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LISTING DIRECTORY (*) indicates duplicate - title variation

A Patriot's Anthem America, My Homeland America The Beautiful American Overture For Band American Patrol Americana Amparito Roca An Italian In Algiers Armed Forces Salute The Association of Concert Bands March Barnum and Bailey's Favorite Big Band Spectacular Bricusse and Newley on Broadway  Broadway Showstoppers Brighton Beach The Billboard March Bugler's Holiday Camp Town Bash Carol of the Drum Chester A Christmas Festival (Anderson) Christmas Festival (Lamater) Christmas Party Christmas Scenes Overture Christmas Spirit Clarinet Candy Coat Of Arms To Dance in the Secret Garden Deep River The Downeaster March Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral English Folk Song Suite (Mmt 1) Entry of the Gladiators España Cañi Gershwin! Great Songs of Christmas Hark The Herald Angels Sing Hosts of Freedom  Italian In Algiers (*) The Klaxon March  Lassus Trombone Latin and Lace Liberty Bell March The Magic of Andrew Lloyd Webber March and Procession of Bacchus Marche Slav Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna My Fair Lady National Emblem Nobles of the Mystic Shrine An Old-Fashioned Christmas Olympic Fanfare and Theme On The Mall Overture For Winds Parade of the Doodlebugs  Parade of Tall Ships People Who Live In Glass Houses Phantom of the Opera Rolling Thunder Semper Fidelis Skater's Holiday Sinatra In Concert  Sleigh Ride The Sound Of Music Star Wars Medley Strategic Air Command March Stars And Stripes Forever Themes from SUPERMAN Swingle Bells Thunder and Blazes Trombonium  Touching Basses Washington Post March White Christmas   William Tell Overture Winter Wonderland Zampa Overture

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Hosts of Freedom March	Karl L. King	Narrator
Notes:	Another Karl L. King Circus March is his regal Hosts of Freedom march. This march, while not written specifically for the big top, has nevertheless been used as a fast finale by many circus bands, including the Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus, the King Brothers Circus, the Royal Hanneford Circus, and many others.  Listen now as the ******** band brings you Karl L. King’s Hosts of Freedom march. -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Bricusse and Newley On Broadway	Bricusse and Newley / Warren Barker	Narrator
Notes:	Warren Barker is famous in the music world. He has been composer, arranger, and conductor for 20th Century Fox, for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and for Columbia motion picture studios, as well as having written the music for more than thirty television series, including Bewitched, The Flying Nun, and That Girl. More recently, Barker is also famous for his wonderful medleys of familiar tunes arranged for band.  In Bricusse (pronounced Brickus) and Newley on Broadway, Barker has brought us such delightful songs as On a Wonderful Day Like Today, Who Can I Turn To, Gonna Build A Mountain, and What Kind of Fool Am I? Ladies and gentlemen, we play for you now Warren Barker’s arrangement of Bricusse and Newley On Broadway. -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Olympic Fanfare And Theme	John Williams / Jim Curnow	Narrator
Notes:	Composer John Williams has written some of the best movie music this world has ever known, including music most of Stephen Spielberg’s epic adventures. But for the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1984, Williams opened a new genre of music. The brilliant fanfare theme, the huge sounds, the lush textures, all of it left a worldwide audience breathless when John Williams premiered it with the Los Angeles Symphony at the Olympic Games’ opening ceremonies. Jim Curnow has created a marvelous transcription of this work for band, and we’d like to play it for you know. Ladies and Gentlemen, John Williams’ Olympic Fanfare and Theme.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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English Folk Song Suite: Seventeen Come Sunday (First movement only)	Ralph Vaughn Williams	Narrator
Notes:	Ralph (pronounced “Rafe”- at his own insistence) Vaughn Williams is one of the two people, with Gustav Holst, who, in the first part of the twentieth century, established English music as distinct from that of Germany and Italy . In his music, you can hear the air of the countryman that was his personality. He also helped establish the wind band as a serious concert group. In Seventeen Come Sunday, the first movement of his famed English Folk Song Suite, you will hear echoes of the folk songs of Norfolk and Somerset , complete with their dark, modal harmonies, and the lilting dance rhythms of the people. Here, Ladies and Gentlemen, is the first movement of Ralph Vaughn Williams’ English Folk Song Suite, Seventeen Come Sunday.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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American Patrol	Frank W. Meacham / Paul Yoder	Narrator
