Decorah Band Department Elizabeth Fritz, chairperson contact information: hs phone 563.382.3643 voice mail ext. 117 ms phone 563.382.8427 voice mail ext. 145 email lfritz@decorah.k12.ia.us

Mission Statement Registration Information Past Participating Schools Participating Students 2010 Selection Process /Criteria Past Programs Festival Evaluation Form Future Plans Back to the Web Site Map Music from Reading Session 2002 Directors brought some of their favorite titles to share. We also had a clearing out of the music closet and did music swapping and donated the remainder to schools in the Dominican Republic. 1. Ave Verum Corpus Mozart/Krienes Windependence 2. Air from County Derry Windependence 3. Caprice William Hines Kjos 4. Arietta Frank Erickson (in 1st Div. book only Concert Carnival) Jay Kahn brought - everyone has good parts - safe, playable, clear phrases 5. Palm Garden Rag Fred Huffer Barnhouse 6. Hillandale March Kopetz 2 Alfred added repeats in cut time polka-ish 7. Hungarian Dances Brahams/Kinyon Alfred 8. Beyond the Horizon Lies the Land Pembroke /Mesa David Babrowitz Carl Fischer

From Reading Sessions Please send comments and questions to Elizabeth Fritz. Music from Reading Session 2008 TOCCATA (from Suite Gothique, Op. 25) Leon Boehllmann/arr. Daehn DAEHN PUBLICATIONS Medium This famous organ showpiece makes a brilliant band arrangement. Rapid perpetual-motion figures and fierce rhythmic exclamations fuel the nonstop energy from start to finish. Completing the breathtaking vista are the low brasses and woodwinds providing the parts played by sixteen and thirty-two organ pipes. Tremendous! 633 SQUADRON GOODWIN, R / DAEHN, L DAEHN PUBLICATIONS REGIMENT'S RETURN, THE Editors' Choice Ronald Knoener DAEHN PUBLICATIONS Easy This lively march will have toes and feet tapping from beginning to end! The fetching melody and military style percussion rhythms create a delightful tune that is fun to play and hear! SLIPPERY HANK LOSEY, F / DAEHN, L DAEHN PUBLICATIONS CADET PARADE Patrick J. Burns DAEHN PUBLICATIONS Very Easy Noble in spirit, this stately tune offers a pleasant mixture of melodies and countermelodies, making it a majestic selection for your young players. VIPER Editors' Choice George Farmer DAEHN PUBLICATIONS Medium Easy Add some Middle Eastern flair to your next concert with this exuberant piece! Inspired by the folk dance the "debka," the music moves along at a rapid pace with minor melodies and effective percussion writing. Your band will surely enjoy learning and performing this ethnic-sounding work! SAXOPHOBIA WIEDOEFT, R / CONTORNO, J DAEHN PUBLICATIONS BRITISH ISLES SUITE Basic Library arr. Larry Daehn DAEHN PUBLICATIONS Medium Easy Here's a remarkably well done suite based on familiar folk tunes from the British Isles. They're tunes that almost everyone knows and loves, and Larry Daehn's skillful arrangement is very attractive and very playable by bands at this level. You'll really be able to develop this piece to its finest for your next program! Includes: Men Of Harlech; Barbara Allen; Britons, Raise Your Banners High; Adieu Dundee and Auld Lang Syne. Captivating SUSPENDED ANIMATION Patrick J. Burns DAEHN PUBLICATIONS Easy-Medium Easy Keep the audience on the edge of their seats with this tension filled piece! Suspensions abound in the winds as the percussion provides the animation. A thrilling work! WHISPERS FROM THE HEART George Farmer DAEHN PUBLICATIONS Medium Easy The memory of a child is the inspiration of this beautiful piece. Two break-your-heart melodies are combined in this moving miniature overture for a small person. "Music begins where words leave off." BEYOND THE MEADOW GREEN Editors' Choice George Farmer DAEHN PUBLICATIONS Medium Easy Full of emotion and expression, this sorrowful piece tells the story of an old Scotsman who asks his family to "bury me just beyond the meadow green." The carefully crafted phrases and lush chords add warm colors to this gorgeous work. BAND IN THE SQUARE (on the Fourth of July) Pierre La Plante DAEHN PUBLICATIONS MUSIC FOR THE FUNERAL OF QUEEN MARY PURCELL, H DAEHN PUBLICATIONS Easy MINKA'S SLEIGH RIDE arr. Pierre La Plante DAEHN PUBLICATIONS Easy Don your hat and scarf for this wintry medley. Two Ukrainian folk tunes, Minka and The Birch Tree, are combined with sleigh bells, tambourines and wood blocks to create the setting of a snowy Russian sleigh ride. Adds a fun touch to any winter concert. SECRET PASSAGE Rob Grice DAEHN PUBLICATIONS Easy Beginning with a mysterious air, this selection tells the story of the discovery of a secret passage that has been hidden away for many years. A fugue section depicts running through the passage and the active percussion parts effectively drive the piece to the finale. ANCIENT DIALOGUE Patrick J. Burns DAEHN PUBLICATIONS Medium Easy A joyful sound of renaissance pageantry! Based on a catchy fifteenth-century French folk song that moves through the band as a dialogue between contrasting wind groups. The layers of wind instruments are accompanied by lively percussion to keep the mood exciting and colorful. TALES OF THE MINSTREL BOY Rick Kirby DAEHN PUBLICATIONS Easy This much-loved Irish melody is the subject of an imaginary musical story. The "tales" begin with a quiet procession, accompanied by the sound of distant trumpets. Antiphonal fanfare interludes are then followed by military drums and herald trumpets to announce the noble entry of The Minstrel Boy. A grand and fitting showcase. ONWARD! Gary P. Gilroy DAEHN PUBLICATIONS Medium Easy The title says it all! From the first crack of the whip this piece is off and running. Not nearly as difficult as it sounds, it's an unbridled musical adventure crackling with excitement. SPIRIT DANCE FARMER, G DAEHN PUBLICATIONS Music from Reading Session 2003 Kephart's Music provided music from 2 publishers, FJH and Grand Mesa We also had brochures and CD's from Bandquest. We hope to have their music next year for reading. 1. Take the Blues Train - Longfield FJH grade 1.5 2. Procession of the Stars Mesa grade 2 3. Thundercrest - Hilliard FJH grade 1 4. Boomwhacker Bagatelle- Kevin Lepper/ Les Taylor FJH grade 1 5. Stone Age Stomp - Loest FJH grade 1.5 6. Blue Ridge Impression - Brian Balmages FJH grade 2.5 7. Reflaxao e Danca - Lissa Fleming May FJH grade 2.5 8. African Journey - Brian Balmages FJH grade 1.5 9. Norwegian Legend - Grieg/Forsblad Grand Mesa grade 2 This page created March 15, 2002 Last Revision 11/9/08 © Elizabeth Fritz - Music@River's Bend