Concerts:Northshore Concert Band

Northshore Concert Band, Mallory Thompson, Artistic Director

June 4, 2023: American Celebration

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Early Light, Carolyn Bremer
Deep River, Benjamin Horne
Traveler, David Maslanka
The Symphonic Gershwin, Arr. Warren Barker
Selections from The Music Man, Meredith Willson (arr. Philip J. Lang)
Star Wars Trilogy, John Williams (Arr. Donald Hunsberger)
- I. The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)
- V. Star Wars (Main Theme)
The Belle of Chicago, John Philip Sousa

April 16, 2023: Festive Beginning

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Festive Overture, Op. 96, Dmitri Shostakovich (Trans. Donald Hunsberger)
Salvation is Created, Pavel Tchesnokov (Arr. Bruce Houseknecht)
Symphony No. 3 (Slavyanskaya), Boris Kozhevnikov (Ed. John R. Bourgeois)
American Salute, Morton Gould (Trans. Philip J. Lang)
Mysterium, Jennifer Higdon
Finale from Symphony No. 2 (Romantic), Howard Hanson (Arr. W. Francis McBeth)
Barnum and Bailey's Favorite, Karl King (Ed. Loras John Schissel)

February 19, 2023: A Lifetime of Music

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Lifetime of Music Initiative Concert

Fanfare Politeia, Kimberly Archer
Homage to Leonin, Ron Nelson
Homage to Perotin, Ron Nelson
Sound and Smoke, Viet Cuong

Selections including Lifetime of Music Initiative Students:

Halcyon Hearts, Katahj Copley
Yorkshire Ballad, James Barnes
A+, Thomas Duffy

February 1, 2023: Northshore Concert Band at Niles North High School

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Homage to Perotin, Ron Nelson
Sound and Smoke, Viet Cuong

November 16, 2022: Northshore Concert Band at Loyola Academy

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Sean McQuinn, director of bands

Let Freedom Ring, Ryan Nowlin
Requiem for the Unarmed, Kevin Day
Variations on "America", Charles Ives (Orch. William Schuman, Trans. William E. Rhoads)
Symphony in B-flat, Paul Hindemith

Selections performed with Loyola Academy Band:

Cajun Folk Songs, Frank Ticheli
Variations on a Korean Folk Song, John Barnes Chance

November 6, 2022: Variations on America

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Variations on "America", Charles Ives (Orch. William Schuman, Trans. William E. Rhoads)
Sweet Chariot, Carlos Simon
Requiem for the Unarmed, Kevin Day
Let Freedom Ring, Ryan Nowlin
Solemn Prelude, Ulysses Kay
Symphony in B-flat, Paul Hindemith

June 5, 2022: A New Chapter

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Through the Looking Glass, Jess Turner
Acrostic Song from Final Alice, David Del Tredici (Arr. Mark Spede)
Let the Amen Sound, Travis J. Cross
American Hymnsong Suite, Dwayne S. Milburn
Let Woman Choose Her Sphere, Valerie Coleman
Candide Suite, Leonard Bernstein (Arr. Clare Grundman)
Homeward Bound, John Philip Sousa

February 20, 2022: Coming Home

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Nitro, Frank Ticheli
Be Ever the Hope, Jay Kennedy
Whatsoever Things, Mark Camphouse
Finale from Symphony No. 2, David Maslanka

October 17, 2021: Autumn Serenade

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Eternal Father, Strong to Save, Claude T. Smith
Echoes of the Hollow Square, Johnnie Vinson
In the Forest of the King, Pierre La Plante
Selections from Suite Française, Darius Milhaud
Soundtrack Highlights from "Les Misérables", Claude-Michel Schönberg (Arr. Jay Bocook)
Irish Tune from County Derry, Percy Grainger
Shepherd's Hey, Percy Grainger
Highlights from "Fiddler on the Roof", Jerry Bock (Arr. Michael P. Buckley)
America the Beautiful, Samuel Augustus Ward (Setting by Carmen Dragon)
Virgin Island March, Alton Adams (Arr. James Lamb)

June 20, 2021: Celebrate!

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Program selected from:

Sea Songs, Ralph Vaughan Williams
Selections from William Byrd Suite, Gordon Jacob
Lagan Love, Luigi Zaninelli
In the Forest of the King, Pierre La Plante
Virgin Island March, Alton Adams (Arr. James Lamb)
Fugue à la Gigue, Johann Sebastian Bach (Trans. Gustav Holst)
Third Suite, Robert Jager
Acrostic Song, David Del Tredici (Trans. Mark Spede)
Echoes of the Hollow Square, Johnnie Vinson
The Governor's Own March, Alton Adams (Arr. James Lamb)
Selections from Lincolnshire Posy, Percy Grainger (Ed. Frederick Fennell)
The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa (Arr. Keith Brion & Loras Schissel)

February 9, 2020: West Side Story

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Lifetime of Music Initiative Concert

