Season 32, 2023 – 2024 Season
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Winter Concert
Conductor: Michael Halstenson
Performance #281 – Friday, March 8, 2024 – 7:30 PM
Center of Faith and Life, Luther College, Decorah, IA
Fanfare for Freedom by Graham Lloyd
Little Suite for Brass, Op. 80 by Malcolm Arnold
O Taste and See Ralph Vaughan Williams, trans. Chris Ravndal
Jubilance by William Himes
___ Marissa Benedict, cornet soloist
From a Distant Hill by Jack Stamp
Excerpts from Verdi Requiem by Guiseppe Verdi, arr. Michael Serber
___ Dies Irae, Tuba Mirium, Rex Tremendae
Fast Falls the Eventide, arr. Jack Stamp
Weary of all Trumpeting by Michael Halstenson
Holy Island by Michael Halstenson
Cuban Stingers by Jack Stamp
Zelda by Percy Code
___ Marissa Benedict, cornet soloist
MacArthur Park by Jimmy Webb, arr Alan Catherall, ed. Michael Serber
Performance #280 – Sunday, March 3, 2024 – 2:00 PM
Anoka Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids, MN
Fanfare for Freedom by Graham Lloyd
Little Suite for Brass, Op. 80 by Malcolm Arnold
O Taste and See Ralph Vaughan Williams, trans. Chris Ravndal
Jubilance by William Himes
___ Marissa Benedict, cornet soloist
From a Distant Hill by Jack Stamp
Excerpts from Verdi Requiem by Guiseppe Verdi, arr. Michael Serber
___ Dies Irae, Tuba Mirium, Rex Tremendae
Fast Falls the Eventide, arr. Jack Stamp
Superman by John Williams, arr. Ray Farr
Holy Island by Michael Halstenson
Cuban Stingers by Jack Stamp
Zelda by Percy Code
___ Marissa Benedict, cornet soloist
MacArthur Park by Jimmy Webb, arr Alan Catherall, ed. Michael Serber
Fall Concerts
Conductor: Michael Halstenson
Performance #277 – Friday, December 1, 2023 – 7:30 PM
Meetinghouse Church, Edina, MN
Welcome! Christmas by Michael Halstenson
Gaudete Traditional, arr. Alan Fernie/perc. Jack Stamp
Bring a Torch Traditional, arr. Jack Stamp
What Sweeter Music by John Rutter, arr. Douglas Yeo
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Eddie Pola & George Wyle, arr. Michael Serber
We Wish You a Merry Christmas by Arthur Warrell, arr. Halyna Ovcharenko and Liz Lane
The Man with the Bag by Irving Taylor, Dudley Brooks, & Hall Stanley, arr. Jack Stamp
The Polar Express by Alan Silvestri, arr. Klaas van den Woude
A Christmas Overture by Kevin Larsson
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Traditional Polish, arr. Jack Stamp
I’ll be Home for Christmas by Kim Gannon & Walter Kent, arr, Michael Serber
Ding Dong Merrily on High Traditional, arr. Roy Newsome
Once in Royal David’s City Traditional, arr. Michael Halstenson
Winter Wonderland by Felix Bernard & Richard B. Smith, arr. Jack Stamp
Yule Dance Stephen Bulla, arr. Philip Harper
White Christmas
Performance #278 – Saturday, December 2, 2023 – 7:00 PM
First Lutheran Church, Columbia Heights, MN
Welcome! Christmas by Michael Halstenson
Gaudete Traditional, arr. Alan Fernie/perc. Jack Stamp
Bring a Torch Traditional, arr. Jack Stamp
What Sweeter Music by John Rutter, arr. Douglas Yeo
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Eddie Pola & George Wyle, arr. Michael Serber
We Wish You a Merry Christmas by Arthur Warrell, arr. Halyna Ovcharenko and Liz Lane
The Man with the Bag by Irving Taylor, Dudley Brooks, & Hall Stanley, arr. Jack Stamp
The Polar Express by Alan Silvestri, arr. Klaas van den Woude
A Christmas Overture by Kevin Larsson
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Traditional Polish, arr. Jack Stamp
I’ll be Home for Christmas by Kim Gannon & Walter Kent, arr, Michael Serber
Ding Dong Merrily on High Traditional, arr. Roy Newsome
Once in Royal David’s City Traditional, arr. Michael Halstenson
