Monday, August 25, 2014

Video from July 9

Here is a 7 minute video of two of the marches from the July 9th performance. Perhaps it can hold you over until next summer :)

http://vimeo.com/104272835


Monday, July 28, 2014

Concluding thoughts for 2014

This has been an amazing season for the band.  We played to large audiences and shared a wide variety of music covering a 400 year range of musical styles. In the end, this band is both a museum piece and a modern day "community gem" that is well worth preserving for the next generation & beyond.

Our friends at MCTV have done their usual amazing job of producing the July 9 concert for rebroadcast over cable channel 191 (Charter) and channel 99 (AT&T U-Verse). Scheduled time for August are:

Saturday, August 9            8:00am & 8:00pm
Sunday, August 10            8:00am & 8:00pm
Monday, August 11           8:00am
Friday, August 15              8:00pm
Saturday, August 16          2:00pm

Sunday, August 17            2:00pm

More dates and times to follow. Check the MCTV schedule for future broadcasts.

If you have not yet invested in the long term support of the band, please consider the Chemical City Band Endowment Fund #545 (through the Midland Area Community Foundation). Just as we all pitched in and restored the band shell for future generations, let us all "band together" to fund this band's operation in perpetuity - "for good, for ever".
http://www.midlandfoundation.org/donate-online/

Many thanks for your loyal and ongoing support,

Jim Huber, musical director







 


Thursday, July 24, 2014

Week seven - July 30 - Season Finale

Wednesday July 30, 2014

"Season Finale", featuring the Chemical City Band
and the cast of the TMI production of Seussical the Musical


Star Spangled Banner .............................. Francis Scott Key
Royal Air Force March Past .............Henry Walford Davies  (1921)
Folk Songs from the British Isles .........arr. Douglas Wagner (2011)
Love Songs of the (18)90's......................... Dana F. Everson (2009)
Into the Storm ............................................ Robert W. Smith (1994)
Chicago ("That Toddlin' Town")......................... Fred Fisher (1922)
Riders for the Flag, march ..................... John Philip Sousa (1926)

Chemical City Band                  Jim Huber, directing



Intermission


For our 2nd half of the evening, please welcome the cast from this summer's TMI production of:

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Week six - July 23 (Christmas in July)

It's Christmas in July, with the Chemical City Band
and our special guest,  Who else ????





















Musical selections:

A Christmas Festival ................................. Leroy Anderson (1950)

Traditions of Christmas ................................. Chip Davis (1988)

Caribbean Christmas .................................... James Burden (1973)

 Here Comes Santa Claus ............................... Gene Autry (1947)
              with a warm welcome to our special guest

Sleigh Ride ............................................... Leroy Anderson (1948)
                   Kristopher Kringle, guest conductor 



Intermission music - "A Touch of Brass"
    Rick Enszer, Dave Selley, Gaye Terwilligar, Hal Smith, Stan Rowe



Chanukah is Here ................................... arr. Calvin Custer (1992)
             A celebration of Hebrew Folk Music

Jingle Bells Fantasy ............................... James Lord Pierpont/arr. James Swearingen (2010) 

Brazilian Sleigh Bells ................................... Percy Faith (1950)

Hands Across the Sea, march .................. John Philip Sousa (1899)


Jim Huber, directing



Friday, July 11, 2014

Week five - July 16

Musical selections for Wednesday July 16 will include:


Chemical City Band
Entry of the Gladiators, march  ........................ Julius Fucik (1936)
Flourish for Wind Band ........................R. Vaughn Williams (1939)
Tiara Overture ........................................... Frank D. Cofield (1956)
The Light Fantastic, march ....................... Leonard B. Smith (1978)



Just Trombones 
The Magnificent Seven...................Elmer Bernstein arr. Goldstein
Bachianus Brasilerias .............................Villa-Lobos, arr. VanHof
"Can-Can"..................................................Offenbach, arr. Goyeau

Personnel for Just Trombones include:
Jerry Johnston, Lenny Benitez, Rich Harner, Hal Smith, Sue Gessford, 
Buzz West, Bruce Dunn, Sherry Wielinski

Kirsten Schaffert, vocal            Grace Marra, conducting



Chemical City Band
E Pluribus Unim, march  ................................... Fred Jewell (1916)
Rhythm of the Winds ................................ Frank Erickson (1964)
The Unknown Soldier .............................. James D. Ployhar (2000)
                         Duane Townley, narrator
The Black Horse Troop, march ...............John Philip Sousa (1924)
America the Beautiful / Star Spangled Banner