Notes:	Frank W. Meacham was born in 1856, and wrote hundreds of tunes. His best known composition is American Patrol, which was written about 1885 and first published for band in 1912. Since then, the tune has been played and recorded by dozens of bands, orchestras, and choirs, including those of John Philip Sousa and Glenn Miller. This arrangement includes the melodies of other tunes as well. Listen for the tunes Columbia , the Gem of The Ocean and Yankee Doodle, as the Mississippi Community Symphonic Band plays for you now Paul Yoder’s arrangement of American Patrol.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Skater's Holiday	Carol M. Butts	Narrator
Notes: (Please modify this as needed if you don't live or play in the South.)	The holiday season is fast upon us.  The decorations are going up, the stores are laying in stocks of ribbons and wrapping paper, and the children are trying to be extra good. And even though we live in the South, the weather is going to get colder.   Really, it will!  To help us set the mood for the holiday season, the ******** Band will play for you now a delightful little number that just sounds like Christmas. Enjoy with us now Carroll M. Butts’ composition,  Skater’s Holiday.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Hark The Herald Angels Sing	Felix Mendelssohn / James Ployhar	Narrator
Notes:	Felix Mendelssohn wrote a huge quantity of music during his life, including one of our all-time favorite Christmas Carols. Listen now to James Ployhar's arrangement of Mendelssohn's Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Christmas Spirit	(Traditional) / Sammy Nestico	Narrator
Notes:	Sammy Nestico, a famous composer and the official arranger for the Air Force band for a number of years, has included the themes from Silent Night, the Westminster Carol, Away In A Manger, and Joy to the World in this delightful medley. The ******** Band now plays Sammy Nestico's arrangement of Christmas Spirit.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Great Songs of Christmas	(Traditional) / Robert Lowden	Narrator
Notes:	What Christmas celebration would be complete without hearing Winter Wonderland, delighting in Silver Bells, or envisioning the images evoked by the Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting on an open fire)? Enjoy these tunes now as we play Robert Lowden's arrangement of the Great Songs of Christmas.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Christmas Scenes Overture	(Traditional) / Forrest L. Buchtel	Narrator
Notes:	In this next medley of Christmas songs, we begin in the middle east and England with themes from Bring A Torch, Jeanette Isabella, Coventry Carol, and Away In A Manger, then we travel all the way to the North Pole to hear Parade of the Tin Soldiers and March of the Toys straight from Santa's workshop. Enjoy with us now Forrest Buchtel's Christmas Scenes Overture.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Christmas Party	(Traditional) / James Curnow	Narrator
Notes:	The Christmas Season includes the traditions of decorating our homes, schools, even our cities. Look around you even now at these marvelous lights and decorarions. The Christmas tune Deck The Halls celebrates this tradition of decorating for the season. James Curnow has written a delightful and festive set of variations on Deck The Halls. The ******** Band now presents James Curnow’s Christmas Party.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Carol of the Drum	Katherine K. Davis / Floyd E. Wehrle	Narrator
Notes:	The "Carol Of The Drum" tells the story of a child who had no gift to bring to the Christ child, so instead played his drum. The gift of music is one of the most heartfelt gifts we can bestow during this season. Listen now as the ******** Band brings you this gift: Floyd Wehrle's arrangement of Katherine Davis' famous Carol of the Drum. -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Winter Wonderland	Dick Smith and Felix Bernard / David Bennett	Narrator
Notes:	Snow is not a usual occurrence here in the South. Even so, with all the decorations, the music, and the festive spirit that permeates our community, we are truly walking in a winter wonderland. Enjoy with us now David Bennett's arrangement of Dick Smith and Felix Bernard's Christmas classic, "Winter Wonderland." -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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White Christmas	Irving Berlin / Erik Leidzen	Narrator
Notes:	Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" was the first secular holiday tune to achieve overwhelming popularity. Bing Crosby's record of it has become the biggest selling record of all time, with current estimates topping 350 million copies. For decades, this song has struck a wistful note among generations of people yearning for Christmas joy. Ladies and Gentlemen, Irving Berlin's White Christmas. -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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An Old-Fashioned Christmas	(Traditional) / J. Olivadoti	Narrator
