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2011 – 2012 Concert Programs

2012 McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band SuperState Photo

2011-2012 Band Yearbook Page

All Bands Concert

Niles North High School
May 21, 2012

Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor

Beginner Band

  • Jim Along Josie – Traditional
  • Skip to My Lou – Traditional
  • On the March – Forrest Buchtel
  • Chant for Percussion – Andrew Balent

5th Grade Band

  • Fanfare Heroica – Brian Balmages
  • A Touch of Baroque – Sandy Feldstein and John O’Reilly
  • Majestica – Brian Balmages

Concert Band

  • March Ceremonial – Robert Sheldon
  • Sunrise – Andrew Will
  • Baywood Overture – James Swearingen

Symphonic Band

  • Canarios Fantasia – Douglas Akey
  • The Lonely Bull – Herb Alpert, arranged by Eric Osterling
  • Klezmer Dances – Stephen Bulla
  • Blackwater – Fergal Carroll

University of Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival

May 4, 2012

Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor

Symphonic Band

  • Pageant – Vincent Persichetti
  • When the Stars Began to Fall – Fred Allen
  • Canarios Fantasia – Douglas Akey

IGSMA State Festival

April 28, 2012

Chip De Stefano, conductor

Symphonic Band

  • Pageant – Vincent Persichetti
  • When the Stars Began to Fall – Fred Allen
  • Canarios Fantasia – Douglas Akey

March Concert

March 21, 2012

Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor

Middleton Elementary School 5th Grade Band

  • Royal Procession – Michael Collis Dowden
  • Attack of the Slide Trombones – Mike Hannickel
  • Canon – Johann Pachebel, arranged by Brad Schoener
  • Alleluia – W. A. Mozart, arranged by John O’Reilly

McCracken Middle School Concert Band

  • March Ceremonial – Robert Sheldon
  • Imperium – Michael Sweeney
  • Celtic Air and Dance Traditional – Michael Sweeney

Combined Fifth Grade Band and Concert Band

  • God Bless the USA – Lee Greenwood, arranged by Michael Sweeney

IGSMA District Contest

March 10, 2012

Chip De Stefano, conductor

McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band

  • Circus Days – Karl King
  • Pageant – Vincent Persichetti
  • Rhythms and Riffs – Brian Balmages

Beginner Band Concert

March 7, 2012

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

  • Circus Days – Karl King
  • Pageant – Vincent Persichetti
  • Rhythms and Riffs – Brian Balmages

Combined Bands

  • Mickey Mouse March – Jimmie Dodd, arr. by MIchael Sweeney

Midwest Clinic

Paula Crider Rehearsal Lab Demonstration
McCormick Place West
Chicago, Illinois
December 16, 2011

Symphonic Band

  • Celtic Air and Dance – Michael Sweeney
  • Sempre Fidelis – John Philip Sousa

Winter Concert

December 8, 2011

Chip De Stefano, conductor

McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band

  • In the Forest of the King – Pierre LaPlante
    I. Le Furet
  • Emperata Overture – Claude T. Smith
  • Celtic Air and Dance – Michael Sweeney
  • Symphony #4 for Winds and Percussion – Andrew Boysen, Jr.
    IV. Fast

5th Grade Band and Concert Band Fall Concert

December 1, 2011

Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor

Middleton Elementary School 5th Grade Band

  • Her Majesty’s Procession – Andrew Will
  • Grandfather’s Clock – Traditional, arranged by John Kinyon
  • Safari – James Ployhar
  • Cold Hearted – Elliot Wolff, arranged by Mike Story

McCracken Middle School Concert Band

  • Thunder Bay Legend – David Shaffer
  • Old Man River – Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern, arranged by Eric Osterling
  • Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, arranged by Mihael Sweeney

Combined Intermediate Band and Concert Band

  • Knights of the Round Table – Steve Rouse

Annual Fall Concert

October 13, 2011

Chip De Stefano, conductor

McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band

  • Star Spangled Banner – Francis Scott Key
  • Afterburn – Randall Standridge
  • Four Breton Dances – Timothy Broege
  • British Waterside – Percy Grainger, arranged by John Moss
  • Symphony #4 for Winds and Percussion – Andrew Boysen, Jr.
    I. Fast
    II. Smooth and Flowing
    III. Scherzo and Trio
    IV. Fast