Mighty Mustang Band Concert Performances

These concert listings span over three decades, and include concert venues such as the Morton H. Meyerson Sympony Center and other prestigious performances venues around the United States.
Year Performance
2010 Wind Ensemble: Greg Hames
  • Washington Grays-- Grafulla
  • Postcard -- Ticheli
  • Concertino for Oboe and Winds in C., Op. 26 -- Weber (Soloist: David Levin)
  • Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" -- Elgar
  • America the Beautiful -- Ward
    Dr. Brad Kent Cond. (Wind Ensemble with the JJ Pearce Acapella Choir)
  • Stars and Stripes Forever -- Sousa
    (featuring the JJ Pearce Combined Bands and JJ Pearce Acapella Choir for the Finale)

  • Symphonic Band: Joshua Blankenship
  • Go Galop -- Fillmore
  • Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring -- Bach
  • Jacuri Paparale Romanesti -- Bartok

  • Concert Band: Stephen Lisko
  • Call to Victory -- King
  • Canterbury Walk -- Strommen
  • Moscow, 1941 -- Balmages
  • Fortress -- Ticheli

  • Mighty Mustang Band: Greg Hames
  • Fanfare from "Festmusik Der Stadt Wien" -- Strauss

  • JJ Pearce Acapella Choir: Michael Lysinger
  • Te Deum -- Haydn

  • Wind Quintet:
  • Three Shanties -- Arnold

  • Percussion Trio:
  • Afta Stuba -- Ford

  • Flute Ensemble: Claire Johnson
  • Sheep May Safely Graze -- Bach
  • 2009 Wind Ensemble: Greg Hames
  • Comrades of the Legion-- Sousa
  • Chester, Overture for Band -- Schuman
  • Concertino for Clarinet in Eb, Op. 26 -- Weber (Soloist: Haley Bates)
  • Polovetsian Dances from Prince Igor -- Borodin
  • Stars and Stripes Forever -- Sousa
    (featuring the JJ Pearce Combined Bands for the Finale)

  • Symphonic Band: Joshua Blankenship
  • The Gladiator -- Sousa
  • Fantasy on a Theme by Samuel Barber -- Barber/Saucedo
  • Military Symphony in F -- Gossec (Laura Whitehouse, Cond.)
  • Symphonic Dance No. 3 "Fiesta" -- Williams


  • Concert Band: Stephen Lisko
  • Timberline March -- Hodges
  • Chanteys -- Sheldon
  • A Renaissance Revel -- Susato

  • PHS Brass Choir: Joshua Blankenship
  • Canzon a 12 from Canzonie et Sonate da sonar -- Gabrielli

  • PHS Percussion Ensemble: Eric Gibbons
  • Katraterra -- Casella

  • Flute Ensemble: Claire Johnson
  • Siciliene -- Faure
  • 2008 Wind Ensemble: Greg Hames
  • Fanfare for a Festive Day-- Cichy
  • Children's March "Over the Hills and Far Away" -- Grainger
  • Sinfonietta for Concert Band -- Dahl
  • Serenade -- Schubert (Soloist: Andy Kooiman)
  • Starry Crown -- Grantham
  • Stars and Stripes Forever -- Sousa
    (featuring the JJ Pearce Combined Bands for the Finale)

  • Symphonic Band: Joshua Blankenship
  • The Fairest of the Fair -- Sousa
  • Walls of Zion -- Danner
  • William Byrd Suite -- Byrd/Jacob


  • Concert Band: Stephen Lisko
  • Invercargill -- Lithgow
  • Deir'in De -- Barker
  • Crest of Nobility -- Sheldon

  • Flute Ensemble: Claire Johnson
  • Pavane in F# Minor, Op. 50 -- Faure

  • PHS Percussion Trio:
  • Stubernic -- Ford
  • 2007 Wind Ensemble: Greg Hames
  • Eagle Squadron-- Alford
  • Symphony No. 6 for Band -- Persichetti
  • Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio-- Bolling (Soloist: Lindsay Fyffe)
  • Overture to Die Zauberflote -- Mozart
  • Symphony No. Jeremiah - No. 1 Profanation -- Bernstein
  • Stars and Stripes Forever -- Sousa

