PMEA District 8 Festival Repertoire Listing

2007

District 8 Chorus 2007

January 10-13, 2007, Shikellamy HS, Guest Conductor, Hilary Apfelstadt

Title

Composer/Arranger

Cantate DominoDavid L. Brunner
Laetatus SumJohann MIchael Haydn
The May NightJohannnes Brahma (arr. Arthur Frackenpohl)
Banks of DoonDonna Gartman Schultz
Rise Up, My Love, My Fair OneJams McCray
Down in the Valleyarr. George Mead
Ah Si mon moine voulait danser (from Six Songs from Early Canada)arr. Donald Patriquin
How Can I Keep from Singingarr. Z. Randall Stroop
Down by the Riversidearr. Terry J. Barham
ChindiaAlexandru Pascanu

District 8 Band 2007

January 24-27, 2007, Shamokin Area M/HS, Guest Conductor, Laura Joella

Title

Composer/Arranger

Hungarian Dance No. 5Johannes Brahms
orch. Albert Parlow
Hungarian Dance No. 6Johannes Brahms
orch. Albert Parlow
Ballet Suite from Sylvia
  • Prelude et Les Chasseresses
  • Intermesso et Valse Lente
  • Pizzicati
  • Cortege Dew Bacchus
Leo Delibes
Children of SanchezChuck Mangione
arr. Bob Phillips and Jerry Dennison
Danzon No. 2Arturo Marques
Pictures at an Exhibition
  • Baby Yaga (The Hut on Fowl's Legs)
  • The Great Gate of Kiev
Modest Mussorgsky
orch. Carl Simpson

2006

District 8 Band 2006

January 18-21, 2006, Mt. Carmel Area HS, Guest Conductor, Col. Arnald D. Gabriel

Title

Composer/Arranger

Star Spangled BannerKey/Smith
Salute to PMEAAD Davenport
Chimes of LibertyEdwin Franko Goldman
LaBelle HeleneJacques Offenbach arr. Lawrence Odom
God of Our FathersClaude T. Smith
Rolling ThunderHenry Fillmore
Russina Christmas Music
  1. Children's Carol
  2. Antiphonal Chant
  3. Village Song
  4. Cathedral Chorus
Alfred Reed

District 8 Orchestra 2006

January 4-7, 2006, Berwick Area HS, Guest Conductor, Mark Jelinek

Title

Composer/Arranger

Russian and Ludmilla OvertureMikhail Glinka
Symphony No 2 in C Minor, OP. 17
Little Russian		Peter Tchaikovsky
Sinfonia No. 1 in C, Op. 37Joseph Wilcox-Jenkins
Danse MacabreCamille Saint-Saens
Llano Estacado: The Staked PlainRonald LoPresti
Three Dances from the Music to Henry VIIIIII> Torch DanceSir Edward German
Selections from "The Phantom of the Opera" Andre Lloyd Weber arr. Calvin Custer

District 8 Chorus 2006

February 4, 2006, Athens Area HS, Guest Conductor, Anthony Leach

Title

Composer/Arranger

SoridaRosephanye Powell
Ave Verum CorpusDavid N Childs
Close Now Thine EyesD Gawthrop
Ode to JoyZ Randall Stroope
Plenty Good Roomarr. Moses Hogan
Still I RiseRosephanye Powell
Desde Lo HondoFrancisco Nunez
DubulaStephen Hatfield
Ezekiel Saw De Wheelarr. Moses Hogan
This Little Light of Minearr. Anthony Leach

2005

District 8 Orchestra 2005

January 22, 2005, Liberty HS, Guest Conductor, Kenneth Sarch

Title

Composer/Arranger

Fanfare and CelebrationClaude T. Smith
A Night on Bald MountainModest Mussorgsky
Crown Imperial Coronation MarchWilliam Walton arr. David Stone
Carmen Suite No. 1
  • Prelude
  • Aragonaise
  • Les dragons d'Alcala
  • Les Toreadors
Georges Bizet
From "The Planets"
Mars
Venus
Jupiter		Gustav Holst

District 8 Chorus 2005

February 5, 2005, canton Area Jr./Sr. HS, Guest Conductor, Diana Saez

Title

Composer/Arranger

Music Spread Thy Voice Around
From the Oratorio "Solomon		George F. Handel
O Schone NachtJ. Brahms
I Will Be EarthGwyneth Walker
Love Is Here To StayWalter L. Pelz
Nine Hundred Miles
(Traditional American Folk Song)		arr. Philip E. Silvey
God Be In My HeadJohn Rutter
Congori Shango
(Calipso from Limon, Costa Rica)		arr. Rolando Brenes
SalseoOscar Galian
I'll Make The Difference
(A Song for Singers Around the World)		Moses Hogan

2004

District 8 Band 2004

February 14, 2005, Canton HS, Guest Conductor, Valerie Gail Martin

Title

Composer/Arranger

Star Spangles BannerHenry Fillmore
Salute to PMEADavenpport
Continental OvertureJohan de Meij
Loch LomondFrank Ticheli
Bugs
  1. Prelude
  2. Dragonfly
  3. Praying Mantis
  4. Black Widow Spider
  5. Tiger Swallowtail
Roger Tichy
Manhattan Beach MarchJohn Philip Sousa
March of the Belgian ParatroopersPierre Leemans arr. Charles A. Wiley
The Hounds of SpringAlfred Reed

