Musical and Technical Excellence in Young Bands. URBANA MIDDLE SCHOOL CONCERT BAND URBANA, ILLINOIS Karen DeBauche, clinician/conductor

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1 BEYOND THEIR YEARS Musical and Technical Excellence in Young Bands URBANA MIDDLE SCHOOL CONCERT BAND URBANA, ILLINOIS Karen DeBauche, clinician/conductor MCCRACKEN MIDDLE SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND SKOKIE, ILLINOIS Chip De Stefano, clinician/conductor January 28, :00 P.M. Illinois Music Educators Association All-State Conference Civic Center 135 & 136 Peoria, Illinois

2 CLINIC OUTLINE PERFORMANCE Kentucky 1800 Clare Grundman (Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.) SESSION PURPOSE EXCELLENCE BEGINS AT THE TOP Be Yourself, High Expectations, Taking Risks SELECTION OF QUALITY LITERATURE EXCELLENCE OF MUSICIANSHIP PERFORMANCE Shenandoah Frank Ticheli (Manhattan Beach Music) EXCELLENCE OF TECHNIQUE REHEARSAL PRIORITIES Warm-up, Development of Skills, Concert Preparation PERFORMANCE Mishenichnas Adar, Ani Purnin & Yom Tov Lanu from Shalom Philip Sparke (Angelo Music Press) DISCIPLINE STUDENT MOTIVATION TEN THINGS YOU CAN DO THAT WILL HAVE A REMARKABLE IMPACT ON YOUR PROGRAM PERFORMANCE Rough Riders Karl King, arr. by James Swearingen (C. L. Barnhouse Company)

3 THE CLINICIANS Chip De Stefano received both his Bachelor of Music in Trombone Performance and Master of Music Education Degrees from Northwestern University. While at Northwestern, he studied conducting with John P. Paynter, Steve Peterson, and Don Owens, trombone with Frank Crisafulli and Art Linsner, and music education with Bennett Reimer, Donald Casey, Jim Kjelland, and Peter Webster. Mr. De Stefano is currently in his ninth year as Director of Bands at McCracken Middle School in Skokie, Illinois. Under his direction, the McCracken Symphonic Band has received first division ratings at all district and state organization contests of the Illinois Grade School Music Association (IGSMA) and has made multiple appearances at the Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA) All-State Conference and the University of Illinois Superstate Concert Band Festival. As a published arranger and composer, Mr. De Stefano has received commissions from the marching bands of Northwestern University, Samford University, the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, the University of Idaho and dozens of high schools from across the United States. His works have been performed on ABC s 1996 Rose Bowl Halftime Show, Live! with Regis and Kathy Lee, and WBBM News Radio 780. Mr. De Stefano s works are available from Grand Mesa Music, Kagarice Brass Editions and DeStefanoMusic.com. Mr. De Stefano s professional affiliations include the Music Educators National Conference, the Illinois Music Educators Association, the National Band Association, the International Trombone Association, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Mr. De Stefano is a recipient of five National Band Association Citations of Excellence. He was awarded the Chicagoland Outstanding Music Educator Award in 2001 and the IGSMA Barbarha Buehlmann Young Conductor Award in Karen DeBauche has been a member of the Urbana School District #116 music faculty for 15 years. In addition to her duties as conductor of the UMS Concert Band, she is a team teacher for two 6 th grade, one 7 th grade and one 8 th grade bands. The Urbana Middle School Concert Band has performed at the IMEA All-State Conference (1999 and 2004), the MENC North-Central Conference (2003) and has made several appearances at the University of Illinois Superstate Concert Band Festival. She received a Bachelors Degree in Music Education from Luther College in Iowa, a Masters Degree in Clarinet Performance from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and has attended the University of Illinois as a DMA Candidate in Clarinet Performance. Ms. DeBauche has received the National Band Association s Citation of Excellence on several occasions. In addition, she was recognized for excellence in teaching from WCIA (with her selection as a Golden Apple Award recipient). In the Fall of 2001, she was awarded the Carlo A. Sperati Award from Luther College for outstanding accomplishments as an instrumental music teacher. She has guest conducted and adjudicated bands throughout Illinois. Recently she was guest conductor of the University of Illinois Summer Youth Music program. Ms. DeBauche is an active member of MENC, IMEA, the International Clarinet Society, the National Band Association, Phi Beta Mu and Delta Kappa. She is an active performer on clarinet and also enjoys working with church music. Ms. DeBauche also enjoys scrap booking, needle crafts, spending time with her cat, Mimi, and traveling in her spare time.

