- American Salute by Morton Gould (played here by the Berne Union [Sugar Grove, Ohio] Golden Rocket Marching Band (Sugar Grove, Ohio))
- Malaguena by Ernesto Lecuona (video of a classic 1963 performance by Stan Kenton and his orchestra; arrangement by Bill Holman)
- El Relicario by Jose Padilla (played here by the Currituck County [NC] Symphonic Band)
- Selections from Richard Rogers' Victory at Sea soundtrack: Beneath The Southern Cross and Guadalcanal March (from the Victory at Sea website)
- Sousa's Stars And Stripes Forever (Currituck County [NC] Symphonic Band)
- Colonel Bogey March (theme from Bridge on the River Kwai) by Kenneth Alford (whose real name was Lieutenant F. J. Ricketts, 1881-1945) (played by the U.S. Coast Guard Band)
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Sebastopol Community Band -- what we play
I've been a member of the Sebastopol Community Band for the past three years, having been talked into joining by my other family members who were already in the band. It's been fun to dust off my French horn again, even if the horn parts on many of the pieces consist largely of after beats. Like most of the members, I picked up my instrument after a long hiatus. We play marches, stage band pieces and a few more challenging numbers. Some recent pieces have been:
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