2023 – 2024 Concert Programs
All-Bands Concert
May 13, 2024, 7:00 PM
Niles North High School Auditorium
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Cesar Mendoza, conductor
Middleton Elementary School Beginner Band
- Frere Jacques – Traditional
- Skip to My Lou – Traditional
- Chant for Percussion – Andrew Balent
Skokie School District 73.5 Intermediate Band
- Midnight Madness – Brian Balmages
- Deimos, Bringer of Terror – Timothy Loest
- Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious – arr. Michael Sweeney
McCracken Middle School Concert Band
- The Red Cape – James Meredith
- Themes from Jurassic Park – John Williams
- Wonka – arr. Douglas E. Wagner
- Raspa – Victoriano Valencia
McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
- Wild Dance – Douglas Akey
- Dance the Night – arr. Michael Story
- What Was I Made For? – arr. Michael Brown
- Choose Your Fighter – arr. Chris Bernotas
- Alegría – Carol Brittin Chambers
2024 University of Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival
May 2024
Chip De Stefano, conductor
McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
- The Footlifter – Henry Fillmore
- Wild Dance – Douglas Akey
- Wayfaring Stranger – Christopher Nelson
- Alegría – Carol Brittin Chambers
Selected as Honor Band – our ninth selection at this event.
2024 Prairie State Concert Band Festival
Friday, April 12, 2024
Plainfield East High School
Cesar Mendoza, conductor
McCracken Middle School Concert Band
- The Red Giant – Jorge Vargas
- The Red Cape – James Meredith
- Ember Skies – Kevin Day
March Concert
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
McCracken Middle School
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Cesar Mendoza, conductor
Skokie School District 73.5 Intermediate Band
- A Touch of Baroque – Sandy Feldstein and John O’Reilly
- Coldwater Creek – Robert Sheldon
- Let’s Go Band II – Andrew Balent
McCracken Middle School Concert Band
- Pinnacle – Rob Grice
- The Red Cape (sneak preview) – James Meredith
- Hope Rising – Tyler S. Grant
- Celtic Air and Dance – Michael Sweeney
Winter Concert
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Niles North High School
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Ari Rios, student teacher conductor
McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
- The Footlifter – Henry Fillmore
- Huayno – Victoriano Valencia
- Imaginarium – Randall Standridge
December Concert
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
McCracken Middle School
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Cesar Mendoza, conductor
Ari Rios, student teacher conductor
Skokie SD 73.5 Intermediate Band
- Jester Dance – Mekel Rogers
- Hallelujah Chorus from “Messiah” – George Frideric Handel, arr. Timothy Loest
- Dragon Slayer – Rob Grice
McCracken Middle School Concert Band
- Band in the Square on the 4th of July – Pierre LaPlante
- Ye Banks and Braes O’ Bonnie Doon – Scottish Folk Song, arr. Michael Sweeney
- The King’s Feast – arr. Kenneth Singleton
I. The King’s Entrance
II. The King’s Supper
III. The King’s Entertainment
2023 Center Cass District 66 Winter Invitational
Saturday, December 2, 2023
Lakeview Junior High School, Downers Grove, IL
Chip De Stefano, conductor
Cesar Mendoza, conductor
Ari Rios, student teacher conductor
Skokie SD 73.5 Intermediate Band
- Jester Dance – Mekel Rogers
- Hallelujah Chorus – George Frideric Handel, arr. Timothy Loest
- Dragon Slayer – Rob Grice
McCracken Middle School Concert Band
- Band in the Square on the 4th of July – Pierre LaPlante
- Ye Banks and Braes O’ Bonnie Doon – arr. Michael Sweeney
- The King’s Feast – arr. Kenneth Singleton
Annual Fall Concert
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
McCracken Middle School
Cesar Mendoza, conductor
Chip De Stefano, conductor
McCracken Middle School Concert Band
- Mechanical Monsters – Randall Standridge
- Midnight Sky – Brian Balmages
- Nottingham Castle – Larry Daehn
McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
- Byzantine Dances – Carol Brittin Chambers
- Rippling Watercolors – Brian Balmages
- Andromeda – David R. Gillingham
- Halcyon Hearts – Katahj Copley