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2011-12 Concerts

42nd Season of Entertaining Fairfax

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*** Saturday, October 22, 2011, 8 pm

2011-12 Season Opener—"Tribute to the Greatest Generation"

City of Fairfax Band
Conductor: Robert Pouliot

Guest Artists:
Eric Felten, vocals & trombone
The Swing Set, vocals
Host: Rich Kleinfeldt

Fairfax High School
3501 Rebel Run
Fairfax, VA 22030

Sit back and enjoy the sounds of a bygone era as the City of Fairfax Band presents music in honor of those who fought for our nation in World War II. Joining us in our production of the swing classics of the era will be crooner and trombonist Eric Felten, and the female vocal trio, The Swing Set.

Prepare for an evening of nostalgia.
The program will include musical memories:

Victory at Sea by Richard Rodgers
Symphonic Prelude: The Cemetery at Colleville-Sur-Mer, Mark Camphouse
The Homefront: Musical Memories from WWII, arr. James Christensen
March of The Women Marines, Louis Saverino

and memorable music—big band favorites:

There, I've Said it Again
Saturday Night is the Loneliest
Andrews Sisters Collection
Accentuate the Positive, arr. Bryan Kidd
I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You, arr. Jerry Brubaker
Tangerine, Mercer/Schertlinger, arr. Volpe, trans. Jerry Brubaker

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⁺⁺Saturday, December 10, 2011, 3 pm

Sounds of the Season

Main Street Community Band
Conductor: Geoffrey Seffens

WT Woodson High School
9525 Main Street
Fairfax, VA 22031

All ticketholders are asked to arrive by 2:45 pm to claim their seats. Remaining tickets and unclaimed seats will be released at 2:45 pm to those in the waiting line.

The concert:
Take an afternoon break from the hustle and bustle of the season and enjoy a wintry mix of holiday favorites presented by the Main Street Community Band. The program will include selections from the following

A Hanukkah Festival, arr. by Chris M. Bernotas
Winterfest, by John Prescott
Sleigh Ride, by Leroy Anderson
Jingle Bells, arr. by Jay Dawson
Fanfare Prelude: Adeste Fidelis, by Tim Johnson
Coventry Carol, arr. by Richard Saucedo
Bells of Joy, arr. by Larry Clark and Rae Moses
A Christmas Fantasy, arr. by Roland Barrett
Silent Night, arr. by James Swearingen
Runaway Sleigh, arr. by Robert W. Smith
Glory of the Trumpets

Bring a non-perishable food item to donate to Food for Others—feeding families in Northern Virginia.

Admission is free. Tickets are required. Ticket requests should be addressed and mailed to The City of Fairfax Band Holiday Concert Tickets, P.O. Box 1306, Fairfax, VA 22038-1306.

^##Sunday, December 11, 2011, 3 pm

Inaugural Concert

Northern Virginia Youth Winds
Conductor: Denny Stokes

Oakton High School
2900 Sutton Rd
Oakton, VA 22181

The concert:
Where does band music come from? Wind band music comes from many different sources, which will be explored in this concert. The first concert of the Northern Virginia Youth Winds includes selections from the following

Vanity Fair (A Comedy Overture), Percy Fletcher
First Suite in E Flat for Military Band, Gustav Holst
1. Chaconne
2. Intermezzo
3. March
Danzon (Third Sailor’s Dance from "Fancy Free"), Leonard Bernstein
Tancredi Overture, Gioacchino Rossini/Falcone
Contre Qui, Rose, Morten Lauridsen/Reynolds
Themes from "Green Bushes," Percy Grainger
The City of Fairfax March, Virginia Wayland
- Maestro Robert Pouliot, Conductor, City of Fairfax Band
Toboggan, Sammy Nestico

*** Saturday, December 17, 2011, 7 pm

Christmas in Fairfax

The City of Fairfax Band
The Fairfax Choral Society
Conductor: Robert Pouliot
Guest Host: John Lyon

Fairfax High School
3501 Rebel Run
Fairfax, VA 22030

All tickets for the concert have been distributed. Ticketholders are asked to arrive by 6:45 pm to claim their seats. Any unclaimed seats will be released at 6:45 to those in the waiting line.