  • Symphonic Band: Joshua Blankenship
  • Old Comrades -- Teike
  • First Suite in E-Flat for Military Band -- Holst
  • Moravian Hymn Dance -- Allen


  • Concert Band: Woodrow Smith
  • Liberty Fleet -- King
  • The Black Night -- Grundman
  • Capriol Suite -- Warlock/Longfeld
  • Stained Glass -- Gillingham

  • JJ Pearce Brass Choir: Joshua Blankenship
  • Procession of the Nobles from Mlada -- Rimsky-Korsakov

  • Wind Ensemble: Peter Warshaw-Guest Conductor
  • Ave Maria -- Biebl
  • 2006 Wind Ensemble: Greg Hames
  • Sabre and Spurs, March of the America Cavalry-- Sousa
  • Colonial Song-- Grainger
  • Homeland -- Holst
    Wind Ensemble and JJ Pearce Acappella Choir
  • Horn Concerto No. 1 in Eb Major-- Strauss
    Everett Burns, Sarah Beth Scholar, Soloist

  • La Fiesta Mexicana-- Reed

  • Symphonic Band: Doug Henderson
  • Flieger Marsch -- Dostal
  • Pageant -- Persichetti
  • The Girl with the Flaxen Hair -- Debussy
  • Sun Dance -- Tichelli

  • Concert Band: Woodrow Smith / Renee Butts
  • Angel Band -- Hartley
  • Polly Oliver -- Root
  • Call to Victory -- King

  • Imperial Brass:
  • Fanfare from "La Peri" -- Dukas
  • Canzona Bergamasca -- Scheidt
  • Just a Closer Walk -- Traditional
  • Sheep May Safely Graze -- Bach

  • Wind Ensemble with Imperial Brass: Greg Hames
  • Campanile Overture -- Langfit
  • 2005 Wind Ensemble: Greg Hames
  • Kirkpatrick Fanfare-- Boysen
  • English Folk Song Suite, 3. March ("Folk Songs from Somerset")-- Williams
  • Jeaux d'Enfants -- Bizet
    1. March
    2. Duo
    3. Galop
  • Irish Tune from County Derry -- Grainger
  • Polka Dots -- Buchtel
    Robert Burnham, Doug Henderson, Kevin Miller
    Mark Nichols - Conductor
  • Rocky Point Holiday -- Nelson

  • Symphonic Band: Doug Henderson
  • Whip and Spur - Gallop -- Allen
  • Sleepers' Awake! -- Bach
  • Scottish Rhapsody -- Grundman
  • Chorale and Alleluia -- Hanson


  • Concert Band: Woodrow Smith
  • The Big Four March -- King
  • Bosnian Folk Songs -- Allen
  • American Riversongs -- La Plante

  • 2004 Wind Ensemble: Greg Hames
  • The Spirit Sleeping 1.Pegasus-- Gibson
  • On the Quarter Deck -- Alford
  • First Suite in Eb for Military Band -- Holst
    1. Chaconne
    2. Intermezzo
    3. March
  • Lincolnshire Posy -- Grainger
  • Kentucky Harmony -- Grantham
  • Marche Militaire Francaise -- Saint-Saens

  • Symphonic Band: Mark Nichols
  • El Relicario -- Padilla
  • An American Elegy -- Tichelli
  • Mock Morris -- Grainger
  • Cajun Folk Songs -- Tichelli

  • Concert Band: Doug Henderson
  • The Liberty Bell -- Sousa
  • Three Studies in English Folk Song -- Williams
  • Three Folk Miniatures -- Jutras

  • 2003 Combined JJ Pearce Bands: Greg Hames
  • Fanfare for a Festive Day-- Cichy
  • Symphonic I Band: Greg Hames
  • The Glory of the Yankee Navy-- Sousa
  • Slava! A Political Overture-- Bernstein
    Lynne Jackson - Conductor
  • La Procession du Rocio--Turina
  • Blue Shades -- Tichelli

  • Symphonic II Band: Jeff Bridges
  • The Thunderer-- Sousa
    Lynne Jackson, Conductor
  • Jubilee Variation-- Copeland
  • Concertino in C Minor-- Bach

  • Lisamarie Vana - Violin
    Woody Rowand, Oboe
  • Incantation and Dance-- Chance

