Peninsula Symphonic Band
 
Door County, Wisconsin  
 
 

music
One of our band members described the music we play with the adjective "toe-tapping." It is that and more. There are the John Philip Sousa marches, to be sure, but we also perform John Williams' music as well as that by Cole Porter and by Leroy Anderson. Included in our offerings one will find renditions of old favorites arranged for Mannheim Steamroller and medleys of the British rock-pop group Queen. Play lists for the various concerts back to the 2007 season can be found below.

2010—
Memorial Day
Our Director (march) F.E. Bigelow
Independentia R.B. Hall
Manhattan Beach John Philip Sousa
Bombasto O.R. Farrar
Star Spangled Banner arr. by Bill Moffitt
Washington Post John Philip Sousa
Maritime Museum
Star Spangled Banner arr. by Bill Moffitt
Emblem of Unity J.J. Richards
arr. by James Swearingen
Coast Guards Karl L. King
arr. by James Swearingen
Brighten Beach William P. Latham
Main Street Celebration Steven Reineke
Repasz Band Harry J. Lincoln
arr. by Andrew Glover
Ghost Busters (prefaced by scary ghost story) Ray Parker
arr. by Nick Baratta
Regatta for Winds David Shaffer
Ravensgate Carl Strommen
Ghost Fleet Robert Sheldon
Valdres March Johannes Hannsen
arr. by Loras Schissel
Washington Post (!!!RAINED OUT!!!) John Philip Sousa
On Wisconsin (!!!performed in the rain!!!) W.T. Purdy
arr. by Paul Yoder
4th of July
(rained out)
Star Spangled Banner arr. by Bill Moffitt
Ravensgate Carl Strommen
Coast Guards Karl L. King
arr. by James Swearingen
Repasz Band Harry J. Lincoln
arr. by Andrew Glover
Main Street Celebration Steven Reineke
Hairspray Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
arr. by Ted Ricketts
80's Flashback
   Thriller
   Time After Time
   Eye of the Tiger
   Up Where We Belong
   You Give Love a Bad Name
arr. by Paul Murtha
Sweet Georgia Brown Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard,
and Kenneth Casey
arr. by Doug Adams
Old Time Rock and Roll George Jackson and Thomas Jones
arr. by Tom Wallace
and Tony McCutchen
Y.M.C.A. Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo,
and Victor WIllis
arr. by Michael Sweeney
The Blues Brothers arr. by Les Taylor
Armed Forces Salute:
   The Caisson Song
   Semper Paratus
   The Marines' Hymn
   The U.S. Air Force Song
   Anchors Aweigh
arr. by Bob Lowden
Washington Post John Philip Sousa
On Wisconsin W.T. Purdy
arr. by Paul Yoder
 
