The
Chicago Brass Quintet's repertoire includes nearly 400 works. It
reaches from the renaissance to today and includes original works
for brass, commissions and arrangements for the Chicago Brass Quintet
alone and with Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Organ, Piano,
and The Brown Singers Gospel Quintet. The programs which follow
include a sampling of performances given within the past year.
| La Mourisque |
Tylman Susato ( 1500- 1564) |
| The Music of Bach |
Johann Sebastian Bach ( 1685-1750) |
Chorale
Bouree
Sonatine
Fugue
|
arr. Samuel Adler
arr. James Mattern
arr. Jan Bach
arr. Irving Rozenthal |
| Suite Debussy |
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) |
La Petit Negre
Adagio
Reverie
Golliwog’s Cakewalk
|
arr. James Mattern |
| Sonata Breve |
James Mattern (1937- ) |
Moderately Fast
Scherzo
Very Slow
Moderately Fast
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--INTERMISSION--
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| Swing Low |
Traditional - arr. Daniel Anderson |
| Four Works |
Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) |
March
Adagio
Song of the Balalaika
Gallop
|
arr. James Mattern |
| Adagio from Concerito de Aranjuez |
Joaquin Rodrigo (1901 - 1999)
arr. James Mattern |
| The Sound of Music |
Richard Rogers (1902 - 1979)
arr. John Mindenmen |
| Handel Suite |
George Frederich Handel (1685 - 1759) |
Overture to Rinaldo
Total Eclipse
Sound an Alarm
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| Centone #11 |
William Boyce (1710-1779) |
Allegro Assai
Moderato e dolce
Allegro
|
arr. Verne Reynolds |
| Rest |
Ralph Vaughn Williams (1872-1958) |
Brass Quintet #1(1961) |
Malcolm Arnold |
Allegro Vivace
Chaconne
Con Brio |
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--INTERMISSION--
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| Holst Suite |
Gustav Holst (1874-1934) |
March
Song Without Words
Song of the Blacksmith |
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Tribute to Gilbert and Sullivan
|
Sr. Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900) |
A Nightingale Sang in Barley Square
|
A. Markowitz
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Phantom of the Opera
|
Andrew Lloyd Weber (1948)
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| Music of Baroque Masters |
|
Fanfare
Sonata Pian e' Forte
Fanfare
Prince of Denmark's March
|
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Giovanni Gabrieli (1554-1613)
Gottfried Reiche (1667-1734)
Jeremiah Clarke (1673-1707) |
| Solemn Entry |
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) |
| Primeval Light (from Symphony
2) |
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) |
Toccatta from Fifth Symphy for Organ |
Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) |
--INTERMISSION--
|
| Concerto in G minor for Organ |
Francis Poulenc
arr. James Mattern |
Swing Low
|
Traditional
arr. Dan Anderson |
| Elegy for Trumpet & Organ |
Oistein Sommerfeldt (b. 1919) |
| Old American Songs |
Aaron Copland (1900-1990) |
The Dodger
Simple Gifts
Ching-a-Ring Chaw |
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| Stars & Stripes Forever |
John Phillip Sousa (1854-1932) |
| Suite from Porgy and Bess |
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Introduction and Summertime
A Boat Dats Leavin’
Strawberry
I Can’t Sit Down
|
George Gershwin |
| Old American Songs |
Aaron Copland |
The Dodger
At the River
Ching A Ring Chaw
Simple Gifts
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The Greatest Gift |
Daniel Toles |
| We shall Behold Him |
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| Swing Down Chariot |
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| Song of Praise |
Doris Brown |
--INTERMISSION--
|
| Swing Low, Sweet Chariot |
Traditional
arr. Dan Anderson |
| Three Rags |
Scott Joplin |
The Entertainer
When Your hair is Like the Snow
Pineapple Rag
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| How Great Thou Art |
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Amazing Grace |
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| When the Saints Go Marching In |
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| Allegro |
Antonio Vivaldi |
| Folk Song Suite |
Bela Bartok |
Magyar Tanc
Melody
Song of the Fox
The Swinherd's Dance
|
arr. James Mattern |
El Amor Brujo
|
Manuel DeFalla
arr. James Mattern |
Excursions |
Samuel Barber |
Un Poco Allegro
Slow Blues Tempo
Allegro Molto
|
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Dancing to Restore an Eclipsed Moon
From Shadowcatcher |
Eric Ewazen
arr. For Brass & Piano by E. Ewazen |
--INTERMISSION--
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| Swing Low, Sweet Chariot |
Traditional
arr. Dan Anderson |
| Sute for French Horn, Tuba & Piano |
Alec Wilder |
In a Jazzy Style
Berceuse
Hoe-Down
Ching a Ring Chaw
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| Four Rags for Piano & Brass |
Scott Joplin |
The Entertainer
Maple Leaf Rag
When Your Hair is Like the Snow
Pineapple Rag
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| Stars & Stripes Forever |
John Phillip Sousa |
| Variations on “Good King Wenceslas” |
Ronald Foster |
| Suite from "The Nutcracker" |
P.I. Tchaikovsky |
March of the Toy Soldiers
Chocolate
Trepak
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| Christmas Around the World |
arr. James Mattern |
Joy to the World
Away In the Manger
Gesu Bambino
Christmas Bells
Infance du Christ
Troika
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| Sleigh Ride |
Leroy Anderson |
--INTERMISSION--
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| Silent Night |
Franz Gruber
arr. James Mattern |
| The Cristmas Suite |
Maury Laws |
Save a Little Christmas
Carol
Waltz for Christmas
One Star in the Night
Parade of the Christmas Toys
Tivoli Bells
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| Patapan |
Traditional |
| Hallelujah Chorus |
George Fredrick Handel |
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