Symphony Band

Aaron Ottmar - Conductor


WORKS PERFORMED

Spring Band Concert - May 3rd, 2023

Theme and Tirade............................................................................Richard Saucedo

Ammerland..........................................................................................Jacob de Haan

 Metamorphic Dances........................................................................Brian Balmages

Mid-Winter Band Concert - March 2nd, 2023

Loudoun Praises................................................................................Brian Balmages

Solas Ane................................................................................................Samuel Hazo

 Dances Of A Shimmering Spirit........................................................Robert Sheldon

All-Iowa Concert Band Festival - February 14th, 2023

Loudoun Praises................................................................................Brian Balmages

Solas Ane................................................................................................Samuel Hazo

Dances Of A Shimmering Spirit.........................................................Robert Sheldon

Winter Band Concert - December 14th, 2022

Flashpoint..................................................................................................John Moss

The Gift of Friendship..........................................................................Benjamin Yeo

Confluence (Allegheny Lament and Dance of the Monogahela)....Richard Saucedo

Across The Great Plains.....................................................................William Owens


Spring Band Concert - May 4th, 2022

The Hexagon.............................................................................John Fannin

Shenandoah..........................................................Trad./arr. Omar Thomas

Furioso........................................................................................Gary Gilroy

Mid-Winter Band Concert - March 2nd, 2022

Awakening Hills.................................................................Richard Saucedo

Hung Aloft The Night........................................................Anthony O'Toole

Summer Resounding...........................................................Brian Balmages

Heartbeat Five............................................................................Gary Gilroy

All-Iowa Concert Band Festival - February 21st, 2022

Awakening Hills.................................................................Richard Saucedo

Hung Aloft The Night........................................................Anthony O'Toole

Heartbeat Five............................................................................Gary Gilroy

Winter Band Concert - December 15th, 2021

Flying Fortress (A Fanfare For Band)...............................Robert W. Smith

Radiant Moonbeams........................................................David Gillingham

Imaginarium..................................................................Randall Standridge


Commencement - June 6th, 2021

Einherjar....................................................................................Jeremy Bell

Of Pride And Celebration................................................James Swearingen

Star Wars: The Force Awakens...........John Williams/arr. Johnnie Vinson

Spring Band Concert (Live-Stream Recording/Parking Lot) - June 3rd, 2021

Einherjar....................................................................................Jeremy Bell

The Seal Lullaby..................................Eric Whitacre/arr. Robert Ambrose

Star Wars: The Force Awakens...........John Williams/arr. Johnnie Vinson

End of Trimester 2 Concert (Live-Stream Recording) - March 9th, 2021

Ride Through The Valley...........................................................Chris Bernotas

Flamingo Road.............................................................................Steve Hodges

Free World March...................................................Karl King/arr. Swearingen


Mid-Winter Band Concert - February 25th, 2020

In Times Of Triumph..........................................................James Swearingen

With Each Sunset (Comes The Promise Of A New Day).......Richard Saucedo

Travelin' Music.........................................................................Robert Sheldon

All-Iowa Concert Band Festival - February 19th, 2020

In Times Of Triumph..........................................................James Swearingen

With Each Sunset (Comes The Promise Of A New Day).......Richard Saucedo

Travelin' Music.........................................................................Robert Sheldon

Winter Band Concert - December 18th, 2019

North Bay Vistas...........................................Robert W. Smith

In The Bleak Midwinter................................Holst/arr. Smith

By The Rivers Of Babylon....................................Ed Huckeby


Commencement - May 25th, 2019

American Barndance....................................Richard Saucedo

Hollywood Milestones.................................arr. John Higgins

Jitterbug!.........................................................Robert Buckley

Spring Band Concert - May 1st, 2019

American Barndance....................................Richard Saucedo

Arrows............................................................Samuel R. Hazo

Jitterbug!.........................................................Robert Buckley

Mid-Winter Band Concert - February 27th, 2019

Jumpstart!..........................................Carol Brittin Chambers

Dreams..........................................................Robert W. Smith

Fractures In Time.........................................Michael Sweeney

All-Iowa Concert Band Festival - February 19th, 2019

Jumpstart!..........................................Carol Brittin Chambers

Dreams..........................................................Robert W. Smith

Fractures In Time.........................................Michael Sweeney

Winter Band Concert - December 12th, 2018

Solaris............................................................Robert W. Smith

