J.P. Taravella High School
Band & Orchestra



Repertoire

Marching Band

"Chimes Festival," "Last Samba," and "Surprise Symphony."
Music arranged by Tom Chaffin.

District and State Festival

Symphonic Band
Wings of Victory (Frank Ventre)
Symphonic Dance #2 (Clifton Williams)
Russian Christmas Music (Alfred Reed)

Jazz Ensemble
Killer Joe (Les Hooper)
That Warm Feeling
I Got Rhythm (Gershwin)

Winter Concert

Symphonic Band
Dona Nobis Pacem (James Sudduth)
Festive Sounds of Hannukah (Bill Holcombe)
Russian Christmas Music (Alfred Reed)
Sleigh Ride (Leroy Anderson)

Concert Band
Lone Wild Bird (Thomas Root)
Songs of Israel (Anne McGinty)
Silver Bells (Jay Livingston)
Jingle Bells Rhapsody (Harold Walters)

Cadet Band
Activity March (Harold Bennett)
Astro Overture (John Kinyon)
Jesu, Nimm dich Deiwer (J.S. Bach)
Chanukahtime (Michael Bender)
White Christmas (Irving Berlin)
 

Jazz Ensemble
Strike Up the Band (George Gershwin)
Starburst (arr. Jennings)
Shiny Stockings (arr. Sammy Nestico)
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Josef Zawinul)
Goin' Easy (Rich Matteson)
Basie Straight-Ahead (Sammy Nestico)
Darn that Dream (Rob McConnel)
Brass Machine (Mark Taylor)

Jazz Band
Movin' (Don Simpson)
Night Train (Washington)
Woodchooper's Ball (Woody Herman)
All Weekend (Fernwood)
Gospel John (Steinberg)
A Child is Born (Thad Jones)
Splanky (Neil Hefti)
A Night In Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespie)

Spring Concert

Symphonic Band
Symphonic Dance No. 2 "The Maskers" (Clifton Williams)
A Bit of Broadway arr. Frank Cofield)
Six Contrary Dances (PDQ Bach)
North Star Overture (John O'Reilly) Anna Lampidis, Conductor
Russian Christmas Music (Alfred Reed)
Sinatra in Concert (Jerry Nowak)

Concert Band
Toccata for Band (Frank Erickson)
Avatara (Mike Leckrone)
Big Band Classics (Eric Osterling)
North Star Overture (John O'Reilly) Cheryl Christie, Conductor

Cadet Band
Theme from SWAT (Jay Chattaway)
Basin Street Blues (arr. John Edmonson)
Little English Suite (Clare Grundman)
Broadway Classics (Larry Norred)

Jazz Ensemble
Sweet Georgia Brown (arr. Nestico)
Waiting for Godo (Meyer)
Granada Smoothie (Mark Taylor)
Basie Straight Ahead (Sammy Nestico)
Tell Me a Bed Time Story (Hancock)
Market Place (Bob Lowden)
C.B. Talk (Czadek)
La Fiesta (Chick Corea)

Jazz Band
Lucky Stars (Lennie Niehaus)
Twilight Zone/Twilight Zone (Paul Jennings)
Big Noise from Winnetka (Paul Lavender)
What's New? (Steve Wright)
El Gatotriste (arr. Kerchner)
Time Warp (John Berry)
Nigtht Court (John Berry)
 

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