The Johnson State College Concert Band
The JSC Concert Band is a relaxed, fun loving and musically dedicated group of fine musicians who enjoy working together to produce technically accurate and musically sensitive performances. It is made up of Johnson State students (both music majors and not), select high school students and fantastic community members. All are welcome to join. Rehearsals are Thursdays from 7-9 PM
For more information contact the director, Steven Light
Spring 2012 Semester starts Thursday, January 19th. Concert is Friday, April 27th at 7:00 PM
Here are mp3s of our program:
| Selection (click to listen) | Description |
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| Toccata from l'Orfeo-Monteverdi | This is a short fanfare type piece starting off with a brass choir and then continuing to add everyone. Very regal and a great concert starter. |
| Ghost Dances-Barrett | Inspired by the massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890. It goes through lots of changes including a cool aleatoric section. |
| Valse Triste-Sibelius/Light | The VT Symphony played the orchestral version at their most recent concert at JSC. I thought it would sound great on winds so I've been orchestrating it for us. Sorry about the electronic sounds - we'll sound much better. |
| New York: 1927-Barker | This piece is in 3 sections: ragtime, slow blues and "Manhattan Mayhem". Fun. |
Grand Serenade for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion-P.D.Q Bach |
Silly, silly. But fun for the players and audience. We'll do 2 movements (enough is enough). |
| Tir Na Nog "A Celtic Legend"-Strommen | Very nice Irish inspired composition. "Tir Na Nog" means "Land of Youth" and refers to a mythical Celtic world. |
| Moorside March-Holst | Classic Holst march from "A Moorside Suite" |
| Amazing Grace-Ticheli | Ticheli is know for his beautiful arrangements (actually fantasias) on traditional tunes. This is one of my favorites. |
| Rush-Hazo | Sam Hazo is a very dynamic young composer. We played his piece entitled "Flight" a few semesters ago. This is the "sequel". |
Click on the titles for audio recordings of our Fall, 2011 Concert
A Concert of Music Through the Ages
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Click here for the Ustream video of the entire concert (Chamber Singers, Chorale, Gamelan, Concert Band)
Here's the video of the concert band: Spring 2010 Concert Band performance
Here's a pdf of the program: Spring 2010 Concert Program
and those pictures we took outside to remind us all of waiting for the stage!
Audio and video coming soon...
Click here for recordings of our current program (fall 09).
Video/Audio recordings of our Fall, 2008 concert!
Please consider joining the band for the spring semester 2010. Rehearsals are on Thursdays from 7-9 PM. We are an inclusive group with high standards and a non-competitive philosophy! College students as well as adult and high school students are welcome. Last fall's concert featured great works arranged for concert band. Click here to see and hear some of our fall repertoire. The spring 09 concert featured music composed specifically for concert band and a major collaboration with the JSC Choir. Please join us! Also, if you are interested in composing for the band contact Steven Light.
For more information contact Steven Light, Director
802.426.3498 or steven.light@jsc.edu
Click here for recordings of our Spring 09 repertoire
Here are videos of the pieces we played in the fall 08 semester * New videos! *
Click here for Flash video files of the spring, '08 concert
Click here for audio files and pictures of the fall '07 concert.
Spring '08 Concert Program
Fall '07 Concert Program:
