WHEATON MUNICIPAL BAND
2008 SUMMER SEASON
GOOD TIMES AWAIT in 2008!!
Thursday Evening Concerts 8:00 p.m. Memorial Park
For Information Call: (630) 260-2000
www.wheatonmunicipalband.org
JUNE 5
Flashback 50 years!
(to August 7, 1958)
Season Opener, and Bandshell Dedication
Bruce Moss, conductor
| The season opens with a special tribute to Arthur Sweet, Director of the Wheaton Municipal Band from 1945-1963, who was instrumental in the planning and building of the Memorial Park Bandshell. The concert music will replicate that first concert 50 years ago! |
JUNE 12
| Highlights from "That's Entertainment" | Gilman |
| Kitty Hawk | Cheetham |
| Overture to "The Improvisator" | d'Albert/Hindsley |
| Mideola Waltz | Hawd |
| Corrida | Savino |
| Polka and Fugue, from "Schwanda the Bagpiper" | Weinberger |
| The Big Race, from "Track Meet" | Bennett |
| Lights! Camera! Action! | Higgins |
JUNE 19
Night and Day
| Fanfare for a Festive Day | Cichy |
| March, "All Day" | Fillmore |
| Oh, What A Beautiful Morning |
Rodgers
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| Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna | von Suppe |
| Morning Song | Sparke |
| Early One Morning | Grainger |
| Dusk | Bryant |
| A Night in June | King |
| Wild Nights | Tichelli |
| Midnight Fire Alarm | Leslie |
June 26
Waybright Conducts!!
Dr. Daid Waybright, Director of Bands, University of Florida, guest conductor
| Festive Overture | Shostakovich |
| Prelude and Folk Dances | Shostakovich |
| Second Suite in F | Holst |
| Early Monday on the White House Lawn | Sousa |
| Amazing Grace | Tichelli |
| Pineapple Poll | Gilbert and Sullivan |
| Sound of Music | Rodgers & Hammerstein |
| Glory of the Yankee Navy | Sousa |
JULY 3
Patriotic through and through
| Hail to the Fleet | Maltby |
| From Sea to Shining Sea | Barker |
| Fourth of July | Gould |
| Solid Men to the Front! | Sousa |
| American Elegy | Tichelli |
| Liberty Bell | Sousa |
| Star Spangled Salute | Cohan/Barnes |
| March, "Americans We" | Fillmore |
| Armed Forces Medley | arr. Knox |
| Overture, "1812" | Tchaikovsky |
JULY 10
| A Salute to Four Who Made a Difference | |||
| Leroy Anderson |
Fredereick Fennell
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William F. Ludwig Jr.
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William Schraft
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| Back in the 30's Leroy Anderson began arranging and composign for Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops. Tonight's special program will celebrate the centennial of his birth, along with special memories and music from the Wheaton visits of other band icons, Frederick Fennell and William F. Ludwig, Jr,. and beloved Glenbard North High School band director William Schraft. | |||
JULY 12
Special Saturday Night Edman Chapel Concert, 8:00 pm
Tubas + Sousa - TubaSousaPalooza!!!
with renowned tuba performers:
Fritz Kaenzig, University of Michigan & Grant Park Symphony Orchestra
Mark Moore, University of Illinois
John Stevens, University of Wisconsin
David Saltzman, Bowling Green State University & Toledo Symphony Orchestra
| If it has to do with Tuba, Euphonium, Sousa or Sousaphone, you'll likely find it here.
And ALL area tuba and euphonium players are invited to share the stage on the grand finale of this event. Tuba and Euphonium players click here to register for this unique TubaSousaPalooza - fest! It'll be a blast! |
JULY 17
Hoola hoops, instrument petting zoos, music and motion for kids of all ages!!
(Adults admitted, too!)
| Carnival |
Basler
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| March of the Toys |
Herbert
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| Children's March |
Grainger
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| Children's March |
Goldman
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| Highlights, "The King and I" |
Rodgers
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| Polly Oliver |
Root
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| Highlights, "High School Musical" |
arr. Ricketts
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JULY 24
A Night on Broadway, and More!!!
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The Glen-Ellyn Wheaton Chorale, conducted by Greg Wheatley, joins the WMB for a Night on Broadway.
Program to be announced |
July 31
YOU and the Night and the Music
.....and the categories are:
| Marches | Overtures |
| Slow or "quiet" tunes | Suites |
| Novelties | Musicals |
| Potpourri | |
| A hands on (literally!) interactive program designed and voted on and even performed by ourfavorite audience: YOU!! (instructions on how to participate revealed at the June concerts) And guess what? YOU doesn't stop with selecting the program. YOU will be playing with the band on the first half! WMB proudly invites ALL who have EVER played a band instrument to dust off those horns and join us for a portion of the first half of this concert. YOU'll be hearing about it all season, so start practicing, and get ready!! |
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AUGUST 7
Wheaton Jazz Band
Doug Beach, Guest Conductor
Director of Jazz Studies, Elmhurst College
Jazz conductor and composer, Doug Beach, will present Big Band favorites and exciting new jazz selections!
Selections to be announced.
PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.