2021 – 2022 Season
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Vintage Band Festival
Conductor: Michael Halstenson
Performance #264 – Sunday, July 31, 2022 – 1:00 PM
Bridge Square, Northfield, MN
Charade, by Henry Mancini / arr. Graham Lloyd
“Danzon” from Fancy Free, by Leonard Bernstein / arr. John Krance / trans. Michael Serber
The New Colonial March, by R.B. Hall
Purpose, by Paul Sharman
All Creatures Great and Small, by Johnny Pearson / arr. Goff Richards
The Cuban Stingers, by Jack Stamp
American Symphonette No. 2, by Morton Gould / trans. Michael Serber
II. Pavanne
Penny Lane, by John Lennon & Paul McCartney / arr. Darrol Barry
William Tell Overture, by Giacchino Rossini / arr. Gregor Grant
England Tour Performances
Conductor: Michael Halstenson
Performance #255 – Friday, June 17, 2022 – 6:45 PM
Ship Inn, Par, England
Fanfare for Freedom, by Graham Lloyd
The Trolley Song, by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane / arr. Jack Stamp
March Bravura, by William Himes
Purpose, by Paul Sharman
“Danzon” from Fancy Free, by Leonard Bernstein / arr. John Krance / trans. Michael Serber
Linden Lea, by Ralph Vaughan Williams / arr. John Stout / trans. Jack Stamp
Penny Lane, by John Lennon & Paul McCartney / arr. Darrol Barry
INTERVAL
The New Colonial March, by R.B. Hall
American Symphonette No. 2, by Morton Gould / trans. Michael Serber
II. Pavanne
Pavanne, by Morton Gould / trans. Michael Serber
Blue Skies / They Can’t Take That Away From Me, by Irving Berlin / George & Ira Gershwin / arr. Jack Stamp
Lori Towner, vocals
The Cuban Stingers, by Jack Stamp
Charade, by Henry Mancini / arr. Graham Lloyd
Breezin’ Down Broadway, arr. Goff Richards
Performance #256 – Saturday, June 18, 2022 – 11:00 AM, 3:40 PM
West of England Bandsmen’s Festival
Bugle, Cornwall, England
11:00 March-In
The New Colonial March, by R.B. Hall
3:40 Contest Performance
Love Divine, arr. Philip Wilby
Purpose, by Paul Sharman
Performance #257 – Sunday, June 19, 2022 – 6:30 PM
St. Keverne Band and Social Club
St. Keverne, Cornwall, England
with the St. Keverne Band & the St. Keverne Youth Band
Karl Long, conductor
ST. KEVERNE YOUTH BAND:
Brass Rock
What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor
Pirates of the Caribbean
Give Me Joy
– INTERVAL –
LWBB:
Fanfare for Freedom, by Graham Lloyd
March Bravura, by William Himes
The Trolley Song, by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane / arr. Jack Stamp
…and sing the live amazing that songs cannot repay, by Michael Halstenson
Blue Skies / They Can’t Take That Away From Me, by Irving Berlin / George & Ira Gershwin / arr. Jack Stamp
Lori Towner, vocals
Penny Lane, by John Lennon & Paul McCartney / arr. Darrol Barry
Breezin’ Down Broadway, arr. Goff Richards
– INTERVAL –
ST. KEVERNE BAND:
Fanfare for the Common Man, by Aaron Copland (brass band arr. of the Emerson, Lake & Palmer version)
Lake of Tenderness, by Ben Hollings
Cornish Cavalier, by W.E. Moyle
Abendsegen, by Engelbert Humperdinck / trans. Keachie
A Candle Shines, by Gareth Churcher
COMBINED:
Go In Peace, by Lee Fisher / arr. Samuel Shelley
Michael Halstenson, conductor
Padstow Lifeboat, by Malcolm Arnold
