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2009 – 2010 Concert Programs

2010 McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band SuperState Photo

2009-2010 Band Yearbook Page

All Bands Celebration Concert

May 17, 2010

Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor

Beginner Band

  • Jim Along Josie – Traditional
  • Skip to My Lou – Traditional
  • Chant for Percussion – Andrew Balent
  • Fanfare March – Frank Erickson

Intermediate Band

  • Knights of the Round Table – Tom Rudolph and Drew Shanefield
  • Cha Cha Del Sol – Frode Thingnaes
  • You’re a Grand Old Flag – George M. Cohan, arranged by Mike Story
  • Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, arranged by Michael Sweeney

Concert Band

  • Russian Song and Dance – Andrew Balent
  • Discovery Overture – Anne McGinty
  • Mountain Mystery – James MacBeth

Symphonic Band

  • Hosts of Freedom – Karl King, ed. by John P. Paynter
  • Rainbow Connection – Kenneth Ascher and Paul Williams, arranged by John Moss
  • Fa Una Canzona – Orazio Vecchi, arranged by Larry Daehn
  • Chorale and Shaker Dance – John Zdechlik

University of Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival

May 7, 2010

Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor

Symphonic Band

  • Hosts of Freedom – Karl King, ed. by John P. Paynter
  • Polly Oliver – Thomas Root
  • Chorale and Shaker Dance – John Zdechlik

IGSMA State Contest

April 24, 2010

Chip De Stefano, conductor

Symphonic Band

  • Hosts of Freedom – Karl King, ed. by John P. Paynter
  • Polly Oliver – Thomas Root
  • Chorale and Shaker Dance – John Zdechlik

March Concert

March 18, 2010

Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor
Brendan Frank, student teacher conductor

Intermediate Band

  • Deux Chansons Francaise – Laurie Lafferty
  • Ayre and Dance – Bruce Pearson
  • Liturgical Fanfare – Robert W. Smith

Concert Band

  • Russian Song and Dance – Andrew Balent
  • Two Canadian Sketchs – John O’Reilly
  • Serenade and Dance – W. A. Mozart, arranged by John O’Reilly

Combined Concert Band and Intermediate Band

  • Trumpet Voluntary – Jeremiah Clark, arranged by Brad Schoener

IGSMA District Contest

March 13, 2010

Chip De Stefano, conductor

Symphonic Band

  • Hosts of Freedom – Karl King, ed. by John P. Paynter
  • Polly Oliver – Thomas Root
  • Variation Overture – Clifton Williams

Beginner Band Concert

March 10, 2010

Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor
Brendan Frank, student teacher conductor

Beginner Band

  • Hot Cross Buns
  • Au Clair de la Lune
  • Mary Had a Little Lamb
  • The Cuckoo
  • Lightly Row
  • Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
  • Old MacDonald Had a Farm
  • London Bridge

Symphonic Band

  • Hosts of Freedom – Karl King, ed. by John P. Paynter
  • Polly Oliver – Thomas Root
  • Variation Overture – Clifton Williams

Combined Bands

  • Jingle Bells

IMEA All State Conference

January 28, 2010

Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, guest conductor
Brendan Frank, student teacher condcutor

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McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band

  • The Footlifter – Henry Fillmore
  • A Tallis Prelude – Douglas Akey
  • Korean Folk Rhapsody – James Curnow
  • Novo Lenio – Samuel R. Hazo
  • American Riversongs – Pierre La Plante

Winter Concert

December 9, 2009

Chip De Stefano, conductor

McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band

  • As Winds Dance – Samuel R. Hazo
  • Korean Folk Rhapsody – James Curnow
  • Pirates – Douglas Akey
  • The Footlifter – Henry Fillmore
  • Novo Lenio – Samuel R. Hazo

Intermediate Band and Concert Band Fall Concert

November 19, 2009

Skokie School District 73.5 Intermediate Band

  • Rise to Power – Rob Grice
  • Dragon Slayer – Rob Grice

McCracken Middle School Concert Band

  • Alpha Squadron – Greg Hillis
  • Shepherd’s Hey – Percy Granger, arranged by Chip De Stefano

Combined Bands

  • Chorale and Mystic Chant – Timothy Loest
  • Trepak – P.I. Tchaikovsky, arranged by Brad Schoener
  • This Old Man – Traditional, arranged by Larry Neeck

Annual Fall Concert

October 15, 2009

Chip De Stefano, conductor
Tina Laughlin, congos

McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band

  • The Star Spangled Banner – Francis Scott Key, arranged by John Kinyon
  • As Winds Dance – Samuel Hazo
  • A Renaissance Festival – Claude Gervaise, arranged by Kenneth Singleton
    I. Procession and Revelry
    II. Pavanne and Galliard
    III. The Lover’s Lament
    IV. Royal Celebration
  • Flourish for Wind Band – Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • Music for Queen Mary – Henry Purcell, arranged by Robert Garofalo
  • A Sailor’s Odyssey – David Bobrowitz

McCracken Middle School Percussion Ensemble

  • Taiko and Congo Fantasy – Barry Grossman