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







 

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:

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

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

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