2014 – 2015 Concert Programs
All Bands Concert
Niles North High School
May 18, 2015
Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor
Beginner Band
- Jim Along Josie – Traditional
- Skip to My Lou – Traditional
- Chant for Percussion – Andrew Balent
5th Grade Band
- Dragonfire – Paul Lavender
- Pegasus Overture – Michael Collins-Dowdin
- Shepherd’s Hey – Percy A. Grainger, arranged by Chip De Stefano
Concert Band
- Camden Crossing (Fanfare and March) – Michael Oare
- Over The Sea to Skye – Scottish Folk Tune, arranged by Douglas Wagner
- Celtic Air And March – Michael Sweeney
- Chester Variations – Elliot Del Borgo
Symphonic Band
- Mission: Impossible Theme – Lao Schifrin, arranged by Paul Lavender
- Time to Say Goodbye – Francesco Sartori, arranged by Don Campbell
- The Beatles: 1964 – arranged by Michael Brown
- Cafe 512 – Ryan George
University of Illinois Superstate Concert Band Festival
May 8, 2015
Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor
Symphonic Band
- Orange Bowl – Henry Fillmore
- Shiloh Canyon Fantasy – Douglas Akey
- Cafe 512 – Ryan George
- Concert Variations – Claude T. Smith
IGSMA State Festival
April 25, 2015
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Symphonic Band
- Shiloh Canyon Fantasy – Douglas Akey
- Cafe 512 – Ryan George
- Concert Variations – Claude T. Smith
USBANDS Concert Band Festival
Chicago Symphony Center
April 13, 2015
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Symphonic Band
- Shiloh Canyon Fantasy – Douglas Akey
- Cafe 512 – Ryan George
- Concert Variations – Claude T. Smith
March Concert
March 18, 2015
Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor
Middleton Elementary School 5th Grade Band
- First Concert March – Sandy Feldstein and John O’Reilly
- Midnight Mission – Brian Balmages
- Battle Command – William Owens
McCracken Middle School Concert Band
- American Spirit March – John Higgins
- The Wizard of Oz – Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg, arranged by Ralph Ford
- The Circle of Life – Elton John and Tim Rice, arranged by Michael Sweeney
- Blue Ridge Reel – Brian Balmages
Combined Fifth Grade Band and Concert Band
- Aftershock – Larry Clark
IGSMA District Contest
March 14, 2015
Chip De Stefano, conductor
McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
- Orange Bowl – Henry Fillmore
- Shiloh Canyon Fantasy – Douglas Akey
- Concert Variations – Claude T. Smith
Beginner Band Concert
March 11, 2015
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
- Orange Bowl – Henry Fillmore
- Shiloh Canyon Fantasy – Douglas Akey
- Concert Variations – Claude T. Smith
Combined Bands
- Mickey Mouse March – Jimmie Dodd, arr. by MIchael Sweeney
Winter Concert
December 10, 2014
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Ryan Silhavy, student teacher conductor
McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
- Earthdance – Michael Sweeney
- River of Life – Steven Reineke
- Prelude and Fugue in Bb Major – J.S. Bach, arranged by Roland Moehlmann
- Celtic Air and Dance – Michael Sweeney
December Concert
December 3, 2014
Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor
Ryan Silhavy, student teacher conductor
Middleton Elementary School Fifth Grade Band
- Dragon Slayer – Rob Grice
- Roman Juggernaut – James Curnow
- Nighthawk – James Swearingen
McCracken Middle School Concert Band
- March Ahead – Sandy Feldstein and John O’Reilly
- Chorale and Mystic Chant – Timothy Loest
- Rondo from “Little Baroque Suite” – Tylman Susato, arranged by Philip Gordon
- Abide with Me – Robert W. Smith
- Alien Invasion – David Gorham
Combined Fifth Grade Band and Concert Band
- Air of Nobility – James Swearingen
Fall Concert
October 16, 2014
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Symphonic Band
- Star Spangled Banner – Francis Scott Key, arranged by John Kinyon
- Celtic Air and Dance – Michael Sweeney
- Korean Folk Rhapsody – James Curnow
- Brazilian Folk Dance Suite – William Rhoads
I. The Painter of Cannahay
II. A Picture to Remember
III. Fiesta Quickstep! - Flash in the Pan! – Richard Saucedo
Exchange Concert
September 23, 2014
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Wayne Gordon, conductor
Symphonic Band
- As Winds Dance – Samuel Hazo
- Korean Folk Song Rhapsody – James Curnor
- Brazilian Folk Dance Suite – William Rhoads
I. The Painter of Cannahay
II. A Picture to Remember
III. Fiesta Quickstep!
Wood Oaks Junior High School Wind Ensemble
- Rhythm and Riffs – Brian Balmages
- A Little French Suite – Pierre LaPlante
II. Serenade
I. Finale
Combined McCracken Middle Symphonic Band and Wood Oaks Junior High School Wind Ensemble
- Flash in the Pan! – Richard Saucedo