Karl Long, conductor
Performance #258 – Tuesday, June 21, 2022 – 1:15 PM
Concert and subsequent Train Performance
Newby Hall
Ripon, Yorkshire, England
Fanfare for Freedom, by Graham Lloyd
The Trolley Song, by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane / arr. Jack Stamp
American Symphonette No. 2, by Morton Gould / trans. Michael Serber
II. Pavanne
Letter from Home, by Pat Metheny / arr. Seven H. Giske
The Cuban Stingers, by Jack Stamp
Charade, by Henry Mancini / arr. Graham Lloyd
INTERVAL
March Bravura, by William Himes
All Creatures Great and Small, by Johnny Pearson / arr. Goff Richards
Blue Skies / They Can’t Take That Away From Me, by Irving Berlin / George & Ira Gershwin / arr. Jack Stamp
Lori Towner, vocals
Penny Lane, by John Lennon & Paul McCartney / arr. Darrol Barry
The New Colonial March, by R.B. Hall
Breezin’ Down Broadway, arr. Goff Richards
On the train: The New Colonial March, by R.B. Hall (4-5 times)
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Performance #259 – Tuesday, June 21, 2022 – 6:30 PM
Skelton Windmill, the home of Phil and Wendy Wilby
Ripon, Yorkshire, England
The New Colonial March, by R.B. Hall
Echoes from Skelton, by Michael Halstenson
All Creatures Great and Small, by Johnny Pearson / arr. Goff Richards
Shine, Jesus, Shine, by Graham Kendrick / arr. Anna Wilby
Anna Wilby, conductor
Performance #260 – Wednesday, June 22, 2022 – 5:30 PM
Ashville College
Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
with various Ashville student musicians and multiple faculty conductors
Fanfare for Freedom, by Graham Lloyd
The Trolley Song, by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane / arr. Jack Stamp
(two different choirs)
Serenata, by Liz Lane
(trumpet & euphonium solos)
Blue Skies / They Can’t Take That Away From Me, by Irving Berlin / George & Ira Gershwin / arr. Jack Stamp
Lori Towner, vocals
(flugelhorn solo & “the 10-ers” septet)
massed ensemble: Shine, Jesus, Shine, by Graham Kendrick / arr. Anna Wilby
Anna Wilby, conductor
Performance #261 – Thursday, June 23, 2022 – 1:00 PM
Ripon Cathedral
Ripon, Yorkshire, England
Fanfare for Freedom, by Graham Lloyd
“Danzon” from Fancy Free, by Leonard Bernstein / arr. John Krance / trans. Michael Serber
Psalm 150, by Jack Stamp
Serenata, by Liz Lane
Echoes from Skelton, by Michael Halstenson
The True and Tender North, by Philip Wilby
I. Part One
II. Part Two
Performance #262 – Thursday, June 23, 2022 – 7:30 PM
Ripon Cathedral
Ripon, Yorkshire, England
with the Black Dyke Band
Nicholas Childs, conductor
LWBB:
Fanfare for Freedom, by Graham Lloyd
American Symphonette No. 2, by Morton Gould / trans. Michael Serber
II. Pavanne
…and sing the love amazing that songs cannot repay, by Michael Halstenson
Nicholas Childs, guest conductor
March Bravura, by William Himes
Nicholas Childs, guest conductor
“Epilogue” from Sinfonia Antartica, by Ralph Vaughan Williams / trans. Michael Halstenson
– INTERVAL –
BLACK DYKE BAND:
Crown Imperial March, by Sir William Walton
Festive Overture, by Dmitri Shostakovich / arr. Peter Kitson
Ave Maria, by Charles Gounod
Richard Marshall, cornet
Praise My Soul, by John Goss / arr.
