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Band Musician Invitational Event – Rehearsal and Concert

 

Theme:  ÒCalifornia: AbilityÓ (from our summer concert series celebrating the 175th anniversary of CaliforniaÕs statehood)

Sunday July 27, 2025

 

Ò(earth) WIND (fire & water)ÕÓ concert 7/28/2024

 

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Click here for local tourist information:

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The DayÕs Schedule

8:30am            Check-in

9:00am            Rehearsal part 1

10:30am          Break

11:00am          Rehearsal part 2

12:30pm          Lunch, free time

3:00pm            NCCBand shuttle and move cars off-site

3:00pm            Stage, percussion, and sound system setup

3:45pm            Concert seating setup (no instruments)

4:30pm            All seated (with instruments)
5:00-7:00pm    Concert

All Extra Information Is Here!

¥  Percussion assignments link

¥  Rehearsal notes link

¥  Pioneer Park map – park your car in the Little League Ball Park (reserved for guest musicians)

¥  NCCBand shuttle map – before 2:45-3:30pm and after the concert until all are returned to their cars

¥  Performance layout diagram link

¥  Program link

 

Music List with Listening Links (in ALPHABETICAL order)

The repertoire list will be posted soon.  This yearÕThis yearÕs musical theme for the Invitational concert is ÒABILITYÓ from our summer concert series celebrating the 175th anniversary of CaliforniaÕs statehood.

 

OPENER:  The Star Spangled Banner
arr. Claudio S. Grafullo(listen)

 

INTERMISSION

 

American Folk Rhapsody
arr. Clare Grundman
MEDLEY: My Little Mohee ¥ Shantyman's Life ¥ Sourwood Mountain ¥ Sweet Betsy from Pike – (listen)

 

Big Fun in the Sun
arr. David Marshall
MEDLEY:  Good Lovin' ¥ Barbara Ann (from "American Graffiti") ¥ Surf City ¥ Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini ¥ California Dreamin' ¥ Wipe Out – (listen)

 

Brasilia
Julius Wechter/Herb Alpert – (listen)
California composer, recording producer, birthday #90

 

California Here I Come
Al Jolson, B. G. DeSylva, & Joseph Meyer/Gene Sand

 

California State
Ed. McDonald (Don) Keller

 

Coming ÔRound the Mountain
arr. Cheryl Woldseth – (listen)

 

GabrielÕs Oboe
Ennio Morricone/Robert Longfield
oboe, flute, clarinet, trumpet, or alto sax solo – (listen)
mission trail

 

Golden Gate
Edwin Franko Goldman
1939 San Francisco Worlds Fair and two new bridges – (listen)

 

 

How to Train your Dragon
John Powell/Sean OÕLoughlin(listen)
California film studio, new release of sequel

 

I Left my Heart in San Francisco
Geo. Cory & Doug Cross/Alfred Reed – (listen)

 

I Love You, California
E. F. Frankenstein/Paul Yoder
CaliforniaÕs state song – (listen)

 

The Klaxon
Henry Fillmore/Frederick Fennell
subtitled ÒMarch of the AutomobilesÓ – (listen)

 

Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Merle J. Isaac/Leroy Anderson/Jason Scott – (listen)

 

Santana!
arr. Jerry Brubaker
MEDLEY: Evil Ways ¥ Oye Como Va ¥ Smooth – (listen)
California composer, recording artist

 

Them Basses
G. F. Huffine
low instruments section feature (especially tuba) – (listen)
an alternative way to recognize CaliforniaÕs military bases

 

Yosemite Autumn
Mark Camphouse(listen)

 

ENCORE:  Stars and Stripes Forever
John Phillip Sousa (listen)

 

List of Musicians (as of 6/6/2025)

The host NCCBand members are listed in blue.

 

CONDUCTOR

Cheryl Woldseth

 

FLUTE 1

George Husaruk

Lisa Laughlin (+picc)

Laurie Piner (+picc)

Maggi Shelbourn (+picc) (+percussion)

Michael Smidt (+Dpicc)

Ariana Vickers (+picc)

 

FLUTE 2

Amanda Apple

Mikaela Furie

Alice Jacobs (+picc)

Pat Kinney

Cadence McKibben

Diane Nickerson

Mary Rose Preston

Leslie Schoenberg

Eve Somjen

Chealsea Thrush

Melanie Webb

Kaye Wedel

Isa Wilburn

 

OBOE

Kit Chesnut (2)

Kevin Glaser (1) (+percussion)

Sadie Post (2)

Rebecca Seijas-Ball (1)

 

BASSOON

Bruce Piner

Joshua Tiffany

 

CONTRA-BASSOON

 