2009—
Memorial Day
Our Director (march) F.E. Bigelow
Independentia R.B. Hall
Manhattan Beach John Philip Sousa
Bombasto O.R. Farrar
Star Spangled Banner arr. by Bill Moffitt
Stars and Stripes Forever John Philip Sousa
Maritime Museum
Star Spangled Banner arr. by Bill Moffitt
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine John Philip Sousa
Alexander's Ragtime Band Irving Berlin
arr. by John Higgins
The Cowboys John WIlliams
arr. by Jay Bocook
Marching Down Broadway
   Hey, Look Me Over
   Consider Yourself
   Seventy-Six Trombones
arr. by John Moss
Fiddler on the Roof Sheldon Harnick & Jerry Bock
arr. by John Edmondson
King Cotton John Philip Sousa
Entry of the Gladiators (Thunder & Blazes) Julius Fucik
Under the Sea
   from Walt Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID
Alan Menken
arr. by John Moss
Oceanscapes Rob Romeyn
The High Barbaree Pierre La Plante
Hammerfest James D. Ployhar
“Sound Off” March John Philip Sousa
4th of July
Star Spangled Banner arr. by Bill Moffitt
Semper Fidelis John Philip Sousa
A Crazy, Mixed-up Opera
   Rockin’ Rossini
   Bull's-eye Bizet
   Wailin’ Wagner
   Packman Puccini
   Pastrami Ponchielli
Giuseppe Shafferini
(David Shaffer)
The Marches of John WIlliams
   Raiders March
   Midway March
   The Throne Room
   The Olympic Spirit
John WIlliams
arr. by Jonnie Vinson
Armed Forces Salute:
   The Caisson Song
   Semper Paratus
   The Marines' Hymn
   The U.S. Air Force Song
   Anchors Aweigh
arr. by Bob Lowden
The Fourth of July John Cacavas
Stars and Stripes Forever John Philip Sousa
Forrest Gump Suite Alan Silvestri
arr. by Calvin Custer
Elvis: The Legend Lives On
Washington Post March John Philip Sousa
Veterans’ Day
Star Spangled Banner arr. by Bill Moffitt
Navy Hymn
Rev. John .B. Dykes
arr. by James D. Ployhar
An American Celebration arr. by Anne McGinty
Armed Forces Salute:
   The Caisson Song
   Semper Paratus
   The Marines' Hymn
   The U.S. Air Force Song
   Anchors Aweigh
arr. by Bob Lowden
American Anthem
   from Ken Burns’ film The War
Gene Scheer
arr. by Michael Brown
Wildwood March Hugh M. Stuart
Lincoln at Gettysburg
   narration by Pastor Nathan Lewis
Barry E. Kopetz
Burlesco for Band Timothy Broege
Movie Blockbusters:
   Mission Impossible Theme
   My Heart Will Go On
   Hymn to the Red October
   Zorro's Theme
   Raiders' March
arr. by Michael Brown
Theme from “Schindler's List”
   solo violinist, Donna Russell
John Williams
arr. by Calvin Custer
Hail to the Border Guards Josef Flegl
arr. by Karel Belohoubek
& Joel Blahnik
The Symphonic Beatles:
   A Hard Day's Night
   Yesterday
   I Want to Hold Your Hand
   Michelle
   Hey Jude
John Lennon & Paul McCartney
arr. by John Cacavas
The Thunderer March John Philip Sousa
Christmas
Star Spangled Banner arr. by Bill Moffitt
A Christmas Declaration
   (Hark the Herald–Angels
   We Have Heard on High)
Robert W. Smith
Variations on a Burgundian Carol
   (Pat-A-Pan)
arr. by James Curnow
Up on a Housetop arr. by Jeff Simmons
Santa’s Journey
   (Bringing “Joy to the World”)
Roy W. Kaighin
Carol Triptych
   (Silent Night–We Three Kings–
   Sing We Now of Christmas)
Pierre La Plante
A Cambridge Carol
   (Ding Dong Merrily on High)
arr. by Vince Gassi
Someone to Watch Over Me George and Ira Gershwin
arr. by Vince Gassi
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
   Vocal soloist: Ann Birnschein
   Tenor sax: Don Carlson
arr. by Douglas Wagner
Go Tell it on the Mountain an American spiritual
arr. by Jay Dawson
A Christmas Sing-a-long arr. by James D. Ployhar
 