A Basque Lullaby..................................................Dan Forrest

Ghost Fleet......................................................Robert Sheldon

Arabian Dances...............................................Brian Balmages


Commencement - May 25th, 2018

A Zillion Nickels.............................................Samuel R. Hazo

Celebration And Dance..............................James Swearingen

Legends In The Mist.....................................Michael Sweeney

Incantations..................................................Robert W. Smith

Celebration Tribalesque...........................Randall Standridge

IHSMA State Large Group Festival - May 5th, 2018

A Zillion Nickels.............................................Samuel R. Hazo

Song For Lyndsay...........................................Andrew Boysen

Incantations..................................................Robert W. Smith

Spring Band Concert - May 2nd, 2018

Incantations..................................................Robert W. Smith

Mid-Winter Band Concert - February 15th, 2018

River Of The Ancients..................................Michael Sweeney

Blue And Green Music...................................Samuel R. Hazo

Tecumseh............................................................Barry Kopetz

Winter Band Concert - December 6th, 2017

To Dream In Brushstrokes................................Michael Oare

Kindred Spirits...............................................Brian Balmages

Andromeda........................................................David Shaffer


Spring Band Concert - May 3, 2017

Fanfare for the Third Planet.......................Richard Saucedo

Little English Suite......................................Clare Grundman

                   Mvt. 1 - The Leather Bottle

                   Mvt. 2 - Roving

                   Mvt. 3 - We Met

                   Mvt. 4 - The Vicar of Bray

Tears of St. Lawrence.....................................Aaron Perrine

Hosts of Freedom.............................Karl King/arr. Paynter

Mid-Winter Band Concert - February 16, 2017

Greek Folk Song Suite...........................Franco Cesarini

                     Mvt. 1 - O Charlalambis

                     Mvt. 2 - Stu Psiloriti

                     Mvt. 3 - Vasilikos tha jino

Fantasy on a Japanese Folk Song ............Samuel Hazo

Cajun Folk Songs......................................Frank Ticheli

                    Mvt. 1 - La Belle le et Capitaine

                    Mvt. 2 - Bell

Winter Band Concert - December 6, 2016

Heartbeat Five...................................Gary Gilroy

At Dawn They Slept...........................Jay Bocook

As the Robin to the Meadow............Todd Stalter

Lexington March.......Karl King/arr. Swearingen


Spring Band Concert - May 4, 2016

The Red Baron......................................................................................Erik Morales

Children's Folksong Suite..................................................................Kevin Walcyzk

                          Mvt. 1 - Turos (Girls') Game

                          Mvt. 2 - They Brought Up The Rooster

                          Mvt. 3 - Go Round Sweetheart, Go Round

                          Mvt. 4 - Dawn, O Day!

                          Mvt. 5 - Parsley and Celery

Tricycle.........................................................................................Andrew Boysen Jr.

Confluence (Allegheny Lament and Dance of the Monogahela)...Richard Saucedo

Mid-Winter Band Concert - February 17, 2015

Belle of Chicago...............John Philip Sousa/arr. Gore

Ballymore Down...................................Carl Strommen

American Riversongs...........................Pierre LaPlante

Bohemian Rhapsody.....Freddie Mercury/arr. Murtha

Lightning Field.........................................John Mackey

Winter Band Concert - December 2, 2015

Encanto............................................................Robert W. Smith

Prelude and Primal Danse......................................Ed Huckeby

Liadov Fanfare..........................................................Brian Beck

Gallant Marines...............................Karl King/arr. Swearingen


Spring Band Concert - May 6, 2015

April.........................................................................Aaron Perrine

Of Dark Lords and Ancient Kings..........................Roland Barrett

Feuerfest Polka (Op. 269)....................Josef Strauss/arr. Vosbein

Mid-Winter Band Concert - February 18, 2015

Fire!....................................Gary P. Gilroy

Simple Gifts.........................Frank Ticheli

Mvt. 1 -  In Yonder Valley

Mvt. 2 - Dance

Mvt. 3 - Here Take This Lovely Flower

Mvt. 4 - Simple Gifts

Rollo Takes a Walk.........David Maslanka

Ghost Fleet.......................Robert Sheldon

Winter Band Concert - December 2014


Spring Band Concert - May 7, 2014

Kentucky 1800..........................................Clare Grundman

As Tears Fall On Dawns First Light.........Richard Saucedo

Canto.....................................................W. Francis McBeth

Prairie Dances............................................David Holsinger

Mid-Winter Band Concert - February 26, 2014

Centennial.....................................................Carl Strommen

Appalachian Folk Song Suite...............William G. Harbison

        Mvt. 1 - Matthy Groves/Soldier Boy For Me

        Mvt. 2 - Edward

        Mvt. 3 - The Rebel Soldier/The True Lover's Farewell

Jupiter..............................................................Gustav Holst

