2017 – 2018 Concert Programs
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
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