Jim Huber, directing


Saturday, July 5, 2014

Week four - July 9th

Note:  Audio recordings of this performance can be heard at this link:  https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BzQNY9oWjFaOcjluRUlpVnNjZVE&usp=sharing


Our music for July 9 continues to honor the musical contributions of Floyd Mead during his thirty year career in Midland:


Colonel Bogey, march  ……………………………. Kenneth J. Alford (1913)

Concert Overture in G Minor …………………….. Clifford P. Lillya (1942)

Theme from “Somewhere in Time” ……………… John Barry (1980)
 
Japanese Fantasy  …………………………………. Frank Erickson (1967)
                  based on Japanese folk songs
 
The Billboard, march  ……………………………..  John N. Klohr (1901)


Intermission                            

 

Castle Gap, concert march ……………………….. J. Clifton Williams (1964)

Fanfare and Hymn of Celebration ………………… Paul Lavendar (1991)
            based on the hymn tune “Rejoice Ye Pure in Heart”

 

Russian Sailor’s Dance …………………………… Reinhold Gliere (1927)
                     from the ballet “The Red Poppy”

Semper Fidelis, march ……………………………. John Philip Sousa (1888)
                  The official march of the U. S. Marine Corps

America the Beautiful / National Anthem …………. Bates / F. S. Key


Jim Huber, directing


Saturday, June 28, 2014

Week three - July 2

Our concert for Wednesday July 2 begins at 7:30pm in the Nicholson/Guenther band shell at Midland's Central Park. Musical selections will include:



National Emblem, march ……………………………………….. E. E. Bagley (1906) / arr. Fennell

A Night in June, serenade ……………………………………… Karl L. King (1960 version)
                                          featuring the Euphonium section


Selections from the film “Rocky” (encore presentation) ……….  Bill Conti (1976) / arr. Bob Lowden

"Somewhere", from the musical West Side Story ........... Leonard Bernstien (1957) / arr. Jay Bocook
                                

The Kilties, march ……………………………………………..  S. E. Morris (1904)


                                                            Intermission


The Girl I Left Behind Me (from the “Irish Suite”) …………… Leroy Anderson (1950)

Selections from the film “The Right Stuff” …………………… Bill Conti (1983)

Salute to America’s Finest (medley of Armed Forces songs) …. arr. Paul Lavendar (1976 / 1991)
                                            
Stars and Stripes Forever, march ………………………………. John Philip Sousa (1896)

America the Beautiful & National Anthem ……………………. Katherine Lee Bates / F. Scott Key


Jim Huber, directing

Week two - June 25

MUCH better weather this week, and a large crown were on hand to hear a fine performance of:

Sonata from "Die Bankelsangerlieder" ......................... Anonymous (ca. 1684)
             The Chemical City Band brass section

Toccata for Band  ......................................................... Frank Erickson (1957)

The Winged Stallion ..................................................... Rossano Galante (2012)

Concert Suite from the film "Dances with Wolves" ...... John Barry/arr. Jay Bocook (1990)

Men of Ohio, march ...................................................... Henry Fillmore (1921)


Intermission


The NC-4 march .......................................................... E. F. Bigelow (1919)

Pageantry Overture ..................................................... John Edmondson (1970)

Overture from "The Fantasticks" ................................ arr. Alfred Reed (1960)

From Maine to Oregon, march ................................... John Philip Sousa (1913)

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Opening night 2014


The Chemical City Band begins its 105 season on Wed June 18, with a 7:30pm concert in the Nicholson-Guenther band shell at Central Park.  Musical selections will include:


Call to Victory, march .................................. Karl L. King
Prelude and Fugue in Bb Major ................... Johann Sebastian Bach
Selections from the film "Rocky" ................. Bill Conti
Uncle Henry, march ...................................... Howard Akers
             dedicated to Dr. Henry Fillmore


Intermission


March "Salutation" ....................................... Roland F. Seitz

The Genius of Ray Charles .......................... arr. Michael Brown
Beguine for Flutes  ...................................... Eric Osterling
               featuring the entire flute section
The U. S. Field Artillery March .................. John Philip Sousa

America the Beautiful/National Anthem .... Bates/Key 


Jim Huber, directing



Tuesday, January 21, 2014

2014 season performance dates announced !

Chemical City Band will offer the following performances for the summer 2014 season:

June 18, 25

July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30


All performances will begin at 7:30pm in the Nicholson/Guenther band shell at Central Park in Midland. Mark your calendars and plan to be a part of the band's 105th season of free concerts for Midland area residents.