Maryland Community Band: A Salute to American Composers
Maryland Community Band
A Salute to American Composers
Thursday, September 10, 2015 . 8PM
Maryland Community Band photo by Dylan Singleton
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1 hour
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Under the direction of School of Music alumnus Bill Sturgis, the Maryland Community Band (MCB) returns to NextNOW Fest with an exciting program of all-American music, from Sousa to Ellington and beyond.
MCB members include University of Maryland Alumni, campus faculty and staff, area school music teachers, and adults from the greater Washington/Baltimore community.
Repertoire
- West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein, arranged by Jay Bocook
- The Hounds of Spring by Alfred Reed
- Second American Folk Rhapsody by Clare Grundman
- American Barndance by Richard Saucedo
- The Washington Post March by JP Sousa
- John Williams: Fantasy Of Flight by John Williams, arranged by Robert W. Smith
- Bugler’s Holiday by Leroy Anderson
- Ellington (A Tribute To The Duke) by Duke Ellington, arranged by Larry Kerchner
- Pride Of A People by Stephen Bulla, featuring tuba soloist Tom Holtz
- Armed Forces Salute, arranged by Bob Lowden