Luminescence, David Biedenbender
Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story", Leonard Bernstein (Trans. Paul Lavender)
Little Threepenny Music, Kurt Weill

Selections including Lifetime of Music Initiative Students:

Cumberland Cross, Carl Strommen
Dum Spiro Spero, Chris Pilsner
Amparito Roca, Jaime Texidor (Arr. Gary Fagan)

February 5, 2020: Northshore Concert Band at Niles North High School

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Luminescence, David Biedenbender
Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story", Leonard Bernstein (Trans. Paul Lavender)

November 19, 2019: Northshore Concert Band at Chicago High Schools for the Arts (ChiArts)

Mallory Thompson, conductor

March, Opus 99, Sergei Prokofiev (Arr. Paul Yoder)
Blessed Are They, Johannes Brahms (Trans. Barbara Buehlman)
English Dances, Book One, Malcolm Arnold (Trans. Maurice Johnstone)
Irish Tune from County Derry, Percy Grainger
Shepherd's Hey, Percy Grainger
Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, Gustav Holst (Trans. Clark McAlister) (Ed. Alfred Reed)
Amparito Roca, Jaime Texidor (Arr. Gary Fagan)

November 3, 2019: The Planets

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Cloudsplitter Fanfare, Jack Stamp
Lux Aurumque, Eric Whitacre
Symphony No. 2, Frank Ticheli
Selections from The Planets:
- Mars, the Bringer of War (Arr. Merlin Patterson)
- Venus, the Bringer of Peace (Arr. Merlin Patterson)
- Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, Gustav Holst (Trans. Clark McAlister) (Ed. Alfred Reed)
"Mars and Venus" from Looking Upward Suite, John Philip Sousa (Ed. John Bourgeois)

September 26, 2019: Northshore Concert Band at Lewis University

Mallory Thompson, conductor

March, Opus 99, Sergei Prokofiev (Arr. Paul Yoder)
Blessed Are They, Johannes Brahms (Trans. Barbara Buehlman)
Courtly Airs and Dances, Ron Nelson
English Dances, Book One, Malcolm Arnold (Trans. Maurice Johnstone)
Irish Tune from County Derry, Percy Grainger
Shepherd's Hey, Percy Grainger
Across the Danube, John Philip Sousa
Mars, the Bringer of War (Arr. Merlin Patterson)

June 16, 2019: Rustic Landscapes

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Profanation, Leonard Bernstein (Arr. Frank Bencriscutto)
Courtly Airs and Dances, Ron Nelson
Irish Tune from County Derry, Percy Grainger
Shepherd's Hey, Percy Grainger
Army of the Nile, Kenneth J. Alford (Arr. Frederick Fennell)
English Dances, Book One, Malcolm Arnold (Trans. Maurice Johnstone)
Mannin Veen: Dear Isle of Man, Haydn Wood

May 9, 2019: Northshore Concert Band at Niles North High School

Mallory Thompson, conductor

March, Opus 99, Sergei Prokofiev (Arr. Paul Yoder)
Irish Tune from County Derry, Percy Grainger
Shepherd's Hey, Percy Grainger
English Dances, Book One, Malcolm Arnold (Trans. Maurice Johnstone)
Across the Danube, John Philip Sousa

April 14, 2019: The Motherland Calls

Mallory Thompson, conductor

March, Opus 99, Sergei Prokofiev (Arr. Paul Yoder)
Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2, Alexander Scriabin (Arr. Alfred Reed)
Russian Christmas Music, Alfred Reed
Suite from The Gadfly, Dmitri Shostakovich (Trans. Donald Patterson)
Across the Danube, John Philip Sousa

February 27, 2019: Northshore Concert Band at Algonquin Middle School

Canzona, Peter Mennin
Blessed Are They, Johannes Brahms (Trans. Barbara Buehlman)
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Johann Sebastian Bach (Trans. Donald Hunsberger)

February 10, 2019: Travels Abroad

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Lifetime of Music Initiative Concert

Javelin, Michael Torke (Trans. Merlin Patterson)
Blessed Are They, Johannes Brahms (Trans. Barbara Buehlman)
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Johann Sebastian Bach (Trans. Donald Hunsberger)
Suite Française, Guy Woolfenden

Selections including Lifetime of Music Initiative Students:

Spring Festival, Chen Yi
Bach: Chorale and Variation, Anne McGinty
Earth Song, Frank Ticheli
Normandy Beach, John Edmondson

November 4, 2018: Letters from Home

Mallory Thompson, conductor
~Nois, Saxophone Quartet

Canzona, Peter Mennin
Letter from Home, Aaron Copland (Arr. Brian Belski)
Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet, William Bolcom
The Red Pony, Aaron Copland
Blue Shades, Frank Ticheli

June 17, 2018: A Long Time Ago...

