McCracken Middle School Band Programs
2013-2014
Chip De Stefano, Conductor
David Morrison, Conductor
ALL BANDS CONCERT
Niles North High School
May 19, 2014
- Beginner Band
- Jim Along Josie - Traditional
- Skip to My Lou - Traditional
- Chant for Percussion - Andrew Balent
- A Touch of Baroque - Sandy Feldstein and John O'Reilly
- 5th Grade Band
- Nottingham Castle - Larry Daehn
- Play Elvis - arranged by Spencer H. Klevenow and Ransford E. Pierce
- Equinox - Michael Sweeney
- Concert Band
- Go Galop - Henry Fillmore
- Shenandoah - Michael Sweeney
- Little English Suite - Leroy Jackson
I. Con Moto
II. Andante
III. Moderato
- Tanglewood - John Tatgenhorst
- Symphonic Band
- Pirates of the Caribbean - Klaus Badelt, arranged by Ted Ricketts
- Dinosaurs - Daniel Bukvich
- Symphonic Dance No. 3 - "Fiesta" - Clifton Williams
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SUPERSTATE CONCERT BAND FESTIVAL
May 9, 2014
- Symphonic Band
- Introduction and Rondo - Douglas Akey
- On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss - David Holsinger
- Symphonic Dance No. 3 - "Fiesta" - Clifton Williams
IGSMA STATE FESTIVAL
April 26, 2014
- Symphonic Band
- Introduction and Rondo - Douglas Akey
- On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss - David Holsinger
- Symphonic Dance No. 3 - "Fiesta" - Clifton Williams
MARCH CONCERT
March 19, 2014
- Middleton Elementary School 5th Grade Band
- Tambora! - William Owens
- Ancient City of Stone - Kirk Vogel
- Legend of the Yankee Clippers - James Swearingen
- McCracken Middle School Concert Band
- March from First Suite for Military Band - Gustav Holst, arranged by Mike Story
- On My Own - Claude-Michel Schönberg, arranged by Johnnie Vinson
- Andante and Allegro - Arcangelo Corelli, arranged by Philip Gordon
- Daydreams - Robert Sheldon
- Dance of the Tumblers - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, arranged by James Curnow
- Combined Fifth Grade Band and Concert Band
- Trumpet Hero - Paul Lavender
IGSMA District Contest
March 15, 2014
- McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
- Rough Riders - Karl King
- On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss - David Holsinger
- Symphonic Dance No. 3 - "Fiesta" - Clifton Williams
BEGINNER BAND CONCERT
March 12, 2014
- 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
- Rough Riders - Karl King
- On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss - David Holsinger
- Symphonic Dance No. 3 - "Fiesta" - Clifton Williams
- Combined Bands
- Mickey Mouse March - Jimmie Dodd, arr. by MIchael Sweeney
67th Annual Midwest Clinic
McCormick Place West - Skyline Ballroom W375E (Chicago, IL)
December 18, 2013
David Morrison, guest conductor
Donald DeRoche, guest conductor
Phillip Hash, guest conductor
Don Owens, guest conductor
Dorival Puccini, Jr., trumpet
Colin Oldberg, trumpet
Jeffrey DeRoche, marimba
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- Symphonic Band
- Havener Fanfare - Andrew Boysen
- Wild Dance - Douglas Akey
- Sea Shanty Variations - Timothy Loest
- Two British Folk Songs - Elliot Del Borgo
- Moto Perpetuo - Niccolo Paganini, arranged by Donald Hunsberger
- The King's Feast- arranged by Kenneth Singleton
I. The King's Entrance
II. The King's Supper
III. The King's Entertainment
- The Promise of Living from The Tender Land - Aaron Copland, arranged by James Curnow
- Japanese Pictures - Kevin Mixon
- Melodious Thunk - David Biedenbender
- Peacemaker - Karl King, arranged by James Swearingen
Skokie Communnity Performance
Midwest Clinic Preview Concert
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall (Northwestern University, Evanston, IL)
December 12, 2013
David Morrison, guest conductor
Donald DeRoche, guest conductor
Phillip Hash, guest conductor
Don Owens, guest conductor
Dorival Puccini, Jr., trumpet
Colin Oldberg, trumpet
Jeffrey DeRoche, marimba
- Symphonic Band
- Havener Fanfare - Andrew Boysen
- Wild Dance - Douglas Akey
- Sea Shanty Variations - Timothy Loest
- Two British Folk Songs - Elliot Del Borgo
- Moto Perpetuo - Niccolo Paganini, arranged by Donald Hunsberger
- The King's Feast- arranged by Kenneth Singleton
I. The King's Entrance
II. The King's Supper
III. The King's Entertainment
- The Promise of Living from The Tender Land - Aaron Copland, arranged by James Curnow
- Japanese Pictures - Kevin Mixon
- Melodious Thunk - David Biedenbender
- Peacemaker - Karl King, arranged by James Swearingen
DECEMBER CONCERT
December 11, 2013
- Middleton Elementary School Fifth Grade Band
- Hallelujah Chorus - George Frideric Handel, arranged by Timothy Loest
- Knights of the Round Table - Tom Rudolph and Drew Shanefield
- Ayre and Dance - Bruce Pearson
- McCracken Middle School Concert Band
- Royal March - John Kinyon
- Jupiter from "The Planets" - Gustav Holst, arranged by Robert W. Smith and Michael Story
- The Ruins of Tulum - Jack Wilds
- Folk Songs: USA - arranged by Gerald Sebesky
- Chant and Fire Ritual - Tyler S. Grant
- Combined Fifth Grade Band and Concert Band
- Jester Dance - Mekel Rogers
WINTER CONCERT
December 4, 2013
- McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
- Peacemaker - Karl King
- Two British Folk Songs - Elliot Del Borgo
- Wild Dance - Douglas Akey
- Melodious Thunk - David Biedenbender
November Concert
November 20, 2013
- Symphonic Band
- Japanese Pictures - Kevin Mixon
- The King's Feast- arranged by Kenneth Singleton
I. The King's Entrance
II. The King's Supper
III. The King's Entertainment
- The Promise of Living from The Tender Land - Aaron Copland, arranged by James Curnow
- Melodious Thunk - David Biedenbender
Axiom Brass Residency Concert
October 17, 2013
- Symphonic Band
- Havener Fanfare - Andrew Boysen
- Sea Shanty Variations - Timothy Loest
- Wild Dance! - Douglas Akey
- Combined McCracken Middle Symphonic Band and Axiom Brass
- An Epic Expedition - Rick DeJonge

September Concert
Wood Oaks Junior High School
Northbrook, Illinois
September 25, 2013
- Symphonic Band
- Peacemaker - Karl King
- Japanese Pictures - Kevin Mixon
- Two British Folk Songs - Elliot Del Borgo
- Combined McCracken Middle Symphonic Band and Wood Oaks Junior High School Wind Ensemble
- Western Horizons - Thomas Kahelin
McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band Camp Concert
August 16, 2013
- Symphonic Band
- Autumn Fanfare - Mekel Rogers
- Ayre and Dance - Bruce Pearson
- British Isles Suite - Larry Daehn
I. Marching Song
II. Barbara Allen
III. Farewell, Dundee
- Procession for a New Day - James Swearingen
- The Water is Wide - arranged by James Swearingen
- Gothic Dance - Patrick Burnes
- Percussion Ensemble
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