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17 MARCH 2008: A CONCERT OF SOLOS

The MHS band concert featuring students who participate in the WSMA Solo & Ensemble Contest is an annual pleasure, to which McFarlanders were most recently treated on the evening of Thursday 13 March. Here's the whole program:

Look for the Silver Lining

Music by Jerome Kern, arranged for trumpet ensemble by Bill Holcombe. The eight trumpers included Nick Bakunowicz (AITDJB 2006), and Eric Adams (AITDJB 2005 - 2008) accompanied on set.

Variations on Blue Bells of Scotland

Arranged by D. Marlatt for alto sax and piano.

Furioso and Valse in D Minor

Written by Earl Hatch; performed by Matt Rush, marimbist.

Cumberland Cross

Composed by Carl Strommen; performed by the MHS Concert Band.

Epigrams

A flute ensemble by Anne McGinty.

Orion

Composed by Jan Van der Roost; performed by the MHS Concert Band.

Main Street

A trombone ensemble by Ernest Miller.

Phantom Phire

An exuberant snare drum solo, performed with astonishing fire by Eric Adams (AITDJB 2005 - 2008) (who went on to win a WSMA Exemplary Solo Project award for his rendition of the piece at State).

Emperata Overture

Composed by Claude T. Smith; performed by the MHS Symphonic Band.

Doctor Graduss and Pannussom

A piano solo by Claude Debussy, flawlessly executed by Leif Larson.

A Vision of Majesty

Keystone Chops

Hornist's Nest

Concerto in F Major

The Barber of Seville

Marche Des Parachutistes Belges

Roumanian Folk Dances

First Suite

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