Carrickfergus, arr. Steven Roberts
Michael Cavanagh, baritone
Fire in the Blood, by Paul Lovatt-Cooper
COMBINED:
Thine be the Glory, by G.F. Handel / arr. Philip Wilby
Philip Wilby, conductor
Grand Choeur Dialogue, by Eugene Gigout / trans. Michael Halstenson
Michael Halstenson, conductor
The Lost Chord, by Sir Arthur Sullivan / arr. Gordon Langford
Nicholas Childs, conductor
Performance #263 – Sunday, June 26, 2022 – 3:00 PM
Pontefract Town Hall
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
with the Grimethorpe Colliery Band
David Thornton, conductor
LWBB:
Flourish for Glorious John, by Ralph Vaughan Williams / trans. Graham Lloyd
The Trolley Song, by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane / arr. Jack Stamp
Epilogue from Sinfonia Antartica, by Ralph Vaughan Williams / trans. Michael Halstenson
Serenata, by Liz Lane
American Symphonette No. 2, by Morton Gould / trans. Michael Serber
II. Pavanne
The True and Tender North, by Philip Wilby
I. Part One
II. Part Two
– INTERVAL –
GRIMETHORPE COLLIERY BAND:
Ceremonial Fanfare, by Johan de Meij
Handsel Overture, by Jack Stamp *World Premiere
Jack Stamp, conductor
Blue, by Bobby Shew / arr. Jack Stamp
Mark Walters & Dick Miller, flugelhorns
Fantasia on Rule Britannia, by John Hartmann / arr. Dan Price
Adam Bokaris, euphonium
Abide With Me, by W.H. Monk / arr. Karl Jenkins
MacArthur Park, by Jimmy Webb / arr. Alan Catherall
COMBINED:
…and sing the love amazing that songs cannot repay, by Michael Halstenson
Michael Halstenson, conductor
Breezin’ Down Broadway, arr. Goff Richards
David Thornton, conductor
Winter Concerts
Conductor: Michael Halstenson
Performance #251 – Friday, March 4, 2022 – 7:30 PM
Shared concert with the Minnesota Symphonic Winds
St. Anthony Village High School
Performance #252 – Saturday, March 5, 2022 – 7:00 PM
Shared concert with the Encore Wind Ensemble
Hanifl Performing Arts Center
White Bear Lake, MN
Performance #253 – Sunday, March 6, 2022 – 2:00 PM
Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church
Plymouth, MN
Ukranian National Anthem by Mykhailo Verbytsky arr. Keith Terrett
Fanfare for Freedom by Graham Lloyd
Scherzo Alla Marcia by Ralph Vaughan Williams trans. Graham Lloyd
Epilogue from Sinfonia Antartica by Ralph Vaughan Williams trans. Michael Halstenson
The Cuban Stingers by Jack Stamp
The True and Tender North by Philip Wilby
Flourish for Glorious John by Ralph Vaughan Williams trans. Graham Lloyd
Kilauea’s Fountains by Charles Lazarus arr. Dean Sorenson
. Charles Lazarus, trumpet
Dance Honu by Charles Lazarus arr. Michael Halstenson
. Charles Lazarus, trumpet
Celebration of Hope by Dean Sorenson
Blue Bells of Scotland by Arthur Pryor arr. Derek Broadbent
. Dean Sorenson, trombone
Fire and Ice by Dean Sorenson
. Charles Lazarus, trumpet. Dean Sorenson, trombone
Performance #254 – Monday, March 7, 2022 – 7:30 PM
featuring Charles Lazarus and Dean Sorenson
Zion Lutheran Church, Anoka, MN
Ukranian National Anthem by Mykhailo Verbytsky arr. Keith Terrett
Fanfare for Freedom by Graham Lloyd
Scherzo Alla Marcia by Ralph Vaughan Williams trans. Graham Lloyd
Epilogue from Sinfonia Antartica by Ralph Vaughan Williams trans. Michael Halstenson
The Cuban Stingers by Jack Stamp
The True and Tender North by Philip Wilby
Flourish for Glorious John by Ralph Vaughan Williams trans. Graham Lloyd
Kilauea’s Fountains by Charles Lazarus arr. Dean Sorenson
. Charles Lazarus, trumpet
Dance Honu by Charles Lazarus arr. Michael Halstenson
. Charles Lazarus, trumpet
Celebration of Hope by Dean Sorenson
Blue Bells of Scotland by Arthur Pryor arr. Derek Broadbent
. Dean Sorenson, trombone
Fire and Ice by Dean Sorenson
. Charles Lazarus, trumpet. Dean Sorenson, trombone
Holiday Concerts
Conductor: Michael Halstenson
Performance #248 – Friday, December 3, 2021 – 7:30 PM
Welcome Christmas! by Michael Halstenson
Christmas Joy by Erik L. Leidzen
In the Bleak Midwinter by Gustav Holst, arr. Jack Stamp
