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(All concerts announced, recorded, and mixed by Charles Armstrong)

2007 Christmas Concert at McMorran Auditorium

                    December 20, 2007

                            7:00PM

                6th Grade Beginning Band

 

Jingle Bells...............................…………....…........Pierpont
                                                                        arr. by Sweeney

Up On The House Top......................……..……..Traditional
                                                                         arr. by Sweeney

BB Christmas ……………………… .arr. by Nicholas Forte

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree……………..Marks
                                                                  
arr. by Michael Story

First Rockin’ Christmas……….….….arr. by John O’Reilly

              7th Grade Cadet Band

Saint Nick’s March…………………………by John Edmondson

Dona Nobis Pacem
Canon of Peace…………………………….arr. By Paul Jennings
 

Carol of the Drum…………………………………..Traditional
                                                                        arr. By Paul Jennings

Medley of Ukranian Bell Carol and Jingle Bells
Bells, Bells, Bells………….…………..arr. By John Edmondson

A Cartoon Christmas………………….....arr. by Michael Story
(Trumpet Solo performed by Jackson Harmer and Chris Booth)
Featuring:
Frosty The Snowman
Christmas Time is Here
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer

 

8th grade varsity band

A Renaissance Christmas………….arr. By Johnnie Vinson
A Medley including:
Carol of the Birds
Veni Emmanuel
In Dulci Jubilo

Christmas Time with Charlie Brown…by Vince Guardaldi
Linus and Lucy                                     arr. by John Moss
Christmas Time is Here
O Tannenbaum

 

A Rockin’ Christmas………………Beal and Booth, Marks
Jingle-Bell Rock                                arr. by Paul Murtha
Rockin Around the Christmas Tree

Christmas at the Movies …Williams, Elfman, Ballard/Silvestri
The Nightmare Before Christmas         arr. by John Moss
Somewhere in My Memory
The Polar Express

 

 

             2008 Spring Concert at McMorran Auditorium

                                  May 22, 2008

                                        7:00PM

 

                      6th Grade Beginning Band

 

 

School Spirit............…………………………….………………....….W.T. Purdy
                                                                                                               arr. Higgins

Mickey Mouse March…………………………………………….....Jimmie Dodd
                                                                                                                arr. Sweeney

Acky Breaky Heart……………………………………………...…Don Von Tress
                                                                                                                   arr. Sweeney

 

Along Came a Spider………………...……………………….….Mike Hannickel

From “The Three Penney Opera”
Mack the Knife……………………………………………..…Weill/Blitzen/Brecht
                                                                                                                arr. Sebesky

From the Motion Picture “Sister Act”
I Will Follow Him.............………………………………...J.W Stole & Del Roma
                                                                                                                arr. Sweeney

                               Recruiting BAND

 

From Walt Disney’s Pictures’ “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”
Pirates of the Caribbean………………………………………..Klaus Badelt
(A medley including: The Medallion Calls - The Black Pearl) arr. Sweeney

 

Rock to the Max, Mr. Sax.....……………….........................Joseph Compello

The Best of Green Day……………………………………...Billie Joe/Green Day
Featuring:                                                                                                         arr. Wagner
American Idiot
Wake Me Up When September Ends
Boulevard of Broken Dreams

This band is an after school band that began meeting after school about a month ago. Their primary function was to travel to the elementary schools giving them an idea of what we do at Fort Gratiot in Band.

                            

                          7th Grade Cadet Band

 

Affirmation Overture……………………....…….….…..…...…..Robert W. Smith

Bohemian Rhapsody..........………………………..…......……...Freddie Mercury
                                                                                                            arr. Sweeney

Echoes of the Civil War……………………………………………..Traditional
                                                                                                              arr. Williams

Ashton Overture………………………………………………...James Swearingen

Yellow Submarine……………………………………………...Lennon/McCartney
                                                                                                            arr. Osterling

Form the Paramount Motion Picture Forrest Gump
Forest Gump-Main Title…………………………………………………...Silvestri

(Feather Theme)                                                                                     arr. Higgins

Joyance…………………………………………..………………………...Pearson
Alto Sax Solo: Dominique Molinaro
Oboe solo : Erin Johnson
Flute Solo: Rachael Ankley

                            8th grade varsity band

March to Castle Rock……………………………………………….Steve Hodges

From Walt Disney’s POCAHONTAS
Colors of the Wind…………………..……………………...Menken & Schwartz
                                                                                                                arr. Higgins

From Walt Disney’s “ALADDIN”
Friend Like Me………………………………...……………...Ashman & Menken
                                                                                                              arr. Osterling

From the Motion Pictures “Star Wars” and “The Empire Strikes Back”
Highlights From The Star Wars Saga…………………………....John Williams
                                                                                                                arr. Cook

Kokomo………….……………………....Love, Melcher, Phillips, and McKenzie
                                                                                                                arr. Sweeney

Don’t Feed the Drummers………………………………………...Carl Strommen

Tequila…………………………………………………………………….Chuck Rio
                                                                                                              arr. Lavender

Wipe Out.................................……………….....................……………….The Surfaris
                                                                                                                arr. Sweeney