4 URBANA MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND PROGRAM URBANA, ILLINOIS Urbana, population approximately 36,000, is located in the heart of East Central Illinois. As the home of the University of Illinois, it has received recognition as one of the nation s fastest developing technological centers. URBANA MIDDLE SCHOOL Urbana Middle School is comprised of about 1000 students in grades six through eight. The mission of UMS is to provide continuous social growth, emotional growth and academic success in an atmosphere which promotes excellence and equity for all students. In addition to a rich core curriculum, UMS offers a wide variety of electives and co-curricular activities for its student body. Dedicated faculty, staff, administrators and parents strive to nurture and develop each student s talents within our diverse school community. MUSIC IN THE URBANA SCHOOLS The music curriculum in Urbana is a comprehensive K-12 program that provides numerous opportunities for students to experience the arts. The Fine Arts Team offers Art, Music, Dance and Drama to students in grades k-5. Students may join the strings program in fourth grade, band instruction begins in the fifth grade and chorus begins in the six grade. Students also have the opportunity to participate in a general music course entitled Survey of Music. The Urbana Middle School music program consists of three orchestras, six choruses and six bands. Students are also active in Jazz Ensemble and the Tigers Steel Drum Band. Our music program incorporates team teaching, which offers many benefits to both the teaching staff and students. Students often maintain contact with an instructor throughout their years of music education in Urbana. This continuity allows us to help our students become motivated learners and lovers of music. URBANA MIDDLE SCHOOL CONCERT BAND The UMS Concert Band is the premier band of the Urbana Middle School music program. It is a select group of 6 th, 7 th, and 8 th grade students who rehearse before school three times per week. During the school day, these students are members of one of six grade level bands that meet on a daily basis. The Concert Band has a strong tradition of musical excellence. They have performed for the Illinois Music Educators Association State Conference, Ohio Music Educators North Central Conference, and have been selected to compete in the University of Illinois Superstate Concert Band Festival for ten consecutive years, where they performed as the Honor Band in The Concert Band consistently receives Superior ratings at the Illinois Grade School Music Association District and State Contests.

5 McCRACKEN MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND PROGRAM SKOKIE, ILLINOIS The Village of Skokie is located just 16 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. Home to approximately 60,000 residents, Skokie covers 10.2 square miles of land. Superior municipal services, together with the nationally acclaimed Skokie Park District, the superb Skokie Public Library, the preeminent Northshore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, the Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park and outstanding school districts make Skokie an excellent place to live. The Village is a recipient of the Governor's Hometown Award and has received "All America City" finalist distinction from the National Civic League. McCRACKEN MIDDLE SCHOOL Skokie School District 73.5 is home to approximately 1100 kindergarten through 8th grade students. We have three schools: Elizabeth Meyer School (pre-kindergarten and kindergarten), John Middleton School (grades 1 through 5) and Oliver McCracken Middle School (grades 6 through 8). Our students have ancestral origins from all over the world. Nearly half of our students are bilingual, speaking nearly 40 languages. Our students are more diverse, economically, racially, religiously, linguistically and socially, than most schools in the surrounding suburbs. Our community embraces and celebrates this diversity and appreciates the opportunity children and families have to interact and form friendships with such a wide spectrum of people. McCracken Middle School serves a population of about 375 students. Recognized as a National School of Excellence by the Blue Ribbon School Program in 2001, McCracken students achieve not only academic success, but have a tradition of excelling in the fine arts. McCRACKEN MIDDLE SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND Currently, 170 students in grades four through eight participate in the Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Fifth Grade Band, Beginning Band and various chamber ensembles. The McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band, among the elite of middle school bands in Illinois, has performed at several prestigious events in recent years include two performances at the MENC North-Central Conference (2001 and 2005) and several performances at the IMEA All- State Conference in the past five years. The Symphonic Band has made five appearances at the University of Illinois Superstate Concert Band Festival, performing as the honor band in 2001 and The Symphonic Band has also received 42 consecutive superior ratings at the Illinois Grade School Music Association District Organization Contest and has been selected as an honors ensemble at all three IGSMA State Festivals. The Symphonic Band has also performed at the IMEA Music Education Day at the Capitol, Plainfield Concert Band Festival, the Midwest Music Festival, Skokie Festival of Cultures, AYSO Opening Ceremonies, and WBBM News Radio th anniversary promotion. In the spring of 2001, the band was highlighted in WLS-TV s (Chicago s ABC affiliate) feature Someone You Should Know. Twice in the last five years, Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen and the Village Board of Trustees have passed resolutions honoring our students' outstanding achievements in instrumental music. The success of our band program is due to the hard work of the administration, the parents, the community, the educators, and most importantly, our students.

6 Program Comparison Urbana Middle School McCracken Middle School 1,050 Students Enrolled in School 375 Approx. 200 Students Enrolled in Band Approx. 160 Fifth and Sixth Grade Student Begin Fourth Large group classes taught with an assistant Grade Level during day Before school honors band Schedule Bands Divided by Large group classes before and after school Lessons and sectionals during school day Ability IMEA District 3 Jr. Band Chicagoland Band Festival Honor Band Festivals IMEA District 7 Jr. Band Chicagoland Band Festival Strongly Encouraged Solo and Ensemble Contest Students required to perform a solo 65% % of students in top group studying privately 80% 36% % of students in program studying privately 40% Yes Jazz Ensemble No Standard of Excellence Books 1 and 2 Rhythms and Beyond Loest (FJH) Accent on Achievement Book 3 Method Books Belwin Student Instrumental Course (Belwin/Alfred) Warm-ups and Beyond Loest (FJH)

