Previous Seasons

2024 – 2025

Off Limits! Forbidden Music

November 16, 2024 at 7:30 pm, Meany Hall, University of Washington Campus
John Falskow, conductor

Dmitri Shostakovich — Festive Overture
Kurt Weill — Little Threepenny Music (Kleine Dreigroschenmusik)
Florence Price — Adoration
Akira Miyoshi — Subliminal Festa
Richard Wagner — Trauermusik
David Bedford — Ronde for Isolde
Amanda C. E. Aldridge — On Parade

H₂O

September 28, 2024 at 7:30 pm, Shorewood PAC, Shoreline, WA
John Falskow, conductor

Ralph Vaughan Williams — Sea Songs
George Frideric Handel — Water Music
Benjamin Horne — Deep River
Kelijah Dunton — Stillwater
Viet Cuong — Diamond Tide
Sally Lamb McCune — High Water Rising
Fergal Carroll — Blackwater
John Philip Sousa — Hands Across the Sea

2023 – 2024

July 3, 2024 at 7:30 pm, Benaroya Hall, Seattle
John Falskow, conductor
Ibidunni Ojikutu, soprano
Star-Spangled Spectacular Choir, Linda Gingrich, director

John Stafford Smith — The Star-Spangled Banner
Joseph Willcox Jenkins — American Overture for Band
Carolyn Bremer — Early Light
Luigi Zaninelli — Three American Hymns
Florence Price — Three American Dances
Edwin Eugene Bagley — National Emblem March
Katahj Copley — AYO
James Horner — Music from Apollo 13
Calvin Custer / Duke Ellington — Duke Ellington! A Medley for Orchestra
Ben Oakland — Java Jive
Various — Salute to the Armed Forces
John Philip Sousa — The Stars and Stripes Forever
Samuel A. Ward — America the Beautiful

Out of This World

May 11, 2024 at 7:30 pm, Shorewood PAC, Shoreline
John Falskow, conductor

Daniel Barry — Beneath the Heavens (world premiere)
Gustav Holst — The Planets, Op. 32

Persistence

February 10, 2024 at 7:30 pm, Shorecrest PAC, Shoreline
John Falskow, conductor
Marlette Buchanan, soprano

Haley Woodrow — In Two Places
Omar Thomas — Of Our New Day Begun
Johannes Brahms — Three Chorale Preludes, Op. 122
Aaron Copland — Variations on a Shaker Melody
Fergal Carroll — Song of Lir
Dmitri Shostakovich — “IV. Allegro non troppo” (Finale) from Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Nature’s Path

Ben Pelandini — Sunrise
Cait Nishimura — Lake Superior Suite
Jean Françaix — L’Horloge de Flore (“The Flower Clock”)
Jeffrey Ouper — The Painted Desert
Percy Grainger — Lincolnshire Posy
Katahj Copley — Riptides

Laughter

September 30, 2023 at 7:30 pm, Meany Hall, UW Campus
John Falskow, conductor
Jason Gilliam, euphonium

Leonard Bernstein / Clare Grundman — Candide Suite
Norman Dello Joio — Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn
Philip Sparke — Harlequin
Daniel Montoya, Jr — Kwyjibo
P.D.Q. Bach — March of the Cute Little Wood Sprites
Julie Giroux — March of the Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Leroy Anderson — The Syncopated Clock
Charles Ives — Variations on “America”

2022 – 2023

July 3, 2023 at 7:30 pm, Benaroya Hall, Seattle
John Falskow, conductor
Sara Viens, trumpet
Star-Spangled Spectacular Choir, Linda Gingrich, director

John Stafford Smith — The Star-Spangled Banner
Kimberly Archer — Fanfare Politeia
Arthur Frackenpohl — American Folk Song Suite
Omar Thomas — Shenandoah
Herbert L. Clarke — Stars in a Velvety Sky
Sammy Nestico — Salute to American Jazz
Morton Gould — “Pavanne” From Symphonette No. 2
Jack Norworth (arr. Linda Gingrich) — Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Aaron Copland (arr. Thomas Duffy) — “The Promise of Living” from The Tender Land
Jari Villanueva — Salute to the Armed Forces
John Philip Sousa — The Stars and Stripes Forever

Destinations

May 6, 2023 at 7:30 pm, Shorewood PAC, Shoreline, WA
John Falskow, conductor

Paul Dukas — Fanfare from La Peri
John Barnes Chance— Variations on a Korean Folk Song
Bill Connor — Tails aus dem Vood Viennoise
Giovanni Santos — Three Latin American Dances
Valerie Coleman — Roma
Edwin Franko Goldman — On The Mall

