2004-2005 Concert Schedule:
The Premier Season!

Something Borrowed, Something New:
Asbury Fine Arts Series

Thursday, January 13, 2005 at 7:00 PM
Asbury United Methodist Church, Kankakee, Illinois
Admission: Free-will offering accepted

• Uncommon Valor by Robert Jager
• Polly Oliver by Thomas Root
• Vaughan Williams Suite by Ralph Vaughan Williams
  I. Flourish for Wind Band
  II. Rhosymedre, arranged by Walter Beeler
  III. Sea Songs
• Sketches on a Tudor Psalm by Fisher Tull
• Chester Overture by William Schuman
• Yankee Doodle by Morton Gould

The Pipes and the Pipers:
Asbury Fine Arts Series

David Conrad, Conductor
Mike Snyder, Guest Conductor
Coleen Fowler, Organ

Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 7:00 pm
Asbury United Methodist Church, Kankakee, Illinois
Admission: Free-will offering accepted

Alleluia! Laudamus Te by Alfred Reed Blessed Are They from "A German Requiem" by Johannes Brahms Celtic Hymns and Dances by Eric Ewazen Four English Dances by Malcolm Arnold Polka and Fugue from "Schwanda The Bagpiper" by Jaromir Weinberger On The Mall by Edwin Franko Goldman

Community Arts Council Annual Banquet

David Conrad, Conductor
Mike Snyder, Guest Conductor

Thursday Evening, April 7, 2005
Quality Inn and Suites, Bradley, Illinois
Admission: Dinner tickets available by phoning (815) 933-ARTS

• Alleluia! Laudamus Te by Alfred Reed
• Celtic Hymns and Dances by Eric Ewazen
• On The Mall by Edwin Franko Goldman
• Four English Dances (Book One) by Malcolm Arnold
• Yankee Doodle by Morton Gould

Musicfest Outreach Concert

David Conrad, Conductor
Susan Turner, Accompanist
Kristen Smith, Choreographer
Featuring the 6th Grade Band and Chorus from Manteno Middle School
Special Guests: River Valley Wind Ensemble

Thursday, May 5, 2005 at 7:30 PM
Manteno Middle School, 250 North Poplar, Manteno, Illinois
Admission: no charge

Sixth Grade Chorus

• Let Me Ride by Roger Emerson
• Festival Song by Jay Althouse
• Doo Wah Diddy arranged by Alan Billingsley
• Soul Man by Isaac Hayes

River Valley Wind Ensemble

• Alleluia! Laudamus Te by Alfred Reed
• Polka from Schwanda the Bagpiper by Jaromir Weinberger
• Four English Dances by Sir Malcolm Arnold
  • Movement II
  • Movement III
  • Movement IV
• On The Mall by Edwin Franko Goldman
• Yankee Doodle arranged by Morton Gould (encore selection)

Combined Festival Band

• Rock Island Trail by Robert Sheldon
• Grand March: The Australian Land arranged by Robert W. Smith