A Grand Sousa Concert
Carolyn Sherrill,
conductor
Friday, October 24, 2003 - 8:00 p.m.
Celebrating the great pops concerts of John Philip Sousa
Janell Christie-Bement, alto saxophone
Jennifer Sweet, soprano
James Steele, narrator
Chippewa Middle School - Okemos, Michigan
Program of Selections
National Anthem
The Star-Spangled Banner
arr. Sousa/Damrosch
Overture
Raymond
Thomas/Safranek
Saxophone Solo
Beautiful Colorado
DeLuca
Ms. Bement
Sacred Selection
Blessed Are They
Brahms/Buehlman
Vocal Solo
Art is Calling for Me
Herbert
Ms Sweet
INTERVAL
A Mixture
a) Descriptive
The Kaffir on the Karoo
Sousa/Rogers
b) Sentimental
Harvest Hymn
Grainger/Sousa
Humoresque
The Peckhorn's Revenge
Bowles
Vocal Medley
Irving Berlin's America
Berlin/Murtha
Finale
Berceuse and Finale from the "Firebird"
Stravinsky/Longfield
Encores may be selected from the following: Hail to the Spirit of Liberty, Someone to Watch Over Me, The White Rose, Liberty Bell, Country Gardens, The Invincible Eagle, The Stars and Stripes Forever