Notes:	A medley is a series of different tunes, joined together in a potpourri that make up a single arrangement. J. Olivadoti has included the tunes from Joy To The World, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, Sleep, Holy Babe, Christ Was Born On Christmas Day, Silent Night, and Jingle Bells in this wonderful medley he calls "An Old-Fashioned Christmas."  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Swingle Bells (Jingle Bells) / Silver Clef Music	(Traditional) / David P. Miller	Narrator
Notes:	You have already heard Jingle Bells a few times tonight, both here and earlier. It's a great tune that conveys a great deal of the joy and festiveness of the season. But did you ever feel like dancing to Jingle Bells? Me either. But you might feel like it when you hear this arrangement. Ladies and gentlemen, we will now play for you Jingle Bells like you've never heard it before: David Miller's arrangement, Swingle Bells. -- Notes and Arrangement by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Sleigh Ride	Leroy Anderson	Narrator
Notes:	Since 1948, when it became an instant smash hit, one of the all-time favorite Christmas songs has been Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride. The ******** Band is pleased to play it for you now. Ladies and Gentlemen, Leroy Anderson's famous Sleigh Ride! -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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A Christmas Festival	(Traditional) / Leroy Anderson	Narrator
Notes:	Leroy Anderson has given us a great many delightful compositions and arrangements, such as Sleigh Ride, Bugler's Holiday. The Syncopated Clock, The Typewriter Song, and The Penny Whistle Song. Another of his favorites is this delightful arrangement of the Christmas favorites, Joy To The World, Deck The Halls, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Silent Night, and Adeste Fideles. Ladies and Gentlemen, the ******** Band closes its concert this evening with Leroy Anderson's A Christmas Festival. -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Christmas Festival	(Traditional) / Ed De Lamater	Narrator
Notes:	For our final tune, we would like to play for you the tunes Jolly Old St. Nicholas, Oh, Christmas Tree, O Come, All Ye Faithful, and Jingle Bells, in Ed De Lamater's medley, Christmas Festival.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Washington Post March / Silver Clef Music	John Philip Sousa / David P. Miller	Narrator
Notes:	In 1889, Sousa wrote The Washington Post march to promote an essay contest sponsored by the Washington Post newspaper. The march was soon identified with a new dance called the two-step. Before long, The Washington Post March became the most popular tune in America and Europe . Critics everywhere raved over it. A British journalist made the comment that since Johann Strauss, Jr. was called the "Waltz King," then the American bandmaster Sousa should be called the "March King." With this remark, Sousa’s title was endowed and has remained ever since.  Ladies and Gentlemen, John Philip Sousa’s Washington Post March. -- Notes and arrangement by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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American Overture for Band	Joseph Willcox Jenkins	Narrator
Notes:	Written originally for the U.S. Army Field Band as a musical portrayal of the spirit of the American Frontier, Joseph Willcox Jenkins' 1955 work American Overture For Band has become one of the staples of superb band literature. Some of the most obvious features of this composition are the distinctive horn section solos, beloved and anguished over by horn players worldwide.  Enjoy now the musical portrayal of the spirit of the American frontier in Joseph Willcox Jenkins' American Overture For Band.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Latin and Lace	John F. Edmunds	Narrator
Notes:	John F. Edmunds has written a great deal of band music, much of it for the University of Texas and for Louisiana State University, where he taught for almost thirty years all together.  Before he was a college professor, he was a band director for Colonial High School in Orlando, Florida. While Edmunds was teaching in Orlando, he wrote several tunes, including Latin And Lace, which the band will play for you now. Ladies and Gentlemen, we give you John Edmunds fun tune, Latin And Lace.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Elsa's Procession To The Cathedral	Richard Wagner / Lucien Cailliet	Narrator
Notes:	One of the most well-known musical compositions in the world is the famous wedding march, the one to which schoolchildren everywhere sing "Here comes the Bride." This wedding march was written by Richard Wagner in his opera "Lohengrin." During the opera, the lady getting married is Elsa. Strangely enough, she's marrying a knight who rides a swan, and she doesn't even know her beau's name. We would like to play for you now the tune Wagner wrote to depict the regal procession leading up to her marriage. The tune begins with a lovely pastoral theme and develops through the entire procession, to climax with Elsa's dynamic arrival at the cathedral. Ladies and Gentlemen, we play for you now Lucien Cailliet's transcription of Richard Wagner's Elsa's Procession To The Cathedral. -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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To Dance In The Secret Garden	Robert W. Smith	Narrator
