2007
- 2008 Concert
Schedule
Concerts are on
Tuesday evenings, 7:30pm, in the Performing
Arts Center (map) on the MCC campus. Admission is free.
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| October
23, 2007 -
"The Pines of Rome"
Repertoire:
The Pines of Rome - Ottorino Respighi
(Italian, 1879-1936)
- "I pini di Villa Borghese"
(Pines of the Villa Borghese)
- "Pini presso una catacomba"
(Pines near a catacomb)
- "I pini del Gianicolo"
(Pines of the Janiculum)
- "I pini della Via Appia"
(Pines of the Appian Way)
Guest
Performers: MCC Wind Symphony
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| December
11, 2007 -
"Holiday Celebration"
Repertoire:
Carillon
from L' Arlesienne Suite #1
- George Bizet/Stout
Farandole from
L' Arlesienne Suite
#2
- George Bizet/Iasilli
Variants on a Medieval Tune - Norman Dello Joio
A Fireside Christmas - Sammy Nestico
A Chanukah Celebration - David Bobrowitz/Kenneth Soper
WCB Traditional Christmas Set:
A Christmas Festival
– arranged by Leroy Anderson
Christmas "Pop" Sing-A-Long – arranged by
James Ployhar
Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson
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| February 28, 2008 - McGregor
Chamber of Commerce
(Location: McGregor
High School; Time: 5:30pm? - dinner provided; Repertoire: TBA)
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| March
11, 2008 -
"Shall We Dance"
Repertoire:
Armenian
Dances, Part 1 - Alfred Reed
Waltz and Celebration from Billy the Kid - Aaron Copland
Four Dances from West Side Story - Leonard Bernstein/Polster
Shall We Dance? - Richard Rodgers, arr. Miyagawa
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| May 6,
2008 -
"Almost British"
Repertoire:
Fingal's Cave - Felix Mendelssohn, arr.
Winterbottom
Royal Fireworks Music - George Friderick. Handel
Blue Bells of Scotland – Arthur Pryor
Guest Soloist: Brent Phillips, Assistant Professor of
Trombone, Baylor University
Hebrides Suite - arranged by Clare Grundman
Irish Tune from County Derry - Percy Grainger
Shepherd's Hey - Percy Grainger
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| June 29, 2008 performance
Guest
Performance at a local church - TBA
Repertoire:
America, the Beautiful - Dragon
A Childhood Hymn - Holsinger
Armed Forces Salute - Lowden
Stars and Stripes Forever - Sousa
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| July 4, 2008 performance:
"A Hometown 4th"
Concert: 3:00 p.m. in the
(air-conditioned!) MCC Performing Arts Center
Repertoire:
Freelance March -
Sousa
Star-Spangled Spectacular - Cohan
Camelot – Loewe/Lopez
Liberty Bell March - Sousa
How the West Was Won – Immel/Higgins
Star Trek: Through the Generations – Courage/Smith
Salute to Bob Hope - Barker
Americans We - Fillmore
Belle of the Ball -Anderson
Beguine for Band - Osser
Armed Forces Salute - Lowden
National Emblem - Bagley
America, the Beautiful - Dragon
Stars and Stripes Forever - Sousa
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2007-2008 Rehearsal
Schedule
All rehearsals are on
Tuesday evenings, 7:30pm, in PAC
Room 145
| October 23,
2007
performance:
Rehearsals: September
4, 11, 18, 25, October 2, 9, 16*
* rehearsal will be on
stage in the PAC
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| December 11,
2007
performance:
Rehearsals: October
30, November 6, 13, 27. December 4 (no rehearsal on Nov. 20) |
| March 11,
2008 performance:
Rehearsals:
January 15, 22, 29, February 5, 19,
26, March 4 (no rehearsal on Feb 12 - this
will be a make-up date if needed)
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| May 6, 2008 performance:
Rehearsals:
March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (no rehearsal on March 18)
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July 4, 2008 performance:
Rehearsals:
May 20, 27, June 3, 17, 24, July 1 (no
rehearsal on May 13 & June 10) NOTE: Summer
rehearsals will be at Lake Air Middle School bandroom. Enter the glass
doors from corner of Wilford and Carolinda streets. Try Google
maps for more detail.
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Administrative
Meetings:
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Section
Leader Meeting
TBA
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WCB
Board Meeting
TBA
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