Brighton Beach............................................William Latham

Undertow.........................................................John Mackey

Winter Band Concert - December 4, 2013

The Last Battle...................................................................Ralph Ford

Adagio for Winds........................................................Elliot Del Borgo

The Civil War............................................................James D. Ployhar

Alamo March..............................................Karl King/arr. Swearingen


Spring Band Concert - May 7, 2013

Abracadabra..............................................................Frank Ticheli

A Basque Lullaby.........................................................Dan Forrest

John Williams: Movie Adventures...............arr. Michael Sweeney

Joie de Vivre..............................................................Gary P. Gilroy

IHSMA State Large Group Festival - May 4, 2013

Abracadabra.............................Frank Ticheli

A Basque Lullaby........................Dan Forrest

Joie de Vivre................................Gary Gilroy

Mid-Winter Band Concert - February 21, 2013

Flourish for Wind Band............................................Ralph Vaughan Williams

Clash.................................................................................................Ryan Main

Festivo......................................................................................Vaclav Nelhybel

Smoke and Mirrors...................................................................Robert Buckley

Free World March...................................................Karl King/arr. Swearingen

Winter Band Concert - December 5, 2012

Overture for Winds.....................................................Charles Carter

In Times of Triumph............................................James Swearingen

Ammerland.................................................................Jacob de Haan

Electricity...................................................................Daniel Bukvich

Unraveling............................................................Andrew Boysen Jr.


Spring Band Concert - May 9, 2012

Confluence (Allegheny Lament and Dance of the Monogahela)....Richard Saucedo

Trail of Tears........................................................................................James Barnes

Disney at the Movies......................................................................arr. John Higgins

Mid-Winter Band Concert - February 23, 2012

Cruzin' Jamaica.....................................................................................Lalo Davila

                                *Symphony Band Percussion Ensemble*

Ignition................................................................................................Todd Stalter

Cajun Folk Songs...............................................................................Frank Ticheli

           Mvt. 1 - La Belle le et Capitaine

           Mvt. 2 - Bell

Variations on a Korean Folk Song.........................................John Barnes Chance

Allied Honor.................................................................Karl King/arr. Swearingen

Winter Band Concert - December 7, 2011

Havendance.................................................................................David Holsinger

Held still in quick of grace...................................................................Jack Stamp

Foundry.............................................................................................John Mackey


Spring Band Concert - May 11, 2011

Celtic Ritual......................................................................................John Higgins

Rollo Takes a Walk.......................................................................David Maslanka

Fantasia 2000................................................................................arr. Jay Bocook

IHSMA State Large Group Festival - May 7, 2011

Symphony No. 4.......................................................................Andrew Boysen Jr.

Mvt. 1 - Fast

Mvt. 2 - Smooth and Flowing

Mvt. 3 - Scherzo

Mvt. 4 - Fast

Mid-Winter Band Concert - February 23, 2011

Explorations......................................................................................Ed Huckeby

Ballymore Down...........................................................................Carl Strommen

At Dawn They Slept.............................................................................Jay Bocook

Washington Post.......................................................................John Philip Sousa

Music From "Wicked".........................................................arr. Michael Sweeney

Winter Band Concer - December 8, 2010

The Last Battle.................................................................................Ralph Ford

As Summer Was Just Beginning....................................................Larry Daehn

Prairie Dances...........................................................................David Holsinger

King Cotton........................................................John Philip Sousa/arr. Bullock


Spring Band Concert - May 12, 2010

The Symphonic Gershwin.......................................George Gershwin/arr. Barker

American Barndance...................................................................Richard Saucedo

Pirates of the Caribbean................................................Klaus Badelt/arr. Wasson


Spring Band Concert - May 13, 2009

Suite from "The Dark Knight"...........Hans Zimmer & James Howard/arr. Lopez

Vesuvius.............................................................................................Frank Ticheli


