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2018-2019 Concert Programs

2019 Symphonic Band at SuperState

2018-2019 Band Yearbook Page

All Bands Celebration Concert

May 20, 2019

Chip De Stefano conductor
Cesar Mendoza conductor

Beginner Band

  • Jim Along Josie – Traditional
  • Skip to My Lou – Traditional
  • Attack of the Slide Trombones – Mike Hannickel
  • Chant for Percussion – Andrew Balent

Intermediate Band

  • Trumpet Hero – Paul Lavender
  • This Old Dude – Larry Neeck
  • Danza de España – Carol Brittin Chambers

Concert Band

  • Mission: Impossible Theme – Lalo Schifrin, arranged by Paul Lavender
  • Darklands March – Randall Standridge
  • Blue Ridge Reel – Brian Balmages

Symphonic Band

  • Wild Dance – Douglas Akey
  • Think About It – Jennifer Jolley (Consortium Premier)
  • Song for my Children – Andrew Boysen, Jr.
  • Highlights from Les Miserables – Claude-Michel Schönberg, arranged by Johnnie Vinson

University of Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival

May 4, 2019

Chip De Stefano, conductor

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Symphonic Band

  • Wild Dance – Douglas Akey
  • Simple Gifts – Frank Ticheli
  • Ancient Dialogue – Patrick Burns


IGSMA State Festival

April 27, 2019

Chip De Stefano, conductor

Symphonic Band

  • Wild Dance – Douglas Akey
  • Simple Gifts – Frank Ticheli
  • Ancient Dialogue – Patrick Burns

March Concert

March 13, 2019

Chip De Stefano, conductor
Cesar Mendoza, conductor

Intermediate Band

  • Hallelujah Chorus – G. F. Handel
, arranged by Timothy Loest
  • Nottingham Castle – Larry Daehn
  • Dragon Fire – Paul Lavender

Concert Band

  • Majestica – Brian Balmages
  • Celtic Air and Dance No. 2 – Michael Sweeney
  • All Ye Young Sailors – Pierre LaPlante
  • Ancient City of Stone – Kirk Vogel

Combined Fifth Grade Band and Concert Band

  • Mountainbrook March – Douglas Akey

IGSMA District Contest

March 9, 2019

Chip De Stefano, conductor

Symphonic Band

  • Coast Guards – Karl King
  • Simple Gifts – Frank Ticheli
  • Ancient Dialogue – Patrick Burns

Beginner Band Concert

March 4, 2019

Chip De Stefano, conductor
Cesar Mendoza, 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

Symphonic Band

  • Coast Guards – Karl King
  • Simple Gifts – Frank Ticheli
  • Ancient Dialogue – Patrick Burns

Combined Beginner Band and Symphonic Band

  • Jingle Bells – J.S. Pierpont

Cincinnati Regional Concert Band Festival

Mason High Schoo, Mason, OH
March 2, 2019

Chip De Stefano, conductor

Symphonic Band

  • Coast Guards March – Karl King
  • Simple Gifts – Frank Ticheli
  • Ancient Dialogue – Patrick Burns

Illinois Music Education Conference

January 25, 2019

Chip De Stefano, conductor
Cesar Mendoza, guest conductor
Tim Smith, trombone

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Symphonic Band

  • Triumphant Fanfare – Richard Saucedo
  • Simple Gifts – Frank Ticheli
    I. In Yonder Valley
    II. Dance
  • Howls and Hymns – Viet Cuong (consortium premier)
  • Prelude and Fugue in B-flat – J. S. Bach, arranged by Roland Moehlmann
  • Coast Guards – Karl L. King, arranged by James Swearingen

Winter Concert

December 18, 2018

Chip De Stefano, conductor
Joseph Brozek, student teacher conductor

Symphonic Band

  • Coast Guards March – Karl King, arranged by James Swearingen
  • Prelude and Fugue in Bb Major – J.S. Bach, arranged by R. L. Moehlmann
  • “Dance” from Simple Gifts – Frank Ticheli

December Concert

December 6, 2018

Chip De Stefano, conductor
Cesar Mendoza, conductor
Joseph Brozek, student teacher conductor

Intermediate Band

  • A Touch of Baroque – Sandy Feldstein and John O’Reilly
  • Time Traveler – Randy Navarre
  • Let’s Go Band – Andrew Balent

Concert Band

  • Discovery Overture – Anne McGinty
  • Alman (Renaissance Dance) – Thomas Morley, arranged by Chip De Stefano
  • Dancing the Skies – Kevin Mixon

Combined Intermediate Band and Concert Band

  • Dragon Slayer – Rob Grice

Annual Fall Concert

October 18, 2018

Chip De Stefano, conductor

Symphonic Band

  • Triumphant Fanfare – Richard Saucedo
  • Alman (Renaissance Dance) – Thomas Morley, arranged by Chip De Stefano
  • Celtic Air and Dance – Michael Sweeney
  • Chasing Sunlight – Cait Nishimura
  • Bonsai Tree – Julie Giroux
  • Moscow, 1941 – Brian Balmages