Performance Programs

You can also see a full listing of our past performances from 2011. Below are programs from recent concerts.

• ACB on the Roof (December 4, 2025)
• 6th Annual National Community Band Festival (June 7, 2025)
• Animation! (April 10, 2025)
• Marches! (December 5, 2024)
• John Williams Celebration (April 4, 2024)

Past Performance Recordings

Please enjoy these program notes and recordings of some of our past performances.

ACB on the Roof – December 4, 2025 (Spotify) | Program Notes

1. Festive Overture, Opus 96, Dmitri Shostakovich, Transcribed by Donald Hunsberger
2. Vocalise, Opus 34, No. 14, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Arr. Patrick Roszell
3. Italian Polka, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Arr. Erik W.G. Leidzén
4. March, Opus 99, Sergey Prokofiev, Arr. Paul Yoder
5. Symphonic Dances, from “Fiddler on the Roof”, Jerry Bock, Arr. Ira Hearshen
6. Polonaise, from the opera “Christmas Night”, N. Rimsky-Korsakov
7. Carol of the Bells, Mykola Leontovych, Arr. Thomas H. Graf
8. Russian Christmas Music, Alfred Reed

6th Annual National Community Band Festival – June 7, 2025 (Center for the Arts at George Mason University, Fairfax VA)

Animation! – April 10, 2025 (Spotify) | Program Notes

1. March “Wind of Provence”, Naoki Tasaka
2. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, Liszt/Franco Cesarini
3. Music for a Darkened Theatre (Film Scores of Danny Elfman), Elfman/Michael Brown
4. A Child’s Lullaby, Brahams/James Swearingen
5. Music from “The Incredibles”, Giacchino/Bocook
6. Barber of Seville Overture, Rossini/M.L. Lake
7. Animation – Episode 1: Wabbit!, Randall D. Standridge

Marches! – December 5, 2024 (Spotify) | Program Notes

1. Königsmarsch, Strauss/Barrett
2. The Minstrel Boy, Anderson
3. “Cakewalk” from Suite of Old American Dances, Bennett
4. The Earle of Oxford’s Marche, Byrd/Jacob 
5. “Marches” from Symphony for Band (“West Point”), Gould
6. Marche Héroïque, Saint-Saëns/Winterbottom
7. The Wild One!, Balmages
8. Nutcracker Suite II. “March”, Tchaikovsky/Lake
9. Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, Sousa

5th Annual National Community Band Festival – June 1, 2024 (Center for the Arts at George Mason University, Fairfax VA) (YouTube – audio only)

1. The Red Machine, Peter Graham
2. All the Pretty Little Horses, Traditional
3. Overture to “The School for Scandal”, Samuel Barber
4. Schindler’s List, John Williams, arr. John Moss (Audrey Goodner, violin soloist)
5. Scherzo for X-Wings, John Williams
6. The Dauntless Battalion, J.P. Sousa
7. Ozark Folk Song Suite for Symphonic Band, Troy Armstrong
   • III – Barbara Allen, Traditional
   • I – Arkansas Traveler, Traditional

John Williams Celebration (April 4, 2024)

1. Midway March, arr. Paul Lavendar)
2. Hymn to the Fallen, arr. Paul Lavender
3. Viktor’s Tale from “the Terminal”, arr. Paul Lavender
4. Harry Potter Symphonic Suite, arr. Robert W. Smith
5. Scherzo for X-Wings, arr. Paul Lavender
6. Schindler’s List, John Williams, arr. John Moss (Audrey Goodner, violin soloist)
7. Raiders March, arr. Paul Lavender

Potpourri – December 2, 2023 (YouTube – audio only)

1. The Red Machine, Peter Graham
2. Psalm for Band, Vincent Persichetti
3. Border Dance, Jack Stamp
4. Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Robert Jager
5. Loch Lomond, Traditional, arr. JaRod Hall
6. The Federal, J. P. Sousa
7. Parade of the Wooden Soldiers, Jessel / Gould / Patterson

4th Annual National Community Band Festival – June 3, 2023 (Center for the Arts at George Mason University, Fairfax VA) (YouTube – audio only)

1. Fanfare Forza, Brian Balmages
2. Fugue in G Minor, J.S. Bach, Arr. Yoshihiro Kimura
3. Shepherd’s Hey, Percy Grainger, Arr. Mark Rogers
4. Southern Harmony, Donald Grantham
5. The Free Lance, J.P. Sousa
6. Stillwater, Kelijah Dunton
7. Blue Shades, Frank Tichelli