7 EQUIPMENT USED Urbana Middle School Beginners Yamaha Advanced Yamaha with solid silver headjoint (minimum recommendation) Beginners Best available Advanced: Fox plastic or wood conservatory model (private study required of oboists) Buffet E11 Woodwind G8 mouthpiece Bonade inverted ligature Advanced Buffet R-13, better mouthpiece depending on student Yamaha Selmer C* Mouthpiece Rovner Ligature Fox Renard 222d (school provided) Beginner Bach & Yamaha Bach 7c mouthpiece switch to Bach 5c mouthpiece during 6 th grade Advanced Yamaha, Bach Strad 180 Holton 179 and Holton 379 (school set) Beginner Yamaha Bach 6 1/2 AL mouthpiece Advanced Bach Strad 42BO Bach 5G mouthpiece when ready Beginner Yamaha 201 Advanced Yamaha 301 (school set) Yamaha 321 (school set) Beginner Bell and Snare Kit Advanced Students purchase basic mallets School owned instruments the best we can get FLUTE OBOE CLARINET SAXOPHONE BASSOON TRUMPET HORN TROMBONE EUPHONIUM TUBA PERCUSSION McCracken Middle School Beginners Yamaha & Gemeinhardt Advanced Mostly Gemeinhardt Beginners Yamaha Advanced Whatever private teacher recommends Beginner Yamaha Vandoren 5RV mouthpiece Advanced Leblanc & Buffet Vandoren 5RV mouthpiece, Vandoren Optimum Ligature (school set) Yamaha Selmer C* mouthpiece Whatever private teacher recommends Beginner Yamaha Bach 5c mouthpiece depending on student Advanced Bach Strad 180 School Set of Bach Strad 184 cornets Beginner Yamaha and Selmer single horns Advanced Holton 379 (school set) Beginner Yamaha Bach 6 1/2 AL mouthpiece Advanced Bach Strad 42BO Bach 5G mouthpiece when ready Beginner Yamaha 201 Advanced Yamaha 301 (school set) Yamaha 321 (school set) Beginner Bell and Snare Kit Advanced Black Swamp and Yamaha primarily (school owned, the best we can get)

8 URBANA MIDDLE SCHOOL REPERTOIRE Titles in bold indicate favorites First Year or Beginning Band Anasazi John Edmondson Queenwood/Kjos Away We Go Frank Erickson/Ployhar Belwin Beginning Book I J Edmondson & Anne McGinty Queenwood/Kjos Boogie Woogie Band Andrew Balent Warner Bros. Publications Festivo Brian Connery Curnow Music First Performance Sandy Feldstein Warner Bros. Publications First Performance Bruce Pearson & Barrie Gott Neil A. Kjos Music Co. Grandfather s Clock Laurie Lafferty Lorenz Corp. Kookaburra Variations arr. Paul Jennings Hal Leonard Corporation Let s Go Band Andrew Balent Hal Leonard Corporation Liberty Bell Overture Chuck Elledge Neil A. Kjos Music Co. The Rainbow Connection arr. Paul Lavender Hal Leonard Corporation Rondelay arr. John Kinyon Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Sunset on the Sahara John O Reilly Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Second Year or Intermediate Band (6 th Grade) A Christmas Overture arr. Lloyd Conley Carl Fischer, Inc. A Kwanzaa Celebration arr. John O Reilly Alfred Publishing Co, Inc African Noel arr. Johnnie Vinson Hal Leonard Corporation African Sketches James Curnow Hal Leonard Corporation American Folktune Adventure David Gorham Wingert-Jones Banana Boat Song arr. Mike Story Warner Brothers Pub. Batman Theme arr. Mike Story Warner Bros. Publications Canterbury Overture Anne McGinty Queenwood/Kjos Carol of the Bells arr. John Kinyon Alfred Publishing Co, Inc Chorale from Jupiter Gustav Holst/arr. Curnow Hal Leonard Corporation Christmas Seasoning arr. James Ployhar Commemoration Robert W. Smith Belwin-Mills Crown Point March Bruce Pearson Neil A. Kjos Music Co. Crystal City Overutre John Edmondson C. L. Barnhouse Disney s Magic Kingdom arr. Christiansen Hal Leonard Corporation Dona Nobis Pacem Anne McGinty Queenwood/Kjos Engines of Resistance Robert W. Smith Belwin-Mills Festive March Gerald Sebesky Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.

9 Urbana Middle School Repertoire Festivity John Kinyon Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Festivo Brian Connery Curnow Music Frosty the Snowman arr. John Edmondson Hal Leonard Corporation Grande Festival Overture Acton Ostling Hal Leonard Corporation Grease (Music from) arr. Johnnie Vinson Hal Leonard Corporation Glorioso Robert W. Smith Belwin-Mills A Shaker March arr. John Kinyon Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. A Song for Friends Larry Daehn Daehn Publications Home on the Range James Barnes Barnhouse Ice Castles, Theme from Marvin Hamlisch arr. Nowak Warner Brothers Pub. Irish Tune from County Derry arr. Paul Cook C.L. Barnhouse Imperium Michael Sweeney Hal Leonard Corporation In Dulci Jubilo John Zdechlik Neil A. Kjos Music Co. Joyful Sounds of the Season arr. Kinyon Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Joyous Season Andrew Balent C. L. Barnhouse Kartoon Kaleidoscope arr. Paul Lavender Hal Leonard Corporation King Williams March Jeremiah Clark Hal Leonard Corporation Kum Ba Yah arr. Anne McGinty Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. March Militaire Franz Schubert arr. Wally Johnson March of the Irish Guard James Ployhar Carl Fischer, Inc. Mickey Mouse March arr. Sweeney Hal Leonard Corporation Military Escort Bennett/Clark Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. A Prehistoric Suite Paul Jennings Hal Leonard Corporation Nottingham Castle Larry Daehn Daehn Publications Overture Bravura Andrew Balent Carl Fischer, Inc. Overture on a Shaker Tune John Higgins Belwin-Mills Processional John Kinyon Luverne Publishing Div. Processional March James Ployhar Warner Brothers Pub. Psalm 18 Marcello, arr. Whitney Bourne Company Redbridge March Frank Erickson Warner Brothers Pub. Rockbridge Overture James Curnow Hal Leonard Corporation Rudolf the Red nosed Reindeer Johnny Marks The Sentry Boy John Cacavas Sam Fox, Inc. Scarborough Fair arr. Nicholas Forte Forte Publications Shaker March arr. Kinyon Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Still, Still, Still arr. James Curnow Hal Leonard Corporation Taddington Square James Curnow Curnow Music The Phantom of the Opera Weber/arr. Jennings Hal Leonard Corporation The Tempest Robert W. Smith Belwin-Mills Trumpet Tribute Jerry Nowak Williams Allen Music Variants on an Old English Carol arr. Robert W. Smith Belwin-Mills

