Since its first appearance in 1963, Northshore Concert Band has been a defining presence at the Midwest Clinic, reflecting the evolution of the community band movement and the enduring impact of band music in American culture. Under the visionary leadership of John P. Paynter and his successors, the ensemble has delivered memorable performances and artistic interpretations, pioneered new repertoire, and inspired generations of musicians. The following is a comprehensive listing of Northshore Concert Band’s appearances at the Midwest Clinic, detailing the programs, conductors, and soloists that have shaped its remarkable legacy.

1963

December 21, 1963, 10:30 A.M.
Sherman House, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Paynter, conductor
Barbara Buehlman, assistant conductor

John P. Paynter Fanfare on America
Louis E. Jadin Symphonie for Band (arr. William A. Schaefer)
James D. Ployhar Black is the Color of my True Love’s Hair
Ted Mesang Rodeo March
Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Viva Vivaldi
Frank D. Cofield Trombonanza
William P. Latham Plymouth
Wayne Robinson & Caesar Giovannini El Torero (Echoes of Spain)
Charles Carter Symphonic Overture
Barbara Buehlman, conductor
George Frideric Handel Aria from Rinaldo (arr. Victor L. Gumma)
Carroll M. Butts Bolero in Blue
Johann Sebastian Bach Sinfonia No. 9 in F Minor (arr. Cecil Effinger)
James Parnell Two Grecian Scenes
Richard Wagner Rienzi (arr. Eric Osterling)
Edvard Grieg Lyric Pieces, Op. 54, Notturno (arr. Sharon Davis)
John Lewis Django (arr. Peter Phillips)
Gustave Charpentier Ballet du Plaisir (arr. Herbert Fred)
Jerry H. Bilik The Twelve Days of Christmas
Morton Gould Dixie

Photo courtesy of the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library Special Collections in the Performing Arts, University of Maryland.

1964

December 17, 1964, 10:00 A.M.
Sherman House, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Paynter, conductor
Meredith Willson, guest conductor

John P. Paynter Fanfare on Chicago
Eugen d’Albert Overture to Der Improvisator (arr. Mark Hindsley)
Richard Sherman Selections from Mary Poppins (arr. Alfred Reed)
Edward MacDowell Woodland Sketches, To a Wild Rose (arr. Richards)
Sergei Prokofiev Fairy Tale and March (arr. William A. Schaefer)
Fred Kepner El Tempesto
Frank D. Cofield Contempora Overture
Wayne Robinson & Caesar Giovannini Brazilian Polka
Hale Smith Somersault
Meredith Willson Here’s Love
Meredith Willson, conductor
Felix Mendelssohn Ruy Blas Overture (arr. Wesley Shepard)
Earl Hagen Harlem Nocturne (arr. John Krance)
Ludwig van Beethoven March from Fidelio (arr. Gerald Tolmage)
James D. Ployhar Aura Lee
Cyril Scott Lotus Land
James D. Ployhar Gaslight Gaieties
Howard Cable Stratford Suite, Ode to Rosalind and Masque by Herne’s Oak
George Dobson Black Note Fantasy

1965

December 21, 1965, 10:00 A.M.
Sherman House, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Paynter, conductor

John P. Paynter Fanfare — Three for the Show
Jared Spears Match for Moderns
W. Francis McBeth Mosaic
John Cacavas La Bella Roma
Newell Long Concertino for Woodwind Quintet and Band
Georges Bizet Children’s Games, Op. 22, Galop (The Ball) (arr. William A. Schaefer)
Maurice Clark Spanish Horns
Jean Sibelius Valse triste (arr. Matt Johnston)
Alfred H. Bartles Appalachian Portrait
John Polhamus El Tortillero
Richard Walker Lyrical Overture
Ronald Thielman Chelsea Suite
Alfredo Antonini Roman Holiday (arr. John Cacavas)
Franz Joseph Haydn St. Anthony Divertimento (arr. Joshua Wilcox)
Eisch Flute Frappe
Frank Bencriscutto Latina
George Frideric Handel Air from Rinaldo (arr. P. Williams)
Bobby Collazo La Ultima Noche (arr. Walter Beeler)
Robert Jager Second Suite
Sammy Nestico Montego Bay (Samba)
Ernest O. Caneva Suite Noel
Charles Spinney Of Festive Bells and Ancient Kings
Percy Faith Brazilian Sleigh Bells (arr. John Warrington)
Malcolm Arnold English Dances (arr. Maurice Johnstone)

1967

December 15, 1967
Sherman House, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Paynter, conductor
Barbara Buehlman, assistant conductor
Glenn Cliffe Bainum, guest conductor
Frederick Miller, guest conductor
Jerry Lowe, narrator

