2016 – 2017 Concert Programs
All Bands Celebration Concert
May 22, 2017
Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor
Beginner Band
- Jim Along Josie – Traditional
- Skip to My Lou – Traditional
- Fanfare March – Frank Erickson
- Chant for Percussion – Andrew Balent
Fifth Grade Band
- Procession for a New Day – James Swearingen
- Royal March – John Kinyon
- Trumpet Hero – Paul Lavender
Concert Band
- Imperium – Michael Sweeney
- Star of County Down from “Two Celtic Tunes” – Traditional Irish, arranged by Barry Milner
- Tambora! – Williams Owens
- Legacy Fanfare – Jack Wilds
Symphonic Band
- Sesame Street Theme – Joe Raposo, arranged by Paul Murtha
- Themes from Jurassic Park – John Williams, arranged by Michael Sweeney
- Birdland – Josef Zawinal, arranged by Bob Lowden
- An Irish Rhapsody – Clare Grundman
University of Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival
May 5, 2017
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Symphonic Band
- An Irish Rhapsody – Clare Grundman
- Abracadabra – Frank Ticheli
- Chorale and Cappricio – Cesar Giovannini, arranged by Wayne Robinson
IGSMA State Festival
April 29, 2017
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Symphonic Band
- An Irish Rhapsody – Clare Grundman
- Abracadabra – Frank Ticheli
- Chorale and Cappricio – Cesar Giovannini, arranged by Wayne Robinson
March Concert
March 15, 2017
Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor
Allison Yerkey, student teacher conductor
Fifth Grade Band
- Time Traveler – Randy Navarre
- A Shaker Hymn – arranged by John O’Reilly
- Doodle Dandy – arranged by Peter Reynolds
Concert Band
- Noble Procession – Carol Brittin Chambers
- Legend of Castle Armagh – Paul Murtha
- Primal – Sean O’Loughlin
- Canzona – James Curnow
- Sorcerer’s Procession – Douglas Akey
Combined Fifth Grade Band and Concert Band
- Teleportation – Timothy Loest
IGSMA District Contest
March 11, 2017
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Symphonic Band
- Inglesina – David Delle Cese
- Abracadabra – Frank Ticheli
- American Riversongs – Pierre LaPlante
Beginner Band Concert
March 8, 2017
Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor
Allison Yerkey, student teacher conductor
Beginner Band
- Hot Cross Buns – English Folk Song
- Au Claire de la Lune – French Folk Song
- Mary Had a Little Lamb – Traditional
- The Cuckoo – Traditional
- Lightly Row – Traditional
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star – Traditional
- Old MacDonald – Traditional
- London Bridge – Traditional
- Jingle Bells – J.S. Pierpont
Symphonic Band
- Inglesina – David Delle Cese
- Abracadabra – Frank Ticheli
- American Riversongs – Pierre LaPlante
Combined Beginner Band and Symphonic Band
- Mickey Mouse March – Jimmie Dodd, arranged by Michael Sweeney
Winter Concert
December 20, 2016
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Diana Economou, student teacher conductor
Symphonic Band
- Invicta – James Swearingen
- A Tallis Prelude – Douglas Akey
- Danse Bohemian – Randall Standridge
Friendship Concert
December 13, 2016
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Kazuhiko Tsuchiya, conductor
Marcellus Brown, guest conductor
Diana Economou, student teacher conductor
McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
- “En Roulant” from The Voyageurs – Pierre LaPlante
- A Tallis Prelude – Douglas Akey
- Danse Bohemian – Randall Standridge
Tamagawa Academy Wind Orchestra
- Fanfare Chicago Based on C-C-A-G – Shuhei Tamura
- The Liberty Bell – John Philip Sousa, arranged by Shuhei Tamura
- Cavalleria Rusticana – Pietro Mascagni, arranged by Eiji Suzuki and Koh Shishikura
- Shenandoah – Frank Ticheli
- Tuba Concerto, Mov’t I – Gregson
- Ladies in Lavender Theme – Nigel Hess, arranged by Shuhei Tamura
- Variations on My Old Kentucky Home – Stephen Foster, arranged by Toru Ito
- Ho-O Jin-ai cho-fu – Eiji Suzuki
Tamagawa Academy Wind Orchestra and McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
- Invicta – James Swearingen
Fall Concert
December 1, 2016
Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor
Diana Economou, student teacher conductor
Fifth Grade Band
- Miramar Fanfare – Brian Balmages
- Folk Songs USA – Traditional, arranged by Gerald Sebesky
- This Old Man – Traditional, arranged by Larry Neeck
Concert Band
- March Ahead – Sandy Feldstein and John O’Reilly
- Train Heading West – Timothy Broege
I. Prairie Ritual
II. Rain on the Mountain
III. Train Heading West - Song of Fouri – William Owens
- Trepak – P.I. Tchaikovsky, arranged by Brad Schoener
Fall Concert
October 19, 2016
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Symphonic Band
- Joy Fantastique – Douglas Akey
- Ancient Voices – Michael Sweeney
- The Voyageurs – Pierre LaPlanteI
I. A la Claire Fontaine - Royal Gorge – Walter Cummings
- Scramble – Todd Stalter