Inspirations

February 11, 2023 at 7:30 pm, Shorecrest PAC, Shoreline, WA
John Falskow, conductor

Franz Biebl (arr. Robert Cameron) — Ave Maria
Aram Khachaturian (arr. Leslie Hicken) — Aegina and Bacchanalia from “Spartacus”
Ingrid Stolzel — Musica Ignota
Change-Su Koh — Ode to R. S.
Carl Orff (arr. John Krance) — Carmina Burana

Seasonal Sounds

December 11, 2022 at 7:30 pm, Shorewood PAC, Shoreline, WA
John Falskow, conductor

James D. Ployhar — Jingle Bells Fantasy
arr. Philip Sparke — Veni Immanuel
arr. James Christensen — Carol of the Bells
Alfred Reed — Russian Christmas Music
Leroy Anderson — A Christmas Festival
Gustav Holst — In the Bleak Midwinter
Sammy Cahn (arr. Jule Styne) — Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
arr. Calvin Custer — A Fresh Aire Christmas
Leroy Anderson — Sleigh Ride

Pop!

October 16, 2022 at 7:30 pm, Shorewood PAC, Shoreline, WA
John Falskow, conductor

Bjork Gudmundsdottir — Overture to Dancer in the Dark
William Grant Still — From the Delta
Adam Gorb — Eine Kleine Walzermusik
Michael Gandofli — Nuevos Vientos y Tangos
John Mackey — Undertow
Tom Turpin — The Harlem Rag
George Gershwin — Rhapsody in Blue
Carter Pann— Hold this Boy and Listen
John Philip Sousa — The National Game March

2021 – 2022

May 22, 2022 at 7:30 pm, Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA
John Falskow, conductor

Omar Thomas — A Mother of a Revolution!
Gordon Jacob (arr. C. P. Heidenreich) — An Original Suite
Arthur Frackenpohl — American Folk Song Suite
Mykola Lysenso (arr. Patrick Dunnigan) — Prayer for Ukraine
Johannes Brahms (arr. Barbara Buelman) — Blessed Are They
Frigyes Hidas — Merry Music for Wind Band
Kimberly Archer — Awakenings
Bin Kaneda — Japanese Folk Song Suite
Eric Whitacre — Sleep
Howard Hanson — Chorale and Alleluia

Seattle Wind Symphony Chamber Winds

March 26, 2022 at 7:30 pm, Overlake Christian Church
John Falskow, conductor

Charles Gounod — Petite Symphonie
Richard Strauss — Serenade in E-flat Major, Op. 7
Caroline Shaw (arr. Danielle Fisher) — and the Swallow
Gordon Jacob — Old Wine in New Bottles

Seattle Wind Symphony Brass

December 15, 2021 at 7:30 pm, Fremont Abbey, Seattle, WA
John Falskow, conductor

Kevin Day — Fireworks
Eric Ewazen — Symphony for Brass
Giovanni Gabrielli (arr. Robert King) — Canzon Primi Toni
Giovanni Gabrielli (arr. Robert King) — Sonata Pian’e Forte
Giovanni Gabrielli (arr. Robert King) — Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2
Anthony Plog — Mini Variations on Amazing Grace

2019 – 2020

February 9, 2020 at 3:00 pm, Shorecrest PAC, Shoreline, WA
John Falskow, conductor
Stephen Fissel, bass trombone

Steven Bryant — Ecstatic Fanfare
Carol Barnett — Cyprian Suite
Frigyes Hidas — Rhapsody for Bass Trombone
Shelley Hanson — Albanian Dance
Camille Saint-Saens — Pas Redouble
Jan Van der Roost — Puszta
Michal Markowski — Brooklyn Air
Arturo Marquez — Conga del Fuego Nuevo

Honoring our Veterans

November 11, 2019 at 7:30 pm, Benaroya Hall, Seattle WA
John Falskow, conductor

John Stafford Smith (arr. Luigi Zaninelli) — The Star Spangled Banner
Morton Gould — American Suite
Richard Rogers (arr. Robert Russel Bennett) — Victory at Sea
Eric Ewazen — A Hymn for the Lost and Living
Daniel Butterfield — Taps
Aaron Copland — Fanfare for the Common Man
Harold L. Walters— Duty, Honor Country
arr. James Christensen — Musical Memories from WWII
arr. Bob Lowden — Armed Forces Salute
Edwin Eugene Bagley — National Emblem March