John P. Paynter Fanfare on America
Harold L. Walters Duty, Honor, Country
Jerry Lowe, narrator
Francis Scott Key The Star-Spangled Banner (arr. John P. Paynter)
Hector Berlioz Beatrice and Benedict Overture (arr. Franz Henning)
Keith Farrell Two Impressions
John Barry Born Free (arr. Frederick Miller)
Frederick Miller, conductor
Arnold Schoenberg Theme and Variations, Op. 43a
Antonín Dvořák Serenade for Strings, Op. 22, Moderato (arr. Ronald L. Moehlmann)
Kenneth Henderson Tivoli
Russell Alexander The Southerner March
Glenn Cliffe Bainum, conductor
Don Gillis Cyclometric Overture
Philip Browne Sonoro and Brioso for Winds
John Wilbye Adieu Sweet Amaryllis (arr. Phillips)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Magic Flute Overture (arr. Clifford P. Barnes)
Michel Legrand Selections from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (arr. John Warrington)
Barbara Buehlman, conductor
Alfred Sadel & Terig Tucci Lola Flores (arr. John Krance)
Malcolm Arnold Four Scottish Dances, Op. 59 (trans. John P. Paynter)

1968

December 19, 1968, 8:00 P.M.
Sherman House, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Paynter, conductor
Barbara Buehlman, assistant conductor
Toshio Akiyama, guest conductor
Glenn Cliffe Bainum, guest conductor
Frederick Miller, guest conductor
Lt. Col. William F. Santelmann, guest conductor
Jerry Lowe, narrator
Mitchell Lurie, clarinet
Terry Applebaum, percussion

John P. Paynter Prologue — One Nation, Indivisible
Jerry Lowe, narrator
Francis Scott Key The Star-Spangled Banner (arr. John P. Paynter)
Roger Nixon Elegy and Fanfare-March
Charles T. Griffes The White Peacock (arr. Frank Erickson)
Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude and Fugue in B-flat Minor (arr. Ronald L. Moehlmann)
Carl Maria von Weber Clarinet Concerto No. 2 (arr. T. Conway Brown)
Mitchell Lurie, clarinet
Clare Grundman English Suite
Gerald Hartley Fuguing Tune
Darius Milhaud Percussion Concerto, Op. 109 (arr. Jerry Neil Smith)
Terry Applebaum, percussion
Johan Halvorsen Entry March of the Boyars (arr. Clifford P. Barnes)
Barbara Buehlman, conductor
Claude Debussy Nocturnes, Fêtes (arr. William A. Schaefer)
Lt. Col. William F. Santelmann, conductor
Toshio Akiyama Japanese Songs for Band
Toshio Akiyama, conductor
Jared Spears Kimberly Overture
Frederick Miller, conductor
Reinhold Glière Symphony No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 42 (Illia Mourometz), Forest Scene (arr. Glenn Cliffe Bainum)
Glenn Cliffe Bainum, conductor
John Christie Excerpts from “50 Christmas Carols”
David Van Vactor Passacaglia, Chorale and Scamper

1969

December 18, 1969, 8:00 P.M.
Sherman House, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Paynter, conductor

William Schuman Dedication Fanfare
Francis Scott Key The Star-Spangled Banner (arr. John P. Paynter)
Carl Nielsen Masquerade Overture (arr. John P. Boyd)
Maurice Whitney Prelude on Greensleeves
Mike Leckrone Tower of the Americas
William Walton Façade, Popular Song (arr. Robert O’Brien)
John Krance Broadway Curtain Time
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Reverie (arr. John Polhamus)
Paul W. Whear Wycliffe Variations
Calvin R. Huber The Pusillanimous Pussycat
David Van Vactor Music for Woodwinds
Robert Ward Fiesta Processional
John Boyd The Lover and the Rogue
Alfred Reed Symphony for Brass and Percussion, Con moto
William Rhoads Gentle Ballad
Galt MacDermot Scenes from Hair
Herbert Elwell Scherzo (arr. Robert E. Nelson)

1970

December 17, 1970, 8:00 P.M.
Sherman House, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Paynter, conductor
Barbara Buehlman, assistant conductor
William Chaloner, conductor
Frederick Miller, guest conductor
Alfred Reed, guest conductor
James Sudduth, conductor
Kathy Freer, clarinet
Robert Diehl, alto saxophone
Peggy Fox, trumpet
Nancy Hinners, soprano

