Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - "Literary Sounds"

Music inspired by classic literature from around the world

Repertoire:

Fanfare from Also Sprach Zarathustra – Richard Strauss, arr. Longfield
Overture to Candide – Leonard Bernstein, arr. Grundman
“The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship” (Mov. 1) from Scheherazade – Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Hindsley
Vanity Fair Overture – Percy Fletcher
Mov. 5 "Hobbits" from Symphony No. 1 "The Lord of the Rings" - Johan de Meij
The Wizard of Oz – Arlen/Harburg, arr Barnes

Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - "Holiday Celebration"

Yuletide favorites - including our traditional Sing-Along

Repertoire:

Fantasy on “Do You Hear What I Hear?” – Calvin Custer
"March of the Toys" from Babes in Toyland – Herbert L. Clarke, arr. Rogers
The Holly and the Ivy – Chip Davis, arr. Longfield
   O Holy Night – Adolphe Adam, arr. Lovrien
   White Christmas – Irving Berlin, arr. Bennett
   The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Pola & Wyle, arr. Moss
      Performed with guest vocalist Brooke Leonberger
Jingle Bells Forever – John Philip Sousa and Robert W. Smith
WCB Traditional Christmas Set:
   A Christmas Festival – arr. Leroy Anderson
   Christmas Sing-Along – arr. David Lovrien
   Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - "Humor in Music "

From subtle to slapstick; chuckles and smiles for all!

Repertoire:

Mother Hubbard March – John Philip Sousa
Handel in The Strand – Percy Grainger
Variations on America – Charles Ives
The Whistler and His Dog – Arthur Pryor, ed. Schissel
The Typewriter – Leroy Anderson, arr. Werle
Grand Serenade for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion – PDQ Bach, arr. Schickele
Salute to Spike Jones – Calvin Custer
Slim Trombone – Henry Fillmore

Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - "Gershwin!"

An evening of music by one of America’s best-known composers

Repertoire:

Strike Up the Band – arr. Warren Barker
Gershwin! – arr. Warren Barker
The Symphonic Gershwin – arr. Warren Barker
Rhapsody in Blue (piano soloist to be announced)
* INTERMISSION *
Second Prelude – arr. John Krance
But Not for Me – arr. Warren Barker
Embraceable You – arr. Warren Barker
S’Wonderful – arr. Warren Barker
They Can’t Take That Away From Me – arr. Warren Barker
Porgy and Bess, arr. James Barnes

Background music for the downtown Waco fireworks spectacle

8:00 pm soundcheck; 9:45 pm performance; summer uniform

Repertoire:  

(Pre-Fireworks)
- to be announced -

(Fireworks):
- to be announced -
God Bless America - Berlin
America, the Beautiful - arr. Carmen Dragon
Stars and Stripes Forever - Sousa