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1996 – 1997 Concert Programs

1997 McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band

All Bands Concert

Niles North High School
May 21, 1997

Chip De Stefano, conductor

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
    • Rachel Goldfarb, Arielle Gottlieb, Melissa Kresin, Alison Rehm, Dara Reiff, clarinets

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

Chip De Stefano, conductor

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

Chip De Stefano, conductor

Concert Band

  • The Thunderer – John Philip Sousa
  • Polly Oliver – Thomas Root
  • Pirates – Douglas Akey

IGSMA District Contest

March 1997

Chip De Stefano, conductor

Concert Band

  • The Thunderer – John Philip Sousa
  • Polly Oliver – Thomas Root
  • Pirates – Douglas Akey

Beginner Band Concert

February 27, 1997

Chip De Stefano, conductor

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

Chip De Stefano, conductor

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