Notes:	Robert Smith is a prolific composer, with over 500 works to his name. He is one of the most frequently performed living composers, one reason for which is that his music is always easy to listen to. To Dance in the Secret Garden was commissioned by the North Jersey Music Educator's Association. It gets its name from the fact that New Jersey is the Garden State. The work is set in a large three-part structure. It opens with a stirring fanfare theme, and moves on to a slower middle section, which features a wonderful horn/alto sax melody. Finally, a return to the opening theme and its energetic tempo closes the work.  We now present the ******** Band, under the direction of ******, playing To Dance in the Secret Garden.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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The Association Of Concert Bands March / Silver Clef Music Publishing	David P. Miller	Narrator
Notes:	The Association of Concert Bands was formed in 1977 to encourage and foster adult bands in America, and to promote performances of great music such as that you're hearing tonight. When composer David Miller went to the ACB National Convention in April 2004, he was so impressed he determined to write a musical tribute to the ACB and all they've done to promote community music in America. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you this tribute, The Association of Concert Bands March.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Themes from SUPERMAN	John Williams / Robert Lowden	Narrator
Notes:	In 1978, Composer John Williams finished writing music for the movie Superman. It is interesting to note that Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood, and James Caan were all offered the title role for the film. They all turned it down, citing reasons from "I'm too busy" to "I'm not getting into that silly suit!"  Christopher Reeve accepted the role and became the new Superman, while John Williams cemented his title as the "Superman of Movie Music Writers."  In this compilation of tunes from the movie, you will hear the Main Theme, The Planet Krypton, The March of the Villains, and the haunting love song, Can You Read My Mind? Ladies and Gentlemen, the ******* Band presents for you now Robert Lowden's arrangement of Themes from the Movie Superman.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Nobles Of The Mystic Shrine	John Philip Sousa	Narrator
Notes:	The Nobles Of The Mystic Shrine is unique among Sousa marches in that it begins in a minor key, and includes a part for harp, which we unfortunately do not have with us tonight.  Are there any harp players in the audience who might like to sit in with us on this tune? Did you bring your instrument with you?  In this tune, Sousa, who was a Shriner, intended to recreate the musical styles of the Shriners' "Turkish Music," including a heavy bass drum part and the sudden fortissimo outbursts in the first section. Listen now as the ******** Band plays for you John Philip Sousa's stirring march, Nobles Of The Mystic Shrine.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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The Magic of Andrew Lloyd Webber	Andrew Lloyd Webber / Warren Barker	Narrator
Notes:	Andrew Lloyd Webber is without a doubt the most celebrated and prolific contemporary composer of music for Broadway-style musical shows.  Famous music writer Warren Barker has brought together into this arrangement five of Webber's most famous signature themes, including Jesus Christ, Superstar, I Don't Know How To Love Him, Don't Cry For Me, Argentina, the haunting Memory, and the spine-tingling Phantom Of The Opera. Ladies and Gentlemen, we play for you now The Magic Of Andrew Lloyd Webber.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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National Emblem	E. E. (Edwin Eugene) Bagley	Narrator
Notes:	Edwin Eugene Bagley (1857-1922) was a somewhat obscure New England composer of patriotic tunes; much of his work remains unheralded even today. However, famed composer Frederick Fennell has said of Bagley’s famous march National Emblem that “It is as perfect as a march can be.” This march has often been mistakenly attributed to Sousa, in that it has all the hallmarks of a top Sousa hit. Written in 1906, National Emblem remains second perhaps only to Sousa’s Stars & Stripes Forever as America ’s favorite patriotic march. Ladies and Gentlemen, E.E. Bagley’s delightful National Emblem march!  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Zampa Overture	L.J.F. Herold / V. F. Safranek	Narrator
