McCracken Middle School Band Programs
2011-2012
Chip De Stefano, Conductor
David Morrison, Conductor
ALL BANDS CONCERT
Niles North High School
May 21, 2012
- Beginner Band
- Jim Along Josie - Traditional
- Skip to My Lou - Traditional
- On the March - Forrest Buchtel
- Chant for Percussion - Andrew Balent
- 5th Grade Band
- Fanfare Heroica - Brian Balmages
- A Touch of Baroque - Sandy Feldstein and John O'Reilly
- Majestica - Brian Balmages
- Concert Band
- March Ceremonial - Robert Sheldon
- Sunrise - Andrew Will
- Baywood Overture - James Swearingen
- Symphonic Band
- Canarios Fantasia - Douglas Akey
- The Lonely Bull - Herb Alpert, arranged by Eric Osterling
- Klezmer Dances - Stephen Bulla
- Blackwater - Fergal Carroll
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SUPERSTATE CONCERT BAND FESTIVAL
May 4, 2012
- Symphonic Band
- Pageant - Vincent Persichetti
- When the Stars Began to Fall - Fred Allen
- Canarios Fantasia - Douglas Akey
IGSMA STATE FESTIVAL
April 28, 2012
- Symphonic Band
- Pageant - Vincent Persichetti
- When the Stars Began to Fall - Fred Allen
- Canarios Fantasia - Douglas Akey
MARCH CONCERT
March 21, 2012
- Middleton Elementary School 5th Grade Band
- Royal Procession - Michael Collis Dowden
- Attack of the Slide Trombones - Mike Hannickel
- Canon - Johann Pachebel, arranged by Brad Schoener
- Alleluia - W. A. Mozart, arranged by John O'Reilly
- McCracken Middle School Concert Band
- March Ceremonial - Robert Sheldon
- Imperium - Michael Sweeney
- Celtic Air and Dance Traditional - Michael Sweeney
- Combined Fifth Grade Band and Concert Band
- God Bless the USA - Lee Greenwood, arranged by Michael Sweeney
IGSMA District Contest
March 10, 2012
- McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
- Circus Days - Karl King
- Pageant - Vincent Persichetti
- Rhythms and Riffs - Brian Balmages
BEGINNER BAND CONCERT
March 7, 2012
- Beginner Band
- Hot Cross Buns
- Au Clair de la Lune
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- The Cuckoo
- Lightly Row
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
- Old MacDonald Had a Farm
- London Bridge
- Jingle Bells
- Symphonic Band
- Circus Days - Karl King
- Pageant - Vincent Persichetti
- Rhythms and Riffs - Brian Balmages
- Combined Bands
- Mickey Mouse March - Jimmie Dodd, arr. by MIchael Sweeney
MIDWEST CLINIC
Paula Crider Rehearsal Lab Demonstration
McCormick Place West
Chicago, Illinois
December 16, 2011
- Symphonic Band
- Celtic Air and Dance - Michael Sweeney
- Sempre Fidelis - John Philip Sousa
WINTER CONCERT
December 8, 2011
- McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
- In the Forest of the King - Pierre LaPlante
I. Le Furet
- Emperata Overture - Claude T. Smith
- Celtic Air and Dance - Michael Sweeney
- Symphony #4 for Winds and Percussino - Andrew Boysen, Jr.
IV. Fast
5TH GRADE BAND AND CONCERT BAND
FALL CONCERT
December 1, 2011
- Middleton Elementary School 5th Grade Band
- Her Majesty's Procession - Andrew Will
- Grandfather's Clock - Traditional, arranged by John Kinyon
- Safari - James Ployhar
- Cold Hearted - Elliot Wolff, arranged by Mike Story
- McCracken Middle School Concert Band
- Thunder Bay Legend - David Shaffer
- Old Man River - Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern, arranged by Eric Osterling
- Hound Dog - Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, arranged by Mihael Sweeney
- Combined Intermediate Band and Concert Band
- Knights of the Round Table - Steve Rouse
ANNUAL FALL CONCERT
October 13, 2011
- McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
- Star Spangled Banner - Francis Scott Key
- Afterburn - Randall Standridge
- Four Breton Dances - Timothy Broege
- British Waterside - Percy Grainger, arranged by John Moss
- Symphony #4 for Winds and Percussino - Andrew Boysen, Jr.
I. Fast
II. Smooth and Flowing
III. Scherzo and Trio
IV. Fast
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