10 Urbana Middle School Repertoire Second and Third Year Band (7 th & 8 th Grade) A Childhood Hymn arr. David Holsinger Wingert-Jones Music For the Beauty of the Earth arr. C Smith Wingert-Jones Music A Bayside Portrait Robert Sheldon C. L. Barnhouse A Little French Suite Pierre LaPlante Daehn Publications Amber Waves of Grain James Curnow Hal Leonard Corporation Ashton Overture James Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse A Day at the Zoo James Curnow Curnow Music At the Crossroads Robert W. Smith Belwin-Mills A Rockin Christmas arr. Paul Murtha Hal Leonard Corporation Ancient Voices Michael Sweeney Hal Leonard Corporation Balladair Frank Erickson Bourne Company Basin Street Blues John Edmondson C. L. Barnhouse Brookpark Overture James Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse Coastguards King/Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse Command March John Edmondson C. L. Barnhouse Country Wildflowers Larry Daehn Daehn Publications Covington Square James Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse Denbridge Way James Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse El Alamein John Edmondson C. L. Barnhouse Encanto Robert W. Smith Hal Leonard Corporation Equinox Ed Huckeby C. L. Barnhouse *Fanfare, Ode and Festival Bob Margolis Manhattan Beach Fantasia 2000 arr. Jay Bocook Hal Leonard Corporation Fantasy on the Minstrel Boy Mark Grauer Daehn Publications First Light on the Cesapeake James Hosay C. L. Barnhouse Froehliche Weihnachten Lloyd Conley Warner Brothers Pub. Gently Touch the Sky Robert Sheldon C. L. Barnhouse Gypsy Dance David Holsinger Wingert-Jones Music Hatikvah arr. Elliot DelBorgo Belwin-Mills Highlights from Harry Potter arr. Michael Story Warner Brothers Pub. Hignlights from the Wizard of Oz arr. Michael Story Warner Brothers Pub. Hosts of Freedom K.L. King/Paynter C. L. Barnhouse Hymn for Band Hugh Stuart Shawnee Press Hymnsong Variants Robert W. Smith C. L. Barnhouse Into the Light David Shaffer C. L. Barnhouse Jefferson County Overture John O Reilly Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Joyant Winds Ed Huckeby C. L. Barnhouse Korean Folk Song arr. Ralph Gingery Hal Leonard Corporation La Rejouissance Handel/arr. Williams Alfred Publishing Co, Inc Legends in the Mist Michael Sweeney C. L. Barnhouse Looney Tunes Overture arr. Bill Holcombe Warner Brothers Pub.

11 Urbana Middle School Repertoire Lord of the Rings arr. Jack Bullock Warner Brothers Pub. Lord of the Dance arr. Saucedo Hal Leonard Corporation Majestia James Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse March from Scipio James Curnow Hal Leonard Corporation Monticello Overture Anne McGinty Queenwood/Kjos Nordic Sketches Pierre La Plante Daehn Publications Northpoint Fantasy James Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse Novena James Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse Park Street Celebration James Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse Peer Gynt Suite #1 Grieg/arr. James Curnow Curnow Music Peregrin Douglas Akey Queenwood/Kjos Pevensy Castle Robert Sheldon C. L. Barnhouse Psalm and Celebration Chuck Elledge Neil A. Kjos Music Co. Rhapsody of Carols William Jennings Hal Leonard Corporation Reflections James Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse Rhythm Machine Tinothy Broege Bourne Company River East Overture Steve Hodges Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Rites of Tamburo Robert W. Smith Warner Brothers Pub. Rough Riders K. L. King arr. J. Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse Saint Nicholaus Suite Leland Forsblad arr. Livingston Hal Leonard Corporation Soldiers Procession & Sword Dance Bob Margolis Manhattan Beach A Salute to Glenn Miller arr. Mike Story Warner Brothers Pub. Selections from Grease arr. John Higgins Hal Leonard Corporation Shrek (Medley from) arr. Paul Murtha Hal Leonard Corporation The Red Balloon Anne McGuinty Queenwood/Kjos The Hundred Pipers Nairne/Ployhar Carl Fischer, Inc. Rollo Take a Walk David Maslanka Carl Fischer, Inc. Romanesque James Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse Selections from the Sound of MusicChristensen Silvercrest James Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse Song Without Words Gustav Holst arr. Mike Story Warner Brothers Pub. The Tempest Robert W. Smith Warner Brothers Pub. They Led My Lord Away Gordon arr. Allen TRN Three English Folksongs arr. Edmondson C. L. Barnhouse Three Scottisch Folksongs arr. Edmondson C. L. Barnhouse Under an Irish Sky Larry Neeck C. L. Barnhouse White Christmas Berlin/arr. Edmondson Hal Leonard Corporation Y.M.C.A. arr. Johnnie Vinson Hal Leonard Corporation Yorkshire Ballade James Barnes Southern Music Company