Hauntings

October 6, 2019 at 3:00 pm, Shorewood PAC, Shoreline, WA
John Falskow, conductor

James Kazik — Eviler Elves
Eric Whitacre — Lux Aurumque
Hugo Schmidt — The Devil’s Tongue
Stephen McNeff — Ghosts
Nancy Galbraith — Danza de los Duendes
Hector Berlioz (arr. Mark Rogers) — March to the Scaffold
Gustav Holst — Hammersmith
Dmitri Shostakovich (arr. Donald Hunsberger) — Galop

2018 – 2019

July 3, 2019 at 7:30 pm, Benaroya Hall, Seattle
John Falskow, conductor
Star-Spangled Spectacular Choir, Linda Gingrich, director

John Stafford Smith — Star Spangled Banner
John Williams — Liberty Fanfare
William Schuman — Chester Overture
Aaron Copland — Old American Songs
Leonard  Bernstein (arr. Clare Grundman) — Overture to Candide
Louis Saverino — March of the Women Marines
Duke Ellington — Caravan Overture
Leonard  Bernstein (arr. W. J. Duthoit) — Selections from West Side Story
Traditional  — Ching a ring chaw
arr. Peter Willhousky  — The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Various  — Armed Forces Salute
Irving Berlin — God Bless America
John Philip Sousa — Stars and Stripes Forever

May 5, 2019 at 7:30 pm, Sherwood PAC, Shoreline WA
Robert Musser, conductor
Alexandra Picard, soprano

Franz von Suppe — Light Cavalry Overture
George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess Selection
Andrew Lloyd-Webber — Phantom of the Opera
Richard Wagner — Introduction to Act Three from Lohengrin
Giuseppe Verdi — Caro Nome
Giacomo Puccini — Musette’s Waltz
Giacomo Puccini — Un bel di
Gioachino Rossini — William Tell Overture
John Philip Sousa — El Capitan

March 3, 2019 at 3:00 pm, Newport High School Auditorium, Bellevue, WA
Edwin Powell, conductor
featuring Boston Brass

Malcolm Arnold — Four Scottish Dances
Julius Fucik — Florentiner March
Rick DeJonge — Prelude and Fantasy
Percy Grainger — Lincolnshire Posy
Pavel Chesnokov — Salvation is Created
Darius Milhaud — Suite Francaise – 5. Provence
Rick DeJonge — Fantasy for Film

December 16, 2018 at 3:00 pm, Shorewood PAC, Shoreline, WA
Wayne Bailey, conductor
Alexandra Picard, soprano
Michel Jolivet, bassoon
Dave Beck, narrator

Edwin Franko Goldman — Christmas March
Albert Hague — You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
Percy Grainger — Sussex Mummers Christmas Carol
Robert W. Smith — Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus
arr. John Moss — Christmas at the Movies
Howard Rowe — Hanukkah, Festival of Lights
Frank Loesser — What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
arr. Brymer and Brown — Irving Berlin’s Christmas
David Lovrien — Minor Alterations 2, Carols from the Dark Side
Leroy Anderson — Sleigh Ride

October 21, 2018 at 3:00 pm, Shorecrest PAC, Shoreline, WA
Wayne Bailey, conductor

Frank Ticheli — Wild Nights
Sean Osborn — Mosaic
Leroy Anderson — The Typewriter
Timothy Broege — Sinfonia V
Eric Whitacre — Godzilla Eats Las Vegas
Charles Ives — Country Band March
Percy Grainger — The Immovable Do

2017 – 2018

July 3, 2018 at 7:30 pm, Benaroya Hall, Seattle
Wayne Bailey, conductor
Star-Spangled Spectacular Choir, Linda Gingrich, director

Walter Damrosch (arr. John Philip Sousa) — The Star Spangled Banner
Meredith Willson (arr. Naohiro Iwai)— 76 Trombones
Leroy Anderson (arr. Michael Edwards) — Bugler’s Holiday
Bruce Broughton (arr. R. Bass) — Silverado
Harry Lincoln — Midnight Fire Alarm
Harry DeCosta (arr. Luther Henderson) — Tuba Tiger Rag
Elmer Bernstein (arr. Roland Smeets) — The Magnificent Seven
J.J. Richards — The Great Plains
Morton Gould (arr. Philip Lang) — American Salute
John Philip Sousa — The Black Horse Troop
Bob Lowden — Armed Forces Salute
Stephen Foster (arr. Linda Gingrich) — Nelly Bly
George M. Cohan (arr. Keith Brion) — George M. Cohan Medley
William Steffe (arr. Peter Wilhousky) — Battle Hymn of the Republic
John Philip Sousa (arr. Brion/Schissel) — The Stars and Stripes Forever