The concert:
Make our tradition, your tradition. Join the City of Fairfax Band and the Fairfax Choral Society in a glorious selection of seasonal favorites for the band’s annual free holiday concert. John Lyon returns in a heartwarming telling of the classic poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. And Santa Claus will make a guest appearance, especially for the children.

Program:

The Polar Express, Silvestri & Ballard, arr. Brubaker
Roses de Noel, Waldteufel, arr. Brubaker
Star Carol, John Rutter, arr. Brubaker
Welcome All Wonders, Crenshaw & Dirksen
Greensleeves, Traditional
'Twas the Night Before Christmas, Long
Introduction, March & Shepherd's Dance, Menotti, arr. Erickson
The Nativity Paintings, dello Joio
Symphonic Prelude on Adeste Fidelis, Smith
Troika from Lieutenant Kije Suite, Prokofiev, arr. Gallagher
Fantasy on Coventry Carol, 15th Century Traditional, arr. Brubaker

Bring a non-perishable food item to donate to Food for Others—feeding families in Northern Virginia.

Concert Sponsor: the Gingrich Foundation

^##Sunday, February 19, 2012, 3 pm

Winterfest

Northern Virginia Youth Winds
Conductor: Denny Stokes

Oakton High School
2900 Sutton Rd
Oakton, VA 22181

The concert:
Join the band, see the world! The area’s newest youth ensemble and youth division of the City of Fairfax Band Association, the Northern Virginia Youth Winds presents a program of that ties together music of six countries.

Program:

March Op. 99 (Russia), Sergey Prokofiev
Santa Fe Saga (United States), Morton Gould
Little train of the Brazilian Countryman (Brazil), Heitor Villa Lobos
Festal Scenes (Japan), Yashuhide Ito
Bottle Dance (Hungary), Farkas Antal
Handel in the Strand (England), Percy Grainger

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*** Saturday, February 25, 2012, 8 pm

Just Like Old Times—
In the Style of a Sousa Concert

City of Fairfax Band
Conductor: Robert Pouliot

Guest artist: Scott Shelsta, trombone
Host: Rich Kleinfeldt

Fairfax High School
3501 Rebel Run
Fairfax, VA 22030

Join us for an evening of fun and nostalgia as the City of Fairfax Band presents "Just Like Old Times," a re-creation of a turn-of-the-century Sousa band style program. Trombonist Scott Shelsta performs as guest soloist in a concert including works by Wagner, Mendelssohn, Pryor, Fillmore, Johann Strauss, Jr., von Suppe…and, of course, Sousa!

Program:

Die Meistersinger Overture, Wagner, trans. Hindsley
Poet and Peasant Overture, von Suppe, arr. Fillmore
Fingal's Cave Overture, Mendelssohn, arr. Seredy
Presidential Polonaise, Sousa, ed. Simpson
The Fairest of the Fair March, Sousa, arr. Fennell
The Rifle Regiment March (1886), Sousa, ed. Fennell
Thunder and Lightning Concert Polka, Strauss, arr. Carey
Air Varie, Pryor, arr. Shelsta
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White, Louiguy, arr. Shelsta
Simon Bolivar, Cook, arr. Shelsta
Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Arlen, arr. Shelsta
Shoutin' Liza Trombone, Fillmore, arr. Shelsta
Lassus Trombone for Trombone Quintet, Fillmore, arr. Shelsta

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⁺⁺ Sunday, March 18, 2012, 4 pm

March Magic

Main Street Community Band
Conductor: Geoffrey Seffens

Lanier Middle School
3801 Jermantown Road
Fairfax, VA 22030

Shake off those wintertime blues and join the Main Street Community Band for a delightful afternoon of music for the entire family! Featured will be our own Sandi Shirts singing, “They Can’t Take That Away From Me!”

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*** Saturday, March 24, 2012, 8 pm

Springtime Pops!

