THE  MUSICIANS'  CONCERT  BAND

"SYMPHONIC BLOCKBUSTERS"

Thursday - August 7, 2003



 

THE MUSICIANS'

CONCERT BAND
 


 

Blase S. Scarnati

Conductor
 


 

Michael C. Formeck

Associate Conductor


MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Thom Cobb

WELCOME
Dr. Edward Bucha
Executive Director
University Advancement
Slippery Rock University

OPENER
Warren Barker

THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER
Francis Scott Key
Arranged by John Stafford Smith

FANFARE AND ALLEGRO
Clifton Williams

CHORALE AND ALLEGRO
Claude T. Smith

CHORALE FOR BAND
Frank Erickson

TOCCATA MARZIALE
R. Vaughan Williams

INTERMISSION

SECOND SUITE IN F FOR MILITARY BAND
Gustav Holtst

I.

March

II.

Song Without Words

III.

Song of the Blacksmith

IV.

Fantasia on the "Dargason"

THE SHINING CITY
Mark Camphouse

The Narration are excerpts from the following speeches made by President Ronald Reagan:
1. Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate; West Berlin, June 12, 1987.
2. Address to the Oxford Union Society; Oxford, England, December 4, 1992.
3. Address at the Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony; The White House, January 13, 1993.
4. Address at the Captive Nations Week Conference; Beverly Hills, California, July 5, 1991.
5. Farewell Address to the Nation; Washington, D.C., January 11, 1989.
6. Televised Address to the Nation; The White House Oval Office, January 28, 1986.
7. Remarks at the annual convention of National Religious Broadcasters; Washington, D.C., February 9, 1982.
8. Remarks at a presentation of a section of the Berlin Wall; Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, California, April 12, 1990.
9. Address to the Republican Convention; Houston, Texas, August 17, 1992.
10. Letter to the American People, November 5, 1994.

Narration Spoken By
George McDowell

MUSICIAN'S CONCERT BAND MARCH
Robert Lowden

Performance will be held at 8:00 PM in
Butler Intermediate High School