Dance Into Spring – April 13, 2023 (YouTube – audio only)

1. Satiric Dances, Norman Dello Joio
2. Dance of the Knights, Sergei Prokofiev, arr. Nathan Jones
3. Pavanne, Gabriel Fauré, arr. Larry Clark
4. Dances for the Muse Terpsichore, Carol Britten Chambers
5. Four Scottish Dances, Malcolm Arnold, arr. John Paynter
6. The Walking Frog, Karl King
7. Folk Dances, Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. H. Robert Reynolds

3rd Annual National Community Band Festival – June 1, 2022 (Center for the Arts at George Mason University, Fairfax VA) (YouTube – audio only)

1. Joyride, Michael Markowski
2. Somerset Rhapsody, Gustav Holst, arr. Clare Grundman
3. The Golden Age of the Xylophone, Traditional, arr. Randy Eyles & Floyd Werele
4. When Jesus Wept, William Schuman
5. Chester Overture, William Schuman
6. Pirates of the Caribbean, Hans Zimmer & Klaus Badelt

Fair Winds and Following Seas – April 7, 2022 (YouTube – audio only)

1. The Windjammer Overture, John Ansell
2. Victory at Sea, Richard Rogers, arr. Bennett
3. Who’s Who in Navy Blue, J. P. Sousa
4. Seas of the Moon, III. Sea of Clouds, Robert Buckley
5. Water Music, G. F. Handel, arr. Longfield
6. Sea Songs, Ralph Vaughan-Williams
7. Pirates of the Caribbean, Hans Zimmer & Klaus Badelt

Winter Concert – December 2, 2021 (YouTube – audio only)

1. A Jubilant Overture, Alfred Reed
2. How Brightly Shines the Morning Star, J.S. Bach
3. Fugue a la Gigue, J.S. Bach/Holst
4. Italian in Algiers, Gioachino Rossini, arr. Cailliet
5. The Glory of the Yankee Navy, J.P. Sousa
6. In the Bleak Midwinter, Holst, arr. Wainwright
7. Spanish Dance, Wainwright

Winter Concert – December 5, 2019 (SoundCloud)

1. In Dulci Jubilo, Alfred Reed
2. Variants on a Mediaeval Tune, Norman Dello Joio
3. The American Game, J.P. Sousa
4. Cantique, Gabriel Faure, arr. Daehn
5. The Polar Express, Alan Silvestri & Glen Ballard, arr. Brubaker

2nd Annual National Community Band Festival – June 1, 2019 (Center for the Arts at George Mason University, Fairfax VA) (YouTube – audio only)

1. Let Freedom Ring, Ryan Nowlin
2. Variations on “America” for Band, Charles Ives, Arr. William Schuman
3. Before the Sun, Julie Giroux (David Kirchenbauer, violin soloist)
4. Fiddle Tunes from the American Revolution, James Curnow
5. Fantasia for Alto Saxophone, Claude T. Smith (Steve Carmichael, alto saxophone soloist)
6. American Salute, Morton Gould, Arr. Philip J. Lang

A Salute to American Music – May 9, 2019 (SoundCloud)

1. Let Freedom Ring, Ryan Nowlin
2. Before the Sun, Julie Giroux
3. Fiddle Tunes from the American Revolution, James Curnow

A Night of French Music – March 13, 2019 (SoundCloud)

1. Fanre to La Peri, Paul Dukas, arr. Longfield
2. Phedre Overture, Jules Massenet, arr. Safranek
3. Sicilienne, Gabriel Faure, arr. McGinty
4. Galop from Genevieve de Brabant, Jacques Offenbach, arr. Bourgois
5. March and Procession of Bacchus, Leo Delibes, arr. Osterling
6. Trois Gymnopedies, Eirc Satie, arr. McGinty
7. L’Arlesienne Suite No.1: I – Prelude, Georges Bizet, arr. Laurendeau
8. L’Arlesienne Suite No.1: IV – Carillon, Georges Bizet, arr. Laurendeau
9. Ballet Parisienne, Jacques Offenbach, arr. Isaac

1st Annual National Community Band Festival – April 28, 2018 (Center for the Arts at George Mason University, Fairfax VA) (YouTube – audio only)

