July 2026: American Soundscape

Performances

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

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

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
Danny Elfman, Theme from The Simpsons
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

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CLICK HERE for string parts with bowings.  

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

Oboe
TBA

Clarinet
1. Jim Skaleski
2. Sue Tumminello
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

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