April 22, 2018 at 3:00 pm, Shorewood PAC, Shoreline, WA
Wayne Bailey, conductor
Robert Spring, clarinet

Giacomo Rossini — William Tell Overture
Guido Six — Springtime
John Philip Sousa — Solid Men to the Front
Bruce Broughton (arr. R. Bass) — Silverado
Michael Kamen (arr. J. Brubaker) — Band of Brothers
Meredith Willson (arr. Naohiro Iwai) — 76 Trombones
James Horner (arr. J. Moss) — Apollo 13 Symphonic Suite
Elmer Bernstein (arr. Roland Smeets) — The Magnificent Seven

February 11, 2018 at 3:00 pm, Shorecrest PAC, Shoreline, WA
Wayne Bailey, conductor
Kipras Mazeika, bassoon

Johan de Meij — Galdalf, Lord of the Rings, mvt. 1
Eric Whitacre — The Seal Lullaby
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (arr. Charles Yeago) — Concerto in B Flat Major for Bassoon and Concert Band, mvt. 1
Rubert Russell Bennett — Suite of Old American Dances
Gustav Holst — Suite in F
David Holsinger — On a Hymnsong of Phillip Bliss
Zo Elliott — British Eighth
Charles Ives (arr. Keith Brion) — March Intercollegiate

November 17, 2017 at 3:00 pm, Renton IKEA PAC, Renton, WA
Wayne Bailey, conductor

William Schumann — Chester Overture
Morton Gould (arr. P. Lang) — American Salute
Charles Ives (arr. W. Rhodes) — Variations on America
John Philip Sousa — Sabre and Spurs
John Philip Sousa — Glory of the Yankee Navy
John Williams (arr. P. Lavender) — Hymn to the Fallen
Samuel Barber (arr. A. Collinsworth) — Commando March
Jay Unger (arr. Custer) — Ashokan Farewell
arr. Bob Lowden — Armed Forces Salute
John Philip Sousa — Semper Fidelis

October 8, 2017 at 3:00 pm, Shorewood PAC, Shoreline, WA
Wayne Bailey, conductor

Ralph Vaughn Williams — Flourish for Wind Band
Vincent Persichetti — Pageant
Frank Ticheli — Rest
Daniel Barry — In the Beginning
Gordon Jacob — William Byrd Suite
Percy Aldridge Grainger — Handel in the Strand
John Philip Sousa — The Fairest of the Fair

2016 – 2017

July 3, 2017 at 7:30 pm, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Wayne Bailey, conductor
Alexandra Picard, soprano
Dave Beck, narrator
Star-Spangled Spectacular Choir, Linda Gingrich, director

John Stafford Smith (harmonized, Damrosch) — The Star-Spangled Banner
E. E. Bagley — National Emblem March
John Williams (arr. James Curnow) — The Cowboys
Antonin Dvorak (arr. Wayne Bailey) — Songs My Mother Taught Me
Meredith Wilson — Till There Was You
Robert Russell Bennett — Autobiography Part One, III. 1900: Corn, Cows and Music
John Philip Sousa (arr. Keith Brion) — The Liberty Bell
Stephen Foster (arr. Linda Gingrich) — The Glendy Burk
George M. Cohan (arr. Keith Brion) — George M. Cohan Medley
Richard Rogers (arr. Paul Murtha) — Richard Rodgers in Concert
John Philip Sousa (arr. Frederick Fennell) — The Gallant Seventh
Randol Alan Bass — Casey at the Bat
arr. Bob Lowden — Dixieland Jam!
Irving Berlin (arr. James Swearingen) — Songs for America
arr. Bob Lowden — Armed Forces Salute
Edwin Franko Goldman (ed. Edward S. Lisk) — On the Mall
Edwin Franko Goldman — The Chimes of Liberty
John Philip Sousa — The Stars and Stripes Forever

