2019
Navigation Inn – Philip Sparke (b. 1951)
Suite of Old American Dances – Robert Russell Bennett (1894 – 1981)
I. Cake Walk
II. Schottische
III. Western One-Step
IV. Wallflower Waltz
V. Rag
Symphony on Themes of John Philip Sousa – Ira Hearshen (b. 1948)
Movement II after “The Thunderer”
A “Silent Movie” Suite – Martin Ellerby (b. 1957)
I. Hollywood Fanfare
II. Follow that Cab!
III. Gangster’s Moll
IV. Bungling Burglars
V. Matinée Idol
VI. Slapstick
A Festive Overture – Alfred Reed (1921 – 2005)
Folk Dances – Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975), arr. James Curnow
Second Movement from Symphony No. 3 Irish – Charles Villiers Standford (1852 – 1924), arr. Dr Ken Dye
“March” from Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber – Paul Hindemith (1865 – 1963_, arr. Keith Wilson
Porgy and Bess – George Gershwin (1898 – 1937) arr. James Barnes
2018
Soloist: Laoise Kavanagh
Fantasy Variations on Theme of Paganini – James Barnes (b. 1949)
Bridges Over the River Cam – Derek Bourgeois (1941 – 2017)
Clarinet Concerto – Martin Ellerby (b. 1957)
I. Carousel
II. Cameo
III. Charabanc
Gaelforce – Peter Graham (b. 1958)
Danzón No. 2 – Arturo Márquez (b. 1950) (arr. Oliver Nickel)
‘Nimrod’ from Enigma Variations – Edward Elgar (1857 – 1934) (arr. Alfred Reed)
Candide – Leonard Bernstein (1918 – 1990)
I. The Best of All Possible Worlds
II. Westphalia Chorale and Battle Music
III. Auto-da-fé
IV. Glitter and Be Gay
V. Make Our Garden Grow
FIESTA! – Philip Sparke (b. 1951)
Puentearas – Reveriano Soutullo (1880 – 1932)
2017
The Seventh Night of July – Itaru Sakai (b. 1970)
Global Variations – Nigel Hess (b. 1953)
Tango from ‘Symphonic Dances’ – Yōsuke Fukuda (b. 1975)
East Coast Pictures – Nigel Hess (b. 1953)
I. Shelter Island
II. The Catskill
III. New York
The Irish Washerwoman – Leroy Anderson (1908 – 1975)
Little Fugue in G Minor – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) (arr. Calvin Custer)
Adagio for Clarinet and Wind Band – Heinrich Joseph Baermann (1784 – 1847) (arr. Rob Ares)
October – Eric Whitaker (b. 1970)
Trombone Concerto – Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 – 1908) (arr. Walter Nallin)
3rd Movement
Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral – Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) (arr. Lucien Cailliet)
Tuba Concerto – Edward Gregson (b. 1945)
3rd Movement
Movie Milestones – Hans Zimmer (b. 1957) (arr. Michael Browne)
Bass in the Ballroom – Roy Newsome (1930 – 2011)
Legends of Jazz – Miles Davis (1926 – 1991), Thelonious Monk (1917 – 1982), Duke Ellington (1899 – 1974) (arr. Stephen Bulla)
Persuasion – Sammy Nestico (b. 1924)
Sinatra – Jimmy Van Heusen (1913 – 1990), Cy Coleman (1929 – 2004), Dean Kay (Unknown), Bart Howard (1915 – 2004) (arr. Stephen Bulla)
Let Me Entertain You – Robbie Williams (b. 1974), Guy Chambers (b. 1963) (arr. Don Campbell)
Abba Gold – Benny Anderson (b. 1946), Björn Ulvaeus (b. 1945) (arr. Rob Segrets)
2016
Overture for Winds – Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Four Scottish Dances – Malcolm Arnold (1921–2006)(arr. John P. Paynter)
No.1 Pesante
No. 2, Vivace
No. 3, Allegretto
No. 4, Con brio
Irish Tune from County Derry – Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
Paris Sketches – Martin Ellerby (b.1957)
I. Saint-Germain-des-Prés
II. Pigalle
III. Pere Lachaise
IV. Les Halles
A Weekend In New York – Philip Sparke (b.1951)
Bugs – Roger Cichy (b.1956)
Prelude
Dragonfly
Praying Mantis
Black Widow Spider
Tiger Swallowtail
Army Ants
Saga Candida – Bert Appermont (b.1973)
Opening
Accusations
Innocence (Love)
Tango
Sabbath
Death
Transformation
2015
Soloist: Aileen Cahill, Piano
Hafabra Overture – Derek Bourgeois (b.1941)
Arabesque – Samuel R Hazo (b.1966)
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story – Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)(arr. Paul Lavender)
Africa, Ceremony Song and Ritual – Robert W Smith (b.1958)
Rhapsody in Blue – George Gershwin (1898-1937)(arr. Fred Grofé)
Star Wars Trilogy – John Williams (b.1932)(arr. Donald Hunsberger)
2014
The Seventh Night of July – Itaru Sakai (b.1970)
Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Paganini – James Barnes (b.1949)
Extreme Beethoven – Johan de Meij (b. 1953)
Metamorphoses on themes by Ludwig van Beethoven
