PMEA Region II Festival Repertoire Listing

2007

Western Region Orchestra 2007 (Region I, II, III)

March 10, 2007, Greater Johnstown HS, Guest Conductor, David Rudge

Title

Composer/Arranger

Overture to "Flying Dutchman"Wagner
Theme from Angela's AshesWilliams
Slavonic Dances Op. 46 #1, 3, 8Dvorak
Capriccio Italien Op. 45Tchaikovsky

Region II Chorus 2007

February 23,24, 2007, Blairsville HS, Guest Conductor, James Dearing

Title

Composer/Arranger

The Heavens Are TellingFranz Joseph Haydn
Bogoroditse Dyevo, RaduisyaSergei Rachmaninoff
Ave Verum CorpusImant Raminsh
Wade In the WaterMoses Hogan
Voices IN AutumnJackson Hill
A Boy and A GirlEric Whitacre
Sure On This Shining NightMorten Lauridsen
ShenandoahMack Wilberg
The Ol' Chisholm TrailLibby Larsen
Ching-A-Ring ChawAaron Copland
Broadway Medley
  • Not a Day Goes By
  • Johanna
  • No One Is Alone
  • A Parade in Town
Stephen Sondheim
arr. Robert Page

Region II Chorus 2007

March 24, 2007, North East HS, Guest Conductor, Anthony J. Maiello

Title

Composer/Arranger

Star Spangled Bannerarr. Jack Stamp
Salute to PMEAAD Davenport
American SaluteMorton Gould
Festival VariationsClaude T. Smith
Rolling ThunderHenry Fillmore
SkysplitterVincent Oppido
Whirr, Whirr, WhirrRalph Hultgren
WindsprintsRichard Saucedo
Yosemite AutumnMark Camphouse

2006

Region II Band 2006

March 3,4, 2006, Punxsutawney Area HS, Guest Conductor, Russel C. Mikkelson

Title

Composer/Arranger

Star Spangled Bannerarr. Jack Stamp
Salute to PMEADavenport
Noble DeedsCharles Rochester Young
No Shadow of TurningDavid Gillingham
The Jig Is UpDaniel Kallman
Blue ShadesFrank Ticheli
His HonorHenry Fiillmore/Fennell

Western Region Orchestra 2006 (Region I, II, III)

Butler Intermediate HS, Guest Conductor, Stephen Heyde

Title

Composer/Arranger

The Planets
  • Mars, The Bringer of War
  • Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity
Gustav Holst
Symphony No. 5 Mvt. 3 and 4Shostakovich
Overture to "West Side Story"Leonard Bernstein
Magic Flute OvertureW.A. Mozart

2005

Region II Band 2005

February 19, 2005, Harbor Creek HS, Guest Conductor, David Vroman

Title

Composer/Arranger

Star Spangled Bannerarr. Jack Stamp
Salute to PMEADavenport
Esprit de CorpsRobert Jager
OctoberEric Whitacre
Liberty FanfareJohn Williams arr. James Curnow
Puszta (Four Gypsy Dances)Jan Van der Roost
InchonRobert W. Smith
Glory of the Yankee NayJohn Philip Sousa

Western Region Orchestra 2005 (Regions I, II, III)

March 12, 2005, McDowell Intermediate HS, Guest Conductor, Victor Yampolsky

Title

Composer/Arranger

Prayer at the Time of WarWilliam Schuman
Mysterious MountainAlan Hovhaness
Les PreludeFranz Liszt
American SaluteMorton Gould

Region II Chorus 2005

March 19, 2005, Clarion Limestone HS, Guest Conductor, Paul Rardin

Title

Composer/Arranger

Welcome AllJoseph Haydn
The ComposerDavid Conte
Sing Unto God
(from Judas Maccabeus)
G.F. Handel
Sixty-Seventh PsalmCharles Ives
JoshuaSpiritual arr. Robert Sells
Song of EzekielMichael Torke
Psalm150Andrew Bleckner
I Will Be EarthGwyneth Walker
Miniwanka or The Moments of WaterR. Murray Schafer
TogetherAlice Parker
Let the Heavenly Light Shine on MeSpiritual arr. Moses Hogan
It Takes a VillageJoan Szymko

2004

Region II Band 2004

March 20, 2004, Clarion Limestone HS, Guest Conductor, Susan Cresap

Title

Composer/Arranger

Star Spangled Bannerarr. Steve Smith
Salute to PMEADavenport
Gandalf from Symphony No. 1Johan deMeij
Symphonic Prelude "Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair"arr. Alfred Reed
Daughters of TexasJohn Philip Sousa
Ross RoyJacob deHaan
Their Blossoms DownSamuel Hazo
Finale from Symphony No. 1Basil Kalinnokov arr. Bainum

Region II Chorus 2004

March 13, 2004, Bradford HS, Guest Conductor, Stephen Gregson

Title

Composer/Arranger

Sing JoyfullyWilliam Byrd
Three Motets
  • 2. Coelos ascendit hodie
  • Beati quorum via
Charles Villiers Stanford
O Clap Your HandsRalph Vaughan Williams
Monica's Waltz from The MediumGian-Carlo Menotti
JubilateRob Chilcott
Beatles for ChoirsLennon/McCartney arr. Alan Simmons
All I Ask YouRob Chilcott
I Never Has Seen Snow from Carouselby Rodgers and Hammerstein
Ride the ChariotWilliam Henry Smith
Steal AwayStephen Gregson
Swing Low Sweet ChariotJim Morgan