Notes:	Louis J. F. Herold lived in France during his life, 1791 to 1833. Although he lived only 42 years, he composed a long succession of brilliant operas and was well-known during his day. The opera Zampa (1831) was the best of all his operas, and the overture to Zampa is frequently played even today. It is the only work for which this composer remains known today. This work was originally written for orchestra, and transcribed for band by V.F. Safranek. The original violin parts are very complicated, and Safranek gave these parts to the clarinets. Our clarinet section has worked hard to learn the parts, and has done a great job. This delightful overture is every bit as exciting today as it was the day it was written. Ladies and Gentlemen, Zampa Overture.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Parade Of The Doodlebugs	Fred L. Moreland	Narrator
Notes:	Our next tune was written in 1907. It comes from a time when there was no television, no movies, there was even no radio. For entertainment, folks went for walks, or to band concerts, or sat on their front porches in rocking chairs, sipping lemonade and waving to passers-by.   This next tune, The Parade Of The Doodlebugs, evokes images of Saturday evenings in the park, with the town band playing a concert in the gazebo, families eating a picnic supper on a blanket in the grass, lightning bugs drifting through the dusk, and laughing boys wheeling wagon hoops through the crowds.   Come with us now, ladies and gentlemen, back to the time of carefree lazy evenings, and enjoy Fred L. Moreland’s fun tune, The Parade of the Doodlebugs.    -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Sinatra In Concert	arr. Jerry Nowak	Narrator
Notes:	Frank Sinatra made an indelible impression on American Music. Ol’ Blue Eyes touched the hearts of millions with his songs. We present four of them tonight, in Jerry Nowak’s arrangement, Sinatra In Concert. The first song, New York , New York , was written for a film that was a flop. Actor Robert DiNiro didn’t like the first version of the tune, and asked writers John Kander and Fred Ebb to try again. They were incensed, but later admitted DiNiro was right. Liza Minelli kept the song alive in her concerts, but it really took off when Frank Sinatra recorded it in 1980, with slightly different words than the original.  Other songs in tonight’s medley include It Was A Very Good Year, The Lady Was A Tramp, and the all-time favorite, My Way. Ladies and Gentlemen, enjoy with us now Sinatra In Concert.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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The Klaxon March	Henry Fillmore	Narrator
Notes:	Autos today come with almost everything as standard equipment. Extra-cost options include such gadgets as a GPS system or a rapture roof. But it wasn’t always so. Some of us can remember when a radio or a heater were optional equipment, or an electric turn signal. It may surprise you to learn that in the 1920’s, even a car horn was a new, extra-cost option. For the Cincinnati Auto Show in 1930, famous composer Henry Fillmore wrote a new march The Klaxon that he not only named after the automobile horn, he also premiered it with twelve of the horns playing along with the band!   Ladies and Gentlemen, Henry Fillmore’s march, The Klaxon.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Parade of Tall Ships	Jay Chattaway	Narrator
Notes:	Jay Chattaway served as chief arranger and composer-in-residence for the Navy band in Washington , D.C. for seven years. On July 4, 1976, as part of our national bicentennial celebration, there was in New York harbor the largest gathering of tall ships ever assembled, Operation Sail. To commemorate this occasion, Chattaway wrote Parade of the Tall Ships, a unique concert march. Chattaway dedicated the march to Commander Ned Muffley and the United States Navy Band, who premiered the piece as part of the Operation Sail activities.   Join with us now in the majestic imagery of sailing, in Jay Chattaway’s Parade of the Tall Ships.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Touching Basses	David P. Miller	Narrator
Notes:	Every musical organization has instruments that mostly play melody, and other instruments that mostly provide support -- the harmonies, the rhythms, and the bass lines. Tonight, we have for you a march written in honor of those dedicated musicians who provide support down in the musical foundations of all else we play -- those who play the bass lines. We want you to know we appreciate you --  tubas, baritone saxes, baritone horns, bassoons, bass clarinets. You now get to have the melody for a change! Enjoy! This one’s for you! Ladies and Gentlemen, David Miller’s march, Touching Basses.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands NOTES AS MODIFIED BY NARRATOR CHRIS SHELT: Every musical organization has instruments that play the melody, and other instruments that provide support -- the harmonies, the rhythms, and the bass lines. Tonight, we have for you a march written in honor of the "lowlifes" in the organization - those who play the bass lines. We want you to know, you "base" individuals, we appreciate you --  tubas, baritone saxes, baritone horns, bassoons, bass clarinets. You now get to have the melody for a change! Enjoy! This one’s for you! Ladies and Gentlemen, David Miller’s march, Touching Basses.

