The Lafayette Band’s chamber groups preformed on February 27, in Beeler Auditorium here at our school. For those of you who don’t know what a chamber group is, don’t fret. These groups focus only on one instrument, so every instrument Lafayette has, was given the chance to work solely as a section on concert pieces. This gives students the opportunity to step back from the craziness of their normal concert classes, and work with their section. It also gives the students a chance to play different parts and instruments, they wouldn’t normally play.

The groups at the concert included: the Lafayette Saxophone Quartet, National Trumpet Competition Ensemble, the Low Brass Choir (instructed by Taylor Rock), the French Horn Choir (instructed by Nathan Baker), the Double Reed Choir (instructed by David Powell), the Clarinet Choir (Dennis McElroy), the Saxophone Choir (Jonathon Nickell), the Trumpet Choir (Jonathon Stites), the Flute Choir (Candance James), and the Trombone Choir (Colby Norton).

Below is the program for each choir:

Lafayette Saxophone Quartet

Premiere Quator op. 53………………………………………..Jean-Baptiste Singelee

National Trumpet Competition Ensemble

Concert Fanfare……………………………………………..Eric Ewarzen

Low Brass Choir- Taylor Rock, Instructor

“Alleluia” from Exultate Jubilate K. 165…………………………………W.A Mozart/arr. Marlatt

French Horn Choir- Nathan Barker, Instructor

Three Chansons for Horn Quartet………………………………….Claude Debussy/arr. Bill Holcombe

I.   Lord, Lovely Hast Thou Made My Dear

II.  Whene’er The Tambourine I Hear

III. Cold Winter, Villain That Thou Art

Double Reed Choir- David Powell, Instructor

Entry of the Gladiators……………………………………..F. Julius/arr. Mark Perchanok

Ride of the Valkyries………………………………………..R. Wagner/arr. Gary Gilroy

Clarinet Choir- Dennis McElroy, Instructor

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565…………………..J. S. Bach/trans. Anthony Brackett

Saxophone Choir- Jonathon Nickell, Instructor

English Folk Song Suite……………………………………Ralph Vaughan Williams

Mvt. 1

Mvt. 2

Trumpet Choir- Jonathan Stites, Instructor

Prelude and Fugue……………………………………….Eric Ewazen

Tuba Mirum……………………………………………………Giuseppe Verdi/arr. James Olcott

Flute Choir- Candace James, Instructor

Concerto IV………………………………………………J.B. de Boismortier

Mvt. I

Mvt. II

Trombone Choir- Colby Norton, Instructor

Wunderbarer Konig…………………………………………Joachim Neader

A Song for Japan……………………………………………..Steven Verheist

Tower Music………………………………………………….Vaclav Nehlybel