REHEARSAL CHANGE 11/7/17

TONIGHT'S REHEARSAL WILL BE AT 

BRISTOL EASTER HIGH SCHOOL

632 King Street, Bristol, CT 06010

Enter on the King Street Side.  Band room is near the parking lot.

Spring Program

PWE - Spring Concert 2018

 “30^th Anniversary Concert”

Commissioned Overture                               Scott Perkins

                                   

To the Summit!                                              Robert W. Smith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1c-CxAww08

Lux Aurumque                                              Eric Whitacre

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW1Hrpnf8i0

Illumination                                                   David Maslanka

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC9aIFXBZTc

Intermission

Florentiner March                                        Julius Fucik

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD4R5x4DfBw

A Hymn to the Beauty that Was                  Jane Russell Bate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjRFAv33LQ0

Once more Unto the Breach                          Stephen Melillo

1.      At the Speed of Dark

2.      I Shall Hear in Heavan

3.      Once More Unto the Breach

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM2Re1jlRlA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGoxrvXayLw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORCPHzOb9WU

First Rehearsal

Hi All,
  It's finally here.  Our first rehearsal.

Tuesday, 7:00 at Plainville High School.

We will run the program and also talk about out trip to Buffalo in the spring.  What an exciting year we have ahead.

See you on Tuesday.

Ken

Buffalo Here We Come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fall Program

Hi All,
  I can't begin to tell how excited I am for the upcoming Season.  This is going to be a great year.  Below is the program for our Fall concert.  Be on the look out for an email from Kathie that will have all of the dates and details.

Ken

PWE - Fall Concert 2017

Americana Fantasies

Star Spangled Banner (1’53”)                                                                             John Stafford Smith

                                                                                                                                    Arr. Igor Stravinski

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1taQl-wOmo                       Transcribed for Band by Ken Bagley

Armed Forces Salute (4’59”)                                                                                    arr.  Bob Lowden

                                                                                                                                   

Festival Overture on the American National Aire “The Star Spangled Banner” (6’48”)                                                                                                                                                              Dudley Buck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvh9Gh3nHw0                                       

Appalachian Morning  (3’55”)                                                                                    Robert Sheldon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1Tx0H0BmUk                                       

Suite of Old American Dances                                                                        Robert Russell Bennett

I.         Cake Walk (4’04”)                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buXqgk2-mu4

II.        Schottische (2’57”)                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNxNawFHCN4
III.      Western One-Step (3’36”)    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oyGiQyLb0w

V.         Rag (3’56)                              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AryADId85Y4

                                                                                                                       

Intermission

Fantasy on Yankee Doodle (6’48)                                                                                Mark Williams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1-XRt1Yu-Q                                         

Americana Folk Suite                                                                                                      Barry Kopetz

I.                   The Young Man who Wouldn’t Hoe Corn (1’28”)

II.                Sweet Nelly (2’58”)

III.             The Little Old Sod Shanty (1’47”)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsVM7_2XNVY                                    

Variations on “America” (7’33”)                                                                                      Charles Ives

                                                                                                                        

Videos starting to appear on YouTube

Hi All,
  Check out the new PWE YouTube Channel.  Strong to Save and the Video concert are now posted.  More to come.

Ken



https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKutu0mLHtCYijsg8Rc_rHQ/videos

Just saying - Looking forward to our first rehearsal