John P. Paynter Fanfaronade
Francis Scott Key The Star-Spangled Banner (arr. John P. Paynter)
Joaquín Turina La Procession du Rocio (arr. Alfred Reed)
Sergei Rachmaninov Vocalise (arr. Jack Snavely)
Jared Spears Three Cameos
Frederick Miller, conductor
Gioachino Rossini Introduction, Theme and Variations (arr. Harvey Albert Herman)
Kathy Freer, clarinet
Johann Nepomuk Hummel Three Marches for Band, Moderato (arr. Douglas Townsend)
Dmitri Shostakovich Polka from The Golden Age (arr. Robert E. Nelson)
Ronald Binge Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Romance (arr. Rex Mitchell)
Robert Diehl, alto saxophone
Alfred Reed A Jubilant Overture
Alfred Reed, conductor
Al Davis Songs of Wales
David Schanke Trumpet Song
Peggy Fox, trumpet
Dean Pappas Twelve-tone Square Dance (arr. Ethan Sperry)
Arthur Frackenpohl Two Bizet Pieces
Barbara Buehlman, conductor
Arthur Lauer Steppenwolf
William Chaloner, conductor
Joseph W. Jenkins Cuernavaca
James Sudduth, conductor
David Ward-Steinman Jazz Tangents, Third Movement
Lionel Bart Highlights from Oliver! (arr. James H. Burden)
Nancy Hinners, soprano
Gordon Jacob Concerto for Band, Adagio and Allegro con brio

1975

December 17, 1975, 8:00 P.M.
Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Paynter, conductor
Barbara Buehlman, assistant conductor
Bobby Shew, trumpet
Bill Porter, trombone

John P. Paynter Ceremonial Fanfare
Francis Scott Key The Star-Spangled Banner (arr. John P. Paynter)
Johann Strauss, Jr. Die Fledermaus Overture (arr. Lucien Cailliet)
Charles Ives Variations on Jerusalem the Golden (arr. Keith Brion)
John Paulson Epinicion
Paul Severson & Mark McDunn Concerto for Trumpet and Trombone
Bobby Shew, trumpet
Bill Porter, trombone
Giuseppe Verdi Laudi alla Vergine Maria (Praise to the Virgin Mary) (arr. Barbara Buehlman)
Barbara Buehlman, conductor
Ken Whitcomb & Barbara Buehlman Selections from Sessions in Sound
Wayne Robinson Round ‘n Round (A Concert Overture)
Harry Sosnik Gallant Puppet
Edward German Three Dances from Henry VIII (arr. Dale Casteel)
Camille Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3, Finale (trans. Earl Slocum)

1977

December 14, 1977, 8:00 P.M.
Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Paynter, conductor
Barbara Buehlman, assistant conductor
John Boyd, guest conductor
Fred M. Hubbell, guest conductor
Fisher Tull, guest conductor
Peter Friedmann, narrator
Keith Ramsden, trumpet
Nancy Hinners, soprano

John P. Paynter Opening Ceremony
Peter Friedmann, narrator
Francis Scott Key The Star-Spangled Banner (arr. John P. Paynter)
Bernard Hermann Citizen Kane Overture (arr. Ross Hastings)
James D. Ployhar Morning Has Broken
Barbara Streisand Evergreen (arr. Andrew Balent)
Keith Ramsden, trumpet
Fisher Tull Studies in Motion
Fisher Tull, conductor
Carl Maria von Weber Classic Prelude and March (arr. Fred M. Hubbell)
Fred M. Hubbell, conductor
Nicolai Berezowsky Christmas Festival Overture, Op. 30, No. 2 (arr. John Boyd)
John Boyd, conductor
Charlie Smalls Selections from The Wiz (arr. Bob Lowden)
Marga Richter Country Auction
Barbara Buehlman, conductor
George Frideric Handel Music for Two Wind Bands (arr. William A. Schaefer)
Barbara Buehlman, conductor
Ron Dekker Slide by Slide
Benjamin Britten The Building of the House (arr. Thad Marciniak)
Charles Strouse Selections from Annie (arr. John Edmondson)
Nancy Hinners, soprano
Warren Barker The Magic of Disney

1978

December 16, 1978, 11:00 A.M.
Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Paynter, conductor
Barbara Buehlman, assistant conductor
Col. Arnald D. Gabriel, guest conductor
Alfred Reed, guest conductor
Frederick Hemke, alto saxophone

John P. Paynter Ceremonial Fanfare
Francis Scott Key The Star-Spangled Banner (arr. John P. Paynter)
Carl Friedemann Slavonic Rhapsody No. 2 (arr. William James Duthoit)
Robert Jager Symphony No. 2, Shogyo-Mujo (All Things Are Impermanent) and Shoho-Muga (Nothing Has an Ego)
Gioachino Rossini Scherzo (arr. William A. Schaefer)
Barbara Buehlman, conductor
Alfred Reed Othello, Prelude (Venice), Aubade (Cyprus), and Othello and Desdemona
Alfred Reed, conductor
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Flight of the Bumblebee (arr. Albert Oliver Davis)
Karel Husa Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Concert Band, Prologue and Ostinato
Frederick Hemke, alto saxophone
Charles Strouse Selections from Annie (arr. Philip J. Lang)
Robert J. Dvorak ‘Tis of Thee
Jacques Offenbach La Belle Hélène Overture (trans. Lawrence Odom)
Col. Arnald D. Gabriel, conductor
Samuel Augustus Ward America, the Beautiful (arr. Carmen Dragon)