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William Tell Overture	Gioacchino Rossini / Erik Leidzen	Narrator
Notes:	Gioacchino Rossini has been compared to the Michael Jordan of his day – he composed nearly forty major operas by age 37, then retired at the peak of his career. He once remarked to a protégé that the only way to write an overture for an opera was to wait until the night before the opening performance, then lock oneself into a small room until the deed was done. “Nothing inspires more than necessity,” he said. The opera William Tell was long – around six hours! The overture to the opera, selections from which we will play for you tonight, was organized in the traditional “nature picture” form, opening with a mountain sunrise, and culminating with the fiery call to arms – a hunting scene that in the story has been cast into revolutionary overtones. Enjoy with us now Erik Leidzen’s arrangement of  Rossini’s The William Tell Overture!  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Brighton Beach	William Latham	Narrator
Notes:	William Peters Latham was born in Shreveport , Louisiana , in 1917, and died in Texas in 2004. He earned a Ph.D. in composition at the Eastman School of Music in 1951, where Howard Hanson was one of his teachers, and went on to teach at the University of Northern Iowa, and at the University of North Texas, where he was designated Professor Emeritus on his retirement. He composed 118 works, performed in the United States , Canada , Europe, and Japan , by such groups as the Cincinnati Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, the St. Louis Symphony, and Radio Orchestras in Belgium and Holland . Brighton Beach March, his first published band work, was composed in 1954. It has been listed four times among the 100 most popular marches. The title refers to a famous resort on the southern coast of England . Ladies and Gentlemen, William Latham’s delightful Brighton Beach march!  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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GERSHWIN!	arr. Warren Barker	Narrator
Notes:	George Gershwin, born in Brooklyn in 1898, began his professional career in 1916 in “Tin Pan Alley” as a rehearsal pianist, while studying piano and orchestration. His first big hit, Swanee, recorded by Al Jolsen, launched a career that saw him compose dozens of hit songs and broadway musicals, and more importantly, establish a unique new type of music blending classical and jazz. Tonight, we bring you Warren Barker’s arrangement of five of Gershwin’s all-time favorites, including Fascinating Rhythm, Embraceable You, Somebody Loves Me, Someone To Watch Over Me, and I Got Rhythm.   Ladies and Gentlemen: Gershwin!  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Amparito Roca	Jaime Texidor	Narrator
Notes:	Our next number was composed by Jaime Texidor (HIGH-may TAY-hee-doaduh) and named for a girl who lived in his area. Texidor wrote hundreds of compositions, and he conducted the Baracaldo Municipal band in northern Spain in the 1930’s. Amparito Roca is an exciting paso doble. A paso doble is a Spanish dance, interpreted literally as a “two-step,” depicting aspects of the popular bullfighting sport. You will easily be able to visualize the traditional Spanish dancers as you hear this fiery tune. Ladies and gentlemen, enjoy with us now Jaime Texidor’s famous Amparito Roca.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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An Italian In Algiers	Gioacchino Rossini / Lucien Caillet	Narrator
Notes:	Gioacchino Rossini wrote more than 35 operas in an amazingly short period of less than two decades. In his An Italian In Algiers opera, the Dey of Algiers sets about to win the heart of a beautiful Italian girl his captain of Corsairs found on an abandoned ship. Unfortunately, the Dey is married. So he tries to get his wife to marry the Italian girl’s fiancé, but his wife is even more clever. She arranges for the girl and her fiancé to escape, and thus the wife remains in her husband’s affections. A typical Rossini overture, this tune features several soloists and an exciting conclusion. Ladies and Gentlemen, we play for you now the overture to Rossini’s An Italian in Algiers  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Trombonium	Buell N. Withrow / Ribe Danmark	Narrator
Notes:	In the years surrounding the dawn of the twentieth century, bands such as those of John Philip Sousa, Harold B. Bachman, Edwin Franko Goldman, and others were in high demand, and frequently played specialty numbers featuring various sections of the band. One of the best tunes from this era is Buell N. Withrow’s feature tune Trombonium. He named the tune after an unusual upright valve trombone, which, curiously, because it didn’t have a slide, was unable to play the trombone smears that characterize this tune. Our trombone section has worked hard to learn their special parts in this delightful piece, and they and we all hope you enjoy it as much as we do.   Ladies and Gentlemen, Buell Withrow’s Trombonium.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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On The Mall	Edwin Franko Goldman	Narrator
