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2017 – 2018 Concert Programs

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2017-2018 Band Yearbook Page

All Bands Celebration Concert

May 21, 2018

Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor

Beginner Band

  • Jim Along Josie – Traditional
  • Skip to My Lou – Traditional
  • Starsplitter Fanfare – Brian Balmages
  • Chant for Percussion – Andrew Balent

Fifth Grade Band

  • Shepherd’s Hey – Percy Grainger, arranged by Chip De Stefano
  • Midnight Sky – Brian Balmages
  • Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious – Richard Sherman and Robert Sherman, arranged by Michael Sweeney

Concert Band

  • Stony Creek March – Anne McGinty
  • Chorale and Mystic Chant – Timothy Loest
  • Phantom of the Opera – Andrew Lloyd Webber, arranged by Michael Sweeney
  • Gates of Orion – Michael Sweeney

Symphonic Band

  • The Rainbow Connection – Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher, arranged by John Moss
  • Highlights from “La La Land” – Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul, arranged by Michael Brown
  • With Quiet Courage – Larry Daehn
    Performed in memory of Song Park
    (McCracken MS Custodian 2013-2018)
  • Melodious Thunk – David Biedenbender

University of Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival

May 4, 2018

Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor

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Symphonic Band

  • Canarios Fantasia – Douglas Akey
  • When the Stars Began to Fall – Fred Allen
  • Melodious Thunk – David Biedenbender


IGSMA State Festival

April 28, 2018

Chip De Stefano, conductor

Symphonic Band

  • Canarios Fantasia – Douglas Akey
  • When the Stars Began to Fall – Fred Allen
  • Melodious Thunk – David Biedenbender

March Concert

March 14, 2018

Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor

Fifth Grade Band

  • Ayre and Dance – Bruce Pearson
  • Alleluia – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arranged by John O’Reilly
  • Baywood Overture – James Swearingen
  • Coldwater Creek – Robert Sheldon

Concert Band

  • March from First Suite for Military Band – Gustav Holst
, arranged by Michael Story
  • Aura Lee – Traditional – arranged by John Kinyon
  • Mountain Mystery – James MacBeth
  • Bavarian Folk Dance – Traditional, arranged by John Kinyon

IGSMA District Contest

March 10, 2018

Chip De Stefano, conductor

Symphonic Band

  • Rough Riders – Karl King
  • Cajun Folk Songs – Frank Ticheli
    I. La Belle at le Capitaine
    II. Belle
  • Shiloh Canyon Fantasy – Douglas Akey

Beginner Band Concert

March 7, 2018

Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, 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

  • Rough Riders – Karl King
  • Cajun Folk Songs – Frank Ticheli
    I. La Belle at le Capitaine
    II. Belle
  • Shiloh Canyon Fantasy – Douglas Akey

Combined Beginner Band and Symphonic Band

  • Mickey Mouse March – Jimmie Dodd, arranged by Michael Sweeney

Winter Concert

December 19, 2017

Chip De Stefano, conductor
Jazmin Yuen, student teacher conductor

Symphonic Band

  • March of the Trolls – Edvard Grieg, arranged by Brian Beck
  • West Side Story – Leonard Bernstein, arranged by Jay Bocook
  • Shiloh Canyon Fantasy – Douglas Akey

Fall Concert

December 7, 2017

Chip De Stefano, conductor
David Morrison, conductor
Jazmin Yuen, student teacher conductor

Fifth Grade Band

  • Starsplitter Fanfare – Brian Balmages
  • Sunrise – Andrew Will
  • Monumental City – Joseph Compello

Concert Band

  • Jester Dance – Mekel Rogers
  • Dragons in the Mist – Randy Navarre
  • Vesper Song – Traditional
 – – arranged by John Kinyon
  • Tribute Overture – Chip De Stefano

Combined Fifth Grade Band and Concert Band

  • Nighthawk – James Swearingen

Annual Fall Concert

October 19, 2017

Chip De Stefano, conductor

Symphonic Band

  • Olympic Spirit – John Williams, arranged by Eric Osterling
  • Our Kingsland Spring – Samuel R. Hazo
  • Gypsy Dance – David Holsinger
  • Western Horizons – Thomas Kahelin
  • Ye Banks and Braes O’ Bonnie Doon – Scottish Folk Song, arranged by Michael Sweeney
  • Springfield – Hayato Hirose