D.C. band tour repertoire requests

[ZNC Dandy]

Arnold - "Tam O'Shanter",

I played that on the air a few weeks ago, that piece is a riot. Especially when he has the whole ensemble imitating an enormous set of bagpipes.

[sloan]

Arnold: Four Scottish Dances

MacBeth: The Seventh Seal

Yes OLD warhorses but haven't heard in a LONG time.

JJ

I'm playing "Four Scottish Dances" tomorrow at 3. Y'all come.

[and then, I hope to never see or hear it again...here we have a piece that sounds like bagpipes - *when the band plays it correctly*. Initial rehearsals were too painful for words.]

Here's a sentence you won't see often:

"It went well - we sounded *exactly* like bagpipes."

[OldsRecording]

"Dreams of a Psycopath"- Mike Francis
"Purple Roofed Ethical Suicide Parlor"- Donald Erb
"Symphony for Band" -Vincent Persichetti
"Festive Overture" - Shostokovich (only 'cause it's fun to play)

[imperialbari]

"Dreams of a Psycopath"- Mike Francis
"Purple Roofed Ethical Suicide Parlor"- Donald Erb

These are real parts of band repertory?

Klaus

[Evil Ronnie]

The Vanished Army - Kenneth Alford
The Voice of the Guns - Kenneth Alford
The Standard of St. George - Kenneth Alford
Mannin Veen - Haydn Wood
Celebration Overture - Paul Creston
Variants on a Medieval Tune - Norman Dello Joio
American Overture for Band - Joseph Wilcox Jenkins
Cumberland Gap - Joseph Wilcox Jenkins
Canzona - Peter Menin

[tbn.al]

Schuman- New England Tryptic

Persichetti- Symphony #6 for Band

Leemans- March of the Belgian Paratroopers

Nehlybel- Trittico

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Those four would make my list. I am glad to see there is someone else who appreciates the Leemans. It has to be the most expressive march ever written. Chill bump time.

Oooh.....Oooh..... Oooh.....I just read Ronnie's post. Dello Joio, yes! and St. George too.

[Cameron Gates]

George Washington Bridge

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner.

[OldsRecording]

"Dreams of a Psycopath"- Mike Francis
"Purple Roofed Ethical Suicide Parlor"- Donald Erb

These are real parts of band repertory?

Klaus

Yes they are. I've played both of them.

[Adam C.]

I love the Maslanka "Child's Garden of Dreams", but I would hazard a guess that it would NEVER get programmed on one of our general tours. Too long and too "out". Playing for a conference or special audience, sure.

Love some of these suggestions though, I agree with Cameron's list 100%. We were able to perform Hammersmith on tour in Japan recently, and it was so rewarding every time.

Not all concerts can have the meat and taters we all crave, but I'm OK with that. Sometimes we all could use a salad for dinner.

[bort]

Norman Rockwell Suite -- Hayato Hirose

(Not sure what the criteria should be to choose pieces here, but I think this is a cool piece that I'd like to hear performed well.)

[Toad Away]

Donna Diana Overture - Reznicek
Band transcription features a wonderful tuba part and is a joy to play on tour.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-9szYDYCic

[tubashaman2]

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[imperialbari]

Our band played dreams of a psychopath this last year..... Has a electric bass and drumset part.

That would make sure the psycho factor is represented.

[tubashaman2]

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[Toad Away]

Dug out my old LP of the U.S. Armed Forces Bicentennial Band

Hey Brian Bowman, remember these?

Les Preludes -- Liszt / Hindsley

Finale from Sym. No. 4 -- Tchaikovsky / Safranek

[Mojo workin']

Music for Prague 1968 - Karel Husa

And a second vote for Hindemith Symphony in Bb.

[Toad Away]

The Roman Carnival Overture -- Berlioz / Safranek