Mid-Winter Band Concert - February 27, 2008

March to the Scaffold...................................................Hector Berlioz/arr. Custer

New River Suite..................................................................................Jared Spears

An Irish Rhapsody........................................................................Clare Grundman

Winter Band Concert - December 12, 2007

Festivo...........................................................................................Vaclav Nelhybel

Pine River Trilogy................................................................................Ed Huckeby

Kentucky Surprise.................................................................Karl King/arr. Foster


Spring Band Concert - May 9, 2007

The Black Horse Troop.........................................John Philip Sousa/arr. Fennell

With Quiet Courage............................................................................Larry Daehn

Beyond The Breaking Tides..............................................................Christian Earl


Spring Band Concert - May 10, 2006

The Klaxon.................................................................Henry Fillmore/arr. Fennell

On A Hymnsong of Philip Bliss....................................................David Holsinger

Nilesdance....................................................................................David Holsinger

Gershwin!.................................................................................arr. Warren Barker

Mid-Winter Band Concert - February 28, 2006

River Valley Celebration.................................................................David Gorham

With Each Sunset (Comes The Promise Of A New Day)............Richard Saucedo

Variations on a Korean Folk Song........................................John Barnes Chance

Men of Ohio.............................................................Henry Fillmore/arr. Schissel

Winter Band Concert - December 12, 2005

When Spirits Soar.........................................................................Brian Balmages

As Summer Was Just Beginning.......................................................Larry Daehn

River of the Ancients..................................................................Michael Sweeney


Spring Band Concert - May 4, 2005

The Fairest of the Fair..............................................................John Philip Sousa

Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring..........................Johann Sebastian Bach/arr. Reed

Third Suite........................................................................................Robert Jager

           Mvt. 1 - March

           Mvt. 2 - Waltz

           Mvt. 3 - Rondo

Winter Band Concert - January 11, 2005

Overture in Bb..................................................Caesar Giovannini/arr. Robinson

Havendance.................................................................................David Holsinger

The Belle of Chicago.................................................John Philip Sousa/arr. Gore


Spring Band Concert - May 11, 2004

Cajun Folk Songs.............................................................................Frank Ticheli

           Mvt. 1 - La Belle le et Capitaine

           Mvt. 2 - Bell

Salvation is Created..................................Pavel Tschesnokoff/arr. Houseknecht

Fantasy on an African-American Spiritual........................arr. Bruce Preuninger

Mid-Winter Band Concert - March 4, 2004

Montana Fanfare..............................................................................Thomas Doss

A Gaelic Ballad...............................................................................Frank Erickson

Irish Trilogy..................................................................Matyas Seiber/arr. Daehn

Alligator Alley..........................................................................Michael Daugherty

Winter Band Concert - January 13, 2004

The Last Battle.....................................................................................Ralph Ford

The Voyageurs..............................................................................Pierre La Plante

        Mvt. 1 - En Roulant

        Mvt. 2 - A La Claire Fontaine

        Mvt. 3 - Rendezvous

Kentucky Sunrise.................................................................Karl King/arr. Foster


Spring Band Concert - May 13, 2003

Amparito Roca................................................Jamie Texidor/arr. Aubrey Winter

Llwyn Onn............................................................................................Brian Hogg

Chorale and Shaker Dance..............................................................John Zdechlik

Mid-Winter Band Concert - March 6, 2003

Ireland: Of Legend & Lore..........................................................Robert W. Smith

Reflections in a Tidal Pool..............................................................James Bonney

Songs of the West.........................................................Gustav Holst/arr. Curnow

The Free Lance March..............................................................John Philip Sousa

Winter Band Concert - January 16, 2003

Ascendance........................................................................Robert Thurston

Sub-Saharan Rhythm.......................................................David Gillingham

Shoutin' Liza Trombone....................................Henry Fillmore/arr. Foster


Mid-Winter Band Concert - March 5, 2002

Victory Fanfare.................................................................................Philip Sparke

Perpetuum Mobile (Perpetual Motion)..................Johann Strauss Jr./arr. Reed

Ye Banks and Braes o' Bonnie Doon...............................Percy Aldridge Grainger

Second Suite in F...............................................................................Gustav Holst

              Mvt. 1 - March

              Mvt. 2 - Song Without Words

              Mvt. 4 - Fantasia On The "Dargason"

Winter Band Concert - January 17, 2002

Victory......................................................................................Jan de Haan