2003

Region I Band 2003

March 12-15, 2003, St Marys Area HS, Guest Conductor, James Berry

Title

Composer/Arranger

The Star-Spangled Bannerarr. Jack Stamp
Salute to PMEAA. D. Davenport
Incantation and DanceJohn Barnes Chance
FlightClaude T. Smith
On a Hymnsong of Philip BlissDavid R. Holsinger
OctoberEric Whitacre
Children's March
Over the Hills and Far Away
Percy Aldridge Grainger
Highlights from "Ragtime"arr. Robert W. Smith
Fantasia in GTimothy Mahr

Western Region Orchestra 2003 (Regions I, II, III)

March 21,22, 2003, Bellefonte Area HS, Guest Conductor, Gerardo Edelstein

Title

Composer/Arranger

Prelude to "Die Meistersinger"Richard Wagner
Italian in AlgiersGioacchino Rossini
Two Tangos (Tango and Fuga y Misterio)A. Piazzolla
arr. by G. Edelstein
Capriccio ItalienPeter Ilyich Tschaikowsky
Summon the HeroesJohn Williams

Region I Chorus 2003

February 21, 22, 2003, Dubois Area HS, Guest Conductor, Robin A. Lind

Title

Composer/Arranger

Warm-upLeonard Bernstein
How Can I Keep From Singingarr. Z. Randall Stroope
In Remembrance from "Requiem"Eleanor Daley
Parartum Cor MeumJohann Michael Haydn
O My Luve's Like a Red Red RoseRene Clausen
Tantum ErgoGabriel Faure
Waitin' for the Dawn of Peacearr. Ron Jeffers
Minoi, Minoiarr. Christopher Marshall
Hine e Hine (New Zealand Maori Lullabye)arr. David Hamilton
Homelandarr. Z Randall Stroope
Hark I Hear the Harps Eternalarr. Alice Parker

2002

Region I Band 2002

February 20-23, 2002, Clarion Area SHS, Guest Conductor, Lowell Hepler

Title

Composer/Arranger

Star Spangled arr. Jack Stamp
Salute PMEAAD Davenport
Prelude on an American Spiritualarr. Strommen
An American ElegyTicheli
VesuviusTicheli
CanzonaMennin
Savannah River HolidayNelson
Elegy for a Young AmericanLo Presti
Crosley Marcharr. Foster
Robin Hood Prince of Thievesarr. Lavender

Western Region Orchestra 2002 (Regions I, II, III)

March 8,9, 2002, Bethel Park HS, Guest Conductor, David Rudge

Title

Composer/Arranger

National AnthemFrancis Scott Key
arr. Walter Damrosch
Overture to EgmontL. van Beethoven
In the Steppes of Central AsiaAlexander Borodin
Ma Vlast
2. Vltava (The Moldau)
Bedrich Smetana
Fingal's Cave Overture (The Hebrides)Felix Mendelssohn
Overture to West Side StoryLeonard Bernstein
Maurice Peress

Region I Chorus 2002

March 20-23, 2002, Union City Area HS, Guest Conductor, Lynn Drafall

Title

Composer/Arranger

Star Spangled BannerLloyd Pfautsch
Singet dem Herrn
Sing Unto God
Johann Pachelbel
Paul Fetler
Exultate DeoAlessandro Scarlatti
Praise to the LordF. Melius Christiansen
My Spirit Sang All DayGerald Finzi
Son de CamagueyStephen Hatfield
Love Is a Rain of DiamondsGwyneth Walker
Feller from Fortunearr. Harry Somers
He's Got the Whole World in His HandsKeith Hampton
Swing Low Sweet Chariotarr. Larry Farrow
Wade in the WaterNina Gilbert
Daniel, Servant of the LordUndine Smith Moore

2001

Region I Band 2001

March 21-24, 2001, Bradford Area HS, Guest Conductor, Patrick Winters

Title

Composer/Arranger

Star Spangled Bannerarr. Fillmore
Salute to PMEADavenport
American SaluteGould/Lang
The Fairest of Fair
IV. Gallop
Sousa/Fennell
First Suite for BandReed
Let Us Break Bread Togetherarr. Root
Highlights from The Music ManWilson/Reed
Of Sailors and WhalesMcBeth
Suit Provencalevan der Roost
Three Places in EnglandStamp

Region I Chorus 2001

March 9, 10, 2001, DuBois Area HS, Guest Conductor, Paul H. Gulsvig

Title

Composer/Arranger

With a Voice of SingingMartin Shaw
Sicut CervusGiovanni Palestrina
Blagoslavi Dushe Moya GhospodaMikhail Ippolitov Ivanof
Daemon Irrepit CallidusGyorgy Orban
River in Judeaarr. John Leavitt
Sing Me to HeavenDaniel Gawthrop
WitnessJack Holloran
AlleluiaRalph Manuel
Ye Shall Have a SongRandall Thompson
Away from the Roll of the Seaarr. Diane Loomer
Lily's Eyesarr. Eklund
A Gaelic BlessingDaniel Gawthrop

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