May 14, 2017 at 3:00 pm, Shorewood PAC, Shoreline, WA
Wayne Bailey, conductor

David del Tredici (arr. Mark Spede) — Acrostic Song from Final Alice
Antonin Dvorak (arr. Wayne Bailey) — Als die alte Mutter
William Walton (arr. W.J.Duthoit) — Crown Imperial March
Gustav Holst — Jupiter from The Planets
Arthur Sullivan (arr. Charles Mackerras) — Pineapple Poll
Johan Sebastian Bach (arr. Roland L. Meohlmann) — Prelude and Fugue in Bb Major
Richard Wagner (arr. Paul Whear) — Siegfried’s Funeral Music
John Williams (arr. James Curnow) — The Cowboys

March 12, 2017 at 3:00 pm, Shorecrest PAC, Shoreline, WA
Wayne Bailey, conductor

Ralph Vaughn-Williams — Toccata Marziale
Percy Aldridge Grainger — Irish Tune from County Derry
Johannes Hanssen (arr. Glenn Bainum) — Valdres
Robert Russell Bennett — Autobiography
Norman Dello Joio — Satiric Dances
Charles Ives — Old Home Days
Percy Aldridge Grainger (arr. Glenn Bainum) — Australian Up-Country Tune
Pierre Leemans (arr. Charles Wiley) — March of the Belgian Paratroopers
Alfred Reed — Armenian Dances
John Philip Sousa — Hands Across the Sea

December 10, 2016 at 3:00 pm, Shorewood PAC, Shoreline, WA
Wayne Bailey, conductor
Alexandra Picard, soprano
Dave Beck, narrator

Peter Tchaikovsky (arr. Alfred Reed) — Suite from The Nutcracker
Newell Long — Twas the Night Before Christmas
David Lovrien — Minor Alterations
arr. Alfred Reed— Greensleeves
David Rose (arr. Maurice Johnstone) — Holiday for Trombones
Gustav Holst — In the Bleak Midwinter
Aldophe Adam — O Holy Night
G. F. Handel (arr. Clair Johnson) — Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
Leroy Anderson — A Christmas Festival
Leroy Anderson — Sleigh Ride

October 23, 2016 at 3:00 pm, Shorecrest PAC, Shoreline, WA
Wayne Bailey, conductor
Dieter Rice, alto saxophone

Dmitri Shostakovich (arr. H. Robert Reynolds) — Folk Dances
Roberto Molinelli — Four Pictures from New York
— I..Dreamy Dawn
— II. Tango Club
Tielman Susato (arr. Patrick Dunnigan) — Selections from “The Danserye“
— I. La Morisque
— II. Bergerette
— III. Les quatre Branles
— VI. Ronde & Salterelle
— VII. Ronde & Aliud
— IX. Battaille Pavane
Percy Aldridge Grainger — “Shepherds Hey” English Morris Dance
Malcolm Arnold (arr. Maurice Johnstone) — English Dances
— II. Vivace
— III. Mesto
— IV. Allegro Risoluto
Arturo Marquez (arr. Oliver Nickel) — Danzon No. 2
Henry Fillmore — The Footlifter

2015 – 2016

June 29, 2016 at 7:30 pm, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Wayne Bailey, conductor
Alexandra Picard, soprano
Danny Helseth, euphonium
Dave Beck, master of ceremonies
Star-Spangled Spectacular Choir, Linda Gingrich, director

John Stafford Smith (harmonized, Damrosch) — Star Spangled Banner
Edwin Bagley — National Emblem
Joseph Wilcox Jenkins — American Overture for Band
Frank Ticheli — Shenandoah
Karl King — Hosts of Freedom March
George Gershwin — Summertime
Giacomo Puccini (arr. Brendon Power) — O mio babbino caro
Irving Berlin (arr. James Swearingen) — Songs for America
arr. Bob Lowden— Armed Forces Salute
Samuel Augustus Ward (arr. Carmen Dragon) — America, the Beautiful
Henry Fillmore — Americans We
Sigmund Romberg — Serenade from “The Student Prince“
John Philip Sousa — Washington Post March
arr. Linda Gingrich— Take Me Out to the Ball Game
William Steffe (arr. Peter Wilhousky) — The Battle Hymn of the Republic
arr. Norman Leyden— George M. Cohan Sing-Along
Peter Tchaikovsky (arr. Mayhew Lake) — Overture “1812“
John Philip Sousa (arr. Keith Brion) — Stars and Stripes Forever

May 7, 2016 at 7:30 pm, Shorewood PAC, Shoreline, WA
Donald Miller, conductor

Joseph Wilcox Jenkins — American Overture for Band
Donald Grantham — Southern Harmony
William Schumann — George Washington Bridge
H. Owen Reed — Missouri Shindig
Charles Ives — Variations on America
Eric Whitacre — October
Ron Nelson — Sonoran Desert Holiday