City of Fairfax Band
Conductor: Bob Pouliot
Host: Rich Kleinfeldt

Fairfax High School
3501 Rebel Run
Fairfax, VA 22030

Celebrate the arrival of spring with a lighthearted program of classical and popular selections in the format made popular by the immortal Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops. Fiedler’s programming formula set the standard for "mixing it up" with variety and fun. We pay tribute to the great conductor with our own version of "An Evening at Pops."

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⁺⁺Sunday, May 6, 2012, 4 pm

Spring Fling

Main Street Community Band
Conductor: Geoffrey Seffens

Oakton High School
2900 Sutton Road
Vienna, VA

The Main Street Community Band celebrates the arrival of spring! High-spirited youth, innocent love, heroic music and stately dance mingle in this colorful and vibrant vision of spring! Presented as part of Fairfax’s "Spotlight on the Arts Festival."

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^***Saturday, May 12, 2012, 8 pm

Dancing Down Broadway

City of Fairfax Band
Conductor: Robert Pouliot

Host: Rich Kleinfeldt

WT Woodson High School
9525 Main Street
Fairfax, VA 22031

Shall We Dance? America’s original art form, the Broadway musical, has given us a treasure trove of dance music and dance segments. The program features dances from two Bernstein classics, West Side Story and On the Town, along with symphonic dance sequences from Fiddler on the Roof and other Broadway box office hits. Also appearing on the program is the winner of the City of Fairfax Band’s annual Young Artist Competition.

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^##Sunday, May 20, 2012, 3 pm