Porgy and Bess Gershwinn arr – James Barnes (b.1949)
Armenian Dances – Alfred Reed (1921-2005)
Armenian Dances Part I
Armenian Dances Part II
2013
Soloist: Michael Marshall, Trombone
Alvamare Overture – James Barnes (b. 1949)
Molly on the Shore – Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
Second Suite in F (Op. 28 No. 2) – Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
March
Song Without Words, ‘I’ll Love My Love’
Song of the Blacksmith
Fantasia on the Dargason
Kol Nidrei (Op. 47) – Max Bruch (1838-1920), arranged by Ronan O’Reilly
Serenade in E-flat (Op. 7) – Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Concerto for Cello and Winds – Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)
Pastorale: Allant
Romance: Souple
Gigue: Anime
Timelines – Kit Turnbull (b. 1969)
Irish Tune from County Derry – Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
Euphonium Concerto – Martin Ellerby (b. 1957)
Fantasy
Capriccio
Rhapsody (for Luis)
Diversions
Dances from West Side Story – Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)(arr. by Ian Polster)
Scherzo
Mambo
Cha-cha
Fugue
2012
Soloist: Conor Sheil, Clarinet
Poet and Peasant Overture – Franz von Suppé (1819-1895)
Theme and Variations, Op 43a – Arnold Schoenberg (187-1951)
Saltatio Diabolica – Eddy Debons (b. 1968)
Variations on an Original Theme – Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
x Nimrod – (arranged by Alfred Reed)
Trittico – Vaclav Nelhybel (1919-1996)
i Allegro Maestoso
ii Adagio
iii Allegro Marcato
Windblitz – Derek Bourgeois (b. 1941)
A Little Tango Music – Adam Gorb (b. 1958)
Carmen Fantasy – John Glenesk Mortimer (b. 1951)
Paris Sketches – Martin Ellerby (b. 1957)
i Saint-Germain-des-Prés
ii Pigalle
iii Pére Lachaise
iv Les Halles
2011
Soloist: Kenneth Edge, Alto Saxophone
Hafabra Overture – Derek Bourgeois (b.1941)
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble – Derek Bourgeois (b.1941)
Moderato con moto
Andante cantabile
Presto
Symphony in B flat for Windband – Paul Hindemith (1895 – 1963)
Moderately Fast, With Vigor
Andantino Grazioso
Fugue
‘Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral’from Lohengrin – Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883)
eXceL – Sean O’Boyle (b.1963)
Fanfare, Scherzo and Theme
Bugs (Suite for Wind Ensemble) – Roger Cichy (b.1956)
Prelude
Dragonfly
Praying Mantis
Black Widow Spider
Tiger Swallowtail
Army Ants
Suite of Old American Dances – Robert Russell Bennett (1894 – 1981)
Cakewalk
Schottische
Western One-Step
Wallflower Waltz
Rag
2010
Soloist: James Dunne, Percussion
UFO – Michael Daugherty (b.1954)
English Folk Song Suite – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 – 1958)
Divertimento for Band – Vincent Persichetti (1915 – 1987)
Bonaparte – Otto M Schwarz (b.1967)
Arabesque – Samuel R. Hazo (b.1966)
A Weekend in New York – Philip Sparke (b.1951)
2009
Soloists: Martin Johnson, Cello; Gary Curtin, Euphonium
Alvamar Overture – James Barnes (b. 1949)
Molly on the Shore – Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
Second Suite in F (Op. 28 No. 2) – Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
March
Song Without Words, ‘I’ll Love My Love’
Song of the Blacksmith
Fantasia on the Dargason
Kol Nidrei (Op. 47) – Max Bruch (1838-1920) (arr. Ronan O’Reilly)
Serenade in E-flat (Op. 7) – Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Concerto for Cello and Winds – Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)
Pastorale: Allant
Romance: Souple
Gigue: Anime
Timelines – Kit Turnbull (b. 1969)
Irish Tune from County Derry – Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
Euphonium Concerto – Martin Ellerby (b. 1957)
Fantasy
Capriccio
Rhapsody (for Luis)
Diversions
Dances from West Side Story – Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)(arr. Ian Polster)
Scherzo
Mambo
Cha-cha
Fugue
2008
Soloist: Conor O’Riordan, Tuba
A Festive Overture – Alfred Reed
Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral from Lohengrin – Richard Wagner (arr. John Glenesk Mortimer)
Wind Blitz – Derek Bourgeois
Don Victor – Ferren Ferrar
Tuba Concerto – Martin Ellerby
Concert Prelude – Philip Sparke
The Inferno from The Divine Comedy – Robert W. Smith
First Suite in E flat for Military Band – Gustav Holst
Man in the Ice – Otto M. Schwarz
Porgy and Bess – George Gershwin (arr. James Barnes)