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Festivo, Edward Gregson
The Sword and the Crown, Edward Gregson
Flourishes and Meditations on a Renaissance Theme, Michael Gandolfi
Sketches on a Tudor Psalm, Fisher Tull
Star Wars Trilogy, John Williams (Arr. Donald Hunsberger)
- V. Star Wars (Main Theme)

April 15, 2018: Rebellions are Built on Hope

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Commando March, Samuel Barber
Sanctuary, Frank Ticheli
Variations on "America", Charles Ives (Orch. William Schuman, Trans. William E. Rhoads)
When Jesus Wept, William Schuman
Chester, William Schuman
George Washington Bridge, William Schuman
Scherzo for X-Wings, John Williams (Trans. Paul Lavender)

March 24, 2018: Northshore Concert Band Music Festival at Northwestern University

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Commando March, Samuel Barber
Variations on "America", Charles Ives (Orch. William Schuman, Trans. William E. Rhoads)
When Jesus Wept, William Schuman
Chester, William Schuman
Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel, Engelbert Humperdinck (Arr. Robert van Beringen)
Slava!, Leonard Bernstein (Trans. Clare Grundman)

February 18, 2018: Truly Wonderful, the Mind of a Child Is

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Lifetime of Music Initiative Concert

Overture to Candide, Leonard Bernstein (Trans. Clare Grundman)
Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel, Engelbert Humperdinck (Arr. Robert van Beringen)
Sound and Smoke, Viet Cuong
Slava!, Leonard Bernstein (Trans. Clare Grundman)

Selections including Lifetime of Music Initiative Students:

Lindbergh Variations, Robert Sheldon
Yorkshire Ballad, James Barnes
The Washington Post March, John Philip Sousa (Arr. Michael Story)
The Star Wars Saga, John Williams (Arr. Michael Story)

February 6, 2018: Northshore Concert Band at River Trails Middle School

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Overture to Candide, Leonard Bernstein (Trans. Clare Grundman)
Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel, Engelbert Humperdinck (Arr. Robert van Beringen)
Sound and Smoke, Viet Cuong
Slava!, Leonard Bernstein (Trans. Clare Grundman)

Selections performed with River Trails Middle School Band:

The Star Wars Saga, John Williams (Arr. Michael Story)

November 8, 2017: Northshore Concert Band at Lake Forest High School

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Smetana Fanfare, Karel Husa
Tears of St. Lawrence, Aaron Perrine
Star Wars Trilogy, John Williams (Arr. Donald Hunsberger)

November 5, 2017: Star Wars: A New Hope

Mallory Thompson, conductor Andy Hudson, clarinet

Smetana Fanfare, Karel Husa
Tears of St. Lawrence, Aaron Perrine
Brooklyn Bridge, Michael Daugherty
Star Wars Trilogy, John Williams (Arr. Donald Hunsberger)
Washington Greys, Claudio Grafulla (Arr. Loras Schissel)

July 4, 2017: Glenview Park District Fireworks

Dan Farris, conductor

June 24, 2017: Cantigny "Members Only Night" featuring the Northshore Concert Band

Dan Farris, conductor

June 4, 2017: On the Town

Mallory Thompson, conductor

In This Broad Earth, Steven Bryant
Down a Country Lane, Aaron Copland (Arr. Merlin Patterson)
Three Dance Episodes from "On the Town", Leonard Bernstein (Trans. Paul Lavender)
La Fiesta Mexicana, H. Owen Reed
Amparito Roca, Jaime Texidor (Arr. Aubrey Winter)

May 27, 2017: Northshore Concert Band at the Barrington White House

Dan Farris, conductor

May 4, 2017: Northshore Concert Band at Niles North High School

Mallory Thompson, conductor

In This Broad Earth, Steven Bryant
Down a Country Lane, Aaron Copland (Arr. Merlin Patterson)
Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, Gustav Holst (Trans. Clark McAlister) (Ed. Alfred Reed)
La Fiesta Mexicana, H. Owen Reed
Amparito Roca, Jaime Texidor (Arr. Aubrey Winter)

April 23, 2017: Giving Voice to the Silenced

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Peter Lograsso, violin

Wedding Dance from "Hasseneh", Jacques Press (Trans. Herbert Johnston) (Ed. Frederick Fennell)
Remembrance Suite
- Home and I am a Jew from Scenes from Terezin, Jack Stamp
- Litany from Kaddish Suite, Lawrence Siegel
- Theme from Schindler's List, John Williams (Arr. John Moss)

Peter Lograsso, violin

- Kaddish, W. Francis McBeth
California, David Maslanka
A Child's Garden of Dreams: V. An ascent into heaven where pagan dances are being celebrated; and a descent into hell where angels are doing good deeds, David Maslanka
Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, Gustav Holst (Trans. Clark McAlister) (Ed. Alfred Reed)

March 18, 2017: Northshore Concert Band Music Festival at Northwestern University

Dan Farris, conductor

February 16, 2017: Batavia High School Cooperative Concert

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Stampede, Steven Bryant
On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss, David Holsinger
Lincolnshire Posy, Percy Grainger (Ed. Frederick Fennell)

February 12, 2017: Youthful Spirit

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Lifetime of Music Initiative Concert