Luncheon Pops Concert
December 16, 1978, 12:30 P.M.
Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Paynter, conductor
Harold Keen, trombone

Leonard Bernstein Slava! (trans. Clare Grundman)
Scott Joplin Maple Leaf Rag (arr. Thad Marciniak)
Paul Holmes Amazing Grace
Arthur Pryor Annie Laurie (arr. Albert O. Davis)
Harold Keen, trombone
Barry Manilow Daybreak
Don Sebesky Around the World with This Old Man
Warren Barker The Music of McCartney
Warren Barker Holiday Spectacular
Neil Diamond Beautiful Noise
Lloyd Conley Malcontent Mule
John Cheetham A Christmas Greeting

1979

December 13, 1979, 8:00 P.M.
Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Paynter, conductor
Barbara Buehlman, assistant conductor
Frederick C. Ebbs, guest conductor
William P. Foster, guest conductor
Richard S. Lum, guest conductor
Ted Hegvik, alto saxophone
Earle Louder, euphonium
Nancy Hinners, soprano

John P. Paynter Ceremonial Fanfare
Francis Scott Key The Star-Spangled Banner (arr. John P. Paynter)
Dmitri Shostakovich Festive Overture, Op. 96 (trans. Donald Hunsberger)
Malcolm Arnold Four Scottish Dances, Op. 59 (trans. John P. Paynter)
Camille Saint-Saëns Morceau de concert, Op. 94 (trans. Douglas A. Nelson)
Earle Louder, euphonium
Frederick C. Ebbs, conductor
Clare Grundman Norwegian Rhapsody
William P. Foster, conductor
Vaclav Nelhýbel Symphonic Movement
Georges Bizet Children’s Games, Op. 22, Galop (The Ball) (arr. William A. Schaefer)
Reinhold Glière The Red Poppy, Scene and Triumphal Dance of the Coolies (trans. Barbara Buehlman)
Barbara Buehlman, conductor
Gunther Schuller A Tribute to Rudy Wiedoeft (ed. Ted Hegvik)
Richard S. Lum, conductor
Ted Hegvik, alto saxophone
Giacomo Puccini Madame Butterfly, “Un bel di vedremo” (arr. Lucien Cailliet)
Nancy Hinners, soprano
Umberto Giordano Selections from Andrea Chenier (arr. J. J. Richards)

1980

Clinic Session: A Conductor’s Spectacular: Three Aces and a Joker Are a Full House
December 20, 1980, 8:30 A.M.
Chicago Hilton Towers, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Paynter, moderator
Col. Arnald D. Gabriel, guest conductor
W. Francis McBeth, guest conductor
William D. Revelli, guest conductor

1981

December 18, 1981, 8:00 P.M.
Grand Ballroom, Chicago Hilton and Towers, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Paynter, conductor
Barbara Buehlman, assistant conductor
Ray Cramer, guest conductor
Fisher Tull, guest conductor
Brian L. Bowman, euphonium

Paul Dukas Fanfare Preceding the Ballet La Péri
Felix Mendelssohn Overture for Winds, Op. 24 (arr. John Boyd)
Johann Sebastian Bach Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (arr. Alfred Reed)
Leopold Mozart Concerto (arr. Samuel Adler)
Brian L. Bowman, euphonium
Neil Diamond The Jazz Singer (arr. Jerry Nowak)
Fisher Tull Prelude and Double Fugue
Fisher Tull, conductor
Vaclav Nelhýbel Concerto Grosso for Tubas and Band
Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer Prelude and Fugue (arr. Ray Cramer)
Ray Cramer, conductor
M. L. Daniels Bandante
George Strombeck God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Alfred Reed A Christmas Intrada
Barbara Buehlman, conductor
Richard Strauss Festival Prelude (arr. Barbara Buehlman)

The Wonderful World of Paul Yoder, Forty Years in Forty Minutes
December 18, 1981, 9:30 P.M.
Grand Ballroom, Chicago Hilton and Towers, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Paynter, conductor

Paul Yoder Our Family Band
Paul Yoder Hail to the Varsity
Paul Yoder Drumbeat Jamboree
Paul Yoder Firehouse Special
Paul Yoder Bobby’s Blues
Paul Yoder Hail Alma Mater
Paul Yoder Alpha and Omega
Paul Yoder Paul Yoder’s Instant Concert (with apologies to Harold Walters)
Paul Yoder Dry Bones
Paul Yoder Mountain Majesty
Paul Yoder Flamenco
Paul Yoder Pachinko
Paul Yoder Relax
Paul Yoder La Fonda
Paul Yoder Rush Street Tarantella
Paul Yoder Gandy Dancers
Paul Yoder Hurricane
Paul Yoder Joshua

