McCracken Middle School Band Programs

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

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