McCracken Middle School Band Programs
2014-2015
Chip De Stefano, Conductor
David Morrison, Conductor
ALL BANDS CONCERT
Niles North High School
May 18, 2015
- Beginner Band
- Jim Along Josie - Traditional
- Skip to My Lou - Traditional
- Chant for Percussion - Andrew Balent
- 5th Grade Band
- Dragonfire - Paul Lavender
- Pegasus Overture - Michael Collins-Dowdin
- Shepherd's Hey - Percy A. Grainger, arranged by Chip De Stefano
- Concert Band
- Camden Crossing (Fanfare and March) - Michael Oare
- Over The Sea to Skye - Scottish Folk Tune, arranged by Douglas Wagner
- Celtic Air And March - Michael Sweeney
- Chester Variations - Elliot Del Borgo
- Symphonic Band
- Mission: Impossible Theme - Lao Schifrin, arranged by Paul Lavender
- Time to Say Goodbye - Francesco Sartori, arranged by Don Campbell
- The Beatles: 1964 - arranged by Michael Brown
- Cafe 512 - Ryan George
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SUPERSTATE CONCERT BAND FESTIVAL
May 8, 2015
- Symphonic Band
- Orange Bowl - Henry Fillmore
- Shiloh Canyon Fantasy - Douglas Akey
- Cafe 512 - Ryan George
- Concert Variations - Claude T. Smith
IGSMA STATE FESTIVAL
April 25, 2015
- Symphonic Band
- Shiloh Canyon Fantasy - Douglas Akey
- Cafe 512 - Ryan George
- Concert Variations - Claude T. Smith
USBANDS CONCERT BAND FESTIVAL
Chicago Symphony Center
April 13, 2015
- Symphonic Band
- Shiloh Canyon Fantasy - Douglas Akey
- Cafe 512 - Ryan George
- Concert Variations - Claude T. Smith
MARCH CONCERT
March 18, 2015
- Middleton Elementary School 5th Grade Band
- First Concert March - Sandy Feldstein and John O'Reilly
- Midnight Mission - Brian Balmages
- Battle Command - William Owens
- McCracken Middle School Concert Band
- American Spirit March - John Higgins
- The Wizard of Oz - Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg, arranged by Ralph Ford
- The Circle of Life - Elton John and Tim Rice, arranged by Michael Sweeney
- Blue Ridge Reel - Brian Balmages
- Combined Fifth Grade Band and Concert Band
IGSMA District Contest
March 14, 2015
- McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
- Orange Bowl - Henry Fillmore
- Shiloh Canyon Fantasy - Douglas Akey
- Concert Variations - Claude T. Smith
BEGINNER BAND CONCERT
March 11, 2015
- 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
- Orange Bowl - Henry Fillmore
- Shiloh Canyon Fantasy - Douglas Akey
- Concert Variations - Claude T. Smith
- Combined Bands
- Mickey Mouse March - Jimmie Dodd, arr. by MIchael Sweeney
WINTER CONCERT
December 10, 2014
- McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
- Earthdance - Michael Sweeney
- River of Life - Steven Reineke
- Prelude and Fugue in Bb Major - J.S. Bach, arranged by Roland Moehlmann
- Celtic Air and Dance - Michael Sweeney
DECEMBER CONCERT
December 3, 2014
- Middleton Elementary School Fifth Grade Band
- Dragon Slayer - Rob Grice
- Roman Juggernaut - James Curnow
- Nighthawk - James Swearingen
- McCracken Middle School Concert Band
- March Ahead - Sandy Feldstein and John O'Reilly
- Chorale and Mystic Chant - Timothy Loest
- Rondo from "Little Baroque Suite" - Tylman Susato, arranged by Philip Gordon
- Abide with Me - Robert W. Smith
- Alien Invasion - David Gorham
- Combined Fifth Grade Band and Concert Band
- Air of Nobility - James Swearingen
Fall Concert
October 16, 2014
- Symphonic Band
- Star Spangled Banner - Francis Scott Key, arranged by John Kinyon
- Celtic Air and Dance - Michael Sweeney
- Korean Folk Rhapsody - James Curnow
- Brazilian Folk Dance Suite - William Rhoads
I. The Painter of Cannahay
II. A Picture to Remember
III. Fiesta Quickstep!
- Flash in the Pan! - Richard Saucedo
Exchange Concert
September 23, 2014
- Symphonic Band
- As Winds Dance - Samuel Hazo
- Korean Folk Song Rhapsody - James Curnor
- Brazilian Folk Dance Suite - William Rhoads
I. The Painter of Cannahay
II. A Picture to Remember
III. Fiesta Quickstep!
- Combined McCracken Middle Symphonic Band and Wood Oaks Junior High School Wind Ensemble
- Flash in the Pan! - Richard Saucedo
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