Stampede, Steven Bryant
Lincolnshire Posy, Percy Grainger (Ed. Frederick Fennell)
Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla, Mikhail Glinka (Arr. Matt Johnston)

Selections including Lifetime of Music Initiative Students:

Second American Folk Rhapsody, Clare Grundman
On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss, David Holsinger
The Great Locomotive Chase, Robert W. Smith
Newcastle March, Johnnie Vinson

November 16, 2016: Northshore Concert Band at Glencoe Central School

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Festive Overture, Op. 96, Dmitri Shostakovich (Trans. Donald Hunsberger)
October, Op. 131, Dmitri Shostakovich (Trans. Preston M. Mitchell)

November 6, 2016: Reflections

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Gene Pokorny, tuba

Magnolia Star, Steve Danyew
Elegy, John Barnes Chance
Turbulence, Bruce Broughton

Gene Pokorny, tuba

Over the Rainbow, Harold Arlen (Arr. Alan Morrison, Trans. Joseph Kreines)

Gene Pokorny, tuba

Them Basses, Getty H. Huffine (Ed. Van B. Ragsdale)
Festive Overture, Op. 96, Dmitri Shostakovich (Trans. Donald Hunsberger)
October, Op. 131, Dmitri Shostakovich (Trans. Preston M. Mitchell)

July 4, 2016: Glenview Park District Fireworks

Dan Farris, conductor

Americans We, Henry Fillmore (Ed. Frederick Fennell)
Second Suite in F, Gustav Holst
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, John Williams (Arr. Michael Brown)
A Disney Spectacular, Arranged by John Moss
Irish Tune from County Derry, Percy Grainger
Selections from Les Miserables, Arranged by Warren Barker
Amazing Grace, Traditional (Arr. William Himes)
Armed Forces Salute, Arranged by Bob Lowden
Midway March, John Williams (Arr. James Curnow)
West Side Story: Selections, Leonard Bernstein (Arr. W.J. Duthoit)
National Emblem March, Edwin E. Bagley (Arr. Loras Schissel)
The Blue and the Gray, Clare Grundman
America the Beautiful, Samuel Augustus Ward (Setting by Carmen Dragon)
The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa (Arr. Keith Brion & Loras Schissel)

July 4, 2016: Northshore Concert Band at the Barrington White House

Dan Farris, conductor

The Gallant Seventh, John Philip Sousa (Ed. Frederick Fennell)
Second Suite in F, Gustav Holst
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, John Williams (Arr. Michael Brown)
A Disney Spectacular, Arranged by John Moss
Irish Tune from County Derry, Percy Grainger
Selections from Les Miserables, Arranged by Warren Barker
Amazing Grace, Traditional (Arr. William Himes)
Armed Forces Salute, Arranged by Bob Lowden
National Emblem March, Edwin E. Bagley (Arr. Loras Schissel)
The Blue and the Gray, Clare Grundman
America the Beautiful, Samuel Augustus Ward (Setting by Carmen Dragon)
The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa (Arr. Keith Brion & Loras Schissel)

June 19, 2016: A Diamond Celebration at the Palace Theatre, Stamford, Connecticut

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Westchester Symphonic Winds, Curt Ebersole, conductor
Selections performed by Northshore Concert Band:

Mangulina, Paul Basler
Sheltering Sky, John Mackey
Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber, Paul Hindemith (Trans. Keith Wilson)?

Selections performed by Westchester Symphonic Winds:

Moth, Viet Cuong
Mare Tranquillitatis, Roger Zare
Kingfishers Catch Fire, John Mackey

Selections performed by both ensembles:

The Gallant Seventh, John Philip Sousa (Ed. Frederick Fennell)

Mallory Thompson, conductor

The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa (Arr. Keith Brion & Loras Schissel)

Curt Ebersole, conductor

June 12, 2016: A Diamond Celebration

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Northshore Concert Band Alumni

Mangulina, Paul Basler
Sheltering Sky, John Mackey
Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber, Paul Hindemith (Trans. Keith Wilson)

Selections including Northshore Concert Band Alumni:

Galop, Dmitri Shostakovich (Trans. Donald Hunsberger)
Irish Tune from County Derry, Percy Grainger
Four Scottish Dances, Malcolm Arnold (Trans. John Paynter)
Strike Up the Band, George Gershwin (Trans. John Paynter)

April 26, 2016: Northshore Concert Band at Algonquin Middle School

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Algonquin Middle School Band, Anna Legutki, director

Liberty Fanfare, John Williams (Arr. Jay Bocook)
Amazing Grace, Traditional (Arr. William Himes)
Candide Suite, Leonard Bernstein (Arr. Clare Grundman)
Americans We, Henry Fillmore (Ed. Frederick Fennell)

Selections performed with Algonquin Middle School Band:

