Past Repertoire - College of the Desert Symphonic Band

December 4, 2019 - Pollock Theater
Guest Ensemble: Palm Desert High School Wind Ensemble under the Direction of N. Guy Lake

  • Canzone e Sonate  (1615), Giovanni Gabrieli (c. 1554 – 1612), arr. Bernard Thomas 
  • Danse Diabolique, Joseph Hellmesberger (1955 – 1907), Arr. Tohru Takahashi
  • Shine, Michael Markowski (b. 1986)                                                                                          
  • American Riversongs, Pierre LaPlante (b. 1943)
  • Loch Lomond, Frank Ticheli (b. 1958)
  • Under the Double Eagle, Josef Wagner (1956 – 1908), Arr. Timothy Rhea
  • Chorale and Shaker Dance, John Zdechlik (b. 1937)

May 12, 2019 - Helene Galen Performing Arts Center
All-Valley Honor Band Concert, under the direction of Gary W. Hill

COD SYMPHONIC BAND
  • Candide Suite, Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) arr. Claire Grundman
    • I. The Best of All Possible Worlds
  • West Side Story Selections, Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) arr. W.J. Duthoit
  • Red Rock Mountain, Rossano Galante (b. 1967)

ALL-VALLEY HONOR BAND, Under the Direction of Gary W. Hill
  • Selections from The Danserye, Tielman Susato (c. 1510 - 1570)
    • I. La Morisque
    • II. Bergerette
    • VI. Ronde & Salterelle
    • VII.Ronde & Aliud
    • VIII.Basse danse: Mon désir
    • IX. Pavane: La Battaile
  • This Cruel Moon, John Mackey (b. 1973)
  • Vesuvius, Frank Ticheli (b. 1957)
  • Foshay Tower Washington Memorial March, John Phillip Sousa (1854 - 1932)​

April 1, 2019 - Carnegie Hall
Manhattan Concert Productions - "Let the Music Fill your Soul"

  • March from 1941, John Williams (b. 1932), arr. Paul Lavender
  • O Magnum Mysterium, Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943), arr. H. Robert Reynolds
  • Red Rock Mountain, Rossano Galante (b. 1967)

December 5, 2018; Indian Wells Theater

  • Fanfare and Allegro, Clifton Williams (1923 - 1976)
  • O Magnum Mysterium, Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943), arr. H. Robert Reynolds
  • March from 1941, John Williams (b. 1932), arr. Paul Lavender​

May 16, 2018 - Indian Wells Theater
Guest Ensemble, La Quinta High School Concert Band, Under the direction of Michael Fleischmann

  • The Dam Busters March, Eric Coates (1886 - 1957), arr. W.J. Duthoit
  • The Seal Lullaby, Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
  • Third Suite for Band, Robert Jager (b. 1939)
    • March
    • Waltz
    • Rondo
  • Selections from Les Misérables, arr. Warren Barker

May 13, 2018 - McCallum Theatre
All-Valley Honor Band Concert, Under the direction of rodney dorsey

COD SYMPHONIC BAND
  • The Dam Busters March The Seal Lullaby
  • Selections from Les Misérables
  • Eric Coates (1886 - 1957) arr. W.J. Duthoit
  • Eric Whitacre (b. 1970) arr. Warren Barker

ALL-VALLEY HONOR BAND, Under the Direction of Rodney Dorsey
  • Firefly, Ryan George (b. 1978)
  • Rest, Frank Ticheli (b. 1957)
  • Luminescence, David Biedenbender (b. 1984)
  • English Folk Song Suite, Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
    • I. March, I’m Seventeen Come Sunday
    • II. Intermezzo, My Bonnie Boy
    • III. March, Folk Songs from Somerset

December 5, 2017 - Indian Wells Theater
​Guest Ensemble, Rancho Mirage High School Wind Symphony, Under The Direction Of Michael Gaylord

  • First Suite in E Flat for Military Band, Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)
    • I. Chaconne
    • II. Intermezzo
    • III. March
  • Don Ricardo, Gabriel Musella
  • Grace, Brian Balmages (b. 1975)
  • Symphonic Gershwin, George Gershwin (1898 - 1937), arr. Warren Barker​
  • Resurgences, Robert Sheldon (b. 1954)

May 17, 2017 - Indian Wells Theater

COD SYMPHONIC BAND:
  • The Machine Awakes, Steven Bryant (b. 1972) 
  • Bloom, Steven Bryant (b. 1972)
  • Commando March, Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981)ed. by R. Anderson Colinsworth
  • Lux Aurumque (Light and Gold), Eric Whitacre (b, 1970) Carmen Aleman, Conductor
  • Satiric Dances (for a comedy by Aristophanes), Norman Dello Joio (1913- 2008)
    • I.Allegro pesante
    • II. Adagio mesto
    • III. Alegro spumante
  • Danzas Cubanas, Robert Sheldon (b. 1954)

COD JAZZ BAND:
  • Comin’ Home Baby, Dorough/Tucker (arr. M. Sweeney)
  • Early Afternoon Blues, Chick Corea (arr. Mark Taylor)
  • Kicks and Licks, Howard Rowe
  • On Green Dolphin Street, Washington/Kaper (arr.V. Lopez )
  • Tastes Like Chicken, Kris Berg
  • The Way You Look Tonight, Fields/Kern (arr. R. Holmes)

