2023
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
First Suite in E-flat
i. Chaconne
ii. Intermezzo
iii. March
Michael Sweeney (b. 1952)
Fractures In Time
Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987)
Divertimento for Band
i. Prologue
ii. Song
iii. Dance
iv. Burlesque
v. Soliloquy
vi. March
Robert W. Smith (b. 1958)
The Inferno from The Divine Comedy
Arr. Warren Barker (1923-2006)
The Symphonic Gershwin
Arr. Frank Tichelli (b. 1958)
Shenandoah
Serge Lancen (1922-2005)
Mini Symphonie
i. Moderato
ii. Andantino
iii. Allegro
Bert Appermont (b. 1973)
Saga Candida
i. Opening
ii. Accusations
iii. Innocence (Love)
iv. Tango
v. Sabbath
vi. Death
vii. Transformation (Finale)
2022
Gustav Holst (1874 – 1934)
Second Suite in F Major
i. March
ii. Song Without Words – I’ll love my love’
iii. Song of the Blacksmith
iv Fantasia on the ‘Dargason’
Roger Cichy (b. 1956)
Bugs
i. Prelude
ii. Dragonfly
iii. Praying Mantis
iv. Black Widow Spider
v. Tiger Swallowtail
vi. Army Ants
Itaru Sakai (b.1970)
Seventh Night Of July
Joseph Horovitz (1926 – 2022)
Dance Suite
i. Allegro
ii. Andantino
iii. Vivace
José Alberto Pina (b. 1984)
The Island of Light
i. Cova d’em Xoroi
ii. On the Clouds
iii. The Giants
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)