Country Wildflowers, Larry Daehn

April 17, 2016: Liberty and Justice for All

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Liberty Fanfare, John Williams (Arr. Jay Bocook)
Amazing Grace, Traditional (Arr. William Himes)
American Guernica, Adolphus Hailstork
A Movement for Rosa, Mark Camphouse
Candide Suite, Leonard Bernstein (Arr. Clare Grundman)
Americans We, Henry Fillmore (Ed. Frederick Fennell)

March 19, 2016: Northshore Concert Band Music Festival at Northwestern University

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Liberty Fanfare, John Williams (Arr. Jay Bocook)
Amazing Grace, Traditional (Arr. William Himes)
Candide Suite, Leonard Bernstein (Arr. Clare Grundman)
Second Suite in F, Gustav Holst
Americans We, Henry Fillmore (Ed. Frederick Fennell)

February 28, 2016: Lake County Community Concert Association Presents the Northshore Concert Band

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Liberty Fanfare, John Williams (Arr. Jay Bocook)
Amazing Grace, Traditional (Arr. William Himes)
Second Suite in F, Gustav Holst
Homage to Perotin, Ron Nelson
Selections from Carmina Burana, Carl Orff (Arr. John Krance)
Americans We, Henry Fillmore (Ed. Frederick Fennell)

February 18, 2016: Northshore Concert Band at Northbrook Junior High School

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Northbrook Junior High School Wind Ensemble, Greg Scapillato, director

Liberty Fanfare, John Williams (Arr. Jay Bocook)
Amazing Grace, Traditional (Arr. William Himes)
Second Suite in F, Gustav Holst
Selections from Carmina Burana, Carl Orff (Arr. John Krance)
Americans We, Henry Fillmore (Ed. Frederick Fennell)

Selections performed by Northshore Concert Band and Northbrook Junior High School Wind Ensemble:

The Rowan Tree, Randall Standridge

January 31, 2016: Carmina Burana: Love, Luck and Fate

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Lifetime of Music Initiative Concert

Homage to Perotin, Ron Nelson
Carmina Burana, Carl Orff (Arr. John Krance)
Three Brass Cats, Chris Hazell

Selections including Lifetime of Music Initiative Students:

Second Suite in F, Gustav Holst
Hands Across the Sea, John Philip Sousa (Arr. Keith Brion & Loras Schissel)

November 1, 2015: Zero to Sixty!

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Christopher Martin, trumpet
Michael Martin, trumpet

Zero to Sixty!, Michael Martin
Carmen Fantasia for Two Trumpets and Wind Ensemble, Georges Bizet (Arr. Donald Hunsberger)

Christopher Martin, trumpet

Michael Martin, trumpet

October, Eric Whitacre
Music for Prague 1968, Karel Husa

July 18, 2015: Northshore Concert Band at the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp

Dan Farris, conductor

Procession of the Nobles, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Arr. Erik Leidzen)
American Riversongs, Pierre LaPlante
Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn, Norman Dello Joio
Nimrod from "Enigma Variations", Edward Elgar (Trans. Alfred Reed)
The Cowboys, John Williams (Arr. James Curnow)
The Symphonic Gershwin, George Gershwin (Arr. Warren Barker)
The Gallant Seventh, John Philip Sousa (Ed. John Bourgeois)
The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa (Arr. Keith Brion & Loras Schissel)

July 15, 2015: Northshore Concert Band at Ty Warner Park

Dan Farris, conductor

Procession of the Nobles, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Arr. Erik Leidzen)
American Riversongs, Pierre LaPlante
Disney at the Movies, Arranged by John Higgins
The Cowboys, John Williams (Arr. James Curnow)
The Gallant Seventh, John Philip Sousa (Ed. John Bourgeois)
Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn, Norman Dello Joio
King Cotton, John Philip Sousa (Ed. Frederick Fennell)
The Symphonic Gershwin, George Gershwin (Arr. Warren Barker)
The Thunderer, John Philip Sousa (Ed. Frederick Fennell)
America the Beautiful, Samuel Augustus Ward (Setting by Carmen Dragon)
The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa (Arr. Keith Brion & Loras Schissel)

July 4, 2015: Glenview Park District Fireworks

Dan Farris, conductor

Procession of the Nobles, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Arr. Erik Leidzen)
American Riversongs, Pierre LaPlante
Selections from "The Music Man", Meredith Willson (Arr. Philip J. Lang)
Disney at the Movies, Arranged by John Higgins
The Gallant Seventh, John Philip Sousa (Ed. John Bourgeois)
Armed Forces Salute, Arranged by Bob Lowden
King Cotton, John Philip Sousa (Ed. Frederick Fennell)
The Symphonic Gershwin, George Gershwin (Arr. Warren Barker)
Star Spangled Spectacular, George M. Cohan (Arr. John Cacavas)
The Blue and the Gray, Clare Grundman
America the Beautiful, Samuel Augustus Ward (Setting by Carmen Dragon)
The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa (Arr. Keith Brion & Loras Schissel)