2008—
Memorial Day
Our Director (march) F.E. Bigelow
Manhattan Beach John Philip Sousa
Liberty Bell John Philip Sousa
King Cotton John Philip Sousa
Entry of the Gladiators (Thunder & Blazes) Julius Fucik
Star Spangled Banner arr. by Bill Moffitt
Stars and Stripes Forever John Philip Sousa
“Celebration of Summer”
(Prince of Peace Church)
Star Spangled Banner arr. by Bill Moffitt
God Bless America Irving Berlin
arr. by Jay Bocook
Garlandstone: A Nautical Fantasy Thomas Root
Cell Phone Blues Jerry Brubaker
Sandpaper Ballet Leroy Anderson
Hunchback of Notre Dame
   (soundtrack highlights)
Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz
arr. by Calvin Custer
Gladiator March John Philip Sousa
American Heroes: Salute to the Armed Forces
   The Caisson Song
   The Marines' Hymn
   Anchors Aweigh
   The U.S. Air Force
   Semper Paratus
   America the Beautiful
arr. by Carl Strommen
Mansions of the Lord Nick Glennie-Smith
arr. by Michael Brown
Rhapsody of Reruns
   McHale's Navy
   The Addams Family
   Leave It to Beaver
   Happy Trails to You
   The Lone Ranger
   Dragnet   
   Gilligan's Island
   Groucho Marx's "You Bet Your Life"
   Perry Mason
   Alfred Hitchocock
   M*A*S*H
arr. by Paul Jennings
Stars and Stripes Forever John Philip Sousa
Maritime Museum
(Bay View Church)
Star Spangled Banner arr. by Bill Moffitt
Gladiator March John Philip Sousa
Garlandstone: A Nautical Fantasy Thomas Root
Into the Storm Robert W. Smith
Victory at Sea
   Song of the High Seas
   The Guadalcanal March
   The Hymn of Victory
Richard Rodgers
arr. by John Moss
On the Quarter Deck Kenneth J. Alford
arr. by John Edmondson
North Bay Vistas Robert W. Smith
Themes Like Old Times
   Alexander's Ragtime Band
   Peg o' My Heart
   I Want a Girl (Just like the Girl
         that Married Dear Old Dad)
   By the Light of the Silvery Moon
   12th Street Rag
arr. by Warren Barker
Cell Phone Blues Jerry Brubaker
Rhapsody of Reruns
   McHale's Navy
   The Addams Family
   Leave It to Beaver
   Happy Trails to You
   The Lone Ranger
   Dragnet   
   Gilligan's Island
   Groucho Marx's "You Bet Your Life"
   Perry Mason
   Alfred Hitchocock
   M*A*S*H
arr. by Paul Jennings
El Capitan John Philip Sousa
4th of July
Star Spangled Banner arr. by Bill Moffitt
God Bless America Irving Berlin
arr. by Jay Bocook
El Capitan John Philip Sousa
Themes Like Old Times
   Alexander's Ragtime Band
   Peg o' My Heart
   I Want a Girl (Just like the Girl
         that Married Dear Old Dad)
   By the Light of the Silvery Moon
   12th Street Rag
arr. by Warren Barker
Blue Tango Leroy Anderson
Hightlights from “Wicked” Stephen Schwartz
arr. byMichael Brown
Rhapsody of Reruns
   McHale's Navy
   The Addams Family
   Leave It to Beaver
   Happy Trails to You
   The Lone Ranger
   Dragnet   
   Gilligan's Island
   Groucho Marx's "You Bet Your Life"
   Perry Mason
   Alfred Hitchocock
   M*A*S*H
arr. by Paul Jennings
Freedom's Light arr. by James Swearingen
American Heroes: Salute to the Armed Forces
   The Caisson Song
   The Marines' Hymn
   Anchors Aweigh
   The U.S. Air Force
   Semper Paratus
   America the Beautiful
arr. by Carl Strommen
On the Quarter Deck Kenneth J. Alford
arr. by John Edmondson
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
   Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
   Spt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
   When I'm Sixty-four
   She's Leaving Home
   With a Little Help from My Friends
John Lennon & Paul McCartney
arr. by Michael Sweeney
Stars and Stripes Forever John Philip Sousa
Veterans’ Day
Star Spangled Banner arr. by Bill Moffitt
The Homefront: Musical Memories from WWII:
   It's Been a Long, Long Time
   Thanks for the Memory
   Bell Bottom Trousers
   White Cliffs of Dover
   I'll Be Seeing You
   Don't Sit under the Apple Tree
   Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition
arr. by James Christensen
Armed Forces Salute:
   The Caisson Song
   Semper Paratus
   The Marines' Hymn
   The U.S. Air Force Song
   Anchors Aweigh
arr. by Bob Lowden
The March from “1941” John Williams
arr. by Paul Lavender
Children's March:
   “Over the Hills and Far Away”
Percy Aldridge Grainger
arr. by Frank Erickson
The Thunderer March John Philip Sousa
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine John Philip Sousa
Where Eagles Soar Steven Reineke
Our American Heroes Steve Rouse
Big Band Polka:
   Pennsylvania Polka
   My Melody of Love
   Beer Barrel Polka
arr. by Jerry Nowak
Free World March Karl L. King
arr. by James Swearingen
American Patrol F.W. Meacham
Washington Post March John Philip Sousa
Christmas
Star Spangled Banner arr. by Bill Moffitt
Christmas on a Snowy Night
   Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
   Silent Night
   I'll Be Home for Christmas
arr. by John Moss
Ere the World Began to Be . . . Jack Stamp
White Christmas Irving Berlin
arr. by Robert Russell Bennett
I Wonder As I Wander (Appalachian Carol) arr. by Robert W. Smith
’Twas the Night Before Christmas
(Judy Harmann, narrator)
arr. by Newell H. Long
The Bone Boys
(bass brass ensemble)
Parade of the Bumbling Wooden Soldier David Shaffer
Christmas Sketches:
   A Fantasy on Good King Wenceslas
arr. by Sean O’Loughlin
 