Rite of Spring

Northern Virginia Youth Winds
Conductor: Denny Stokes

Oakton High School
2900 Sutton Rd
Oakton, VA 22181

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Concert Schedule Purchase Tickets Volunteer Donate Join our mailing list Book Us Share We consider the Fairfax City Band to be one of the true wonderful assets of this community... — Robert Lederer, Mayor City of Fairfax, VA The City of Fairfax Band Association, Inc. PO Box 1306 Fairfax, Virginia 22038-1306 (703) 757-0220 [voice and fax] info@fairfaxband.org	2011-12 Concerts 42nd Season of Entertaining Fairfax Order Tickets * Subscription Series October 22, 2011 —The Greatest Generation December 17, 2011—Christmas in Fairfax February 25, 2012 —Just Like Old Times March 24, 2012 —Springtime Pops! May 12, 2012 —Dancing Down Broadway ⁺⁺ Main Street Community Band Specials December 10, 2011—Sounds of the Season March 18, 2012 —March Magic May 6, 2012 —Spring Fling ^## Northern Virginia Youth Winds Series December 11, 2011—Inaugural Concert February 19, 2012 —Winterfest Concert May 20, 2012 —Rite of Spring Concert * Saturday, October 22, 2011, 8 pm 2011-12 Season Opener—"Tribute to the Greatest Generation" City of Fairfax Band Conductor: Robert Pouliot Guest Artists: Eric Felten, vocals & trombone The Swing Set, vocals Host: Rich Kleinfeldt Fairfax High School 3501 Rebel Run Fairfax, VA 22030 Sit back and enjoy the sounds of a bygone era as the City of Fairfax Band presents music in honor of those who fought for our nation in World War II. Joining us in our production of the swing classics of the era will be crooner and trombonist Eric Felten, and the female vocal trio, The Swing Set. Prepare for an evening of nostalgia. The program will include musical memories: Victory at Sea by Richard Rodgers Symphonic Prelude: The Cemetery at Colleville-Sur-Mer, Mark Camphouse The Homefront: Musical Memories from WWII, arr. James Christensen March of The Women Marines, Louis Saverino and memorable music—big band favorites: There, I've Said it Again Saturday Night is the Loneliest Andrews Sisters Collection Accentuate the Positive, arr. Bryan Kidd I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You, arr. Jerry Brubaker Tangerine, Mercer/Schertlinger, arr. Volpe, trans. Jerry Brubaker Purchase tickets ⁺⁺Saturday, December 10, 2011, 3 pm Sounds of the Season Main Street Community Band Conductor: Geoffrey Seffens WT Woodson High School 9525 Main Street Fairfax, VA 22031 All ticketholders are asked to arrive by 2:45 pm to claim their seats. Remaining tickets and unclaimed seats will be released at 2:45 pm to those in the waiting line. The concert: Take an afternoon break from the hustle and bustle of the season and enjoy a wintry mix of holiday favorites presented by the Main Street Community Band. The program will include selections from the following A Hanukkah Festival, arr. by Chris M. Bernotas Winterfest, by John Prescott Sleigh Ride, by Leroy Anderson Jingle Bells, arr. by Jay Dawson Fanfare Prelude: Adeste Fidelis, by Tim Johnson Coventry Carol, arr. by Richard Saucedo Bells of Joy, arr. by Larry Clark and Rae Moses A Christmas Fantasy, arr. by Roland Barrett Silent Night, arr. by James Swearingen Runaway Sleigh, arr. by Robert W. Smith Glory of the Trumpets Bring a non-perishable food item to donate to Food for Others—feeding families in Northern Virginia. Admission is free. Tickets are required. Ticket requests should be addressed and mailed to The City of Fairfax Band Holiday Concert Tickets, P.O. Box 1306, Fairfax, VA 22038-1306. ^##Sunday, December 11, 2011, 3 pm Inaugural Concert Northern Virginia Youth Winds Conductor: Denny Stokes Oakton High School 2900 Sutton Rd Oakton, VA 22181 The concert: Where does band music come from? Wind band music comes from many different sources, which will be explored in this concert. The first concert of the Northern Virginia Youth Winds includes selections from the following Vanity Fair (A Comedy Overture), Percy Fletcher First Suite in E Flat for Military Band, Gustav Holst Chaconne Intermezzo March Danzon (Third Sailor’s Dance from "Fancy Free"), Leonard Bernstein Tancredi Overture, Gioacchino Rossini/Falcone Contre Qui, Rose, Morten Lauridsen/Reynolds Themes from "Green Bushes," Percy Grainger The City of Fairfax March, Virginia Wayland Maestro Robert Pouliot, Conductor, City of Fairfax Band Toboggan, Sammy Nestico * Saturday, December 17, 2011, 7 pm Christmas in Fairfax The City of Fairfax Band The Fairfax Choral Society Conductor: Robert Pouliot Guest Host: John Lyon Fairfax High School 3501 Rebel Run Fairfax, VA 22030 All tickets for the concert have been distributed. Ticketholders are asked to arrive by 6:45 pm to claim their seats. Any unclaimed seats will be released at 6:45 to those in the waiting line. The concert:** Make our tradition, your tradition. Join the City of Fairfax Band and the Fairfax Choral Society in a glorious selection of seasonal favorites for the band’s annual free holiday concert. John Lyon returns in a heartwarming telling of the classic poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. And