June 14, 2015: A Musical Journey

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Westchester Symphonic Winds, Curt Ebersole, conductor
Selections performed by Westchester Symphonic Winds:

Profanation from Jeremiah, Leonard Bernstein (Trans. Frank Bencriscutto)
The Marbled Midnight Mile, Steven Bryant
Give Us This Day, David Maslanka

Selections performed by Northshore Concert Band:

Whirlwind, Steven Bryant
Lagan Love, Luigi Zaninelli
Pines of Rome, Ottorino Respighi (Trans. Yoshihiro Kimura)

Selections performed by both ensembles:

The Gallant Seventh, John Philip Sousa (Ed. John Bourgeois)

Curt Ebersole, conductor

The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa (Arr. Keith Brion & Loras Schissel)

Mallory Thompson, conductor

April 19, 2015: Brass Spectacular

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Robert Sullivan, trumpet

Procession of the Nobles, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Arr. Erik Leidzen)
Contre Qui, Rose, Morten Lauridsen (Trans. H. Robert Reynolds)
Trumpet Concerto, Alexander Arutunian (Arr. Guy Duker)

Robert Sullivan, trumpet

Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn, Norman Dello Joio
Stomp from Symphony for Winds and Percussion, Donald Grantham
Rolling Thunder March, Henry Fillmore

March 21, 2015: Northshore Concert Band Music Festival at Northwestern University

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Procession of the Nobles, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Arr. Erik Leidzen)
Contre Qui, Rose, Morten Lauridsen (Trans. H. Robert Reynolds)
Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn, Norman Dello Joio
Enigma Variations, Op. 36, Edward Elgar
- Var. V (Nimrod, IX) (Arr. Alfred Reed)
- Var. VI - Finale (E.D.U., XIV) (Trans. Earl Slocum)

February 8, 2015: Through the Looking Glass

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Lifetime of Music Initiative Concert

Through the Looking Glass, Jess Turner
Acrostic Song from Final Alice, David Del Tredici (Arr. Mark Spede)
Enigma Variations, Op. 36, Edward Elgar (Trans. Earl Slocum, "Nimrod" Arr. Alfred Reed)
Ronald Searle Suite, Lyn Murray (Ed. Frederick Steiner)

Selections including Lifetime of Music Initiative Students:

American Riversongs, Pierre LaPlante
Rhythm Stand, Jennifer Higdon
Yorkshire Ballad, James Barnes
Days of Glory, John Cacavas

November 5, 2014: A Veteran's Day Salute at Lincoln Park High School

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Let Freedom Ring, Ryan Nowlin
The Thunderer, John Philip Sousa (Ed. Frederick Fennell)
Symphony on Themes of John Philip Sousa, Ira Hearshen
- After the Thunderer
- After Fairest of the Fair
America the Beautiful, Samuel Augustus Ward (Setting by Carmen Dragon)
The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa (Arr. Keith Brion & Loras Schissel)

November 2, 2014: A Veteran's Day Salute

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Jim Cornelison, tenor

Let Freedom Ring, Ryan Nowlin
Tower Ascending, Wayne Oquin
God Bless the USA, Lee Greenwood (Arr. Roger Holmes)

Jim Cornelison, tenor

Coming to America, Neil Diamond (Arr. Dave Henning & Lauren Whisnant)

Jim Cornelison, tenor

Battle Hymn of the Republic, Setting by Peter J. Wilhousky (Arr. James Neilson)

Jim Cornelison, tenor

The Thunderer, John Philip Sousa (Ed. Frederick Fennell)
Symphony on Themes of John Philip Sousa, Ira Hearshen
- After the Thunderer
- After Fairest of the Fair
America the Beautiful, Samuel Augustus Ward (Setting by Carmen Dragon)
The Star-Spangled Banner, John Stafford Smith & Francis Scott Key

Jim Cornelison, tenor

Armed Forces Salute, Arranged by Bob Lowden
The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa (Arr. Keith Brion & Loras Schissel)

April 13, 2014: Echoes of Light

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Fanfare for a New Era, Jack Stamp
Angels in the Architecture, Frank Ticheli

Alison Wahl, soprano

Rejouissance, James Curnow
Serenade, Op. 22c, Derek Bourgeois
Dance Movements, Philip Sparke

February 9, 2014: Homage

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Lifetime of Music Initiative Concert

Scherzo à la Britten, John Leszczynski
Resting in the Peace of His Hands, John Gibson
Passacaglia (Homage on B-A-C-H), Ron Nelson
Divertimento for Brass and Percussion, Karel Husa

Selections including Lifetime of Music Initiative Students:

Canto, W. Francis McBeth
Black Is the Color..., Robert Sheldon
A+ March, Thomas Duffy

November 3, 2013: Remembrance

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Timothy McAllister, saxophone

Eternal Father, Strong to Save, Claude T. Smith
Fanfare for the Inauguration of JFK, Leonard Bernstein (Arr. Sid Ramin)
Elegy for a Young American, Ronald Lo Presti
Concert Suite for Solo E-flat Alto Saxophone and Band, William Bolcom

