2010 – 2011 Concert Programs
All Bands Concert
Niles North High School
May 16, 2011
Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor
Beginner Band
- Jim Along Josie – Traditional
- Skip to My Lou – Traditional
- Simple Song – Peter Reynolds
- Chant for Percussion – Andrew Balent
Intermediate Band
- Trumpet Voluntary – Jeremiah Clark, arranged by Brad Schoener
- A Song for Friends – Larry Daehn
- Shepherd’s Hey – Traditional, arranged by Chip De Stefano
Concert Band
- Chariot Race – Willaim Owens
- The Water is Wide – Traditional, arranged by James Swearingen
- Ancient City of Stone – Kirk Vogel
Symphonic Band
- Prestissimo – Karl King
- Chorale and Capriccio – Ceasar Giovannini
- The Beatles: 1964! – arranged by Michael Brown
- Music from Wicked – arranged by Michael Sweeney
University of Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival
May 6, 2011
Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor
Symphonic Band
- Prestissimo – Karl King
- Unraveling – Andrew Boysen, Jr.
- Ancient Dialogue – Patrick Burns
- Chorale and Capriccio – Ceasar Giovannini
IGSMA State Festival
April 29, 2011
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Symphonic Band
- Prestissimo – Karl King
- Ancient Dialogue – Patrick Burns
- Chorale and Capriccio – Ceasar Giovannini
Excellence in Middle School Music Awards Concert
Music Institute of Chicago
Nichol’s Concert Hall
Evanston, Illinois
March 19, 2011
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Attaca Woodwind Quintet
Axiom Brass Quintet
Symphonic Band
- Prestissimo – Karl King
- Ancient Dialogue – Patrick Burns
- Foundry – John Mackey
Symphonic Band with Attaca Woodwind Quintet and Axiom Brass Quintet
- A Copland Tribute – adapted by Clare Grundman
March Concert
March 17, 2011
Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor
Intermediate Band
- Midnight Mission – Brian Balmages
- Midnight Sky – Brian Balmages
- Midnight Madness – Brian Balmages
- Temple of Darkness – Rob Grice
Concert Band
- Olympic Spirit – John Williams, arranged by Eric Osterling
- The King’s Feast – arranged by Ken Singleton
- Gates of Orion – Michael Sweeney
Beginner Band Concert
March 16, 2011
Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, 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
- Jingle Bells
Symphonic Band
- Prestissimo – Karl King
- Ancient Dialogue – Patrick Burns
- A Copland Tribute – adapted by Clare Grundman
Combined Bands
- Mickey Mouse March – Jimmie Dodd, arr. by MIchael Sweeney
IGSMA District Contest
March 12, 2011
Chip De Stefano, conductor
McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
- Prestissimo – Karl King
- Ancient Dialogue – Patrick Burns
- A Copland Tribute – adapted by Clare Grundman
MENC North Central Division Conference / OMEA Professional Development Conference
January 28, 2011
Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, guest conductor
Matthew Olson, saxophone
McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
- Unraveling – Andrew Boysen, Jr.
- Simple Song – Leonard Bernstein, arranged by Michael Sweeney
- Fantasy on American Sailing Songs – Clare Grundman
- Mass from La Fiesta Mexicana – H. Owen Reed
- Diversion – Bernhard Heiden
- Foundry – John Mackey
- Men of Ohio – Henry Fillmore
Winter Concert
December 9, 2010
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Jacob Campos, student teacher conductor
McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
- Men of Ohio – Henry Fillmore
- Fantasy on American Sailing Songs – Clare Grundman
- Simple Song – Leonard Bernstein, arranged by Michael Sweeney
- Unraveling – Andrew Boysen, Jr.
5th Grade Band and Concert Band Fall Concert
November 18, 2010
Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor
Jacob Campos, student teacher conductor
Middleton Elementary School 5th Grade Band
- Starsplitter Fanfare – Brian Balmages
- Coldwater Creek – Robert Sheldon
- Time Traveler – Randy Navarre
- Hallelujah Chorus – George Frederic Handel, arranged by Timothy Loest
McCracken Middle School Concert Band
- Dragons in the Mist – Randy Navarre
- Incantation and Ritual – Brian Balmages
- Shaker Hymn – John O’Reilly
- Knights of the Round Table – Steve Rouse
Annual Fall Concert
October 14, 2010
Chip De Stefano, conductor
McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
- Our Kingsland Spring – Samuel Hazo
- Return of the Dawn Treader – Richard Meyer
- Chorale and Fugue – J. S. Bach, arranged by Larry Daehn
- Suite from Bohemia – Vaclav Nelhybel
I. Procession to the Castle
II. Folk Tale
III. Tournament
IV. Round Dance - When Johnny Comes Marching Home – Louis Lambert, arranged by Frank Erickson