Santa Claus will make a guest appearance, especially for the children. Program: The Polar Express, Silvestri & Ballard, arr. Brubaker Roses de Noel, Waldteufel, arr. Brubaker Star Carol, John Rutter, arr. Brubaker Welcome All Wonders, Crenshaw & Dirksen Greensleeves, Traditional 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, Long Introduction, March & Shepherd's Dance, Menotti, arr. Erickson The Nativity Paintings, dello Joio Symphonic Prelude on Adeste Fidelis, Smith Troika from Lieutenant Kije Suite, Prokofiev, arr. Gallagher Fantasy on Coventry Carol, 15th Century Traditional, arr. Brubaker Bring a non-perishable food item to donate to Food for Others—feeding families in Northern Virginia. Concert Sponsor: the Gingrich Foundation ^##Sunday, February 19, 2012, 3 pm Winterfest Northern Virginia Youth Winds Conductor: Denny Stokes Oakton High School 2900 Sutton Rd Oakton, VA 22181 The concert: Join the band, see the world! The area’s newest youth ensemble and youth division of the City of Fairfax Band Association, the Northern Virginia Youth Winds presents a program of that ties together music of six countries. Program: March Op. 99 (Russia), Sergey Prokofiev Santa Fe Saga (United States), Morton Gould Little train of the Brazilian Countryman (Brazil), Heitor Villa Lobos Festal Scenes (Japan), Yashuhide Ito Bottle Dance (Hungary), Farkas Antal Handel in the Strand (England), Percy Grainger Purchase tickets * Saturday, February 25, 2012, 8 pm Just Like Old Times— In the Style of a Sousa Concert City of Fairfax Band** Conductor: Robert Pouliot Guest artist: Scott Shelsta, trombone Host: Rich Kleinfeldt Fairfax High School 3501 Rebel Run Fairfax, VA 22030 Join us for an evening of fun and nostalgia as the City of Fairfax Band presents "Just Like Old Times," a re-creation of a turn-of-the-century Sousa band style program. Trombonist Scott Shelsta performs as guest soloist in a concert including works by Wagner, Mendelssohn, Pryor, Fillmore, Johann Strauss, Jr., von Suppe…and, of course, Sousa! Program: Die Meistersinger Overture, Wagner, trans. Hindsley Poet and Peasant Overture, von Suppe, arr. Fillmore Fingal's Cave Overture, Mendelssohn, arr. Seredy Presidential Polonaise, Sousa, ed. Simpson The Fairest of the Fair March, Sousa, arr. Fennell The Rifle Regiment March (1886), Sousa, ed. Fennell Thunder and Lightning Concert Polka, Strauss, arr. Carey Air Varie, Pryor, arr. Shelsta Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White, Louiguy, arr. Shelsta Simon Bolivar, Cook, arr. Shelsta Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Arlen, arr. Shelsta Shoutin' Liza Trombone, Fillmore, arr. Shelsta Lassus Trombone for Trombone Quintet, Fillmore, arr. Shelsta Purchase tickets ⁺⁺ Sunday, March 18, 2012, 4 pm March Magic Main Street Community Band Conductor: Geoffrey Seffens Lanier Middle School 3801 Jermantown Road Fairfax, VA 22030 Shake off those wintertime blues and join the Main Street Community Band for a delightful afternoon of music for the entire family! Featured will be our own Sandi Shirts singing, “They Can’t Take That Away From Me!” Purchase tickets * Saturday, March 24, 2012, 8 pm Springtime Pops! City of Fairfax Band Conductor: Bob Pouliot Host: Rich Kleinfeldt Fairfax High School 3501 Rebel Run Fairfax, VA 22030 Celebrate the arrival of spring with a lighthearted program of classical and popular selections in the format made popular by the immortal Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops. Fiedler’s programming formula set the standard for "mixing it up" with variety and fun. We pay tribute to the great conductor with our own version of "An Evening at Pops." Purchase tickets ⁺⁺Sunday, May 6, 2012, 4 pm Spring Fling Main Street Community Band Conductor: Geoffrey Seffens Oakton High School 2900 Sutton Road Vienna, VA The Main Street Community Band celebrates the arrival of spring! High-spirited youth, innocent love, heroic music and stately dance mingle in this colorful and vibrant vision of spring! Presented as part of Fairfax’s "Spotlight on the Arts Festival." Purchase tickets ^*Saturday, May 12, 2012, 8 pm Dancing Down Broadway City of Fairfax Band Conductor: Robert Pouliot Host: Rich Kleinfeldt WT Woodson High School 9525 Main Street Fairfax, VA 22031 Shall We Dance? America’s original art form, the Broadway musical, has given us a treasure trove of dance music and dance segments. The program features dances from two Bernstein classics, West Side Story and On the Town, along with symphonic dance sequences from Fiddler on the Roof and other Broadway box office hits. Also appearing on the program is the winner of the City of Fairfax Band’s annual Young Artist Competition. Purchase tickets ^##Sunday, May 20, 2012, 3 pm Rite of Spring Northern Virginia Youth Winds Conductor: Denny Stokes Oakton High School 2900 Sutton Rd Oakton, VA 22181 Purchase tickets

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++ Main Street Community Band Specials

## Northern Virginia Youth Winds Series

⁺⁺ Main Street Community Band Specials

^## Northern Virginia Youth Winds Series