Timothy McAllister, saxophone

Hora Staccato, Grigoras Dinicu (Arr. Jascha Heifetz & Jerry Bilik, Ed. David Lovrien)
Variants on a Medieval Tune, Norman Dello Joio
Southern Harmony, Donald Grantham

March 23, 2013: Northshore Concert Band Music Festival at Northwestern University

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Shoutout, Roshanne Etezady
The Marbled Midnight Mile, Steven Bryant
Gloriosa, Yasuhide Ito
The Circus Bee, Henry Fillmore

March 19, 2013: Northshore Concert Band at Clarendon Hills Middle School

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Dan Farris, assistant conductor
Hinsdale Middle School Concert Band, Scott Oliver, director
Clarendon Hills Middle School Concert Band, Rich Lehman, director

Fanfare of Wakakusa Hill, Itaru Sakai
The Marbled Midnight Mile, Steven Bryant
Gloriosa, Yasuhide Ito
The Circus Bee, Henry Fillmore

Selections performed by Northshore Concert Band, Hinsdale Middle School Concert Band, and Clarendon Hills Middle School Concert Band:

Synergies, Robert Sheldon

March 14, 2013: Northshore Concert Band at Crete-Monee High School

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Crete-Monee Middle School Band, Sam Hankins, director

Fanfare of Wakakusa Hill, Itaru Sakai
Gloriosa, Yasuhide Ito
The Circus Bee, Henry Fillmore

Selections performed by Northshore Concert Band and Crete-Monee Middle School Band:

American Patrol, Frank W. Meacham

February 10, 2013: Cultural Fusion

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Lifetime of Music Initiative Concert

Fanfare of Wakakusa Hill, Itaru Sakai
The Spring Sketches, Satoshi Yagisawa
Gloriosa, Yasuhide Ito
Dance Mix, Rob Smith

Selections including Lifetime of Music Initiative Students:

Symphonic Suite, Clifton Williams
The Circus Bee, Henry Fillmore

November 4, 2012: Tributes

Mallory Thompson, conductor
John Thorne, flute

Fanfare for the Centennial, Ryan Nowlin
Pacem, Robert Spittal
Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise, Albert Franz Doppler (Trans. Joseph Kreines)

John Thorne, flute

Symphony in B-flat, Paul Hindemith

July 19, 2012: Northshore Concert Band at Misericordia

Dan Farris, conductor

Midway March, John Williams (Arr. James Curnow)
Disney at the Oscars, Arranged by John Moss
A Disney Spectacular, Alan Menken (Arr. John Moss)
The Wizard of Oz, Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg (Arr. James Barnes)
The Thunderer, John Philip Sousa (Ed. Frederick Fennell)
America the Beautiful, Samuel Augustus Ward (Setting by Carmen Dragon)
The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa (Arr. Keith Brion & Loras Schissel)

July 18, 2012

Dan Farris, conductor

Midway March, John Williams (Arr. James Curnow)
Second Suite in F, Gustav Holst
Gershwin!, Arranged by Warren Barker
Washington Grays, Claudio S. Grafulla (Ed. Frederick Fennell)
Selections from "Phantom of the Opera", Andrew Lloyd Webber (Arr. Warren Barker)
The Klaxon, Henry Fillmore (Ed. Frederick Fennell)
American Riversongs, Pierre LaPlante
Lassus Trombone, Henry Fillmore (Arr. Loras Schissel)
The Wizard of Oz, Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg (Arr. James Barnes)
Bullets and Bayonets, John Philip Sousa (Ed. Frederick Fennell)

July 15, 2012: Northshore Concert Band at Cantigny Park

Dan Farris, conductor

Procession of the Nobles, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Arr. Erik Leidzen)
Star Spangled Spectacular, George M. Cohan (Arr. John Cacavas)
The Symphonic Gershwin, George Gershwin (Arr. Warren Barker)
The Thunderer, John Philip Sousa (Ed. Frederick Fennell)
Selections from "The Music Man", Meredith Willson (Arr. Philip J. Lang)
Armed Forces Salute, Arranged by Bob Lowden
The Blue and the Gray, Clare Grundman
Midway March, John Williams (Arr. James Curnow)
Selections from "Phantom of the Opera", Andrew Lloyd Webber (Arr. Warren Barker)
The Klaxon, Henry Fillmore (Ed. Frederick Fennell)
Gershwin!, Arranged by Warren Barker
America the Beautiful, Samuel Augustus Ward (Setting by Carmen Dragon)
Semper Fidelis, John Philip Sousa (Arr. Keith Brion & Loras Schissel)

