Songs from the bandstand

To order a CD, please fill out MVCBand CD Order Form and you will be contacted. Or pick up a copy at any of our concerts.

Every summer, the sounds of bands playing marches, patriotic songs, musicals and pop tunes fill the air from the many gazebos and bandstands of America. Folks of all ages come bearing folding chairs, blankets and picnic baskets to spend an enjoyable afternoon or evening being serenaded by their musical friends and neighbors. The MVCB is proud to be a part of this American tradition. Every summer we play a series of concerts that start on Memorial Day and run to the end of August. We play in beachfront gazebos and on historic New England greens; we play for Fourth of July celebrations, homecomings and everything in between.

We invite you to pull up your chair, pour yourself a glass of lemonade and sit back and relax. You can watch the children play, tap your foot to the beat and enjoy the lazy, hazy summer days. Best of all, there won't be any mosquitoes as the Merrimack Valley Concert Band brings you Songs from the Bandstand. We hope you will enjoy yourself and hope you will be part of the audience the next time we play!

Songs From the Bandstand

1. Mit frischem Schwung Hans Hartwig
2. American Anthem Gene Scheer, arr. Michael Brown
3. Montana Jan Van der Roost
4. America, The Beautiful Samuel Augustus Ward, arr. Carmen Dragon
5. Selections from Les Misèrables Claude-Michel Schönberg, arr. Warren Barker
6. Put on a Happy Face Charles Strouse, arr. Warren Barker
7. Blue Moon music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, arr. Warren Barker
8. Sanford and Son Theme Quincy Jones, arr. John Moss
9. One Moment in Time Albert Hammond and John Bettis, arr. John Glenesk Mortimer
10. Olympic Fanfare and Theme John Williams, arr. James Curnow
11. All By Myself Eric Carmen, arr. Marcel Saurer
12. A Tribute to Harry James arr. Sammy Nestico
13. Moonlight Serenade Glenn Miller, arr. Jèrome Thômas
14. The Doors in Concert arr. Paul Murtha
15. Reach Out, I'll Be There Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Edward Holland, arr. Ted Ricketts
16. Them Basses G.H. Huffine, arr. Andrew Balent

 

 

'Tis the Season

 

1. Fanfare and Processional
on an Old English Carol		 arr. Robert W. Smith
2. Fum, Fum, Fum arr. Chip Davis and Robert Longfield
3. Carol of the Shepherds arr. By Philip Sparke
4. Hallelujah Chorus by G. F. Handel, arr. Robert Longfield
5. Silent Night by Franz Gruber, arr. James Ployha
6. O Holy Night by Adolph Adam, arr. Erik Morales
7. Christmas in Europe
(Here We Come A Wassailing, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent, Gabriel to Mary Came, Infant Holy, Il Est Né)		 arr. Timothy Johnson
8. Candlelight Carol by John Rutter, arr. Jay Dawson
9. Mary's Boy Child by Jester Hairston, arr. Philip Sparke
10. A Christmas Auld Lang Syne arr. James Swearington
11. The Christmas Song
(Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)		 by Mel Torme, arr. John Higgins
12. Sounds of the Season
(The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Somewhere in My Memory, Silver Bells)		 arr. John Moss
13. Christmas Favorites
(I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,
Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer, A Holly Jolly Christmas, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree)		 arr. James Swearington
14. A Family Christmas
(I'll be Home for Christmas, There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays)		 arr. James Swearington
15. White Christmas by Irving Berlin, arr. John Moss
16. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Martin and Blane arr. James Swearington
17. A Showstoppin' Christmas arr. Chris Sharp
18. A Christmas Festival
(Deck the Halls, Joy to the World, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Silent Night, Jingle Bells, O Come All Ye Faithful)		 arr. Leroy Anderson

 

 

Reflections of Summer

"Reflections of Summer" is a look back at the songs we performed one Summer Season. Songs reminiscient of long, lazy summer nights listening to the band in a gazebo on the town common.

[1] Chicago Fred Ebb and John Kander, Arr. Victor Lopez
[2] 'S Wonderful George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin.
Arr. Warren Barker. Vocal: Kathy Peavey
[3] Someone to Watch Over Me George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
Arr. Warren Barker. Vocal: Kathy Peavey
[4] Pastime with Good Company King Henry VIII, Arr. Philip Sparke
[5] Suo Gan Traditional, scored by Carl Strommen
[6] The Symphonic Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Arr. John Cacavas
[7] Go West! Arr. Ralph Ford
[8] Shrek Dance Party Arr. Paul Murtha
[9] Proud Heritage William Latham
[10] Deep River James Swearington
[11] The Star-Spangled Banner John Stafford Smith, Francis Scott Key
Arr. Robert W. Smith. Vocal: Kathy Peavey
[12] Algeria Karl L. King
[13] Freedom City Karl L. King
[14] Mamma Mia!
Highlights from The Broadway Musical		 Arr. Roy Phillippe
[15] March Grandioso Roland Forrest Seitz, Arr. Andrew Glover