February 27, 2016 at 7:30 pm, Shorewood PAC, Shoreline, WA
John Falskow, conductor

Andreas Makris (arr. Major Albert Bader) — Aegean Festival Overture
Derek Jenkins — We Seven
Martin Ellerby — Paris Sketches
Anthony Iannacone — After a Gentle Rain
Morten Lauridsen (arr. H. Robert Reynolds) — O Magnum Mysterium
Satoshi Yagisawa — Machu Pichu

November 15, 2015 at 3:00 pm, Renton IKEA PAC, Renton, WA
Wayne Bailey, conductor

Dana Wilson — Shortcut Home
Felix Mendelssohn (arr. John Boyd) — Overture for Winds
Johan Sebastian Bach (arr. R. L. Moehlmann) — If Thou Be Near
Gustav Holst (arr. Colin Matthews) — First Suite in E-flat for Military Band
Norman Dello Joio — Variants on a Medieval Tune
Percy Aldridge Grainger — Ye Banks and Braes O’ Bonnie Doon
Michael Markoswki — Tidal Forces
Jonathan Newman — Moon by Night
Henry Fillmore (arr. Frederick Fennell) — His Honor

2014 – 2015

July 1, 2015 at 7:30 pm, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Keith Brion, conductor
Alexandra Picard, soprano
Natalie Dungey, trumpet
Dave Beck, narrator
Sara Jolivet, piccolo
Michel Jolivet, sarrusophone
Star-Spangled Spectacular Choir, Linda Gingrich, director

John Philip Sousa (arr. Keith Brion) — Star Spangled Banner
William Schumann — Chester Overture
John Philip Sousa — The Invicible Eagle
Herman Bellsted — Napoli
John Philip Sousa — Humoresque on Swannee
John Philip S — Semper Fidelis
Francisco Cilea — Io son l’umile ancella
John Philip Sousa — I’ve Made Plans for Summer
Various — Parade of the Services
arr. Norman Leyden — George M. Cohan Sing-Along
Irving Berlin — God Bless America
David Wallis Reeves — Yankee Doodle, Fantasie Humoresque
Arthur Pryor — The Whistler and His Dog
Edwin Franko Goldman — The Chimes of Liberty March
William Steffe (arr. Peter J. Willohousky) — The Battle Hymn of the Republic
arr. Linda Gingrich — Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Peter Tchaikovsky (arr. Mayhew Lake) — Overture “1812“
John Philip Sousa — The Stars and Stripes Forever

May 9, 2015 at 7:30 pm, Shorewood PAC, Shoreline, WA
Larry Gookin, conductor
Sarah Harkness, flute
Adam Pelandini, Alex Worland, Conor Jonson, saxophone trio

Dmitri Shostakovich (arr. Donald Hunsberger) — Festive Overture
Arthur Sullivan (arr. Charles Mackerras) — Pineapple Poll
Georges Hue (arr. John Bourgeois) — Fantasie for Flute and Winds
Charles Ives (arr. James B. Sinclair) — Country Band March
John Zdechilk — Chorale and Shaker Dance
Percy Aldridge Grainger (arr. Keith Brion) — O Mensch, Bewein Dein Sunde Gross
David Maslanka — Hell’s Gate
Camile Saint-Saens (arr. Arthur Frackenpohl) — Pas Redouble

February 21, 2015 at 7:30 pm, Shorewood PAC, Shoreline, WA
Larry Gookin, conductor
Deserat Tafesse, euphonium
Steve Mostovoy, trumpet
Jovino Neto, piano

Ralph Vaughn Williams — English Folk Song Suite
Percy Aldridge Grainger (arr. R. Mark Rogers) — Colonial Song
Percy Aldridge Grainger (arr. R. Mark Rogers) — The Gum-Suckers March
Leonard Bernstein — Danzon from the Ballet “Fancy Free“
Daniel Barry — The River of Doubt – The Mighty Urubanba
Carolyn Bremer — Early Light
Edoardo Boccalari — Fantasia Di Concerto
Frank Ticheli — Symphony No. 2

November 15, 2014 at 7:30 pm, First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA
Larry Gookin, conductor
Adam Pelandini, saxophone

Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov (arr. Erik Leidzen) — Procession of the Nobles
Hayden Wood — Mannin Veen
Malcolm Arnold (arr. Thad Marciniak) — Four Cornish Dances
Gunther Schuller — Tribute to Rudy Wiedoeft
Clifton Williams — Symphonic Dance #3
David Maslanka — Requiem
Yasuhide Ito — Gloriosa
John Klohr (arr. Lewis J. Buckley) — The Billboard

2013 – 2014

July 3, 2014 at 7:30 pm, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Larry Gookin, conductor
Matthew Grey, trombone
Sheila Houlahan, mezzo-soprano
Sara Jolivet, piccolo
Michel Jolivet, sarrusophone

John Philip Sousa (arr. Keith Brion) — Star Spangled Banner
Samuel Augustus Ward (arr. Carmen Dragon) — America the Beautiful
John Philip Sousa (arr. Keith Brion) — Liberty Bell March
Arthur Pryor — Thoughts of Love
arr. Frank Ticheli— O Shenandoah
August Damm — Through the Air
John Philip Sousa (arr. Keith Brion) — Marching Through Georgia
Henry Fillmore — Rolling Thunder March
George Gershwin — An American In Paris
Irish Folk Song (arr. Frederic Weatherly) — Londonderry Air – “O Danny Boy“
John Philip Sousa — I’ve Made My Plans for the Summer
John Philip Sousa (arr. Keith Brion) — Semper Fidelis
Julius Fucik (arr. John Maston) — Der Alte Brummbaer
Albert Hague (arr. Clifton Baxter) — You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
Peter Tchaikovsky (arr. Mayhew Lake) — Overture “1812“
Various — Parade of the Services
arr. Norman Leyden— George M. Cohan Sing-Along
Irving Berlin — God Bless America
John Philip Sousa (arr. Keith Brion) — Stars and Stripes Forever

May 17, 2014 at 7:30 pm, First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA
Larry Gookin, conductor
John Neurohr, trombone

Peter Mennin — Canzona
Michael Gandolfi — Vientos Y Tangos
Robert Russell Bennett — Symphonic Songs for Band
Anthony Barfield — Red Sky
Gustav Holst — Mars from “The Planets“
Richard Wagner (arr. Lucien Calliet) — Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral from Lohengrin
John Philip Sousa (arr. Keith Brion) — Marching Through Georgia
John Philip Sousa (arr. Keith Brion) — Kansas Widcats

May 17, 2014 at 7:30 pm, First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA
Larry Gookin, conductor
Frank Kowalski, clarinet

Jack Stamp — Aubrey Fanfare
Ryan George — Firefly
Ronald LoPresti — Elegy for a Young American
Scott McAllister — Black Dog
Malcolm Arnold (arr. John Paynter) — Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo for Symphonic Band
Ottorino Resphigi (arr. Yoshihiro Kimura) — The Pines of Rome
Julius Fucik (arr. M. L. Lake) — Florentiner March

November 3, 2013 at 3:00 pm, Meany Hall, Seattle, WA
Larry Gookin, conductor

Alfred Reed — The Hounds of Spring
Gustav Holst — Second Suite in F for Military Band
Richard Strauss (arr. Albert O. Davis) — Allerseelen
Kathryn Salfelder — Cathedrals
George Gershwin (arr. John Krance) — An American In Paris
Peter Graham — Harrison’s Dream for Wind Orchestra
John Mackey — Sheltering Sky
Dmitri Shostakovich (arr. Donald Hunsberger) — Polka from “The Bolt“
Henry Fillmore (arr. Loras John Schissel) — The Circus Bee

2012 – 2013

July 3, 2013 at 7:30 pm, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Larry Gookin, conductor
Dean Snavely, master of ceremonies
Gayla Blaisdell, soprano
Michel Jolivet, sarrusophone
Tristan Hurd, Stephen Picard, George Moffat, trumpet trio

John Stafford Smith (harmonized, Damrosch) — Star Spangled Banner
Leonard Bernstein (arr. Clare Grundman) — Overture to Candide
Samuel Augustus Ward (arr. Carmen Dragon) — America the Beautiful
Robert Russell Bennett — Suite of Old American Dances
Freidrich von Flotow — The Last Rose of Summer from “Martha“
John Philip Sousa (arr. Keith Brion) — Semper Fidelis
arr. Frank Ticheli — Amazing Grace
Leroy Anderson — Bugler’s Holiday
Meredith Willson (arr. Alfred Reed) — Highlights from “The Music Man“
George Gershwin (arr. John Krance) — Second Prelude
John Philip Sousa (arr. Keith Brion) — Fugue on Yankee Doodle
arr. William Davis— Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, “The Happy Farmer“
Harold L. Walters — Forth Fathoms
Peter Tchaikovsky (arr. Mayhew Lake) — Overture “1812“
Various — Parade of the Services
arr. Norman Leyden— George M. Cohan Sing-Along
Irving Berlin — God Bless America
John Philip Sousa (arr. Keith Brion) — Stars and Stripes Forever

