"Welcome, Christmas!" CD

Recorded at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Coon Rapids, Minnesota
November 21st and 23rd, 2008
Doug Bakkum - Producer
John Scherf - Engineer

Michael Halstenson - Conductor

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Click on the name of the song below to get a sample in MP3 format.
All samples are approximately 30 seconds long and approximately 800 KB in size.

  1. Welcome, Christmas! (Michael Halstenson)

  2. I Saw Three Ships (William Himes)

  3. Dies Natalis (John Golland)

  4. Once In Royal David's City (arr. Michael Halstenson)

  5. Three Dances from The Nutcracker  (P. Tchaikovsky / arr. Philip Sparke)
  6. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen  (arr. William Himes)

       An Australian Christmas (arr. James Curnow)
   7. Carol of the Birds
   8. Lullaby Carol
  9. Christmas Day

10. Troika from Lieutenant Kije  (Sergei Prokofieff / arr. Ray Farr)
       Christmas Triptych  (James Curnow)
11. Maestoso
12. Pastorale
13. Allegro Giocoso

14. Greensleeves  (arr. Howard Snell)

15. The 12 Days of Christmas  (arr. William Gordon)

16. Three Kings Swing  (William Himes)

17. The Snowman (Walking in the Air)  (Howard Blake / arr. Philip Sparke)

18. Sleigh Ride  (Leroy Anderson / arr. Ernest Tomlinson)
 
 
  



Performers

  
E-Flat Soprano Cornet Flugelhorn Bass Trombone
Richard J. Perkins Dick Miller John Froelich
      
Solo/1st Cornets E-Flat Alto Horns E-Flat Tubas
Chris Ravndal Vicki Wheeler Gary Bird
Bill Ekstrum Steve Ecklund Roger Gomoll
Scott Rabehl Lora Loahr Gordy Nilsen
Brett Krohn    
  Baritones BB-Flat Tubas
2nd Cornets Jim Blood Jerry Van Cleave
Dave Trapp Charles Preis Mike Legvold
Chris Westermeyer    
  Euphoniums Percussion
3rd Cornets David Peterson Jerry Christensen
Lori Landry Eric Anderson Sue Moran
Heather Monthony   Al Nott
  Trombones Donna Philippot
Repiano Cornet Mark Springer   
Ron Hasselmann Kent Frohrip