1982

December 16, 1982, 8:00 P.M.
John P. Paynter, conductor
Barbara Buehlman, assistant conductor
Frederick Fennell, guest conductor
Jeffrey Hickey, trumpet
Nancy Hinners, soprano
Judy Moen, soprano

William Walton Crown Imperial (arr. William James Duthoit)
Ernest S. Williams Symphony in C Minor, Finale – Allegro
Eric Coates London Suite, Westminster (Meditation) (arr. Gerard Williams)
Johan Halvorsen Entry March of the Boyars (arr. Clifford P. Barnes)
Frederick Fennell, conductor
Herbert L. Clarke The Debutante
Jeffrey Hickey, trumpet
Karl L. King The Purple Pageant March (ed. John P. Paynter)
Jules Massenet Méditation from Thaïs (arr. Albert Austin Harding)
Modest Mussorgsky Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov (trans. Barbara Buehlman)
Barbara Buehlman, conductor
Richard Wagner Prelude to Act III from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (arr. Raymond F. Dvorak)
Victor Herbert Victor Herbert Favorites (arr. Mayhew Lake)
Nancy Hinners, soprano
Judy Moen, soprano
Camille De Nardis Universal Judgment (arr. Antonio Cafarella)
Jacques Press “Wedding Dance” from Hasseneh (trans. Herbert N. Johnston)

1984

December 14, 1984, 8:00 P.M.
Chicago Hilton and Towers, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Paynter, conductor
Barbara Buehlman, assistant conductor
Frederick Fennell, guest conductor & soloist
Col. Arnald D. Gabriel, guest conductor
Claude T. Smith, guest conductor
Julius Baker, flute
Frank Scimonelli, post horn
Brian L. Bowman, euphonium

Paul Creston Festive Overture
Ron Nelson Medieval Suite, Homage to Léonin
Henk Badings Concerto for Flute and Wind Orchestra
Julius Baker, flute
Claude T. Smith Symphonic March on an English Hymn Tune
Claude T. Smith, conductor
Giuseppe Verdi Ave Maria (trans. Barbara Buehlman)
Barbara Buehlman, conductor
Eduardo Boccalari Fantasia di Concerto (arr. H. R. Kent & Howard E. Akers)
Brian L. Bowman, euphonium
Naohiro Iwai Yagi-Bushi
Frederick Fennell, conductor & soloist
Franz von Suppé Light Cavalry Overture (arr. Henry Fillmore)
Col. Arnald D. Gabriel, conductor
Roger Barsotti Tally Ho
Frank Scimonelli, post horn
Roger Barsotti New Post Horn Gallop
Frank Scimonelli, post horn
Paul Yoder Tiger Rag
Morton Gould Symphony for Band, Marches

1985

December 21, 1985, 11:00 A.M.
Chicago Hilton and Towers, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Paynter, conductor
Barbara Buehlman, assistant conductor
John Boyd, guest conductor
Geoffrey Brand, guest conductor
James Barkow, saxophone
William Camp, trumpet
Paul Johnson, trumpet
Beth Halloin, horn
Steven Gamble, trombone
Richard Frazier, tuba
Harvey Phillips, tuba

Ron Nelson Savannah River Holiday
Howard Hanson Merry Mount Suite, Love Duet and Children’s Dance (trans. Charles Garland)
Johann Sebastian Bach Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor (The Great) (arr. John Boyd)
John Boyd, conductor
Serge Lancen Dédicace (a la memoire d’Adolphe Sax)
James Barkow, saxophone
John Philip Sousa The Glory of the Yankee Navy (ed. Frederick Fennell)
Fisher Tull Concerto Grosso for Brass Quintet and Symphonic Band
The Chicago Chamber Brass
William Camp and Paul Johnson, trumpet
Beth Halloin, horn
Steven Gamble, trombone
Richard Frazier, tuba
Derek Bourgeois Serenade for Wind Band, Op. 22c
Geoffrey Brand, conductor
Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1, Andante and Rondo: Allegro (trans. John Anderson)
Harvey Phillips, tuba
Carl Maria von Weber Jubel Overture (trans. Barbara Buehlman)
Barbara Buehlman, conductor
Sammy Nestico Tribute to the Count
Alfred Reed Three Revelations from the Lotus Sutra, Rejoicing

1986

New Band Music Reading Session
December 20, 1986, 8:30 A.M.
International Ballroom, Chicago Hilton and Towers, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Paynter, conductor