Jingle Bells by James Pierpont, arr. Howard Lorriman
Lullaby on Christmas Eve by F. Melius Christansen, arr, Jim Engebretson
Variations on an Advent Hymn by Fisher Tull
The Christmas Song by Robert Well and Mel Torme, arr. Michael Serber
Brett Krohn, flugelhorn
Yule Dance by Philip Harper
On Christmas Night by Paul Sharman
Gaudete Traditional arr. Alan Fernie, percussion arr. Jack Stamp
Christmas: Short and Suite by William Himes
8. Coventry Carol
5. We Wish you a Merry Christmas
Let it Snow by Jule Styne, arr. Jack Stamp
Lori Towner, vocals
The Polar Express by Alan Silvestri, arr. Klaas van den Woude
Farandole from L’Arlesienne by Georges Bizet, arr. Drake Rimmer
Performance #249 – Saturday, December 4, 2021
Trinity Lutheran Church, Stillwater, MN
Welcome Christmas! by Michael Halstenson
Christmas Joy by Erik L. Leidzen
In the Bleak Midwinter by Gustav Holst, arr. Jack Stamp
Jingle Bells by James Pierpont, arr. Howard Lorriman
Lullaby on Christmas Eve by F. Melius Christansen, arr, Jim Engebretson
Variations on an Advent Hymn by Fisher Tull
The Christmas Song by Robert Well and Mel Torme, arr. Michael Serber
Brett Krohn, flugelhorn
Yule Dance by Philip Harper
On Christmas Night by Paul Sharman
Gaudete Traditional arr. Alan Fernie, percussion arr. Jack Stamp
Christmas: Short and Suite by William Himes
8. Coventry Carol
5. We Wish you a Merry Christmas
Let it Snow by Jule Styne, arr. Jack Stamp
Lori Towner, vocals
The Polar Express by Alan Silvestri, arr. Klaas van den Woude
Farandole from L’Arlesienne by Georges Bizet, arr. Drake Rimmer
Performance #250 – Sunday, December 5, 2021 – 2:00 PM
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Welcome Christmas! by Michael Halstenson
Christmas Joy by Erik L. Leidzen
In the Bleak Midwinter by Gustav Holst, arr. Jack Stamp
Jingle Bells by James Pierpont, arr. Howard Lorriman
Lullaby on Christmas Eve by F. Melius Christansen, arr, Jim Engebretson
Variations on an Advent Hymn by Fisher Tull
The Christmas Song by Robert Well and Mel Torme, arr. Michael Serber
. Brett Krohn, flugelhorn
Yule Dance by Philip Harper
On Christmas Night by Paul Sharman
Gaudete Traditional arr. Alan Fernie, percussion arr. Jack Stamp
Christmas: Short and Suite by William Himes
8. Coventry Carol
5. We Wish you a Merry Christmas
Let it Snow by Jule Styne, arr. Jack Stamp
. Lori Towner, vocals
The Polar Express by Alan Silvestri, arr. Klaas van den Woude
Farandole from L’Arlesienne by Georges Bizet, arr. Drake Rimmer
Fall Concerts
Conductor: Michael Halstenson
Performance #246 – Saturday, October 2, 2021 – 7:30 PM
St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral
Minneapolis, MN
Fanfare for Freedom by Graham Lloyd
From the Fiery Furnace by Rodney Newton
“Danzon” from Fancy Free by Leonard Bernstein, arr. for band by John Krance, trans. by Mike Serber
“Scherzo Alla Marcia” from Symphony No. 8 by Ralph Vaughan Williams, trans. Graham Lloyd
Elegy in Memory of Gerard Schurmann by Jack Stamp
Charade by Henry Mancini, arr. Graham Lloyd
Fanfare on Ode to Joy by Michael Halstenson
Elephant Patrol by Philip Harper
Cuban Stingers by Jack Stamp
Surrey with the Fringe on Top by Richard Rodgers, arr. Mark Freeh
Psalm 50 by Jack Stamp
Henry V by Ralph Vaughan Williams, ed. Roy O. Douglas
Performance #247 – Sunday, October 3, 2021 – 2:00 PM
Ames City Auditorium
Ames, IA
Fanfare for Freedom by Graham Lloyd
From the Fiery Furnace by Rodney Newton
“Danzon” from Fancy Free by Leonard Bernstein, arr. for band by John Krance, trans. by Mike Serber
“Scherzo Alla Marcia” from Symphony No. 8 by Ralph Vaughan Williams, trans. Graham Lloyd
Elegy in Memory of Gerard Schurmann by Jack Stamp
Charade by Henry Mancini, arr. Graham Lloyd
Fanfare on Ode to Joy by Michael Halstenson
Elephant Patrol by Philip Harper
Cuban Stingers by Jack Stamp
Surrey with the Fringe on Top by Richard Rodgers, arr. Mark Freeh
Henry V by Ralph Vaughan Williams, ed. Roy O. Douglas
‘Mid all the Traffic