Concert and symphonic bands from three area schools — Jordan-Matthews High School, Chatham Middle School and Silk Hope School — present “Music for the City,” a free concert for the entire Siler City community.
Tonight’s program has been designed to celebrate collaboration. Creating a strong musical culture and building strong instrumental ensembles can only be achieved when there’s a vibrant interaction among student musicians, band directors, parents and administrators.
Something amazing is now happening among young musicians in western Chatham, and we’re here to foster and celebrate this enthusiasm and growth. That’s one reason that “Music for the City” features two short performances tonight by combined bands, blending musicians from different grade levels and more than one school.
Special note: Cover art for tonight’s “Music for the City” printed program is “The Calm Before the Storm,” a gouache painting by JM artist Dulce Herrera Duarte.
MUSIC FOR THE CITY:
A SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION
COMBINED BAND
Chatham Middle, Jordan-Matthews and Silk Hope
The Star-Spangled Banner
John Stafford Smith, composer
CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL
Noah Marcus, Director
6 GRADE BAND
Edge of Chaos
Roland Barrett
Fanfare Heroica
Brian Balmages
7-8 GRADE BAND
First Expedition March
Chris Ferguson
Anasazi
John Edmonson
Imperium
Michael Sweeney
SILK HOPE SCHOOL
Dr. Zachary D. Wills, Director
4-5 GRADE BAND
Selections from “Essential Elements for Band Book 1”
Warmups
When the Saints Go Marching In
Sakura Sakura
Tim Lautzenheiser, John Higgins, Charles Menghini, Paul Lavender, Tom C. Rhodes and Tom Bierschenk
6-8 GRADE SYMPHONIC BAND
Tempest
Robert W. Smith
Resilience
PinkZebra
March from First Suite in Eb for Military Band
Gustav Holst, arr. Michael Sweeney
COMBINED BAND
Jordan-Matthews and Silk Hope
Blue Sky Horizon
Randall Standridge
JORDAN-MATTHEWS CONCERT BAND
Aaron Partin, Director
Afton Variations
Carl Strommen
Alamo March
Karl L. King, arr. James Swearingen
Northpointe Fantasy
James Swearingen
📖 PROGRAM for Music for the City (PDF)