Anton Bruckner Apollo March (arr. Tom Rhodes)
François Couperin Diversions for a King (arr. Bram Wiggins)
David E. Smith Jesus Loves the Little Children
Grant Hull Chantey for Flutes
William E. Rhoads Liturgical Music for Winds
Ralph Hermann Star Journey
Claude T. Smith The Distant Trumpet
Joseph Horowitz Four Dances from Femmes d’Alger (arr. John Boyd)
John William Jones Variations on an Ancient Irish Song
Robert Jager Heroic Saga
Jared Spears Country Cameos
Stephen Kent Goodman Ol’ King Razzmatazz
George Frideric Handel Water Music Suite (arr. Frank Erickson)
George Frideric Handel Themes from the Hallelujah Chorus (arr. David Deitemeyer)
Frank Bencriscutto Kaleidoscope
David E. Smith March of Faith
Grant Hull Trombone Express
John Edmondson Air for Winds
David Maslanka Prelude on a Gregorian Tune
Fred M. Hubbell Pentatonic Variations
Jacques Offenbach Orpheus Overture (arr. Lloyd Conley)
Jef Penders Eviva Caecilia
William E. Rhoads Sombra del Monte
Alexander Borodin Symphony No. 2, Finale (trans. William A. Schaefer)
Brian Israel Winter Evening Song
Vincent Persichetti Chorale Prelude, O God Unseen
Bobby Christian Concerto for Timpani
John Cacavas La Polka de Paris
William E. Rhoads An American Folk March
George Gershwin I Got Rhythm (arr. John Higgins)
David Bedford Sea and Sky and Golden Hill
Richard Strauss Serenade in E-flat, Op. 7 (trans. Frederick Fennell)
Anne McGinty Norwegian Folk Fantasy
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 (Little Russian), Finale (trans. William A. Schaefer)
John Williams America … The Dream Goes On (arr. John Higgins & Paul Lavender)
Clare Grundman A Copland Tribute
Arthur Pryor The Whistler and His Dog (arr. Carl Simpson)
Andre Jutras Three Folk Miniatures
Jay Chattaway Fanfare
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 2, Op. 61, Adagio (trans. Earl Slocum)
Elliot Del Borgo Marche de Triomphe
Alan Bush Scherzo, Op. 68
Johann Sebastian Bach My Heart is Filling with Longing (arr. Alfred Reed)
Julius Fučík Unter der Admirals Flagge (ed. Jan W. Singerling)
Bill Holcombe A Yuletide Celebration
Eric Osterling Rachmaninov Portrait
Charles Gounod Funeral March of a Marionette (trans. Andrew Balent)
Jeffrey Taylor A Brahms Festival
Serge Lancen Ouveture pour un Matin d’Automne (Overture for an Autumn Morning)
John Philip Sousa On Parade (ed. Clark McAlister)

1987

New Band Music Reading Session
December 19, 1987, 9:30 A.M.
Chicago Hilton and Towers, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Paynter, conductor

Frank Piersol Lone Star
Ron Nelson Fanfare for a Celebration
Bjorn Morten Norwegian Lullaby
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Concerto for Trombone (trans. Clark McAlister)
Timothy Broege Rhythm Machine
Stephen Kent Goodman Somersault
John Zdechlik Dialogues on In Dulci Jubilo
Arthur Sullivan The Pirates of Penzance Overture (trans. Robert O’Brien)
John Edmondson Manchester March
Edward Gregson Tuba Concerto
Robert E. Foster Ceremony and Celebration
Carl Strommen Mountain Celebration
Bill Holcombe Trumpeter’s Rhapsody
John Cheetham Jubilus
Charles Lloyd Barnhouse The Messenger (arr. John P. Paynter)
Germain Tailleferre Suite Divertimento
Kevin Kaisershot The Silver Fox
Gottfried Reiche Sonatina and Fugue (arr. David Deitemeyer)
Warren Barker Selections from Les Misérables
Neil McKay Skye Boat Song
Edward Montgomery Mirror Lake
Elliot Del Borgo Dramatic Essay
Jay Chattaway Electric Lady
Timothy Mahr Argentum
Douglas Akey Cascade River Overture
Sergei Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (arr. James Curnow)
Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude and Fugue (arr. John Kinyon)
Percy Aldridge Grainger Green Bushes (arr. Larry Daehn)
Andrew Balent Ten Little Drummers
John Kinyon Appalachian Trail
Julius Fučík Marinarella Overture (arr. Hans Kolditz)
Ed Huckeby Covenant
Philip Sparke The Year of the Dragon
Jack End Blues for a Killed Kat (arr. Frederick Fennell)
Jared Spears Cannon Beach
Joel Blahnik Invention No. 2
Elliot Del Borgo Knightsbridge Overture
Trevor Ford Polonaise for Piccolo
Robert E. Foster Appalachian Hymn
James Christensen Best Broadway Marches