Winter Wonderland by Felix Bernard & Richard B. Smith, arr. Jack Stamp
Yule Dance Stephen Bulla, arr. Philip Harper
White Christmas
Performance #279 – Sunday, December 3, 2023 – 2:00 PM
Anoka Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids, MN
Welcome! Christmas by Michael Halstenson
Gaudete Traditional, arr. Alan Fernie/perc. Jack Stamp
Bring a Torch Traditional, arr. Jack Stamp
What Sweeter Music by John Rutter, arr. Douglas Yeo
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Eddie Pola & George Wyle, arr. Michael Serber
We Wish You a Merry Christmas by Arthur Warrell, arr. Halyna Ovcharenko and Liz Lane
The Man with the Bag by Irving Taylor, Dudley Brooks, & Hall Stanley, arr. Jack Stamp
The Polar Express by Alan Silvestri, arr. Klaas van den Woude
A Christmas Overture by Kevin Larsson
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Traditional Polish, arr. Jack Stamp
I’ll be Home for Christmas by Kim Gannon & Walter Kent, arr, Michael Serber
Ding Dong Merrily on High Traditional, arr. Roy Newsome
Once in Royal David’s City Traditional, arr. Michael Halstenson
Winter Wonderland by Felix Bernard & Richard B. Smith, arr. Jack Stamp
Yule Dance Stephen Bulla, arr. Philip Harper
White Christmas
Performance #274 – Friday, October 6, 2023 – 7:30 PM
St. Andrews Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, MN
Mill City Flourish by Jack Stamp
Poinciana by Nat Simon and Buddy Bernier arr. Neil Richardson
Fandango by Joseph Turren arr. Mark Freeh
From Concrete to Cobblestones:Impressions of the U.K. by Jack Stamp
mvt 1 Fanfare for “The Rock”
mvt 2 County of Dorset
mvt 3 Mind the Gap
San Luis Snapshots by Jack Stamp
The Hill Called Voerbjerg by Michael Halstenson
Midwest March by J.J Richards/arr. Derek Broadbent
Scarborough Fair Traditional/arr. Jack Stamp
Bill Choinard plays Weary of all Trumpeting
Weary of all Trumpeting by Martin Franzmann/arr. Michael Halstenson
Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet by Don Raye and Gene Paul/arr. Jack Stamp
MacArthur Park by Jimmy Webb/arr. Alan Catherall/ed. Michael Serber
Performance #275 – Saturday, October 7, 2023 – 7:30 PM
Zion Lutheran Church, Anoka, MN
Mill City Flourish by Jack Stamp
Poinciana by Nat Simon and Buddy Bernier arr. Neil Richardson
Fandango by Joseph Turren arr. Mark Freeh
From Concrete to Cobblestones:Impressions of the U.K. by Jack Stamp
mvt 1 Fanfare for “The Rock”
mvt 2 County of Dorset
mvt 3 Mind the Gap
San Luis Snapshots by Jack Stamp
The Hill Called Voerbjerg by Michael Halstenson
Midwest March by J.J Richards/arr. Derek Broadbent
Scarborough Fair Traditional/arr. Jack Stamp
Mary Jo Gothmann plays Weary of all Trumpeting
Weary of all Trumpeting by Martin Franzmann/arr. Michael Halstenson
Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet by Don Raye and Gene Paul/arr. Jack Stamp
MacArthur Park by Jimmy Webb/arr. Alan Catherall/ed. Michael Serber
Performance #276 – Sunday, October 8, 2023 – 2:00 PM
Ames High School Auditorium, Ames, IA
Mill City Flourish by Jack Stamp
Poinciana by Nat Simon and Buddy Bernier arr. Neil Richardson
Fandango by Joseph Turren arr. Mark Freeh
From Concrete to Cobblestones:Impressions of the U.K. by Jack Stamp
mvt 1 Fanfare for “The Rock”
mvt 2 County of Dorset
mvt 3 Mind the Gap
San Luis Snapshots by Jack Stamp
The Hill Called Voerbjerg by Michael Halstenson
Midwest March by J.J Richards/arr. Derek Broadbent
Scarborough Fair Traditional/arr. Jack Stamp
Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet by Don Raye and Gene Paul/arr. Jack Stamp
MacArthur Park by Jimmy Webb/arr. Alan Catherall/ed. Michael Serber
Stars and Stripes by J.P. Sousa (combined with Ames High School students)