Previous Repertoire

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)