Notes:	“On the Mall” is Edwin Franko Goldman’s most popular march. It was written in 1923 for the dedication of the beautiful new bandstand in New York City ’s Central Park , where the Goldman band had given summer concerts for many years.  The tune’s name comes from the Park’s “Mall” or promenade, where the bandstand is located. Thousands of New Yorkers would gather “on the mall” to hear the Goldman Band concerts. Please join in with the band when we reach the well-known part where you can sing or whistle along. The words are: “La-la-la-la-la…” (and so on) Join with us now, it’s audience participation time, as we all perform Edwin Franko Goldman’s On The Mall.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Deep River	arr. James Swearingen	Narrator
Notes:	The African-American spiritual Deep River has long been a favorite of most Americans.  Most of us are familiar with the words: Deep River, my home is over Jordan ; Deep River , Lord, I want to cross over into campground. Indeed, many sermons have been built on those very words. James Swearingen has arranged this beautiful tune for concert band, capturing the majesty and spirit of the hymn. This setting was commissioned by and dedicated to the Village Presbyterian Church Wind Ensemble, of Prairie Village , Kansas .  Ladies and Gentlemen, James Swearingen’s setting of Deep River .  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Chester	William Billings / William Schuman	Narrator
Notes:	William Billings, was born in Boston in 1746. His most famous tune is Chester , which became the most popular song for the colonists during the American revolution, expressing their burning desire for freedom. William Schuman was President of the Juliard School of Music from 1945 to 1962, and of New York ’s Lincoln Center until he retired in 1969. In 1954, he finished his contemporary setting of Chester as an overture for band. This work is one that stretches. It has stretched the band to learn to play it, and it will stretch you as listeners. The rich contemporary harmonies do clash at times, but in listening closely, you will always hear the original Chester theme, as Schuman’s genius continually weaves it through the fabric of the overture. Ladies and Gentlemen, William Schuman’s Overture For Band: Chester .  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Rolling Thunder	Henry Fillmore	Narrator
Notes:	Henry Fillmore is one of America ’s most prolific composers, with more than a thousand compositions and arrangements to his credit, including 113 marches. One of his favorite styles was the circus march, and he also loved to feature the trombone section in his work. He did both in his 1914 march, Rolling Thunder. Fillmore described the tempo of this march as “furious,” but circus musicians call marches of this speed “screamers.” Regardless of what you call it, it’s a barn-burning, gut-busting, breakneck march, and we know you’ll have as much fun hearing it as we do playing it. Enjoy with us now Henry Fillmore’s exciting march, Rolling Thunder!  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Broadway Showstoppers	arr. Warren Barker	Narrator
Notes:	Warren Barker is one of the most prolific and well-liked composers and arrangers of music, particularly music for concert band. In 1947, At age 24, he was appointed chief arranger for The Railroad Hour on NBC, and has since also worked for MGM, 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, and Columbia studios. He was the primary composer for many TV shows, including Bewitched and 77 Sunset Strip. Tonight we bring you Barker's Broadway Showstoppers Overture, including such memorable and delightful tunes as Everything's Coming Up Roses, People, I'm Gettin' Married In The Morning, On A Clear Day, Try To Remember, and That's Entertainment. Ladies and Gentlemen, Warren Barker's Broadway Showstoppers Overture.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Semper Fidelis / Silver Clef Music	Sousa / Mike Jones	Narrator
Notes:	John Philip Sousa enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1868 as an apprentice in the Marine Band. He was the conductor of this group from 1880 to 1892, where he built his reputation as a bandmaster of great precision. In 1888, he wrote a march titled after the motto of the Corps, "always faithful," and dedicated it to the officers and men of the Corps. In Sousa's own words: "I wrote Semper Fidelis one night while in tears, after my comrades of the Marine Corps had sung their famous hymn at Quantico." Musically, Sousa considered this his best march, and it became one of his most popular. According to Sousa, Semper Fidelis is one of the five most effective street marches. Ladies and Gentlemen, we now give you John Philip Sousa's Semper Fidelis. -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna	Franz Von Suppe / Henry Fillmore	Narrator
