Pictures at an Exhibition………………………………………Modest Mussorgsky, arr. Prime/Reed

Promenade

The Great Gate of Kiev

The Stars and Stripes Forever………………………….….John Philip Sousa, arr. Brion/Schissel

 

 2006 WINTER

 

O Come, All Ye Faithful……………………………………………………………arr. James Swearingen

A Christmas Festival…………………………………………………………………………..Leroy Anderson

Festivity……………………………………………………………………………………………..James Curnow

The Bells of Christmas………………………………………………………………………Robert Longfield

 Rev. Truman Brooks, narrator

Patapan………………………………………………………………………………………… arr. Tom Wallace

Daniel Brown, assistant conductor

Holiday Ornaments…………………………………………………………………………..Sean O’Loughlin

Dance of the Jesters from “The Snow Maiden”………………………………….Peter Tchaikovsky

Sleigh Ride……………………………………………………………………………………….Leroy Anderson

A Holiday Sing-Along………………………………………………….arr. John Moss & Audrey Snyder

Hallelujah Chorus……………………………………………………………………….Handel/arr. Johnson

 

 

2006 SUMMER

 

Ultimate Patriotic Sing-Along………………………………………………………………………..Brubaker

Esprit de Corps…………………………………………………………………………………..…Robert Jager

Concerto for Two Trumpets…………………………………………………………………….Vivaldi/Lang

Neil Anderson and Ron Ford, trumpets

Be Thou My Vision……………………………………………………………………………………………Cross

Procession of the Nobles………………………………………………………Rimsky Korsakov/Leidzen

An American Elegy………………………………………………………………………………………….Ticheli

Daniel Brown, assistant conductor

The Thunderer……………………………………………………………………………… John Philip Sousa

English Folk Song Suite…………………………………………………………………….Vaughn Williams

Radetzky March……………………………………………………………………………………Strauss/Reed

 

Intermission

 

Charter Oak……………………………………………………………………………………….…Eric Osterling

Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring……………………………………………….Shore/Bullock

Selections from “Les Miserables”……………………………….……………………………….arr. Barker

Amparita Roca………………………………………………………………………………………………Texidor

John Williams: Fantasy of Flight…………………………………….……Williams/ Robert W. Smith

Themes Like Old Times III………………………………………………………………..…Warren Barker

Seventy-Six Trombones……………………………………………………….Willson/Anderson/Bocook

Stars and Stripes Forever…………………………………………………………………John Philip Sousa

 

                                   

2006 SPRING

 

Esprit de Corps…………………………………………………………………………………..…Robert Jager

Concerto for Two Trumpets…………………………………………………………………….Vivaldi/Lang

Neil Anderson & Gina Cerra, trumpets

Amazing Grace………………………………………………………………………………..arr. Frank Ticheli

English Folk Song Suite…………………………………………………………………….Vaughn Williams

Amparita Roca………………………………………………………………………………….…Jaime Texidor

 Intermission

Procession of the Nobles……………………………………………....Rimsky-Korsakov/arr. Leidzen

Seventy-Six Trombones……………………………………………………….Willson/Anderson/Bocook

John Williams: Fantasy of Flight…………………………………….……Williams/ Robert W. Smith

Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring……………………………………………….Shore/Bullock

Radetzky March……………………………………………………………………………………Strauss/Reed

Be Thou My Vision……………………………………………………………………………………………Cross

Ultimate Patriotic Sing-Along………………………………………………………………………..Brubaker

   

2005 WINTER

 

O Come, All Ye Faithful……………………………………………………………arr. James Swearingen

The Carolers………………………………………………………………………………………James Curnow 

In The Bleak Midwinter…………………………………………………Gustav Holst/Robert W. Smith

Good King Wenceslas………………………………………………………Piae Cantiones/Tom Wallace

The Christmas Song…………………………………………………………………..Torme/Wells/Higgins

C’est Noλl!...............................................................................................Andre Jutras