12 Urbana Middle School Repertoire Advanced Middle School Band A Vision of Majesty James Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse Air for Band Frank Erickson Bourne Company Aladdin arr. Paul Jennings Hal Leonard Corporation All Glory Told James Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse Amazing Grace Frank Ticheli Manhatttan Beach American Folk Rhapsody No. 1 Clare Grundman Boosey & Hawkes American Riversongs Pierre LaPlante Daehn Publications American Visions J. Moss Hal Leonard Corporation Ammerland Jacob de Haan Dehaske An Irish Ayre for Winds Warren Barker Alfred Publishing Co. Aquara John Higgins Hal Leonard Corporation At A Dixieland Jazz Funeral Jared Spears C. L. Barnhouse Bandology Eric Ostling Carl Fischer, Inc. C est Noel Andre Jutras C. L. Barnhouse Celebration and Dance James Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse Chorale and Cappriccio Caesar Giovannini Chorale and Shaker Dance II John Zdechlik Neil A. Kjos Music Co. Circus Days Karl King C. L. Barnhouse Clarinet Escapade Leland Forsblad The Corsairs Landing Robert Sheldon C. L. Barnhouse Deep River arr. Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse Deir in De Warren Barker C. L. Barnhouse Disney at the Movies arr. John Higgins Hal Leonard Corporation Dixieland Jam arr. Bob Lowden Hal Leonard Corporation Dona Nobis Pacem Don Suddeth Southern Music Company Down A Country Lane Aaron Copland arr. Patterson Boosey & Hawkes Emperata Overture Claude T. Smith Wingert-Jones English Country Settings Pierre La Plante Daehn Publications Exaltation James Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse Fall River Overture Robert Sheldon C. L. Barnhouse Farandole George Bizet arr. Longfield C. L. Barnhouse Festivo Vaclav Nelhybel Warner Brothers Pub. First Suite in Eb Gustav Holst Boosey & Hawkes Flourish for Wind Band Ralph Vaughn-Williams Boosey & Hawkes From Whom all Blessings Flow Ed Huckeby C. L. Barnhouse Fum, Fum, Fum arr. Ken Dye Warner Brothers Pub. Gently Flows the Amber Grain Brian Scott Warner Brothers Pub. Greek Folk Song Suite Frank Cesarini Dehaske Greensleeves arr. Alfred Reed C. L. Barnhouse Hands Across the Sea John Philip Sousa Hollywood Milestones arr. John Higgins Hal Leonard Corporation

13 Urbana Middle School Repertoire Il Re Pastore Overture W. A. Mozart arr. Barnes In the Bleak Mid Winter arr. Robert W. Smith Belwin - Mills In the Temple of Zion Steven Reineke C. L. Barnhouse In the Winter of 1730 James Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse Incantations Robert W. Smith C. L. Barnhouse Invicta James Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse Irish Trilogy Larry Daehn Daehn Publications John Williams in Concert arr. Paul Lavender Hal Leonard Corporation Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor A. Weber/arr. Lloyd Conley Hal Leonard Corporation Jubilance James Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse Jurassic Park arr. Jay Bocook Hal Leonard Corporation La Bande Nascente Braccia ed. Fennell Neil A. Kjos Music Co. Legends and Heroes Pierre LaPlante Daehn Publications Les Miserables, Selections from arr. Warren Barker Hal Leonard Corporation Llwyn Onn Brian Hogg Ludwig Music Publishing Loch Lomond Frank Ticheli Manhattan Beach Lord of the Rings arr. Ralph Ford Warner Brothers Pub. The Maelstrom Robert W. Smith Belwin-Mills March of the Belgian Paratroopers arr. Pierre Lemans TRN Marriage of Figaro (Overture) W. A. Mozart arr. Earl Slocum Warner Brothers Pub. Midnight in Bethlehem arr. Warren Barker C. L. Barnhouse Music from Titanic arr. Bruce Moss Hal Leonard Corporation Mystery on Mena Mountain Julie Giroux-West Southern Music Company Of Pride and Celebration James Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse Overture for Winds Charles Carter Bourne Company The Pioneers James Curnow Hal Leonard Corporation Prairiescape Robert Sheldon C. L. Barnhouse Precious Lord, Take My Hand arr. Robert W. Smith Belwin - Mills River of Life Stephen Reineke C. L. Barnhouse Rondo (French Horn & winds) W. A. Mozart Shenandoah Frank Ticheli Manhattan Beach The Sounds of Hollywood John Higgins Hal Leonard Corporation The Syncopated Clock Leroy Anderson Warner Brothers Pub. A Tallis Prelude Douglas Akey Queenwood/Kjos The Dream Cattcher Frances W. McBeth Southern The Last to Defend David Schaeffer C. L. Barnhouse The Light Eternal James Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse The Lion King arr. John Higgins Hal Leonard Corporation The Lord of the Dance Ronana Hardiman arr. Saucedo Hal Leonard Corporation Triple Treat (Trumpet trio & Band) David Shaffer C. L. Barnhouse Troika Prokofiev Twilight is Falling arr. Robert W. Smith C. L. Barnhouse Variants Jack Bullock Warner Brothers Pub. Variations on a Ninth James Curnow Hal Leonard Corporation Variations on an African Hymnson Quincy Hilliard C. L. Barnhouse West Highlands Sojourn Robert W. Smith Belwin - MIlls