Notes:	Franz Von Suppe - whose full name was Francesco Ezechiele Ermenegildo Cavaliere Suppe-Demelli - wrote Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna as one of over twenty operetta scores he composed during 1843 and 1845. He became the music director of Pokorny's opera theater in Vienna in 1845, where he served for seventeen years. In 1922, Henry Fillmore arranged this work for concert band, while he was the director of the Syrian Temple Shrine Band in Cincinnati, Ohio. Under his leadership, the band won every contest they entered. Ladies and Gentlemen, we present for you now one of the most popular and enduring staples of band literature, Franz Von Suppe's Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna. -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Clarinet Candy	Leroy Anderson	Narrator
Notes:	Leroy Anderson, born in 1908 and leaving us in 1975, is one of the most beloved of American composers. His music has delighted audiences for almost a century with such tunes as The Typewriter Song, The Penny Whistle Song, Bugler's Holiday, and Sleigh Ride.  With Clarinet Candy, Anderson brings the clarinet section to the fore, showcasing them with parts that really do take a lot of practice. As you hear this tune, imagine if you can your own fingers trying to keep up with this tune!  Enjoy the music now as we feaure of our entire clarinet section in Leroy Anderson's Clarinet Candy.  -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Liberty Bell March / Silver Clef Music	Sousa / David P. Miller	Narrator
Notes: These notes are for the special SILVER CLEF arrangement, that features a REAL BELL as a solo instrument.	Tradition tells of a chime that changed the world on July 8, 1776, when the Liberty Bell pealed from Indepenence Hall in Philadephia, summoning the citizenry to hear the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. In 1893, John Philip Sousa had a newly written march that he wanted to call "The Devil's Deputy," but was convinced by several events to rename this march The Liberty Bell. It became a huge commercial success for Sousa. Tonight, we have a new, special arrangement of this popular tune, and we have with us a special guest soloist Bell-Ringer. Ladies and Gentlemen, conductor ____ ______ will now introduce our guest soloist. -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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España Cañi	Pascual Marquiña /  Robert Longfield	Narrator
Notes:	Bullfighting is not a popular sport in this country, but the music associated with the flash and pageantry of the Corrida de los Toros remains exciting every time we hear it.  Bandleader Pascual Marquiña wrote music for his band to play at bullfights in Madrid. The tune España Cañi, which means "Spanish Gypsy Dance," is in the style of a paso doble, or two-step, and is very popular among Spanish ballroom dancers. A paso doble is traditionally used as introductory music for a bullfight, to usher in the matadors and other participants. Ladies and gentlemen, we play for you now Robert Longfield's arrangement of the exciting bullfight music España Cañi. -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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People Who Live In Glass Houses	Sousa / John Bourgeois	Narrator
Notes:	In 1892, John Philip Sousa left his position as conductor of the U.S. Marine Band, forming the Sousa Band. He wrote the suite you are about to hear in 1909, the year before the Sousa Band's world tour. The music in this suite was written in the character of the music from the countries or regions from which the various drinks originate. Sousa later revised the suite and used it as ballet music for his opera, The Bride-Elect in 1923.  This suite is in four movements: The Champagnes, The Rhine Wines, The Whiskies - Scotch, Irish, Bourbon, and Rye, and The Convention of the Cordials (liqueurs). The suite was finally edited and published in 2002 by Col. John Bourgeois, retired commander of the Marine Band. Ladies and Gentlemen, John Philip Sousa's People Who Live In Glass Houses. -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

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Armed Forces Salute	arr. Ellison and Lowden	Narrator
Notes: These notes are personalized for a concert on or near ARMED FORCES DAY. Feel free to modify it as needed.	President Harry S. Truman spearheaded the initiative to establish a single holiday for U.S. citizens to unite in thanks to our military members for their service and sacrifice for our country. This holiday was created in 1949. And today, May 20, 2xxx, is that day, Armed Forces Day.  In recognition and thanks for all armed forces servicemembers, both current and past, the Mississippi Community Symphonic Band would like to invite you to join us in saluting these brave men and women, people without whom we would not have the freedoms we enjoy today.  As we play Ellison and Lowden's Armed Forces Salute, if you are a member of, a veteran of, or have a family member or friend in any of the armed services, please stand when you hear that service's song, in honor of these people.  Ladies and Gentlemen, the Armed Forces Salute! -- Notes by David P. Miller, Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands

 

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