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2000 – 2001 Concert Programs

2001 McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band SuperState Photo

2000-2001 Band Yearbook Page

All Bands Concert

Niles North High School
May 25, 2001

Chip De Stefano, conductor

Beginner Band

  • Sahara Crossing – James Ployhar
  • A Touch of Baroque – Sandy Feldstein and John O’Reilly

5th Grade Band

  • Alleluia – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arranged by Sandy Feldstein and John O’Reilly
  • Bavarian Folk Dance – John Kinyon
  • Thunder Bay Legend – David Shaffer

Concert Band

  • Song for the Winter Moon – Walter Cummings
  • Anthem – John Edmondson
  • Mountain Mystery – James MacBeth
  • Mission: Impossible Theme – Lalo Schifrin, arranged by Paul Lavender

Symphonic Band

  • A Longford Legend – Robert Sheldon
    I. A Longford Legend
    II. Mollyburn Bawn
    III. Killyburn Brae
  • Praeludium – Dietrich Buxtehude, arranged by Chip De Stefano
  • The Great Locomotive Chase – Robert W. Smith

University of Illinois Superstate Concert Band Festival

Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
May 4, 2001

Chip De Stefano, conductor

Symphonic Band

  • March Heroic – Jeffrey Taylor
  • An American Folk Rhapsody No. 3 – Clare Grundman
  • A Longford Legend – Robert Sheldon
    I. A Longford Legend
    II. Mollyburn Bawn
    III. Killyburn Brae

IGSMA State Contest

April 27, 2001

Chip De Stefano, conductor

Symphonic Band

  • March Heroic – Jeffrey Taylor
  • An American Folk Rhapsody No. 3 – Clare Grundman
  • A Longford Legend – Robert Sheldon
    I. A Longford Legend
    II. Mollyburn Bawn
    III. Killyburn Brae

IGSMA District Contest

March 17, 2001

Chip De Stefano, conductor

Symphonic Band

  • March Heroic – Jeffrey Taylor
  • Slavonic Folk Suite – Alfred Reed
    I. Children’s Carol
    II. Cathedral Chorus
  • A Longford Legend – Robert Sheldon
    I. A Longford Legend
    II. Mollyburn Bawn
    III. Killyburn Brae

March Concert

March 7, 2001

Chip De Stefano, conductor
Barry Lebron, student teacher conductor

5th Grade Band

  • Haydn’s Surprise – F. J. Haydn, arranged by Sandy Feldstein and John O’Reilly
  • The Victors – arranged by Sandy Feldstein and John O’Reilly
  • Deux Chansons Francaises – Laurie Lafferty
  • Baywood Overture – James Swearington

Concert Band

  • God Bless the U.S.A. – Lee Greenwood, arranged by Michael Sweeney
  • Nottingham Castle – Larry Daehn
  • Mountain Mystery – James MacBeth
  • Prelude to a Festival – Anne McGinty

Beginner Band Concert

March 1, 2001

Chip De Stefano, conductor
Barry LaBron, student teacher 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

  • March Heroic – Jeffrey Taylor
  • Slavonic Folk Suite – Alfred Reed
    II. Cathedral Chorus
  • A Longford Legend – Robert Sheldon
    III. Killyburn Brae

Combined Bands

  • The Micky Mouse March – Jimmie Dodd

Illinois Music Education Association State Conference

Peoria, Illinois
January 15, 2001

Chip De Stefano, conductor
Barry LeBron, student teacher conductor

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Symphonic Band

  • A Farnaby Prelude – Douglas Akey
  • Peace Song – Timothy Broege
  • British Isle Suite – Larry Daehn
    I. Marching Song
    II. Barbara Allen
    III. Farewell, Dundee
  • Chorale and Shaker Dance – John Zdechlik

Winter Concert

December 13, 2001

Chip De Stefano, conductor

Symphonic Band

  • Peace Song – Timothy Broege
  • British Isle Suite – Larry Daehn
    I. Marching Song
    II. Barbara Allen
    III. Farewell, Dundee
  • A Farnaby Prelude – Douglas Akey
  • Chorale and Shaker Dance – John Zdechlik

Fall Concert

October 16, 2001

Chip De Stefano, conductor
Suzanne Pearce, student teacher conductor

Symphonic Band

  • British Isles Suite – Larry Daehn
    I. Marching Song
  • Rhythm Machine – Timothy Broege
  • Fanfare, Ode, and Festival – Bob Margolis (after Claude Gervaise)
  • Air for Band – Frank Erickson
  • Royal Gorge – Walter Cummings