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McCracken Middle School Band Programs
1996 - 1997
Chip De Stefano, conductor
ALL BANDS CONCERT
Niles North High School
May 21, 1997
- Beginner Band
- Kitty Hawk March - John Edmondson
- A Touch of Baroque - Sandy Feldstein and John O'Reilly
- Beginner Clarinet Sextet
- Sheep May Safely Graze - Johann Sebastion Bach, arranged by Elton E. Burgstahler
- Intermediate Band
- Vesper Song - Russian Hymn, arranged by John Kinyon
- Baywood Overture - James Swearingen
- Concert Band
- Garlandstone: A Nautical Fantasy - Thomas Root
- Air for Band - Frank Erickson
- Dinosaurs - Daniel Bukvich
- Percussion Ensemble
- Percussion Class Chaos - Dan Kosko
APRIL CONCERT
April 9, 1997
- Intermediate Band
- Finale from Symphony No. 1 - Johannes Brahms, arranged by Sandy Feldstein and John O'Reilly
- Mountain Mystery - James MacBeth
- Safari - James Ployhar
- Sahara Crossing - James Ployhar
- 25 or 6 to 4 - Robert Lamm, arranged by John Edmondson
- California Girls - Brian Wilson, arranged by Mike Story
- Old Man River - Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern, arranged by Eric Osterling
- March Ahead - Sandy Feldstein and John O'Reilly
- Coldwater Creek - Robert Sheldon
IGSMA STATE CONTEST
April 1997
- Concert Band
- The Thunderer - John Philip Sousa
- Polly Oliver - Thomas Root
- Pirates - Douglas Akey
IGSMA DISTRICT CONTEST
March 1997
- Concert Band
- The Thunderer - John Philip Sousa
- Polly Oliver - Thomas Root
- Pirates - Douglas Akey
BEGINNER BAND CONCERT
February 27, 1997
- Beginner Band
- Cardiff by the Sea
- Hot Cross Buns - English Folk Song
- Au Clair de la Lune - French Folk Song
- Down by the Station - Traditional
- Merrily We Roll Along - Traditional
- Lightly Row - Traditional
- Song of the Fjords - Norwegian Folk Song
- Sweetly Sings the Donkey - Traditional
- Mary Ann - West ndies Folk Song
- Jingle Bells - J.S. Pierpont
- Concert Band
- The Thunderer - John Philip Sousa
- Polly Oliver - Thomas Root
- Pirates - Douglas Akey
- Combined Bands
- The Micky Mouse March - Jimmie Dodd, arranged by Michael Sweeney
WINTER CONCERT
December 11, 1996
- Symphonic Band
- Brentwood Pass - Jerry Williams
- Chanukah, O' Chanukah - Traditional, arranged by Sandy Feldstein
- Liberty Bell - John Philip Sousa, arranged by Eric Osterling
- Fantasy on a Bell Carol - Edward J. Madden