Concerts:1979 Midwest Clinic Concerts

N.B. Recordings of all concerts were made on LPs by Crest Records, but are no longer in print. Some availability may be found through Worldcat.

12 December 1979 - Nathan Hale High School Wind Symphony

Nathan Hale High School (West Allis, Wisc.) Wind Symphony
Joel Blahnik, conductor
Al Thompson, conductor
Stan DeRusha, conductor
Alumni Wind Ensemble

Concert Preamble – Leland Forsblad
Adieu – Antonín Tučapský
Flieger Marsch – Herrman Dostal (arr. Howard)
Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments – Richard Strauss
Capriccio – James Curnow
Shepherd Melody from "Rosamunde" – Franz Schubert
Interlude – Stan Kenton (arr. Rugolo)
Denbridge Way – James Swearingen
Trauersinfonie – Richard Wagner
Octet for Wind Instruments – Igor Stravinsky
Battalia – Heinrich I F Biber
Renaissance Triptych – George Kirck
Canticle for 11 Winds & Mallet Percussion – W. Francis McBeth
Scherzo without Instruments – William J. Schinstine
A Cohan Broadway Festival – George M Cohan

13 December 1979 - Northshore Concert Band

Northshore Concert Band (Wilmette, Ill.)
John P. Paynter, conductor
Frederic C. Ebbs, conductor
William P. Foster, conductor
Barbara Buehlman, conductor
Richard S. Lum, conductor
Earle Louder, euphonium
Ted Hegvik, alto saxophone
Nancy Hinners, soprano

Ceremonial Fanfares^§
Star-Spangled Banner^§ - John Stafford Smith
Festive Overture – Dmitri Shostakovich
Four Scottish Dances – Malcolm Arnold
Morceau de Concert – Camille Saint-Saens
Norwegian Rhapsody – Clare Grundman
Symphonic Movement – Vaclav Nelhybel
Galop – Georges Bizet (arr. Schaefer)
Scene and Triumphal Dance of the Coolies – Reinhold Glière (arr. Buehlman)
Tribute to Rudy Wiedoeft – Gunther Schuller
One Fine Day – Giacomo Puccini (arr. Cailliet)
Andrea Chenier – Umberto Giordano

13 December 1979 - South Lyon High School Symphony Band

South Lyon High School (South Lyon, Mich.) Symphony Band
Frank J. Kochalko, conductor
Stanley DeRusha, conductor
Thomas E. Young, conductor
H. Robert Reynolds, conductor

George Washington Bridge – William Schuman
Moravian Polka – Antonín Tučapský
Cantata di Chiesa – Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Old Home Days – Charles Ives
Escapade for Trombones – Frank Bencriscutto
Hebrew Folk Song Suite – Leroy Osmon
Divertimento for Band – Vincent Persichetti
Swedish Folk Marsch – William E. Rhoads
Folk Dances – Dmitri Shostakovich
I Got Rhythm – George Gershwin (arr. Balent)
Gershwin Medley – George Gershwin (arr. Balent)
Suite of Old American Dances – Robert Russell Bennett

13 December 1979 - Wooster High School Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Wooster (Ohio) High School Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Robert R. Bayless, conductor
Robert Fleming, conductor
James Byo, conductor
Paul W. Whear, conductor
Meredith Williams, clarinet

Two Processional Fanfares – Elgar Howarth
Carnival Overture – Antonin Dvorak
Rahoon – Alfred Reed
Folk Dances – Dmitri Shostakovich
Passacaglia in G Minor – George Frideric Handel (arr. Phillips)
Spanish Fever – Jay Chattaway
Symphony No. 1 – Claude T. Smith
Aubade for Band – Theldon Myers
Celebration XXV – Paul W Whear
Army of the Nile – Kenneth J. Alford
His Honor – Henry Fillmore

14 December 1979 - Indian Trail Junior High School Concert Band

Indian Trail Junior High School (Addison, Ill.) Concert Band
Roman Palmer, conductor
Mark Hindsley, conductor
Robert McNulty, conductor
Robert Lowden, conductor
Mark McDunn, conductor