2007—
Memorial Day
Our Director (march) F.E. Bigelow
Manhattan Beach John Philip Sousa
Liberty Bell John Philip Sousa
El Capitan John Philip Sousa
Star Spangled Banner arr. by Bill Moffitt
Military Escort Harold Bennett
American Heroes: A Salute to
   the Armed Forces
arr. by Carl Strommen
Taps—Eternal Father Gen. Daniel Butterfield
& John B. Dykes
Washington Post John Philip Sousa
Stars and Stripes Forever John Philip Sousa
Maritime Museum
Star Spangled Banner arr. by Bill Moffitt
Thunderer John Philip Sousa
High Seas Adventure James Swearingen
March Creole Stephen Bulla
Funiculi Funicula Luigi Denza
arr. by Alfred Reed
River of Life Steven Reineke
Hands Across the Sea John Philip Sousa
Rockport Images Michael Story
Night and Day Cole Porter
arr. by Jack Cooper
“Can-Can” You Name Those Tunes arr. by Jerry Williams
Pirates of the Caribbean Klaus Badelt
arr. by John Wasson
Washington Post John Philip Sousa
4th of July
Star Spangled Banner arr. by Bill Moffitt
E Pluribus Unum Fred Jewell
Amprito Roca Jamie Texidor
arr. by Randall Doersch
American Heroes: A Salute to
   the Armed Forces
arr. by Carl Strommen
Queen in Concert arr. by Jay Bocook
Beauty and the Beast Alan Menken
arr. by Calvin Custer
Thunderer John Philip Sousa
Scherzpolka Thomas Doss
Stars and Stripes Forever John Philip Sousa
Military Escort Harold Bennett
Slippery Hank Frank H. Losey
arr. by Larry Daehn
Washington Post John Philip Sousa
Mishicot, WI
Star Spangled Banner arr. by Bill Moffitt
River of Life Steven Reineke
Amparito Roca Jamie Texidor
arr. by Randall Doersch
Symphony of Sitcoms arr. by Paul Jennings
Rockport Images Michael Story
Funiculi Funicula Luigi Denza
arr. by Alfred Reed
Military Escort Harold Bennett
American Heroes: A Salute to
   the Armed Forces
arr. by Carl Strommen
Pirates of the Caribbean Klaus Badelt
arr. by John Wasson
Scherzpolka Thomas Doss
Washington Post John Philip Sousa
E Pluribus Unum Fred Jewell
Veterans’ Day
Star Spangled Banner arr. by Bill Moffitt
Flying Squadron Karl L. King
arr. by Gene Milford
Marines' Hymn arr. by David Bennett
Anchors Aweigh Capt. Alfred H. Miles &
Charles A. Zimmermann
Semper Paratus Capt. F.S. van Boskerck
The Army Goes Rolling Along H.W. Arber
arr. by Paul Yoder
Off We Go R. Crawford
Navy Hymn Rev. John B. Dykes
arr. by James D. Ployhar
Hymn to the Fallen John Williams
arr. by Paul Lavender
Salute to the Colors John Cacavas
Yankee Doodle Boy George M. Cohan
arr. by Z. van Auken
Aztec Fire Jay Bocook
It’s Broadway arr. by John Edmondson
Mansions of the Lord Nick Glennie-Smith
arr. by Michael Brown
America, the Beautiful Samuel Augustus Ward
arr. by Carmen Dragon
Free Lance March John Philip Sousa
Christmas
Star Spangled Banner arr. by Bill Moffitt
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Eddie Pola & George Wyle
arr. by John Moss
Comfort and Joy arr. by Jerry Brubaker
Yuletide Dances Timothy Broege
Jingle Bells & Jolly Old St. Nick arr. by Jay Bocook
Santa Claus Comes to Dixieland arr. by James D. Ployhar
The Bone Boys
(bass brass ensemble)
Suite of Carols for Woodwinds Leroy Anderson
Suite of Carols for Brass Leroy Anderson
Sleigh Ride Leroy Anderson
Auld Lang Syne arr. by Chip Davis &
Robert Longfield
Symphonic Prelude on Adeste Fidelis Claude T. Smith