District 8 Orchestra 2004

January 17, 2004, Jersey Shore HS, Guest Conductor, Kenneth Jernigan

Title

Composer/Arranger

Slavonic Dance No. 8, Op. 46Antonin Dvorak
Waltz and Polonaise from Eugene OneginPytor Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Pavane pour une Infante DefunteMaurice Ravel
East Coast AttitudeDavid T. Little
Lord of the DanceRonan Hardiman
Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
  1. Buckaroo Holiday
  2. Corral Nocturne
  3. Saturday Night Waltz
  4. Hoedown
Aaron Copland

District 8 Chorus 2004

January 31, 2004, Mifflinburg Area Jr./Sr. HS, Guest Conductor, Ward Jamison

Title

Composer/Arranger

National AnthemJohn Stafford Smith arr. Ward Jamison
Gloria in Excelsis Deo from HeiligmesseJoseph Haydn
Laudate Dominum from Solemn VespersW.A. Mozart
For the Beauty of the EarthJohn Rutter
The Sledge BellsHugh S. Robertson
Sing Me to HeavenDaniel Gawthrop
Viva Tuttiarr. Ralph Hunter
Coffee Grows on White Oak TreesAmerican Folk Song arr. Jack Boyd
Hold On!arr. Eugene Thamon Simpson
An Irish BlessingTraditional Irish arr. William Witherup

2003

District 8 Band 2003

January 25, 2003, Wellsboro Area HS, Guest Conductor, Dennis R. Glocke

Title

Composer/Arranger

Star Spangles BannerHenry Fillmore
Salute to PMEADavenpport
Triumphant FanfareRichard Saucedo
My Jesus! Oh, What AnguishJS Bach
arr. Alfred Reed
Courtly Airs and Dances
  1. Intrada
  2. Basse Danse (France)
  3. Pavane (England)
  4. Saltarello (Italy)
  5. Sarabande (Spain)
  6. Allamande (Germany)
Ron Nelson
Irish Tune from Country Derry and Shepherd's HeyPercy Grainger
Symphonic Dance No. 3 "Fiesta"Clifton Williams
Americans WeHenry Fillmore

District 8 Orchestra 2003

February 7, 8, 2003, Lewisburg Area HS, Guest Conductor, Gerardo Edelstein

Title

Composer/Arranger

Star Spangled Bannerarr. Arthur Frackenpohl
Festive Overture, Op. 96Dmitri Shostakovich
Finlandia, Op. 26, No. 7Jean Sibelius
Signs of Life for String Orchestra
  1. Allegro
Russell Peck
Marche Slav, Op. 31Peter Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 95 (From he New World
  • I. Adagio; allegro molto
  • IV, Allegro con fuoco
Antonin Dvorak

District 8 Chorus 2003

January 11, 2003, Bloomsburg University, Guest Conductor, Jerry Blackstone

Title

Composer/Arranger

The Heavens are TellingJoseph Haydnn
Psalm 23 (from "Songs of Faith")Paul Basler
Due North
  • 2. Trees
  • 5. Mosquitoes
Stephen Chatman
Not While I'm Around (from "Sweeny Todd")Stephen Sondheim arr. Robert Page
O Pastorelle, AddioUmberto Gioarano
If Music Be the Food of LoveDavid Dickau
I'm A-Rollin'Paul Rardin
Make Our Garden GrowLeonard Bernstein arr. Robert Page

2002

District 8 Orchestra 2002

January 23-26, 2002, Athens Area HS, Guest Conductor, Johannes Dietrich

Title

Composer/Arranger

Outdoor OvertureAaron Copland
Ballet Music from "Faust"Charles Gounod
Symphony No. 1 in C minor Op. 68
Un Poca Allegretto e grazioso Adagio		Johannes Brahms
JagannathaScott Eggert

District 8 Chorus 2002

February 6-9, 2002, Lewisburg HS, Guest Conductor, Brady Allred

Title

Composer/Arranger

Sing a New SongRonald Staheli
Os Justi Meditabitur SapientiamAnton Bruckner
Tres Cantos NativosMarcos Leite
Muie RenderaCA Pinto Fonseca
The WakingDavid Conte
How Can I Keep from Singing?arr. Alice Parker
I'm Gonna SingRobert Hunter
Soon Ah Will Be Done Wi' De Troubles of Dis Worldarr. Diane K. Loomer
Shadrackarr. Charles R. Cassey
Soldier, Soldier Won't You Marry Mearr. Robert DeCormier
Bile Them Cabbage Downarr. Mack Wilberg

2001

District 8 Band 2001

February 7-10, 2001, Mifflinburg Area HS, Guest Conductor, William Kenny

Title

Composer/Arranger

Star Spangled BannerJohn Stafford Smith, arr.Henry Fillmore
Salute to PMEADavenpport
American Overture for BandJoseph Wilcox Jenkins
Scened from the Louvre
  1. The Portals
  2. Children's Gallery
  3. The Kings of France
  4. Finale
Norman Dello Joio
Festal ScenesYasuhide Ito
Make Your Garden Grow from CandideLeonard Bernstein
trans. Claire Grundman
The Pied Piper of HamelinRobert Jager
76 TrombonesMeredith Wilson
arr. Leroy Anderson and Jay Bocook

District 8 Orchestra 2001

January 10-13, 2001, Shamokin Area Jr.SHS, Guest Conductor, Christopher Para

Title

Composer/Arranger

L'Arlesiennne Suite No. 2
  • Pastorale
  • Intermezzo
  • Menuet
  • Farandole
Georges Bizet
Symphony No. 5 in D Major "Reformation"
  • I. Andante; Allegfro con fuoco
  • Andante con moto; Allegro Vivace
Felix Mendelssohn
Polovetsian Dances from the opera Prince IgorAlexander Borodiine
By Loch and MountainDavid T. Little
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