Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble

Upcoming Performances

March 19, 2020 PERFORMANCE CANCELED
Due to health concerns regarding COVID-19/Coronavirus, the Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble will not be performing at the National Association of Concert Bands Convention previously scheduled for March 19, 2020. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and continued support.

June 4, 2020, 7 pm
Music by the Bay
Gazebo Concert Series
Fort Monroe, Virginia
Redux:
- National Anthem
- American Fanfare – James Stephenson
- Liberty Bell – John P. Sousa
- Fantasia Di Concerto – Eduardo Boccalari
featuring Michael McKenna, Euphonium solo
- Three Latin Dances for Wind Ensemble – Jeff Tyzik
- Barnum and Bailey's Favorite – Karl King
- Symphonic Dance No. 3 – Clifton Williams
Cathy Francis, conducting
- Yorktown Centennial (1881) – John P. Sousa
- The Mansions of the Lord (from We Were Soldiers) – Benjamin Harlan/Ted Ricketts, with the Yorktown Chorale
- Armed Forces on Parade – arranged by Jari Villanueva
with the Yorktown Chorale
- Stars & Stripes Forever – John P. Sousa
with the Yorktown Chorale

June 6, 2020, 7:30 pm
The Talents of Tidewater
Inaugural Virginia All Community Music Festival
Ferguson Performing Arts Center
Diamondstein Hall
Newport News, Virginia
Concert Program:
- Flourish for Wind Band (1939) – Ralph Vaughan WIliams (1872-1958)
- Fantasia Di Concerto (1948) – Eduardo Boccalari (1859-1921), Michael McKenna, Euphonium solo
- Under the Willow (2015) – Julie Giroux (b. 1961), Cathy Francis, conducting
- Star Wars Trilogy (1980/1997) – John Williams (b. 1932), arr. Hunsberger
~ Intermission ~
- New York Cityscape (2008) – Jeff Tyzik (b. 1951)
with Second Ending Brass Quintet
- Ragtime Redux (28th & 5th)
- Tango 1932 (103rd & Riverside)
- Traffic Jammin' (Time Square Day & Night)
- African Dance (Wall Street & East River ca. 1709)
- Tarantella (Mulberry Street)
James (Butch) Barnard, Jessica Williams – Trumpets
Ellen Polachek – Horn
Ken Keller – Trombone
Dru Stowe – Tuba
- Armenian Dances, Part 1 (1972) – Alfred Reed (1921-2005)

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