Sun Dance...............................................................................Frank Ticheli

The Crosley March...............................................................Henry Fillmore


Spring Band Concert - May 15, 2001

Florentiner March...............................................................................Julius Fucik

Hymn and Celebration....................................................................Timothy Mahr

A Festival Prelude................................................................................Alfred Reed

Funiculi, Funicula...............................................................Luigi Denza/arr. Reed

Winter Band Concert - December 18, 2000

Arsenal......................................................................................Jan Van der Roost

Amazing Grace..................................................................................Frank Ticheli

The Golden Circle................................................................................Ed Huckeby


Mid-Winter Band Concert - March 2, 2000

Amparito Roca...............................................Jamie Texidor/arr. Aubrey Winter

Bushdance.....................................................................................Ralph Hultgren

Gold Rush Rag.................................................................Stephen Kent Goodman

Satiric Dances for a Comedy by Aristophanes........................Norman Dello Joio

             Mvt. 1

             Mvt. 2

Winter Band Concert - January 13, 2000

Soar the Untamed Spirit................................................................Roland Barrett

Ross Roy.........................................................................................Jacob de Haan

Shenandoah...............................................................................arr. Frank Ticheli

The Free Lance March..............................................................John Philip Sousa


Spring Band Concert - May 18, 1999

Credo............................................................................................Robert W. Smith

Allegro Molto.........................................Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/arr. Snavely

Rikudim.....................................................................................Jan Van der Roost

Mid-Winter Band Concert - March 9, 1999

Toccata............................................................Girolamo Frescobaldi/arr. Slocum

Second Suite in F...............................................................................Gustav Holst

              Mvt. 1 - March

              Mvt. 2 - Song Without Words

              Mvt. 3 - Song of the Blacksmith

              Mvt. 4 - Fantasia On The "Dargason"

The Gathering of the Ranks at Hebron.......................................David Holsinger

Winter Band Concert - January 14th, 1999

El Relicario..................................................................Jose Padilla/arr. Longfield

Overture in Bb..................................................Caesar Giovannini/arr. Robinson

Capriccio and Cavatina...................................................................James Curnow

Emparata Overture.......................................................................Claude T. Smith


Mid-Winter Band Concert - February 26, 1998

A Scottish Rhapsody..................................................................Clare Grundman

Canterbury Chorale.................................................................Jan Van der Roost

West Salem Winds.............................................................................Ed Huckeby

Cajun Folk Songs.............................................................................Frank Ticheli

           Mvt. 1 - La Belle le et Capitaine

           Mvt. 2 - Bell

Under the Double Eagle.................................................J.F. Wagner/arr. Glover


Winter Band Concert - December 16, 1997

Declaration Overture...................................................................Claude T. Smith

Australian Up-Country Tune....................Percy Aldridge Grainger/arr. Bainum

Tournament....................................................................................Stephen Bulla

March of the Spanish Soldiery...................................................Jean de Smetsky


Spring Band Concert - May 18, 1994

Sea Songs.......................................................................Ralph Vaughan Williams

Chant and Jubilo.....................................................................W. Francis McBeth

A Gaelic Ballad..............................................................................Frank Erickson

The Gathering of the Ranks at Hebron..................................David R. Holsinger

Whip and Spur............................................................Thomas Allen/arr. Cramer

Mid-Winter Band Concert - March 9, 1994

River Wind.....................................................................................Frank Erickson

Ballymore Down............................................................................Carl Strommen

I Am..........................................................................................Andrew Boysen Jr.

Selections from "Aladdin"..............................................................arr. John Moss


Pops Concert - March 8, 1988

Premiere............................................................................................Calvin Custer

Over The Rainbow.................................................Harburg+Arlen/arr. Brubaker

Conquest.................................................................Alfred Newman/arr. Erickson

Royal Air Force March Past...............................Henry Davies and George Dyson

Rock and Roll Classic............................................................arr. Robert W. Smith

Best Broadway Marches....................................................arr. James Christensen

Yagi-Bushi..................................................................................arr. Naohiro Twai

Them Basses....................................................................G.F. Huffine/arr. Balent


Winter Band Concert - January 14, 1987

Celebration March..............................................................................Jerry Nowak

Centuria.....................................................................................James Swearingen

The Music of Charlie Chaplin..................................................arr. Warren Barker

Festive Proclamation....................................................................Claude T. Smith