May 5, 2013 at 3:00 pm, Meany Hall, Seattle, WA
Larry Gookin, conductor
Brian Chin, trumpet
Gerard Schwarz, guest conductor

Leonard Bernstein — Overture to Candide
Johanes Brahms (arr. John Boyd) — Three Chorale Preludes, Op. 122
Daniel Bukvich — Sonata for Trumpet and Winds
Howard Hanson — Dies Natalis
Gordon Jacob — William Byird Suite
Gerard Schwarz — Above and Beyond
John Mackey — Kingfishers Catch Fire
Sergey Prokofiev (arr. Paul Yoder) — March, Op. 99
John Philip Sousa — Manhattan Beach March

February 23, 2013 at 7:00 pm, First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA
Larry Gookin, conductor
Mark Claasen, alto saxophone

Alfred Reed — Armenian Dances
John Barnes Chance — Incantation and Dance
Claude T. Smith — Fantasia for Alto Saxophone
Edward Elgar (arr. Earl Slocum) — Enigma Variations
Robert Russell Bennett — Suite of Old American Dances
J. S. Bach (arr. Percy Aldridge Grainger) — O Mensch, Bewein Dein Sunde Gross
Percy Aldridge Grainger — Molly on the Shore
John Philip Sousa — The Cabaret Dancers

November 4, 2012 at 3:00 pm, Meany Hall, Seattle, WA
Larry Gookin, conductor

Frank Ticheli — Nitro
Gordon Jacob — An Original Suite for Military Band
Brian Balmages — Hypnotic Fireflies
Vincent Persichetti — Masquerade for Band, Op. 102
Ronald LoPresti — Elegy for a Young American
John Mackey — Aurora Awakes
Malcolm Arnold (arr. John Paynter) — Four Scottish Dances
Henry Fillmore (arr. Frederick Fennell) — Rolling Thunder March

2011 – 2012

May 6, 2012 at 3:00 pm, Meany Hall, Seattle, WA
Larry Gookin, conductor
Sean Osborn, clarinet

Jack Stamp — Gavorkna Fanfare
David R. Gillingham — Be Thou My Vision
Percy Aldridge Grainger — Lincolnshire Posey
Scott McAllister — “X” Concert for Clarinet
Malcolm Arnold (arr. John P. Paynter) — Tam O’Shanter
George Gershwin (arr. John Krance) — Second Prelude
Leonard Bernstein (arr. Clare Grundman) — Slava!
John Philip Sousa (arr. R. Mark Rogers) — Easter Monday on the White House Lawn

February 26, 2012 at 3:00 pm, First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA
Larry Gookin, conductor
Danny Helseth, euphonium

Ralph Hultgren — Whirr, Whirr, Whirr!!
Percy Aldridge Grainger (arr. Frank Erickson) — Children’s March
Franz Biebl (arr. W. L. Ballenger) — Ave Maria
Vincent Persichetti — Symphony for Band, Op. 69
J. S. Bach (arr. Goldman/Leist) — Fantasia in G Major
Simone Mantia and Harold Brasch (arr. Luis Maldonado) — Believe Me If all Those Endearing Young Charms
Sigmund Romberg (arr. Larry Gookin) — Serenade from “The Student Prince“
R. Vaughn Williams — Folk Song Suite, “Seventeen Come Sunday“
Camile Saint-Saens — Pas Redouble

November 13, 2011 at 3:00 pm, Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle, WA
Larry Gookin, conductor

Dmitri Shostakovich (arr. Donald Hunsberger) — Festive Overture
Gustav Holst (arr. Colin Mathews) — First Suite in E-flat for Military Band
Antonio de Cabezon (arr. Percy Aldrich Grainger) — Prelude in the Dorian Mode
David Sampson — Moving Parts
Frank Ticheli — Sanctuary for Concert Band
Darius Milhaud — Suite Francaise
Leonard Bernstein (arr. John Krance) — Danzon
K. L. King — The Melody Shop