Band History – Season 29 (2020-2021)

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Performance #245 – Saturday, July 31, 2021 – 2:30 PM
Vintage Band Festival
Northfield, MN
Conductor: Michael Halstenson

Walking With Heroes (Paul Lovatt-Cooper)
Purple Pageant
(Karl King / arr. John Paynter / trans. Mike Serber)
Pastime With Good Company
(Henry VIII / arr. Stephen Roberts)
The Trolley Song
(Hugh Martin & Ralph blane / arr. Jack Stamp)
‘Mid All The Traffic
(arr. Leonard Ballantine)
Blue Skies / They Can’t Take That Away from Me
(Irving Berlin/George & Ira Gershwin / arr. Jack Stamp)
  – Lori Towner, vocals
The New Colonial March
(Robert Browne Hall)
Breezin’ Down Broadway
(arr. Goff Richards)
America the Beautiful
(Samuel Aguustus Ward / arr. Carmen Dragon / trans. Mike Halstenson)


Performance #244 – Friday, April 9, 2021
Virtual Performance, Includes Past Footage
Conductor: Michael Halstenson
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Harlequin (Bruce Broughton, from October 11, 2013)
Purple Pageant
(Karl King / arr. John Paynter / trans. Mike Serber)
Three Dances from “On the Town” (Leonard Bernstein / trans. Mike Serber, from March 6, 2020)
  1. The Great Lover
Amazing Grace
(arr. William Himes)
  – Charlie Price, hymn tune
The True and Tender North (Parts 1 and 2) 
(Philip Wilby, from March 5, 2017)
  – Bill Chouinard, organ
Pastime With Good Company
(Henry VIII / arr. Stephen Roberts)
Prelude: 49th Parallel (Ralph Vauhan Williams / arr. Roy O. Douglas, from March 6, 2016)
The Trolley Song (Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane / arr. Jack Stamp)
William Tell Overture (finale) (Gioacchino Rossini / arr. Gregor Grant, from March 9, 2014)


Performance #243 – Friday, December 5, 2020
Virtual Holiday Concert, Includes Past Footage
Conductor: Michael Halstenson
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Welcome Christmas! (Michael Halstenson)
The Wonder of Christmas
(Peter Graham, from December 8, 2013)
The Snowman (Howard Blake / arr. Philip Sparke, from December 7, 2014)
I Saw Three Ships (arr. Michael Halstenson, from December 9, 2018)
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year  (Eddie Pola & George Wyle / arr. Darrol Barry, from Dec. 4, 2016)
  – Lori Towner, vocals
March of the Toys
(George Herbert / arr. Mark Freeh, from December 9, 2018)
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Traditional / arr. William Himes, from December 3, 2017)
Bring a Torch (arr. Jack Stamp, from December 6, 2015)
Troika from Let. Kile (Serge Prokofiev / arr. Ray Farr, from December 6, 2015)
Men of Harlech (Traditional Welsh / arr. Gordon Langford)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane / arr. William Himes, from Dec. 4, 2016)
Sleigh Ride (Leroy Anderson / arr. Ernest Tomlinson / ed. Chris Ravndal, from December 3, 2017)


Performance #242 – Sunday, November 8, 2020
Virtual Performance
Conductor: Michael Halstenson
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Men of Harlech (Traditional Welsh / arr. Gordon Langford)