1998 – 1999 Concert Programs
All Bands Concert
Niles North High School
May 20, 1999
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Beginner Band
- March Ahead – Sandy Feldstein and John O’Reilly
- A Touch of Baroque – Sandy Feldstein and John O’Reilly
Intermediate Band
- Concert March – Sandy Feldstein and John O’Reilly
- Russian Song and Dance – Russian Folk Songs, arranged by Andrew Balent
- Finale from Symphony No. 1 – Johannes Brahms, arranged by Sandy Feldstein and John O’Reilly
- Safari – James Ployhar
Concert Band
- Our Band (March) – Ron Cowerd
- Cascade Festival Overture – Mark Williams
- The Phantom of the Opera – Music by Andrew Lloyd Weber Lyrics by Charles Hart Additional Lyrics by Richard Stilgoe and Mike Batt, arranged by Michael Sweeny
- Windquest – Ron Cowherd
Symphonic Band
- Courtly Airs and Dances – Ron Nelson
I. Intrada
III. Pavane (England)
VI. Allemande (Germany) - Over the Rainbow – Music by Harold Arlen Words by E. Y. Harburg, arranged by Jerry Brubaker
- Red’s White and Blue March – Red Skelton, arranged by Don Ferris, transcribed for band by Frank Erickson
March Concert
March 11, 1999
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Intermediate Band
- Concert March – Sandy Feldstein and John O’Reilly
- African Folk Trilogy – Anne McGinty
- Cold-Hearted – Elliot Wolff, arranged by Mike Story
- Coldwater Creek – Robert Sheldon
Concert Band
- Our Band – Gene Milford
- Ol’ Man River – Words by Oscar Hammerstein II Music by Jerome Kern arr. by Eric Osterling
- Royal March – John Kinyon
University of Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival
Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
May 7, 1999
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Symphonic Band
- The Ringmaster – James H. Burden
- Introduction and Rondo – Douglas Akey
- ‘Tis a Gift – Anne McGinty
IGSMA State Contest
April 1999
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Symphonic Band
- The Ringmaster – James H. Burden
- Introduction and Rondo – Douglas Akey
- ‘Tis a Gift – Anne McGinty
IGSMA District Contest
March 1999
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Symphonic Band
- The Ringmaster – James H. Burden
- Introduction and Rondo – Douglas Akey
- ‘Tis a Gift – Anne McGinty
Beginner Band Concert
March 4, 1999
Chip De Stefano, conductor
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 Ringmaster – James H. Burden
- Introduction and Rondo – Douglas Akey
- ‘Tis a Gift – Anne McGinty
Combined Bands
- The Micky Mouse March – Jimmie Dodd, arranged by Michael Sweeney
IMEA Music Education Day at the Capitol
Springfield, Illinois
March 18, 1998
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Percussion Ensemble
- Africantus – Morris Alan Brand
- Encounter – Thomas O’Connor
- Heartbeat – Alice Gomez
- Japanese Impressions
Winter Concert
December 16, 1998
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Concert Band
- Play Elvis – arranged by Spencer H. Klevenow and Ransford E. Pierce
- Serenade and Dance – Wolfgang A. Mozart, arranged by John O’Reilly
- Diamond Ridge March – Anne McGinty
- Danse Jubilante – Robert W. Smith
Winter Concert
December 9, 1998
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Symphonic Band
- Shiloh Canyon Fantasy – Douglas Akey
- Korean Folk Rhapsody Folk Song – arranged by James Curnow
- Two Philippine Folksongs Folk Song – arranged by Frank Nelson
- The Child and the Kings – Timothy Broege
Percussion Ensemble
- Africantus – Morris Alan Brand
Fall Concert
October 19, 1998
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Symphonic Band
- The Battle Pavane – Tielman Susato, arranged by Bob Margolis
- Andante and Allegro (from Concerto No. 5) – Arcangelo Corelli, arranged by Philip Gordon
- March of the Offstage Army – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arranged by Ross Hastings
- March Slav – Peter Ilyich Tschaikowsky, arranged by Frank J. Halferty
- Overture for Winds – Charles Carter
Percussion Ensemble
- Encounter – Thomas O’Connor