Season ending comments

On the behalf of the band and its Board of Directors, I want to express our thanks to everyone for another great summer concert series. We honored the many contributions of James Stark, and did so through preserving some of his vintage recordings from the 1956-65 era at Midland High School. The band also offered a wide variety of music which included an amazing cornet solo by Midland native Erin Yanacek, who just recently earned a spot as a performing professional in Pittsburgh's River City Brass Band.

Perhaps most importantly, we shared something with you, our audience. We come to realize that music so uniquely expresses the joys and sorrows of our lives. In our outdoor concert setting, the music literature is lighter but no less true to the previous statement; Music is a wonderful gift that performers and listeners share with one another. 

For 104 years, the Chemical City Band has shared live music in the parks of the City of Midland. You supported us when the band shell needed to be restored and now we continue to work toward finishing the job; the full funding of an endowment that will ensure the operation of the Chemical City Band for the next 100 years.  If you have not already done so, please consider donating to this fund at the Midland Area Community Foundation:

http://www.midlandfoundation.org/donate-online/

Be sure the CHEMICAL CITY BAND ENDOWMENT FUND is indicated in the form.  

Once again, best wishes to all who attended our concerts this summer. It was truly our pleasure!


Warmest regards,

Jim Huber, music director

Season Finale concert !

 

Our final concert 
of the 104th season !!!!



Chemical City Band

David Brown, guest conductor









National Anthem .................................................................................................... Francis Scott Key

Chimes of Liberty, march .............................................................................. Edwin Franko Goldman 

Concert Overture  ................................................................................................... Robert G. Johnson

Disney Around the World .................................................................................. arr. Matt Christiansen

The Roaring 20's ...................................................................................................... arr.  Paul Jennings

Washington Post, march ............................................................................................ John Philip Sousa 



                                                                      Intermission




2nd half   -    The cast from the summer Teenage Musicals production of:

Directed by Pennye Padget

Week 6 - only two concerts remaining for the 2013 season

American Patrol, march                                       (F. W. Meachem)

Irish Tune from County Derry               (Percy Aldridge Grainger)

Symphonic Suite from Star Trek 2009                 (arr. Jay Bocook)

March - "El Abanico"                  (A. Javaloyes / arr. J. Ord Hume)

                                           Intermission

Belle of the Ball, waltz                                        (Leroy Anderson)

Two Irish Sketches                                                     (Dave Black)
      1. Legend of Tully Castle
      2. Dance of the Leprechauns

Places, USA                                                               (Jack Bullock) 

U.S. Field Artillery March                                 (John Philip Sousa)

                                      Jim Huber, directing

Week 5 - July 17th

Larry Guenther directed the Chemical City Band from 1955-79. In this 1951 photo, he is seen with School Superintendent Dr. Ernest Britton as part of announcing his arrival in Midland to start an orchestra program.  Mr. Guenther was the first Music Coordinator for the Midland Schools.

Tentative program for July 17th will include:


Old Comrades (German march) ............................................................................................ Carl Teike

On a Hymnsong of Philip J. Bliss ................................................................................ David Holsinger

Pride of the Tridge, march ............................................................................................ Dana F. Everson
                                                 Dana F. Everson, guest conducting

Beguine for Band ............................................................................................................... Glenn Osser




                                                                 Intermission


Brighton Beach, concert march ................................................................................... William Latham

Sweet Seventeen, concert waltz ......................................................................................... Eric Coates

American Riversongs .................................................................................................. Pierre La Plante

Daughters of Texas, march ....................................................................................... John Philip Sousa

American the Beautiful / National Anthem ............................................................. Francis Scott Key

                                                          Jim Huber, directing

Week 4 - July 10th concert

Here is a 1951 newspaper clipping in which Jim Stark (left) and Ted Nicholson (right) prepare for a concert where Nicholson was to appear as guest conductor of the Midland High School band.  Jim Stark was named Nicholson's successor in 1948, and held that position until his retirement in 1978.

The British Eighth, march .....................................................................................Zo Elliott

Three Ayres from Glouchester ............................................................................. Hugh M. Stuart

                                  1. The Jolly Earle of Cholmondeley

                                  2. Ayre for Eventide

                                  3. The Fiefs of Wembley

Dambusters, (from the BBC documentary of the same title) ................................ Eric Coates

Travelin' Trumpets .................................................................................................James D. Ployhar

The Kilties, march ................................................................................................. S. E. Morris


                      Intermission (with music from our guests, The Tri City Trumpets)


Courage, march ..................................................................................................... Harold Bennett

Hickory Hill, overture ........................................................................................... Carl Frangkiser

Leroy Anderson, a Legacy in Sound ..................................................................... arr. Robert W. Smith

Who's Who in Navy Blue, march ......................................................................... John Philip Sousa

Week 3 - July 3

The tentative program for Wed July 3 is as follows:


Michigan on Parade, march  ............................................................................Karl L. King

Devonshire Overture ....................................................................................... James D. Ployhar

Duty, Honor, and Country ............................................................................... arr. Harold L Walters
                                                         Peter Brooks, narrator

The Homefront: Musical Memories from World War II ................................ arr. James Christiansen

American Red Cross, march ........................................................................... Louis Panella


                                                                 Intermission


Circus Days ..................................................................................................... Karl L. King

A Nation's Prayer ............................................................................................. arr. James D. Ployhar

Fanfare and Evocation ...................................................................................... John Moss

America the Beautiful ...................................................................................... Ward / Carmen Dragon

Salute to America's Finest ............................................................................... arr. Paul Lavendar
                                          Marches of the five branches of the military

Stars and Stripes Forever, march ..................................................................... John Philip Sousa


                                                                   Jim Huber, directing

Week two - June 26

 

Our second concert of the summer will be on Wednesday June 26 at 7:30pm.
Tentative program is as follows:


Invercargill, march ................................................................. Alex Lithgow

"Nessun Dorma", from Turandot ........................................... Giacomo Puccini

The Spirit Soars ...................................................................... James Curnow

Clarinet Candy ........................................................................ Leroy Anderson
featuring the clarinet section

The World Turned Upside Down ............................................ arr. Robert Jager 
A Revolutionary War March


                                                  Intermission


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

Grand Ledge Overture ............................................................. John Moss

Chopsticks ............................................................................... arr. Herbert W. Fred
                                         A Latin Novelty

Minnesota March ..................................................................... John Philip Sousa

America the Beautiful / National Anthem ............................... Francis Scott Key
                                       Lowell Tolly, soloist

                                           Jim Huber, directing