Golden Shield March – Jerry Nowak
Chorale and Processional – Rex Mitchell
Theme from "Superman" – John Williams (arr. Balent)
Andante Cantabile for Winds – Charles Gounod (Arr. Barr)
A Stick of Licorice – Leon Adamski
Ready to Take a Chance Again – Charles Fox (arr. Lowden)
Adventures of Tom and Huck – Paul Severson (arr. McDunn)
Prelude and Celebration – Jay Chattaway
Christmas Song – Mel Torme
With Spirit, Pride and Honor – Larry W. Loweth

14 December 1979 - Hardaway High School Symphonic Band

Hardaway High School (Columbus, Ga.) Symphonic Band
David Gregory, conductor
Alfred Reed, conductor
James Croft, conductor
Rick Holland, conductor
James Neilson, conductor

Americans We – Henry Fillmore
Lyric Essay – Donald Coakley
Intrada Drammatica – Alfred Reed
From an 18th Century Album – arr. Theldon Myers
Collage for Band – James Curnow
Who Puts His Trust in God Most Just – Johann Sebastian Bach
Music for Children – Sergei Prokofiev (arr. Ahronheim)
Hail to the Fleet – Richard E. Maltby, Sr.
Beautiful Music – Barry Manilow (arr. Lowden)
Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon – Percy Aldridge Grainger
A Tribute to Stephen Foster – Stephen Foster
L’Arlésienne Suite No 2 – Georges Bizet

14 December 1979 - Mid-West Directors Reading Band

Mid-West Directors Reading Band (Chicago, Ill.)
Paul V. Yoder, conductor
William M. Clemons, conductor
Charles D. Yates, conductor
Yoshiro Obata, conductor
Richard R. Fisher, conductor
John M. Long, conductor
Emery Fears, conductor
Sidney Snellings, conductor
Charles Minelli, conductor
James Allison, conductor
LaVerne Reimer, conductor
R.V. Leach, conductor
Bill Jackson, saxophone

Destino for Band – Belisario Errante
Joyant Music – Stuart Glazer
Jefferson County Overture – John O'Reilly
Symphonic Psalm - Claude T. Smith
Got the Spirit – John Tatgenhorst
Chorale and Festival March – Andrew Balent
I Want to Live – John Denver (arr. Fry)
Fanfare Prelude on Hanover – James Curnow
Solo de Concours – Andre Messager
The Great Collison March – Scott Joplin (arr. Marciniak)
Selections from "Ain't Misbehavin" – Fats Waller
T.V. Police Medley – arr. John Tatgenhorst
Pickles and Peppers and Cornets – Adaline Shepherd

14 December 1979 - VanderCook College of Music Band

VanderCook College of Music (Chicago, Ill.) Band
Victor W. Zajec, conductor
Allan Harris, conductor
Fred Hubbell, conductor
W. Francis McBeth, conductor
Richard Madden, conductor
Karel Husa, conductor
Nicholas Drozdoff, euphonium

The Showstopper – Eric Osterling
Sioux Variations – William H Hill
Rondo Caprice – Fred M. Hubbell
Caccia – W. Francis McBeth
Chorale and Variations – Charles Carter
Carpathian Sketches – Robert Jager
Trauermusic – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (arr. Osterling)
Apotheosis of This Earth – Karel Husa
Fantasia di Concerto – Eduardo Boccalari
Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo – Malcolm Arnold
Decoration Day – Charles Ives
Showtime – James Christensen

15 December 1979 - Lake Highlands High School Band

Lake Highlands High School (Dallas, Tx.) Band
Malcolm Helm, conductor
Peter Tolhuizen, conductor
Eddie Green, conductor
Alfred Reed, conductor
Frederick Fennell, conductor

Dance Scene – Michael Hennigan
The Final Covenant – Fisher Tull
Three Ayres from Gloucester – Hugh M. Stuart
Action Front – Hermann L Blankenburg
La Mandolinata – Herman Bellstedt
Circus Overture – William Schuman
Armenian Dances, Part Two – Alfred Reed
The Fairest of the Fair – John Philip Sousa
Little Suite for Summer – Peter Schickele
Pacific Celebration Suite – Roger Nixon

15 December 1979 - Salvation Army Chicago Staff Band

Salvation Army Chicago (Ill.) Staff Band
William Himes, conductor

Program not reported

15 December 1979 - Kiel Municipal Band

Kiel (Wisc.) Municipal Band
Edgar Thiessen, conductor