14 MCCRACKEN MIDDLE SCHOOL REPERTOIRE Titles in bold indicate favorites Easy (Grade 1 1.5) 25 or 6 to 4 Robert Lamm, arr. Edmondson A Quiet Rain Walter Cummings Grand Mesa Music A Song for Friends Larry Daehn Daehn Publications A Touch of Baroque Feldstein & O Reilly Alfred Publishing Co. Advance Guard Jerry Nowak William Allen Music African Folk Trilogy Anne McGinty Queenwood/Kjos Alleluia Mozart, arr. John O Reilly Alfred Publishing Co. All Through the Night arr. Fred Eager Luverne Publications Alpha Squadron Greg Hillis FJH American Patrol Meacham, arr. Kinyon Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Arlington Overture Anne McGinty Queenwwod/Kjos Atlantis Ann McGinty Hal Leonard Corporation Aura Lee Tradition, arr. John Kinyon Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Bavarian Folk Dance arr. John Kinyon Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Baywood Overture James Swearington C. L. Barnhouse Big Chief Tomahawk Fred Weber Big Rock Candy Mountain Feldstein & O Reilly Alfred Publishing Co. California Girls Brian Wilson, arr. Story Warner Brothers Pub. Cathedral Lloyd Conley Grand Mesa Music Chant for Percussion Andrew Balent C. L. Barnhous Cold-Hearted Elliot Wolff, arr. Michael Story C. L. Barnhouse? Coldwater Creek Robert Sheldon C. L. Barnhouse Danse Jubilante Robert W. Smith Belwin-Mills Deux Chansons Françaises Laurie Lafferty Lorenz Corporation Diamond Ridge March Anne McGinty Queenwood/Kjos Discovery Overture Anne McGinty Hal Leonard Corporation Dragon Slayer Rob Grice FJH Fanfare March Frank Erickson Warner Brothers Pub. Farandole Bizet, arr. Sweeney Hal Leonard Corporation Finale from Symphony No. 1 Brahms, arr. Feldstein/O Reilly Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. First Concert March Feldstein & O Reilly Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Folk Song and Dance Bela Bartok, arr. McGinty Queenwood/Kjos Folk Songs: USA arr. Gerald Sebesky Warner Brothers Pub. Gate of Orion Michael Sweeney Hal Leonard Corporation God Bless the U.S.A Lee Greenwood, arr. Sweeney Hal Leonard Corporation Grandfather s Clock Traditional, arr. Kinyon Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Haydn s Surprise arr. Feldstein & O Reilly Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.

15 McCracken Middle School Repertoire Her Majesty s Procession Andrew Will Willscore Publications Imperium Michael Sweeney Hal Leonard Corporation Kitty Hawk March John Edmondson Queenwood/Kjos Little Big Horn James MacBeth Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. March Ahead Feldstein & O Reilly Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. March for a Celebration Jerry Williams Hal Leonard Corporation Mirimar Fanfare Brian Balmages FJH Mountain Mystery James MacBeth Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Mountainbrook March Douglas Akey Hal Leonard Corporation Nottingham Castle Larry Daehn Daehn Publications Of Castles and Kings Frank Erickson Warner Brothers Pub. Olymnpic Spirit Williams, arr. Osterling Hal Leonard Corporation Ol Man River Hammerstein, arr. Osterling Hal Leonard Corporation On the March Forrest Buchtel Neil A. Kjos Music Co. Our Band (March) Gene Milford Lorenz Corporation Play Elvis arr. Klevenow and Pierce Warner Brothers Pub. Prehistoric Suite Paul Jennings Hal Leonard Corporation Prelude to a Festival Ann McGinty Hal Leonard Corporation Procession for a New Day James Swearingen FJH Stony Creek March Anne McGinty Queenwood/Kjos Royal Fireworks Music Handel, arr. Michael Story Hal Leonard Corporation Royal March John Kinyon Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Russian Song and Dance arr. Balent Carl Fischer, Inc. Safari James Ployhar Warner Brothers Pub. Sahara Crossing James Ployhar Warner Brothers Pub. Serenade and Dance Mozart, arr. O Reilly Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Song for the Winter Moon Walter Cummings Grand Mesa Music Stony Creek March Ann McGinty Queenwood/Kjos Sunrise Andrew Will Willscore Pubications Sunrise, Sunset Harnick and Bock/Edmondson Hal Leonard Corporation The Crusaders Frank Erickson Warner Brothers Pub. The Mickey Mouse March Dodd, arr. Sweeney Hal Leonard Corporation The Sound and the Fury Robert W. Smith Warner Brothers Pub. The Victors arr. Feldstein & O Reillly Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. This Old Man Traditional, arr. Reynolds Luverne Publications Thunder Bay Legend David Shaffer C. L. Barnhouse Vesper Song Russian Hymn, arr. Kinyon Alfred Publishing Co. Inc. Westlake Overture John O Reilly Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Windquest Ron Cowherd Neil A. Kjos Music Co. You re a Grand Old Flag Cohan, arr. Story C. L. Barnhouse

