Our Repertoire

--- 2008 ----

This year's repertoire includes two great classics:

• Gustav Holst's First Suite in Eb
• Percy Grainger's Lincolnshire Posy

We have Broadway music from three different eras:

• Some great old Cole Porter songs from his Kiss Me Kate
• Jerome Robbins' Broadway features some great Leonard Bernstein songs from Candide, On the Town, and West Side Story
• A medley of tunes from the current hit, Hairspray

Jazz tunes include:

• A great arrangement from the Canadian Brass of Just A Closer Walk With Thee
• An Alto Saxophone feature, Come Sunday
• And a fun movement called Congo Square from The French Quarter

This being Minnesota's sesquicentennial, we are featuring:

• Frank Bencriscutto's arrangement of Hail! Minnesota
• Sousa's Minnesota March

The percussion gets to shine on:

• Henry Fillmore's The Footlifter
• Washington Post
• Armed Forces Salute

Other pieces include:

• Jimmy Howe's wonderful Pentland Hills
• Grainger's lyrical Irish Tune From County Derry
• Irving Berlin's Songs for America

--- 2004 ---

• America, The Beautiful
• Armed Forces Salute
• Colonel Bogey
• Commando March
• Country Gardens
• English Suite
• Harlem Nocturne
• If My Friends Could See Me Now
• Irish Tune from County Derry
• Marche Des Parachutistes Belges
• On Stage with Cole Porter
• Pavanne
• The Shadow of Your Smile
• The Symphonic Gershwin

--- 1999 ---

• Some familiar band classics like:
  • Second Suite for Military Band in F-major - Gustav Holst
  • Variations on America - Ives/Schuman/Rhoads
  • Ye Banks and Braes O'Bonnie Doon - Percy Grainger
  • American Patrol - Meacham
• And we played some great pieces you've probably never heard of:
  • Wilderness Road - Elie Siegmeister
  • Satchmo - Warren Barker
  • Mr. Wonderful - Jerry Bork
  • La Belle Americana - Warren Barker
• We played some jazz tunes:
  • Bill Bailey
  • Sophisticated Ladies - John Cacavas
• And of course some Broadway medleys:
  • Jerome Robbins' Broadway
  • Highlights from My Fair Lady
• And marches including:
  • Minnesota March
  • His Honor
  • Fairest of the Fair
  • Russian Army March

--- 1998 ---

• Holst's First Suite in E-flat
• Sammy Nestico's terrific Tribute to Stephen Foster
• Vocal solos on Someone to Watch Over Me and As Time Goes By
• Big Band Showcase
• The Magic of Andrew Lloyd Webber
• A horn section feature, Holiday for Horns
• A couple of lovely but lesser-known works:
  • Frank Erickson's Deep River Suite
  • Ed Madden's Fantasia on a Folk Theme

In 1997 our repertoire included Gordon Jacob's Original Suite and American Salute by Morton Gould. We featured vocal solos on Round Midnight and If My Friends Could See Me Now. We played the jazz tunes Glenn Miller in Concert and Just a Closer Walk with Thee. We played medleys from The King & I and Carousel, and played a fun collection of marches including Semper Paratus, The Footlifter, and Marche des Parachutistes Belges.

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This gives you an idea of the music we play. I know I can't please everyone all the time, but hopefully everyone enjoys most of the music. Repertoire suggestions are welcomed!

Paul Husby, Director