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BAND REHEARSAL INFORMATION

We Rehearse on Mondays at the Ridgeland HS Band Hall 
(in Ridgeland, MS) at 7 PM.
Directions to RHS: Click Here



See Rehearsal Repertoire Planning Doc via Members Only Page  

For concert details, go to the Members Only page.


Directions to RIDGELAND HS (Primary rehearsal location): Click Here
Directions to Olde Towne Middle School (Alternate location): Click Here
Directions to St. Andrews' Academy: Click here

Concert Repertoire for the May 22, 2010 Concert:

A red asterisk * indicates playback link available below

This is probalby (but not necessarily) the final concert order. This list may, of course, be updated soon.

A Patriot’s Anthem............................................................ arr. David P. Miller

Washington Post *.................................................................................. Sousa

       NOTE: we will probably delete ONE of the rest of the tunes on this list

The Hustle ............................................................................. McCoy, arr. Bennett

Gabriel's Oboe *.........................................................Ennio Morricone, arr.

Wayne Miller, Soloist

When the Stars Began To Fall *..................................... arr. Fred Allen

ABBA On Broadway *....................................................

Farewell Symphony .................................................................Haydn. arr.

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MS Swing repertoire

C..................................................... E, arr. Bob Lowden

S...................................................................... L, arr. Jerry Nowak

M.............................................................. J, arr. Bob Lowden

T............................................................................. F, arr. Lowden

K......................................................................

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In Storm And Sunshine *..............................................................JJ Heed

Overture Capriccioso ....................................................... Frank Erickson

A Copland Tribute *............................................................ Clare Grundman

Golliwog's Cakewalk *.......................................... Debussy, arr. ...

AFS8 - Brother Against Brother *................................ David P. Miller

Stars & Stripes Forever................................................ John Philip Sousa

 

Playback Links:

You can listen to some of the tunes we will be playing in our concert through these links.

Thanks to Bobby McClellan for supplying the links!

WASHINGTON POST: Played by (anonymous) - but they're GOOD!! Listen to this one. Emulate it.

 

GABRIEL'S OBOE: This is an orchestral version, but you can get a sense of the tune from this.

 

 

WHEN THE STARS BEGAN TO FALL: Played by an unidentified honors band.

 

 

ABBA ON BROADWAY: Played by the Saratoga Community Band

 

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N STORM AND SUNSHINE: Played by the Eastman Wind Ensemble (!!!)

 

 

A COPLAND TRIBUTE: Played by the Manukau City Concert Band (in New Zealand)

 

 

GOLLIWOG'S CAKEWALK: Played by HM Royal Grenadier Guards Band. The recording was made before 1940, but it's still great!

 

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American Frontier Suite - Volume VIII - Brother Against Brother!
This is a computer rendition of the tune; We will play it much better than this!

(Brother Against Brother content)

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Listen to our August 2009 performance of AFS5 - "The Builders"

AFS5 - The Builders



A YouTube video of high school student Johnathan Stoby playing The Blue Bells of Scotland with the Belton H.S. Wind Ensemble: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbpO85a742A