July 4, 2012: Glenview Park District Fireworks

Dan Farris, conductor

Bullets and Bayonets, John Philip Sousa (Ed. Frederick Fennell)
Second Suite in F, Gustav Holst
Selections from "The Music Man", Meredith Willson (Arr. Philip J. Lang)
American Riversongs, Pierre LaPlante
Disney at the Oscars, Arranged by John Moss
A Disney Spectacular, Alan Menken (Arr. John Moss)
Washington Grays, Claudio Grafulla (Ed. Frederick Fennell)
Gershwin!, Arranged by Warren Barker
Armed Forces Salute, Arranged by Bob Lowden
Midway March, John Williams (Arr. James Curnow)
The Blue and the Gray, Clare Grundman
Star Spangled Spectacular, George M. Cohan (Arr. John Cacavas)
America the Beautiful, Samuel Augustus Ward (Setting by Carmen Dragon)
The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa (Arr. Keith Brion & Loras Schissel)

June 25, 2012: Northshore Concert Band at Karlsplatz, Heidelberg, Germany

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Beth Steele, guest conductor

Invictus, Karl King
Echoes of the Hollow Square, Johnnie Vinson
Shenandoah, Frank Ticheli
The Thunderer, John Philip Sousa (Ed. Frederick Fennell)

Beth Steele, guest conductor

The Symphonic Gershwin, George Gershwin (Arr. Warren Barker)
Im Hofbrauhaus, Arranged by John Christie
Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story", Leonard Bernstein (Trans. Paul Lavender)
- Mambo
The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa (Arr. Keith Brion & Loras Schissel)

June 23, 2012: Northshore Concert Band at Hohberghalle, Niederschopfheim, Germany

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Blasorchester Niederschopfheim Germany, Rudiger Muller, conductor
Selections performed by Blasorchester Niederschopfheim Germany:

Rienzi Overture, Richard Wagner
Machu Picchu - City in the Sky, Satoshi Yagisawa
Danzon No. 2, Arturo Marquez (Trans. Oliver Nickel)

Selections performed by Northshore Concert Band:

Invictus, Karl King
Echoes of the Hollow Square, Johnnie Vinson
Shenandoah, Frank Ticheli
The Symphonic Gershwin, George Gershwin (Arr. Warren Barker)
Im Hofbrauhaus, Arranged by John Christie
Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story", Leonard Bernstein (Trans. Paul Lavender)
- Mambo

Selections performed by both ensembles:

Bohmischer Traum, Norbert Galle (Arr. Siegfried Rundel)

Rudiger Muller, conductor

The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa (Arr. Keith Brion & Loras Schissel)

Mallory Thompson, conductor

June 21, 2012: Northshore Concert Band at Lakeside Music Pavilion, Lucerne, Switzerland

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Invictus, Karl King
Echoes of the Hollow Square, Johnnie Vinson
Shenandoah, Frank Ticheli
The Thunderer, John Philip Sousa (Ed. Frederick Fennell)
The Symphonic Gershwin, George Gershwin (Arr. Warren Barker)
Im Hofbrauhaus, Arranged by John Christie
Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story", Leonard Bernstein (Trans. Paul Lavender)
- Mambo
The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa (Arr. Keith Brion & Loras Schissel)

June 10, 2012

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Procession of the Nobles, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Arr. Erik Leidzen)
Acrostic Song from Final Alice, David Del Tredici (Arr. Mark Spede)
Second Suite in F, Gustav Holst
Chorale and Alleluia, Howard Hanson
Invictus, Karl King
Second Prelude, George Gershwin (Arr. John Krance)
The Symphonic Gershwin, George Gershwin (Arr. Warren Barker)
The Thunderer, John Philip Sousa (Ed. Frederick Fennell)

April 15, 2012

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Joseph Bello, euphonium

Gavorkna Fanfare, Jack Stamp
Spangled Heavens, Donald Grantham
Let the Amen Sound, Travis J. Cross
Vintage, David Gillingham

Joseph Bello, euphonium

Flourish for Wind Band, Ralph Vaughan Williams
English Folk Song Suite, Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Klaxon, Henry Fillmore (Ed. Frederick Fennell)

March 17, 2012: Northshore Concert Band Music Festival at Northwestern University

Mallory Thompson, conductor

Nitro, Frank Ticheli
Irish Tune from County Derry, Percy Grainger
Shepherd's Hey, Percy Grainger
Spangled Heavens, Donald Grantham
English Folk Song Suite, Ralph Vaughan Williams
- March - "Folk Songs from Somerset"
Invictus, Karl King

February 13, 2011

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Lifetime of Music Initiative Concert

Marche Joyeuse, Emmanuel Chabrier (Arr. Fred Junkin)
Lincolnshire Posy, Percy Grainger (Ed. Frederick Fennell)

Selections including Lifetime of Music Initiative Students:

English Dances, Book One, Malcolm Arnold (Trans. Maurice Johnstone)
El Capitan, John Philip Sousa (Arr. Keith Brion & Loras Schissel)

June 4, 2006

Mallory Thompson, conductor
Christopher Martin, trumpet
Stephen Peterson, guest conductor
John Lynch, guest conductor
Ray Cramer, guest conductor
Harry Begian, guest conductor
Northshore Concert Band Alumni
Northwestern University students