I Wonder As I Wander…………………………………………………………………….arr. Tom Wallace

Up On A Housetop………………………………………………………………………….arr. Jeff Simmons

The Eighth Candle……………………………………………………………………………..Steve Reisteter

Jingle Bells………………………………………………………………James Pierpont/arr. Naohiro Iwai

Hallelujah Chorus……………………………………………………………………… Handel/arr. Johnson

   

2005 SUMMER

 

Patriotic Sing-A-Long…………………………………………………………………………………….Ployhar

Strike Up the Band…………………………………………………………………………..Gershwin/Barker

Festive Dance from “Faust”…………………………………………………………………Gounod/Glover

Cole Porter Classics………………………………………………………………………………..arr. Wagner

British Grenadiers…………………………………………………………………………………….arr. Cobine

At Dawn They Slept…………………………………………………………………………………Jay Bocook

The Fairest of the Fair…………………………………………………………………… John Philip Sousa

Gaelic Rhapsody…………………………………………………………………………..……Elliot Del Borgo

Three Dances from West Side Story………………………………………………….Bernstein/Polster

Liberty Bell …………………………………………………………………………………… John Philip Sousa

 Intermission

Belle of the Ball…………………………………………………………………………………Leroy Anderson

Trombone King………………………………………………………………………………………..…Karl King

Dave Brubeck: It’s About Time……………………………………………………………………arr. Sayre

March of the Cute Little Wood Sprites……………………………………………PDQ Bach/Schickele

Tribute to Harold Arlen…………………………………………………………………………….arr. Kessler

Phantom of the Opera     ………………………………………………………………………………arr. Barker

Salute to American Jazz……………………………………………………………………………arr. Nestico

John Williams in Concert……………………………………………………………………….arr. Lavender

Stars and Stripes Forever…………………………………………………………………John Philip Sousa

 

 2004 WINTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004 SUMMER

 

Patriotic Sing-A-Long…………………………………………………………………………………….Ployhar

Esprit de Corps……………………………………………………………………………..………Robert Jager

Bravura………………………………………………………………………………………..Duble/Edmondson

Summertime……………………………………………………………………………………Gershwin/Custer

Adrianna Devine, soprano

Sedona  …………………………………………………………………………………………….Steven Reineke

Mancini Magic………………………………………………………………………………………arr. Brubaker

Ken Means, conductor

The Three Tenors……………………………………………………………………………..arr. Christensen

A Tribute to Stephen Foster……………………………………………………………………..arr. Nestico

Marche Slav…………………………………………………………………………Tchaikovsky/Laurendeau

 Intermission

Nobles of the Mystic Shrine………………………………………………………….… John Philip Sousa

Ken Means, conductor

In the Miller Mood…………………………………………………………………………………….arr. Barker

Americans We   ………………………………………………………………………………….…Henry Filmore

Fourth of July………………………………………………………………………………………………Cacavas

Leroy Anderson Portrait……………………………………………………………………………arr. Barnes

Satchmo, a Tribute to Louis Armstrong…………………………………………………….arr. Ricketts

Seventy Six Trombones……………………………………………………….Willson/Anderson/Bocook

Stars & Stripes Forever………………………………………………………………..… John Philip Sousa

 

 

2003 WINTER

           

Ski Run…………………………………………………………………………………………Caesar Giovannini

A Winter’s Carol…………………………………………………………………………….arr. Mark Wiliiams

Holiday Ornaments…………………………………………………………………………..Sean O’Loughlin

A Christmas Festival…………………………………………………………………………..Leroy Anderson

O Holy Night…………………………………………………….………Adolphe Adam/arr. Calvin Custer

Adrianna Devine, soprano

We Wish You a Merry Christmas………………………………………………....arr. Robert W. Smith

A Charlie Brown Christmas……………………………………………………….…..arr. Carl Strommen

Two Christmas Miniatures………………………………………………….Alfred Burt/arr. Dave Black

A Fireside Christmas…………………………………………………………..………..arr. Sammy Nestico

Adrianna Devine, soprano

The Festival of Hanukkah…………………………………………………………………...Lennie Niehaus

Russian Christmas Music……………………………………………………………………….…Alfred Reed

Hallelujah Chorus……………………………………………………………………….Handel/arr. Johnson

 

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