2022 – 2023 Concert Programs
All Bands Concert
May 15, 2023
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Cesar Mendoza, conductor
Alex Widomska, student teacher conductor
4th Grade Beginner Band
- Crusaders March – Traditional
- Mexican Mountain Song – Traditional
- Chant for Percussion – Andrew Balent
5th Grade Beginner Band
- Freré Jacques – Traditional
- Skip to My Lou – Traditional
- Starsplitter Fanfare – Brian Balmages
- Chant for Percussion – Andrew Balent
Concert Band
- Shadow of the Samurai – Brian Bankston
- Mission Impossible – Lalo Schiffrin, arranged by Michael Sweeney
- Arabian Dances – Roland Barrett
Symphonic Band
- Unraveling – Andrew Boysen, Jr.
- Variations on Scarborough Fair – Calvin Custer
- Remember Me from Coco – Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, arranged by Johnnie Vinson
- The Country Club Stomp – Jarod Hall
IGSMA State Festival
April 29, 2023
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Alex Widomska, student teacher conductor
Symphonic Band
- Unraveling – Andrew Boysen, Jr.
- Shiloh Canyon Fantasy – Douglas Akey
- Variations on Scarborough Fair – Calvin Custer
Prairie State Concert Band Festival
April 15, 2023
Cesar Mendoza, conductor
Alex Widomska, student teacher conductor
Concert Band
- On the Wing – Jack Wilds
- Softly Speaks the Night – Carol Brittin Chambers
- Forward March – Paul Murtha
- Propulsion – Adrian B. Sims
Early Spring Concert
March 15, 2023
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Cesar Mendoza, conductor
Concert Band
- Forward March! – Paul Lavender
- Lost Woods Fantasy – JaRod Hall
- Colliding Visions – Brian Balmages
- Propulsion – Adrian Sims
IGSMA District Contest
March 11, 2023
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Symphonic Band
- Emblem of Unity – J.J. Richards, arranged by James Swearingen
- Song for the Winter Moon – Walter Cummings
- Choreography – Robert Sheldon
Beginner Band Concert
March 9, 2023
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Cesar Mendoza, conductor
4th Grade Beginner Band
- Cardiff by the Sea – Welsh Folk Song
- Hot Cross Buns – English Folk Song
- Au Claire de la Lune – French Folk Song
- Down by the Station – Traditional
- Country Walk – English Folk Song
- Mary Had a Little Lamb – Traditional
- Lightly Row – Traditional
- Song of the Fjords – Norwegian Folk Song
- Old MacDonald – Traditional
5th Grade 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
- Emblem of Unity – J.J. Richards, arranged by James Swearingen
- Song for the Winter Moon – Walter Cummings
- Choreography – Robert Sheldon
Combined 4th Grade Beginner Band and Symphonic Band
- Sweetly Sings the Donkey – Traditional
Combined 5th Grade Beginner Band and Symphonic Band
- Mickey Mouse March – Jimmie Dodd, arranged by Michael Sweeney
Illinois Music Education Conference
January 28, 2023
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Cesar Mendoza, guest conductor
Jan Berry Baker, alto saxophone
Symphonic Band
- Emblem of Unity – J.J. Richards, arranged by James Swearingen
- Nostalgia in the Air – Kelijah Dunton
- Negative Split – Roshanne Etezady
- West Side Story – Leonard Bernstein, arranged by Jay Bocook
- Choreography – Robert Sheldon
Winter Concert
December 6, 2022
Cesar Mendoza, conductor
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Concert Band
- All Ye Young Sailors – Pierre LaPlante
- Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious – R.M. Sherman & R.B. Sherman, arranged by Michael Sweeney
- Night Fury – Carol Brittin Chambers
Symphonic Band
- Emblem of Unity – J.J. Richards, arranged by James Swearingen
- Nostalgia in the Air – Kelijah Dunton
- West Side Story – Leonard Bernstein, arranged by Jay Bocook
- Choreography – Robert Sheldon
Inaugural Mini-Concert Band Festival
December 3, 2022
Cesar Mendoza, conductor
McCracken Middle School Concert Band
- All Ye Young Sailors – Pierre LaPlante
- Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious – R.M. Sherman & R.B. Sherman, arranged by Michael Sweeney
- Night Fury – Carol Brittin Chambers
Hauser Junior High School Symphonic Band
Annual Fall Concert
October 18, 2022
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Cesar Mendoza, conductor
Concert Band
- Miramar Fanfare – Brian Balmages
- Shepherd’s Hey – Percy Grainger, arranged by Chip De Stefano
- Battle Command – William Owens
Symphonic Band
- Olympic Fanfare and Theme – John Williams, arranged by James Curnow
- Tripwire – JaRod Hall
- Korean Folk Rhapsody – James Curnow
- Alman (Renaissance Dance) – Thomas Morley, arranged by Chip De Stefano