CLARINET 1

Suzy Allen

Derek Evans (+Eb)

Bianca Patterson

Jean Thurston

Jan Woldseth

 

CLARINET 2

Teresa Gaman

Joelle Lake

Carrie Langkabel

Lynne Schonder

 

CLARINET 3

Kathy Doan

Kendra Fifield

Cathy Hardymon

Riley Hauser

Donna M. Meyer

David M. Schwartz

 

CLARINET, ALTO

David Lake (+Bb1)

James Langdell (+Bb2)

Bill Powell (+Bb3)

 

CLARINET, BASS

Linda Coughenhour

Norene Goldberg

Lucas Elardi

Ginger Jackson

Kay McCammond

 

CONTRA-CLARINET

 

SAXOPHONE, ALTO 1

Gary Anderson

Dave Bandler

Doug Johnson

Brian Olson

 

SAXOPHONE, ALTO 2

Ryan Apple

Rex Levinson

Andrea McKibben (+picc)

Allen Nickerson

Carla Nordstrom

Howard Schiff

 

SAXOPHONE, TENOR

Vega Alvarez

Barb Corrick

Ethan Conklin

Don Paulus

Mark Potampa

Tim Proffitt

Craig Scott

 

SAXOPHONE, BARITONE

Terry Horlick

Alex Jimenez

Teresa Minervini

Mary Whitmore

 

FRENCH HORN

Ken Carter (1)

Steve Fernald (4/2)

Lauren Meyer (1/2)

Pat Rosales (3/2)

Amy Traugot (2/4)

 

TRUMPET/CORNET 1

John Furtado

Ryan McKibben

Karin Hofland

 

TRUMPET/CORNET 2

Alex Rosprim

Ted Zalkind

Ray Blackham

 

TRUMPET/CORNET 3

Lance Haliday

Jim Luckinbill

John Proctor

 

TROMBONE 1

Francis Chew

Stacy Enke

Larry Faller

Mike Sarringar

 

TROMBONE 2

Dave Bear

Chris Hofland

Christian Minervini

 

TROMBONE 3

Dennis Junk

Jason Woldseth

BARITONE/EUPHONIUM

Bill Bates (TC)

Michelle Daniels (BC)

John Gibson (TC)

Tom Larsen (TC)

Roy McKibben (TC)

George Preston (BC)

 

TUBA

Michael Boorstein

Brian Munger

Adrian Quince

Walter Webb

 

BASS GUITAR

Bob Burbridge

 

TIMPANI

Oliver Muzio

 

MALLETS

Anthony Andino

 

DRUMS/AUXILIARY PERCUSSION

Rowan Ball (+mallets/timpani)

Lee Bittner

Linda Hitchcock (+mallets/timpani)

 

BAND HANDS

David Rosprim (announcer)

Hugh Shelbourn (stage manager)

Amy Traugot (rehearsal food)

Peter Traugot (photographer)

 

 


morning rehearsal 7/28/2023 at Pioneer ParkÕs picnic grove

 

Prior Band Musician Invitational Events

 

¥  2024 Ò(earth) WIND (fire & water)ÕÓ program and YouTube video and Facebook photos and Google photos – plus Behind the Scenes (Google) photos

¥  2023 ÒGoing PlacesÕÓ program and Youtube video and Facebook photos and Google photos

¥  2019 ÒBy the 9sÓ program and Facebook photos and Google photos KVMR broadcast 1st half and Interview and 2nd half, YouTube videos Broadway One-Step, Holiday for Trombones, Rain, Up

¥  2018 ÒEpisode 7: The Basses Strike BackÓ program and Facebook photos and Google photos plus Behind the Scenes (Google) photos

¥  2017 ÒBurning BandÓ program and Google photos and KVMR podcast MP3 link (listen or download it)

¥  2016 ÒStrange New WorldsÓ program and Facebook photos and Picasaweb photos photos

¥  2015 ÒCentennial JubileeÓ program and Facebook photos and Picasaweb photos plus Behind the Scenes photos

¥  2014 ÒHow Sweet It IsÓ program and Facebook photos and Picasaweb photos

¥  2013 ÒCalifornia DreaminÕÓ program and photos

¥  2012 "Along for the Ride" program and photos

¥  2011 "A Patchwork of American Music" program and photos and blog

¥  2010 "Out of this World" program and photos

¥  2009 "Americans We" program and photos

¥  2008 "The Spirit of Champions" program and photos

¥  2007 "A River Runs Through It" program

¥  2006 "Step in Time" program

¥  2005 "You Must Remember This" program

¥  2004 ÒThe SkyÕs the LimitÓ program

 

To see more, visit the Nevada County Concert Band website's History page.