2012 – 2013 Concert Programs
All Bands Concert
Niles North High School
May 20, 2013
Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor
Emily Malamud, student teacher conductor
Beginner Band
- Jim Along Josie – Traditional
- Skip to My Lou – Traditional
- Chant for Percussion – Andrew Balent
- Fanfare March – James Ployhar
5th Grade Band
- Silver Scepter – John Kinyon
- American Patrol – F. W. Meacham, arranged by John Kinyon
- Sea Shanty Variations – Timothy Loest (World Premier)
Concert Band
- First Concert March – Sandy Feldstein and John O’Reilly
- Discovery Overture – Anne McGinty
- Chorale and Mystic Chant – Timothy Loest
- Star Wars – John Williams
Symphonic Band
- West Side Story – Leonard Berntein, arranged by Jay Bocook
- Spyscape – Timothy Loest
- American Riversongs – Pierre LaPlante
University of Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival
May 3, 2013
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Symphonic Band
- Torch of Liberty – Karl King
- Fortress – Frank Ticheli
- Fa Una Canzona – Orazio Vecchi, arranged by Larry Daehn
- American Riversongs – Pierre LaPlante
IGSMA State Festival
April 27, 2013
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Symphonic Band
- Fortress – Frank Ticheli
- Fa Una Canzona – Orazio Vecchi, arranged by Larry Daehn
- American Riversongs – Pierre LaPlante
March Concert
March 13, 2013
Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor
Middleton Elementary School 5th Grade Band
- Saraha Crossing – James Ployhar
- Attack of the Slide Trombones – Mike Hannickel
- Haydn’s Surprise – Franz Joseph Haydn, arranged by John O’Reilly
McCracken Middle School Concert Band
- Bavarian Folk Dance – John Kinyon
- Psalm 42 – Sam Hazo
- Lightly Latin – Bill Holcombe
- Castel Gate – Tyler S. Grant
Combined Fifth Grade Band and Concert Band
- Admiration March – Larry Clark
IGSMA District Contest
March 9, 2013
Chip De Stefano, conductor
McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
- Torch of Liberty – Karl King
- Fortress – Frank Ticheli
- Declaration Overture – Claude T. Smith
Beginner Band Concert
March 6, 2013
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
- Torch of Liberty – Karl King
- Fortress – Frank Ticheli
- Declaration Overture – Claude T. Smith
Combined Bands
- Mickey Mouse March – Jimmie Dodd, arr. by MIchael Sweeney
Midwest Clinic
Jodie Blackshaw Clinic Demonstration
McCormick Place West
Chicago, Illinois
December 20, 2012
Craig Kirchhoff, guest conductor
Symphonic Band
- Belah Sun Woman – Jodie Blackshaw
Winter Concert
December 6, 2012
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Kirsten Clemens, student teacher conductor
McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
- Torch of Liberty – Karl King
- Renaissance Festival – Claude Gervaise, arranged by Ken Singleton
- Peregrin – Douglas Akey
- Dance Bohemian – Randall Standridge
5th Grade Band and Concert Band Fall Concert
November 28, 2012
Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor
Kirsten Clemens, student teacher conductor
Middleton Elementary School 5th Grade Band
- Variations on Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star – Phil Hash
- Dragons in the Mist – Randy Navarre
- Alpha Squadron – Greg Hillis
McCracken Middle School Concert Band
- Coldwater Creek – Robert Sheldon
- Ye Banks and Braes O’ Bonnie Doon – Traditional, arranged by Michael Sweeney
- Temple of Darkness – Rob Grice
- Chorale and Cannon – Thomas Tallis, arranged by John Kinyon
- Water Music – George Frederic Handel, arranged by John O’Reilly
Combined Intermediate Band and Concert Band
- Dragon Slayer – Rob Grice
Annual Fall Concert
October 18, 2012
Chip De Stefano, conductor
McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
- Star Spangled Banner – Francis Scott Key
- Olympic Fanfare and Theme – John Williams, arranged by Jim Curnow
- Praises – W. Francis McBeth
- Wolsey’s Wilde – William Byrd, arranged by Doug Hartzell
- Gypsydance – David Holsinger
- The Rainbow Connection – Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher, arranged by John Moss
- Peregrin – Douglas Akey