Sunday, July 1, 2018
Winchendon Winds opened our 2018 season at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Winchendon on July 1 with a concert titled “America!” in observance of Independence Day. We welcomed a new conductor, Dr. James Chesebrough, who conducted a program of patriotic favorites to over 100 attendees. We honored the Wilcox family, who had completed a full restoration of Winchendon’s town mascot, “Clyde the Horse,” with a rendition of the “Toy Town March,” commissioned for Winchendon Winds. Attendees enjoyed strawberry shortcake on the front lawn before and during the concert.
The Program:
“America the Beautiful” by Samuel Ward (arr. Carmen Dragon)
“Star Spangled Banner” by John Stafford Smith (arr. Jon Nicholson)
“Sea Songs” by Ralph Vaughan Williams
“American Overture” by Joseph Wilcox Jenkins
“Toy Town March” by David Maker
“American Salute” by Morton Gould (arr. Philip Lang)
“Nimrod from Enigma Variations” by Edward Elgar (arr. Alfred Reed)
“Second Regiment Connecticut National Guard” by David Wallis Reeves
“Broadway Spectacular” arr. John Higgins
“Washington Post March” by John Philip Sousa
“Semper Fidelis March” by John Philip Sousa
“American Patrol” by F. W. Meecham
“Stars and Stripes Forever” by John Philip Sousa
Sunday, July 8, 2018
On July 8 we performed “Greatest Hits of 1918” playing music from the golden age of the American bandstand. The crowd inside the church sanctuary once again crested 100. Ice cream sundaes from our business sponsor Lickety Splitz were a welcome treat during the concert,
The Program:
“Star Spangled Banner” by John Stafford Smith (arr. Jon Nicholson)
“Highlights from West Side Story” by Leonard Bernstein (arr. Ted Ingram)
“Carmen Selections” by George Bizet (arr. Thomas H. Rollinson)
“Irish Tune from County Derry” by Percy Aldridge Grainger
“On the Mall” by Edwin Franko Goldman (arr. Edward Lisk)
“Libertango” by Astor Piazzolla (arr. Bart Picqueur)
“Sabre and Spurs” by John Philip Sousa
“U.S. Field Artillery” by John Philip Sousa (arr. Lester Mayhew Lake)
“Pavanne” by Morton Gould
“Stars and Stripes Forever” by John Philip Sousa
Sunday, July 15, 2018
Winchendon Winds collaborated with the local American Legion for a special tribute concert titled “Honoring Our Veterans.” We opened the concert with a full color guard and national anthem, then performing a variety of patriotic selections, and personally recognizing local veterans by name and branch of service through a roll call. Following the tribute concert, the Ladies' Auxiliary of the American Legion hosted a reception on the church lawn featuring finger sandwiches and desserts.
The Program:
“Star Spangled Banner” by John Stafford Smith (arr. Jon Nicholson)
“American Salute” by Morton Gould
“American Overture” by Joseph Wilcox Jenkins
“Irish Tune from County Derry” by Percy Aldridge Grainger
“Second Regiment Connecticut National Guard” by David Wallis Reeves
“America the Beautiful” by Samuel Ward (arr. Carmen Dragon)
“Arsenal” by Jan van der Roost
“Amazing Grace” by Frank Ticheli
“Washington Post March” by John Philip Sousa
“Semper Fidelis March” by John Philip Sousa
“American Patrol” by F. W. Meecham
“Stars and Stripes Forever” by John Philip Sousa
Saturday, October 6, 2018
Winchendon Winds was pleased and honored to be invited by the Winchendon Town Manager to perform at the town’s Fall Festival on October 6. Players braved cool temperatures to perform on the church front lawn while the entire street was closed to pedestrian traffic. The festival enjoyed several thousand attendees.
The Program:
“Star Spangled Banner” by John Stafford Smith (arr. Jon Nicholson)
“Sea Songs” by Ralph Vaughan Williams
“Toy Town March” by David Maker
“American Salute” by Morton Gould (arr. Philip Lang)
“Shenandoah” by Frank Ticheli
“Broadway Spectacular” arr. John Higgins
“March from 1941” by John Williams (arr. Paul Lavender)
“Highlights from West Side Story” by Leonard Bernstein (arr. Ted Ingram)
“American Patrol” by F. W. Meecham
“Pavanne” by Morton Gould
“Star Spangled Spectacular” by G. M. Cohan (arr. John Cacavas)