1988

December 17, 1988, 11:00 A.M.
Chicago Hilton and Towers, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Paynter, conductor
Frank Battisti, conductor
James Curnow, guest conductor
Alfred Reed, guest conductor
Carole Dawn Reinhart, trumpet
Julie Pagan, piano
Michael Pagan, piano
Jay Andres, narrator
Tom Batiuk, cartoonist

Fisher Tull Ceremonial Proclamation
Alfred Reed Golden Jubilee Overture
Alfred Reed, conductor
Camille Saint-Saëns The Carnival of the Animals (trans. Barbara Buehlman)
Julie Pagan, piano
Michael Pagan, piano
Jay Andres, narrator
Tom Batiuk, cartoonist
James Curnow Rejouissance
James Curnow, conductor
Percy Aldridge Grainger Irish Tune from County Derry (arr. James Kreines)
Frank Battisti, conductor
Alexander Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto (trans. Guy Duker)
Carole Dawn Reinhart, trumpet
Martin Dalby A Plain Man’s Hammer
Jerry Herman Hello, Dolly! (arr. W. B. “Sonny” Anderson)

1989

New Music Reading Session
December 16, 1989, 8:30 A.M.
International Ballroom, Chicago Hilton and Towers, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Paynter, conductor

John Philip Sousa Bullets and Bayonets (ed. Frederick Fennell)
Louis E. Jadin Ouverture pour orchestra militaire (arr. Jan Molenaar)
Carl Maria von Weber Concerto for Bassoon (arr. Peter Schmalz)
Edvard Grieg Holberg Suite, Air (arr. Willy Hautvast)
James D. Ployhar Trumpets on the Run
Hiroshi Ohguri Fantasy on Osaka Folk Tunes
Johann Strauss, Jr. Thunder and Lightning Polka (trans. Milburn E. Carey)
Claude T. Smith Legacy for Band
Michael Story Kitchen Fiesta
Robert Sheldon Danse Celestiale
Pierre La Plante Every Time I Feel the Spirit
Johann Phillip Krieger Bourrée (trans. Carl Strommen)
Barry E. Kopetz A Jubilant Tribute
Jay Chattaway City of Champions
David E. Smith Spirit of the Living God
Buxton Orr A John Gay Suite (trans. Timothy Reynish)
Timothy Broege Sinfonia V (Symphonia Sacra et Profana)
Bob Margolis The Two-Minute Symphony
Jared Spears Northstar Overture
Percy Aldridge Grainger Walking Tune (arr. Larry Daehn)
Thomas C. Duffy Three Japanese Fanfares
Elliot Del Borgo Dramatic Legend
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Flight of the Bumblebee (arr. Albert Oliver Davis)
Mark Williams The Ash Grove
Warren Barker A Celebration of Spirituals

1991

Clinic Session: Oh, Teacher, What Big Ears You Have! Some of the Ways that Listening Counts!
December 21, 1991, 9:00 A.M.
Chicago Hilton and Towers
John P. Paynter, conductor

1992

December 19, 1992
International Ballroom, Chicago Hilton and Towers
John P. Paynter, conductor
Barbara Buehlman, assistant conductor
John Boyd, guest conductor
Ray Cramer, guest conductor
Brian L. Bowman, euphonium
Allen Vizzutti, trumpet

Richard Wagner Overture to Rienzi (arr. Victor J. Grabel)
Roger Nixon Flower of Youth
John Philip Sousa The Directorate (ed. Frank Byrne & John Boyd)
John Boyd, conductor
Anton Bruckner Ave Maria (trans. Barbara Buehlman)
Barbara Buehlman, conductor
Orazio Vecchi Fa Una Canzona (arr. Larry Daehn)
Gustav Holst In the Bleak Midwinter (arr. Robert W. Smith)
Clare Grundman A Bernstein Tribute
Amilcare Ponchielli Concerto per flicorno basso (ed. Henry Howey)
Brian L. Bowman, euphonium
Allen Vizzutti American Jazz Suite
Allen Vizzutti, trumpet
Herbert L. Clark Cousins (arr. Ray Cramer)
Ray Cramer, conductor
Allen Vizzutti, trumpet
Brian L. Bowman, euphonium
Malcolm Arnold Tam O’Shanter Overture, Op. 51 (trans. John P. Paynter)

1996

December 21, 1996, 11:15 A.M.
Chicago Hilton and Towers, Chicago, Illinois
Stephen G. Peterson, conductor
Ray Cramer, guest conductor
Frederick Fennell, guest conductor
Karel Husa, guest conductor
Richard E. Strange, guest conductor
Wynton Marsalis Ensemble
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
Tom Batiuk, cartoonist
John Hultman, narrator

Karel Husa Mid-West Celebration
Karel Husa, conductor
Johann Sebastian Bach Toccata, Adagio and Fugue (trans. John P. Paynter)
Richard E. Strange, conductor
Fisher Tull The Final Covenant
Karl L. King Samson (ed. John P. Paynter)
Sergei Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (arr. James Curnow)
Ray Cramer, conductor
Tom Batiuk, cartoonist
John Hultman, narrator
Morton Gould Ballad for Band
Frederick Fennell, conductor
Malcolm Arnold Four Scottish Dances, Op. 59 (trans. John P. Paynter)
Selections by the Wynton Marsalis Ensemble
Dizzy Gillespie A Night in Tunisia
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
Jaromir Weinberger Polka and Fugue from Schwanda, the Bagpiper (trans. Glenn Cliffe Bainum)

1998

New Band Music Reading Session
December 19, 1998, 9:45 A.M.
Grand Ballroom, Chicago Hilton and Towers, Chicago, Illinois
Ray Cramer, conductor

David Gillingham Subsaharan Rhythm
Stephen Bulla The Morning Trumpet
Thom Ritter George First Suite in F
John Barnes Chance Overture for a Musical Comedy
Jim Colonna Fanfare on Adeste Fidelis
Philip Sparke A Lindisfarne Rhapsody
Bruce Fraser Variations on a Scottish Folk Song
Martin Ellerby Symphony for Winds
Ingolf Dahl Hymn (arr. John Boyd)
Robert Jager First Suite for Band
Andrew Boysen, Jr. Simple Song
Walter Hartley Centennial Symphony
Elliot Del Borgo Tame the Savage Sea
Anne McGinty Atlantica
Timothy Johnson Shalom Chaverim

1999

Clinic Session: Problems and Pleasures for Composing for Wind Ensemble and Voice
December 16, 1999, 11:00 P.M.
Chicago Hilton and Towers, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Lynch, conductor
Daron Hagen, composer & clinician

2001

December 22, 2001, 11:15 A.M.
Chicago Hilton and Towers, Chicago, Illinois
John P. Lynch, conductor
Lawrence Stoffel, assistant conductor
Mallory Thompson, principal guest conductor
Eugene Migliaro Corporon, guest conductor
Ray Cramer, guest conductor
Steven Mead, euphonium
William Warfield, narrator

Richard Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, Fanfare (trans. R. Mark Rogers)
Gustav Holst The Planets, Mars, the Bringer of War
Edward Elgar Enigma Variations, Nimrod (arr. Alfred Reed)
Mallory Thompson, conductor
David Gillingham Vintage
Steven Mead, euphonium
Henryk Górecki Totus Tuus (Ave Maria) (arr. Ray Cramer)
Ray Cramer, conductor
Sergei Prokofiev March, Op. 99 (arr. Paul Yoder)
Lawrence Stoffel, conductor
John P. Lynch Diversions
Eric Whitacre Noisy Wheels of Joy
Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor
Aaron Copland Lincoln Portrait (trans. Walter Beeler)
William Warfield, narrator
Samuel Augustus Ward America, the Beautiful (arr. Carmen Dragon)

2005

December 16, 2005, 6:00 P.M.
Chicago Hilton and Towers, Chicago, Illinois
Mallory Thompson, conductor
Roger Bjorklund, guest conductor
H. Robert Reynolds, guest conductor
John L. Whitwell, guest conductor
Steven Mead, euphonium

Richard Wagner Huldigungsmarsch (ed. William A. Schaefer)
Mark Camphouse whatsoever things…
Frank Ticheli Joy Revisited
H. Robert Reynolds, conductor
David Gillingham Vintage
Steven Mead, euphonium
Travis J. Cross Be Thou My Vision
John L. Whitwell, conductor
Frank W. Meacham American Patrol
Roger Bjorklund, conductor
Richard Strauss Allerseelen (arr. Albert O. Davis, ed. Frederick Fennell)
David Maslanka Symphony No. 2, Finale

2011

December 17, 2011, 9:00 A.M.
McCormick Place West, Chicago, Illinois
Mallory Thompson, conductor
Daniel Farris, assistant conductor
Donald Hunsberger, guest conductor

Ben Hjertmann Catclaw Mimosa
Mekel Rogers Union March
Daniel Farris, conductor
Eric Osterling Bandology
Daniel Farris, conductor
Julius Fučík Thunder and Blazes (arr. Robert E. Foster, Jr.)
Daniel Farris, conductor
Hugh M. Stuart Three Ayres from Gloucester, Ayre for Eventide
Gustav Holst The Song of the Blacksmith (arr. Timothy Loest)
Ralph Vaughan Williams Toccata Marziale
Donald Hunsberger, conductor
Frank Ticheli Rest
Leonard Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (trans. Paul Lavender)

Midwest Clinic Performance History