July 2026: American Soundscape

Performances

Thursday, July 16,  6:00pm (5:00pm call) –  Flat Iron Park, 201 Wrigley Dr., Lake Geneva

PARKING INFO
Lake Geneva’s population explodes in the summer because of tourism. Thousands of people visit every day, and the park is located at the very center of where everything happens. Plan for plenty of time to find parking and walk to the park. (People with large instruments will be able to drop them off before parking.) Click HERE for a detailed map. The red circle in the bottom left is where you can drop off instruments. The red circle in the middle is a lot for free public parking. The red circle at the top is additional parking at the elementary school. 

Sunday, July 19,  3:30pm, (2:30pm call) –  Phoenix Park, 111 E. Wisconsin St., Delavan

Attire: white over black

Rehearsals will be held at the Badger High School (220 E. South St. Lake Geneva) orchestra room, from 7:00–9:30pm.
Monday, July 13
Tuesday, July 14
Wednesday, July 15 (dress rehearsal)

Program
(Click on each title for a recording.) 

Star Spangled Banner
Aaron Copland, Fanfare for the Common Man
Richard Rodgers, Selections from Oklahoma
       CUT #1: after the downbeat of the 4th bar before rehearsal 8, skip to beat 2 of the 4th bar before rehearsal 10.
       CUT #2: after the downbeat of rehearsal 12, skip to rehearsal 13.
Clare Ewing Grundman, American Folk Rhapsody No.2
Cole Porter, Love for Sale (with full swing band) – exact arrangement is HERE
     (after m156, instead of going all the way back to the sign at m9, we’ll go to m43)
Danny Elfman, Theme from The Simpsons (original show), (our arrangement)
Taylor Swift on Tour
George Gershwin, Selections from Porgy and Bess
       START: m50
       CUT: after playing m137, skip to m185.
John Philip Sousa, Washington Post
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Selections from Hamilton
Leonard Bernstein, Overture to West Side Story
John Williams, Throne Room and Finale from Star Wars

CLICK HERE for a complete Spotify playlist.

CLICK HERE for string parts with bowings.  

Flute
1. Sue Childress
2. Cyndi Salata
picc. Hannah Hermann

Oboe
1. Emma Wright
2. Jenny Rickman

Clarinet
1. Jim Skaleski
2. Lauren LaFond
Bass John Hilgers

Bassoon
1. Rob Keefe
2. Heidi Anderson

Horn
1. Leah Young
2. Pete Rodriguez
3. Meg Larson-Freeman
4. Jennifer Souder

Trumpet
1. Bill McGee
2. Erin Mays
3. Ron Weaver
4. Dante Prichard

Trombone
1. Dave Dvorak
2. Callie Knoll
3. Bob Trapp

4. Loren Buntrock

Tuba
Paige Lush

Timpani/Percussion
Julie Ropers-Rosendahl
Jessie Myers
Brennan Cameron
Otto Glader

Piano
Dave Childress

Saxophone
Dave Childress
Sue Childress
Dave Beach
Scott Menefee
Rob Keefe