16 McCracken Middle School Repertoire Moderate (Grade 2 3) A Farnaby Prelude Larry Daehn Daehn Publications A Renaissance Revel Susato, arr. Singleton Grand Mesa Music Air for Band Frank Erickson Bourne Company America the Beautiful arr. Chip De Stefano DeStefanoMusic.com Ancient Voices Michael Sweeney Hal Leonard Corporation Andante and Allegro Arcangelo Corelli, arr. Gordon Alfred Publishing Co. Anthem John Edmondson Queenwood/Kjos Australian Folk Fantasy Mark Williams Alfred Publishing Co. Beauty and the Beast arr. Calvin Custer Hal Leonard Corporation Birdland Zawinal, arr. Lowden Hal Leonard Corporation Blessing of the Hannukah Candles Chip De Stefano Manuscript Brentwood Pass Jerry Williams C. L. Barnhouse British Isles Suite Larry Daehn Daehn Publications Brookpark Overture James Swearingen C. L. Barnhouse Cajun Folk Songs Frank Tichili Manhattan Beach Music Canto Francis McBeth Southern Music Company Cascade Festival Overture Mark Williams Alfred Publishing Co. Cascade River Overture Douglas Akey Queenwood/Kjos Chanukah, O Chanukah Traditional, arr. Feldstein Alfred Publishing Co. Circus Days Karl King arr. Loras Schissel C. L. Barnhouse Dinosaurs Daniel Bukvich Phoebus Publications Fantasie Noel Douglas Akey Alfred Publishing Co. Fire Dance Douglas Akey Hal Leonard Corporation Gamelon Walter Cummings Grand Mesa Music Garlandstone Thomas Root Alfred Publishing Co. Glengarry Hills David Nelson Lorenz Corporation God Bless America Berlin, arr. Edmondson Hal Leonard Corporation Gypsy Dance David Holsinger Wingert-Jones Hound Dog Leiber & Stoller, arr. Sweeney Hal Leonard Corporation In the Midnight Hour arr. Johnnie Vinson Hal Leonard Corporation Kentucky 1800 Clair Grundman Boosey & Hawkes Korean Folk Rhapsody Folk Song, arr. James Curnow Hal Leonard Corp. Liberty Bell John Philip Sousa, arr. Osterling Hal Leonard Corporation Liberty Spirit March Patrick Wilson Alfred Publishing Co. Manhattan Beach John Philip Sousa, arr. Contorno C. L. Barnhouse March Heroic Jeffrey Taylor William Allen Music March of the Offstage Army Mozart, arr. Hastings Bourne Company March Slav Tschaikowsky, arr. Halferty Kendor Music, Inc. Mission Impossible Theme arr. Paul Lavender Hal Leonard Corporation Music from Les Miserables arr. Johnnie Vinson Hal Leonard Corporation On a Hymnsong of Phillip Bliss David Holsinger TRN

17 McCracken Middle School Repertoire On My Own arr. Johnnie Vinson Hal Leonard Corporation Onafade Noslo Don Owens manuscript Orange Bowl Henry Fillmore Carl Fischer, Inc. Over the Rainbow Arlen & Harbug, arr. Brubaker Warner Brothers Pub. Overture for Winds Charles Carter Bourne Company Peace Song Timothy Broege Bourne Company Peregrin (A Traveler s Tale) Douglas Akey Queenwood/Kjos Prelude and Fugue in Bb Bach, arr. Moehlmann Warner Brothers Pub. Polly Oliver Thomas Root Neil A. Kjos Music Co. Portrait of a Clown Frank Ticheli Manhattan Beach Music Prospect Pierre La Plante Bourne Company Rhythm Machine Timothy Broege Bourne Company Royal Gorge Walter Cummings Grand Mesa Music Russian Sailor s Dance Gliere, arr. Balent Carl Fischer, Inc. Sarabanda and Gavotta Corelli, arr. Johnson Rubank, Inc. Shiloh Canyon Fantasy Douglas Akey Queenwood/Kjos Slavonic Folk Suite Alfred Reed Hal Leonard Corporation Spirit! Douglas Akey Queenwood/Kjos Steppin Round Anderson, arr. McClaren C. Alan Publications Symphony No. 4 Andrew Boysen manuscript Tales of the Emerald Isle Douglas Akey Hal Leonard Corporation The Battle Pavane Tielman Susato, arr. Margolis Manhattan Beach Music The Child and the Kings Timothy Broege Daehn Publications The Great Locomotive Chase Robert W. Smith Warner Brothers Pub. The Great Wall: Songs of China arranged by Anne McGinty Queenwood/Kjos The Huron Carol arr. by John Edmondson Queenwood/Kjos The Phantom of the Opera Weber, arr. Michael Sweeny Hal Leonard Corporation The Red Balloon Anne McGinty Queenwood/Kjos The Star Spangled Banner arr. John Kinyon Luverne Publications The Young Patriots Ralph Gingery William Allen Music Three Ayres from Gloucester Hugh Stuart Shawnee Press Time to Say Goodbye arr. Campbell Curnow Music Train Heading West Timothy Broege Manhatten Beach Music Tribute Overture Chip De Stefano manuscript Tricycle Andrew Boysen, Jr. Neil A. Kjos Music Co. Two Philippine Folksongs arr. Frank Nelson Warner Brothers Pub. Variation Overture Clifton Williams Ludwig Music Company We, the Children of America Sandy Feldstein Alfred Publishing Co. When Johnny Comes Marching Home Lambert, arr. Erickson William Tell Rosini, arr. Balent Carl Fischer, Inc. With Quiet Courage Larry Daehn Daehn Publications Wolsey s Wilde Byrd, arr. Hartzell Grand Mesa Music Yorkshire Ballad James Barnes Southern Music Co.