May 7, 2017 - McCallum Theatre
​All-Valley Honor Band, Under The Direction Of Richard L. Floyd

COD SYMPHONIC BAND
  • Commando March, Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981), ed. R. Anderson Collinsworth
  • Danzas Cubanas, Robert Sheldon (b. 1954)
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​ALL-VALLEY HONOR BAND, Under the Direction of Richard L. Floyd
  • In This Broad Earth, Steven Bryant (b. 1972)
  • Rippling Watercolors, Brian Balmages (b. 1978)
  • Diamond Tide, Viet Cuong (b. 1990)    
    •     I. Moderato
    •     II. Allegro                                
  • San Antonio Dances, Frank Ticheli (b. 1958)
    •     I. Alamo Gardens
    •     II. Tex Mex on the Riverwalk                          
  • Zing!, Scott McCallister (b. 1969)

December 7, 2016 - Indian Wells Theater
Guest Ensemble, Rancho Mirage High School Wind Symphony, under the direction of Michael Gaylord

COD SYMPHONIC BAND:
  • Rippling Watercolors, Brian Balmages (b. 1975)
  • Suite Française, Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974)
    • I. Normandie
    • II. Bretagne
    • III. Ile De France IV. Alsace-Lorraine V. Provence
  • In Storm and Sunshine, John C. Heed (1862 - 1908)

COD JAZZ BAND:
  • Night in Tunisia, Dizzy Gillespie & Frank Paparelli, arr. Frank Mantooth
  • Fancy Pants, Sammy Nestico
  • Do Nothin' Til You Hear From Me, Bob Russell & Duke Ellington, arr. Sammy Nestico
  • 88 Basie Street , Sammy Nestico
  • Cavanaugh Bay, Gregory Yasinitsky
  • Chameleon, Herbie Hancock & Harvey Mason, arr. Frank Mantooth

May 19, 2016 - Indian Wells Theater
Guest Ensemble, La Quinta High School Wind Symphony, under the direction of Michael Fleischmann

  • Elegy for Albinoni, arr. Shelley Hanson (b. 1951)
  • English Folk Song Suite, Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
    • I. March - Seventeen Come Sunday
    • II. Intermezzo - My Bonnie Boy
    • III. March - Folk Songs from Somerset
  • Psalm for Band, Vincent Persichetti (1915 - 1987)
  • Variations on a Korean Folk Song, John Barnes Chance (1932 - 1972)
  • The Hounds of Spring, Alfred Reed (1921 - 2005)

May 15, 2016 - McCallum Theatre
​All-Valley Honor Band, Under The Direction Of H. Robert Reynolds

COD SYMPHONIC BAND
  • The Hounds of Spring, Alfred Reed (1921 - 2005)

​ALL-VALLEY HONOR BAND, Under the Direction of H. Robert Reynolds
  • Gavorkna Fanfare, Jack Stamp (b. 1954)
  • O Magnum Mysterium, Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943) Trans. H. Robert Reynolds
  • Fugue in G Minor - BWV 578, J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750) Trans. Lucien Cailliet
  • Divertimento for Band - Op. 42, Vincent Persichetti (1915 - 1987)
    •  I. Prologue
    • III. Dance
    • IV. Burlesque
    • VI. March
  • First Suite in E-Flat for Military Band, Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)
    • I. Chaconne
    • II. Intermezzo
    • III. March​

December 10, 2015 - Indian Wells Theater

  • American Civil War Fantasy, Jerry Bilik (b. 1933) 
  • On A Hymnsong of Lowell Mason, David Holsinger (b. 1945) 
  • American Riversongs, Pierre Laplante (b. 1943)
  • Sunflower Slow Drag, Scott Joplin (1868 - 1917) Arr. John Borgeois
  • Variations on “America” for Band, Charles Ives (1874 - 1954) Arr. William E. Rhodes/William Schuman
  • Whip and Spur Galop, Thomas S. Allen (1876 - 1919) arr. Ray Cramer
  • The Roosters Lay Eggs in Kansas, Mayhew Lake (1879 - 1955)

May 12, 2015 - Pollock Theater
Guest Ensemble, Indio High School Wind Symphony, under the direction of john freeman

  • Fingal’s Cave, from “The Hebrides” Overture, Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) 
  • National Emblem March , E.E. Bagley (1857 - 1922), Adapted by M. Fleischmann 
  • ​Irish Tune from County Derry, Percy Grainger (1882 - 1961) 
  • Wings That Work, Stephen Bryant (b. 1972)
  • Berceuse and Finale from “The Firebird,” Igor Stranvinsky (1882 - 1971) Arr. Longfield

December 10, 2014 - Pollock Theater
Guest ensemble, desert hot springs high school wind symphony under the direction of brian mcDaniel

  • Simple Gifts: Four Shaker Songs, Frank Ticheli (b. 1958) 
    • I. In Yonder Valley
    • II. Dance
    • III. Here Take this Lovely Flower
    • IV. Simple Gifts
  • As The Stars Began to Fall (My Lord, What A Mourning), Traditional Adapted by Fred J. Allen
  • Danse Diabolique, Joseph Hellmesberger II (1855 - 1907) Arranged by Tohru Takashishi