Previous Repertoire

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

2009

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)