McCracken Middle School Band Programs
1999 - 2000
Chip De Stefano, conductor
ALL BAND CONCERT
Niles North High School
May 24, 2000
- Beginner Band
- You're a Grand Old Flag - George M. Cohan, arranged by Mike
Story
- A Touch of Baroque - Sandy Feldstein and John O'Reilly
- 5th Grade Band
- Folk Songs: USA - Traditional, arranged by Gerald Sebesky
- A Song for Friends - Larry Daehn
- Prehistoric Suite - Paul Jennings, arranged by Teresa Jennings
I. Stegosaurus (The Gladiator)
II. Brontosaurus (Gentle Giant)
III. Pterodactyls (Graceful Giants of the Sky)
IV. The Battle (Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops)
- Concert Band
- Olympic Spirit - John Williams, arranged by Eric Osterling
- Two Canadian Sketches - Folk Songs, arranged by John O'Reilly
- Gypsydance - David Holsinger
- William Tell - Gioacchino Rossini, arranged by Andrew Balent
- Symphonic Band
- Steppin' 'Round - Al "Rags" Anderson, arranged by
Cort McClaren
- Brookpark Overture - James Swearington
- Time to Say Goodbye - L. Quarantotto, F. Sartori, F. Peterson,
arranged by Don Campbell
- Dinosaurs - Daniel Bukvich
MARCH CONCERT
March 9, 2000
- 5th Grade Band
- Folk Song and Dance - Bela Bartok, arranged by Anne McGinty
- Folk Songs:USA - Traditional, arranged by Gerald Sebesky
- Stony Creek March - Anne McGinty
- Concert Band
- Two Canadan Sketches - John O'Reilly
- Advance Guard - Jerry Nowak
- Under the Sea - Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, arranged by
John Higgins
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SUPERSTATE CONCERT BAND FESTIVAL
Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
May 5, 2000
- Symphonic Band
- An Irish Rhapsody - Clare Grundman
- Pirates - Douglas Akey
- Themes from "Green Bushes" - Percy Grainger, arranged
by Larry Daehn
IGSMA STATE CONTEST
April 2000
- Symphonic Band
- The Young Patriots - Ralph Gingery
- An Irish Rhapsody - Clare Grundman
- Themes from "Green Bushes" - Percy Grainger, arranged
by Larry Daehn
MIDWEST MUSIC FESTIVAL
April 2000
- Symphonic Band
- Pirates - Douglas Akey
- Themes from "Green Bushes" - Percy Grainger, arranged
by Larry Daehn
IGSMA DISTRICT CONTEST
March 2000
- Symphonic Band
- The Young Patriots - Ralph Gingery
- Pirates - Douglas Akey
- Themes from "Green Bushes" - Percy Grainger, arranged
by Larry Daehn
BEGINNER BAND CONCERT
March 2, 2000
- Beginner Band
- 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
- Farm Out - Traditional
- Sweetly Sings the Donkey - Traditional
- Mary Ann - West Indies Folk Song
- Symphonic Band
- The Young Patriots - Ralph Gingery
- Pirates - Douglas Akey
- Themes from "Green Bushes" - Percy Grainger, arranged
by Larry Daehn
- Combined Bands
- The Micky Mouse March - Jimmie Dodd, arranged by Michael Sweeney
Winter Concert
December 8, 1999
- Symphonic Band
- Glengarry Hills - David Nelson
- Cascade River Overture - Douglas Akey
- Cajun Folk Songs - Frank Ticheli
- Percussion Ensemble
- Spinning Song - Traditional, arranged by Chris Brooks
FALL CONCERT
October 18, 1999
- Symphonic Band
- Olympic Fanfare and Theme - John Williams, arranged by Jim
Curnow
- Prelude and Fugue in Bb Major - Johann Sebastion Bach, arranged
by R. Moehlmann
- Kentucky 1800 - Clare Grundman
- Prelude, Siciliano, and Rondo - Malcolm Arnold, arranged by
John
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