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1993 – 1994 Concert Programs

1994 McCracken Middle School Concert Band

1993-94 Band Yearbook Page

Annual Spring Band Concert

May 25, 1994

Donald Stahlberg, conductor

Beginner Band

  • Beginner’s March – Peter Reynolds
  • Emperor Waltz – Strauss, arranged by Frank
  • Big Chief Tomahawk – Fred Weber

Intermediate Band

  • The Big Beat – Blumenthal
  • The Two Minute Waltz – John Kinyon
  • A Lotta’ Jazz – James Ployhar
    • Megan Baskin, Moira Dux, Laura Wexler, Nick Smarrelli, Ryan Kelly, Tim Coulombe, Sophie Lopez, Dan Joseph, Derek Shulze, soloists

Concert Band

  • Red’s White and Blue March – “Red” Skelton, arranged by Don Ferris and Frank Erickson
  • The Lone Wild Bird – Traditional, arranged by Thomas Root
  • Songs of Israel (Hasidim) – arranged by Anne McGinty
    I. Nigun – a song or melody without words
    II. Esches Chayil – a woman of honor or valor, from Proverbs 31:10-31
    III. V’yiten L’cho – a paraphrase of a prayer for rain or dew
    IV. Nigun – a partial recapitulation of the opening song
  • Jumpin’ at the Woodside – Count Basie, arranged by Bob Lowden
    • Mary Paziouros, trumpet

Annual Intermediate Band Concert

April 20, 1994

Donald Stahlberg, conductor

Intermediate Band

  • Coversation for Band – John Kinyon
  • Two Miniatures – Sandy Feldstein and John O’Reilly
  • Cherokee Legend – John Kinyon
  • Waltz Festival – Fred Weber
    I. TresJolie
    II. Dolores
    III. Blue Danube
  • Homage to America – Sandy Feldstein and John O’Reilly
  • The Two Minute Waltz – John Kinyon
  • Down by the Station – John Kinyon
  • The Big Beat – Blumenthal

IGSMA District Contest and State Contest

March 12, 1994 and April 30, 1994

Donald Stahlberg, conductor

Concert Band

  • Red’s, White and Blue March – “Red” Skelton, arranged by Don Ferris and Frank Erickson
  • Sarabande and Gavotte – Corelli, arranged by Johnson
  • The Lone Wild Bird – arranged by Thomas Root

Beginner Band Concert

March 1994

Beginner Band

  • No program information available

Winter Concert

December 7, 1993

Donald Stahlberg, conductor
Ms. Sampson, student teacher conductor

Concert Band

  • The Star Spangled Banner
  • Two Philippine Folk Songs – arranged by Frank Nelson
  • March Slav – Tschaikowsky, arranged by Nelson
  • Two Russian Folk Songs – arranged by Johnson
  • Spinning Wheel – Thomas, arranged by Taylor
  • Ukranian Bell Carol – Leontovich, arranged by Harold Walters