18 McCracken Middle School Repertoire Advanced (Grade ) A Longford Legend Robert Sheldon Alfred Publishing Co. Alligator Alley Michael Daugherty Bandquest Amazing Grace Frank Ticheli Manhattan Beach Music Aurora Borealis David Zabriskie Manuscript Canarios Fantasia Douglas Akey Alfred Publishing Co. Chorale and Shaker Dance John Zdecklik Carl Fischer, Inc. Courtly Airs and Dances Ron Nelson Ludwig Music Company Fantasy on a Bell Carol Edward J. Madden Carl Fischer, Inc. Fantasy on American Sailing Songs Clare Grundman Boosey & Hawkes In Autumn Skies Kamioka Youichi Molenaar Editions In the Bleak Mid-Winter Gustav Holst, arr. Smith Warner Brothers Pub. Olympic Fanfare and Theme Williams, arr. Curnow Hal Leonard Corporation Overture in Bb Ceasar Giovaninni RBC Publications Pirates Douglas Akey Queenwood/Kjos Prelude and Fugue in D minor Bach, arr. Moehlmann Alfred Publishing Co. Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo Malcolm Arnold, arr. Paynter Carl Fischer, Inc. Preludium Buxtehude, arr. De Stefano DeStefanoMusic.com Pride of the Wolverines Sousa, edited Fennell Warner Brothers Pub. Red s White and Blue March Red Skelton Sam Fox Music Sedona Steve Reineke C. L. Barnhouse Seventeen Come Sunday Ralph Vaughan Williams Boosey & Hawkes Shenandoah Frank Ticheli Manhattan Beach Music Suite on Greek Love Songs Henk van Lijnschooten Molenaar Editions The Thunderer John Philip Sousa Themes from Green Bushes Grainger, arr. Daehn Daehn Publications Tournament Stephen Bulla Curnow Music

19 URBANA MIDDLE SCHOOL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS There is never any way to truly thank all the people who help to make our programs successful as it is a combination of administration, teachers, parents and community who make it work. We would like to acknowledge the following: URBANA: Gene Amberg, Superintendent Nancy Clinton, Principal Donna Oakes-Novak, Assistant Principal Blanton Bondurant, Assistant Principal Patrick, Russell, 7 th Grade Dean Laura Fitzgerald, 6 th Grade Dean Darren Hicks, Music Coordinator Special Guest Conductors and Clinicians Frederick Nyline, Luther College Kenneth Steinsultz, University of Illinois Gary Smith, University of Illinois Emeritis Joseph Manfredo, University of Illinois Dave Allen, University of Illinois Robert Stiehl, University of Illinois Ken Peters, Urbana High School, Retired Andrew Buchanan, UI DMA Grad student Many grad students throughout the years Special thanks you to the many UMS Band parents who truly support their children s musical progress! Urbana District #116 Band Faculty: Mark Day, Urbana High School Ellen Elrick, Urbana Elementary Schools Darren Hicks, Urbana High School Lisa Reams, Urbana Middle and Elementary Schools

20 SKOKIE SCHOOL DISTRICT 73 1/2 MUSIC FACULTY Chip De Stefano, Director of Bands Beth Lehner, Director of Choirs Lisa Friedman, General Music SKOKIE SCHOOL DISTRICT 73 1/2 BOARD OF EDUCATION James McGowan President Beth Allen Vice President Andrea Rosen Secretary Bob Quane Secretary Pro-Tem Karen Barr Phyllis Cooley David Rosario SKOKIE SCHOOL DISTRICT 73 1/2 ADMINISTRATION Vicki Gunther, Superintendent Kate Donegan, Principal, Oliver McCracken Middle School Eden Olson, Assistant Principal, Oliver McCracken Middle School Dana Otto, Principal, John Middleton Elementary School Nel Sychangco, Assistant Principal, John Middleton Elementary School Marla Hori, Principal, Elizabeth Meyer Primary School Cyndi Cohen, Business Manager Steve Ruelli, Maintenance Supervisor CLINICIANS ( ) The McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band gratefully thanks the following individuals who have so graciously given their time, and their ears, in assisting our band program: Douglas Akey (Hendrix JHS, AZ) Jan Barry (freelance musician) Greg Bimm (Marian Catholic High School) Andrew Boysen (University of New Hampshire) Michael Burritt (Northwestern University) Audrey Denny (freelance musician) Donald DeRoche (DePaul University) Julie DeRoche (DePaul University) Rodney Dorsey (DePaul University) Thad Driskell (Jefferson High School, IA) Marc Dwyer (Kroc Middle School, CA) Elton Eisele (Niles North High School) Dan Farris (Northwestern University) Richard Fischer (Concordia University) Jay Gephart (Purdue University) Craig Hancock (Wartburg College) Phil Hash (Calvin College) Julie Hobbs (freelance musician) Tina Keitel (freelance musician) Molly Kelly (freelance musician) Heather Landes (Northwestern University) Brad Leeb (Oswego East High School) John Lynch (University of Kansas) Rex Martin (Northwestern University) Cynthia McGregor (Southwestern College) Jerry Mohlman (freelance musician) Matthew Olson (Furman University) Don Owens (Northwestern University) Pete Pappas (Glenbrook South HS, retired) Steve Peterson (Ithaca College) Wes Russell (Farragut School) Don Shupe (Libertyville High School) James Smith (freelance musician) Susan Spindler (Lincoln Hall Middle School) Steve Steele (Illinois State University) Mark Taylor (Loyola Univ./Roosevelt Univ.) Brayer Teague (Downers Grove North HS) Duane Tutaj (Byron Middle School, retired) Bill Walsh (freelance musician) Jonathan Walsh (Conant High School) Nancy Whitaker (Greenbriar School) John Whitwell (Michigan State University) Christopher Woodruff (Lycoming College) Eric Yates (freelance musician)