1. Königsmarsch, Richard Strauss, Arr. Rodger Barrett
2. Movement for Rosa, Mark Camphouse
3. Yiddish Dances (Five Movements), Adam Gorb
4. I Shall Hear in Heaven, Steven Melillo
5. Zeal (for Brass Quintet and Wind Band), Bryce Owen, (featuring U.S. Army Brass Quintet)
6. Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite, Karl King

Music Around the World (with the Rockville Brass Band) – June 3, 2017 (SoundCloud)

1. Kirkpatrick Fanfare, Andrew Boysen
2. Dance of the Bohemians, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsy, arr. Bourgeois
3. Old Home Days, Charles Ives
4. Salute to Richard Rogers, Ted Ricketts
5. China Doll, Leroy Anderson
6. The Symphonic Gershwin, Warren Barker

Sounds of Spring (with Kings Park Concert Band) – April 1, 2017 (SoundCloud)

1. El Capitan, J.P. Sousa
2. Incantation and Dance, John Barnes Chance
3. J.S. Jig, Brant Karrick
4. Country Gardens, Percy Grainger
5. Ancient Irish Hymn, Sean O’Loughlin
6. Procession of the Nobles (U.S. Army Herald Trumpets), Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
7. Stars and Stripes Forever, J.P. Sousa

Mid Winter Concert – February 16, 2017 (SoundCloud)

1. The Gladiator, J.P. Sousa
2. Symphony #3 “Slavyanskaya”: Movement I, Boris Kozhevnikov
3. Incantation and Dance, John Barnes Chance

Fall Concert – November 30, 2016 (SoundCloud)

1. English Folk Song Suite, Ralph Vaugh-Williams
   • I. March “Seventeen Come Sunday”
   • II. Sea Songs
   • III. Intermezzo “My Bonny Boy”
   • IV. March “Folk Songs from Somerset”
2. Old Scottish Melody (Auld Lang Syne)
3. Jingle Them Bells, Julie Giroux

Fall Pops Concert – October 13, 2016 (SoundCloud)

1. Music for a Darkened Theatre (Film Scores of Danny Elfman), Elfman, arr. Michael Brown
2. Instant Concert, Harold Walters

Summer Kickoff Concert – May 30, 2013 (SoundCloud)

1. Star Spangled Banner: A Love Song to America, Francis Scott Key, arr. Jack Stamp
2. Fugue on Yankee Doodle, J.P. Sousa, arr. Brion/Schissel
3. Fiddle Tunes from the American Revolution, James Curnow
4. Fugue a la Gigue, J.S. Bach, arr. Gustav Holst
5. Manhattan Beach March, J.P. Sousa
6. Infinite Horizons, John Cheetham
7. In Old Portugal, Karl King
8. Kentucky Sunrise, Karl King
9. La Alhambra, Llano
10. Hollywood, Warren Barker

Mid Winter Concert – February 21, 2013 (SoundCloud)

1. The Volunteers, J.P. Sousa
2. Tancredi Overture, Gioccomo Rossini, arr. Falcone
3. Infinite Horizons, John Cheetham

Winter Concert – December 6, 2012 (YouTube – audio only)

1. Festival Overture, Alfred Reed
2. Songs of Old Kentucky, Brant Karrick
   • I. John Riley (with Wayfaring Stranger)
   • II. Barn Dance (Sourwood Mountain, Frog Went-a-Courtin, Loving Hannah)
3. Variations on a Shaker Melody, Aaron Copland
4. Three London Miniatures, Mark Camphouse
   • I. Westminster Hymn
   • II. For England’s Rose
   • III. Kensington March
5. Variations on Joy to the World, Hershy Kay, arr. Clare Grundman
6. The Footlifter, Henry Fillmore

Summer Kickoff Concert – May 31, 2012 (SoundCloud)

1. King Cotton, J.P. Sousa, arr. Brion/Schissel
2. Light Cavalry Overture, Franz Von Suppe, arr. Filmore
3. The Last Rose of Summer, Thomas Moore, arr. James Swearingen
4. The Girl I Left Behind Me, Traditional, arr. Leroy Anderson
5. Phantom of the Opera, Andrew L. Webber, arr. Johan De Meij
6. American the Beautiful, Samuel Ward, arr. Carmen Dragon
7. Stars and Stripes Forever, J.P. Sousa

Fall Concert – November 30, 2010 (YouTube – audio only)

1. Barber of Seville, Gioachino Rossini
2. Flourish for Wind Band, Ralph Vaughn Williams
3. Pavane Op. 50, Gabriel Faure