  • Concert Band: Mark Nichols
  • Immer Fesch! March-- Eilenberg
  • Little English Suite -- Grundman
  • Plymouth Trilogy, III Carousel-- Iannaccone
  • Suite Provencale-- van der Roost

  • Percussion Ensemble:
  • Metric Lips -- Fleck

  • 2002 Symphonic I: Peter Warshaw
  • The Star Spangled Banner -- arr. Stamp
  • Sketches on a Tudor Psalm -- Tull
  • The Alcotts -- Ives
  • Concertino for Trombone -- David
  • March from Symphonic Metamorphosis -- Hindemith
  • Stars and Stripes Forever -- Sousa
    Symphonic II: Jeff Bridges
  • The Washington Post -- Sousa
  • Schottische from Suite of Old American Dances -- Bennett
  • Pie Jesu -- arr. Bridges
  • Australian Up-Country Tune -- Grainger
  • Symphonic Dances No. 3 - Fiesta -- Williams


  • Concert: Mark Nichols
  • El Capitan -- Sousa
  • Hymnsong on a Tune of Philip Bliss -- Holsinger
  • American Riversongs -- LaPlante
  • 2001 Symphonic I: Peter Warshaw
  • Fanfare to "La Peri" -- Dukas
  • Nobles of the Mystic Shrine -- Sousa
  • Eastern Intermezzo -- Grainger
  • La Fiesta Mexicana -- Reed
  • Carnival of Venice -- with guest Saxophone soloist Tim Roberts, PHS '83, now Saxophone Soloist with U.S. Navy Band. This piece was performed under the guest direction of Tom Bennett (also Tim's director at Pearce at the time), Wind Ensemble Director at the University of Houston.

    Symphonic II: Sara Mamminga
  • U. S. Field Artillery March -- Sousa
  • Satiric Dances -- Dello Joio
  • Sundance -- Ticheli

    Concert: Jeff Bridges
  • The Big Cage -- King
  • British Waterside "The Jolly Sailor" -- Grainger
  • Everything's Coming Up Roses -- Sondheim and Styne
  • Festivity - A Celebration for Band -- Curnow
  • 2000 Symphonic I: Peter Warshaw
  • Southern Harmony -- Donald Grantham
  • Entry March of the Boyars -- Johan Halvorsen
  • The Courtly Dances from the opera Gloriana -- Benjamin Britten, transcribed by Jan Bach

    Symphonic II: Lynne Jackson
  • The Liberty Bell -- J.P. Sousa
  • Shepherd's Hey -- Percy Grainger
  • Danzon -- Leonard Bernstein
  • Variations on a Shaker Melody -- Aaron Copland

    Concert: Jeff Bridges
  • Circus Days -- Karl King
  • Three Ayres from Gloucester -- Hugh Stuart
  • Rondo from Horn Concerto #3 -- W.A. Mozart
    Sara Mamminga, French Horn
  • Nemu-Susato -- Jan van der Roost
  • 1999 Symphonic I: Peter Warshaw
  • Pegasus, from The Spirit Sleeping -- John Gibson
  • The Florentiner March -- Julius Fucik
  • Fantasia in G Major -- J.S. Bach trans. Goldman and Liest
  • Postcard -- Frank Ticheli
  • Capriccio Espagnol -- Rimsky-Korsakov arr. Hindsle
    Symphonic II: Lynne Jackson
  • March of the Princesses from Cinderella by Massenet trans. F. Junkin
  • Sleepers, Awake! -- J.S. Bach arr. Patterson
  • Dance of the New World -- Dana Wilson

    Concert: Jeff Bridges
  • Emblem of Unity -- J.J. Richard
  • On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss -- David Holsinger
  • Symphonic Dance #3 "Fiesta" -- Clifton Williams
  • Kashmir from Symphonic Led Zepplin -- Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham (trans. Jaz Coleman arr Jeff Bridges)
  • 1998 Symphonic I: Peter Warshaw
  • Gridiron Club -- Sousa
  • Sinfonietta -- Dahl
  • Immovable Do -- Grainger
  • Rendezvous Overture -- Brad Bodine, comissioned for the 30th anniversary of Pearce High School

    Symphonic II: Lynne Jackson

  • L'Inglesina -- Delle Cese
  • Candide Suite -- Bernstein, arr. Grundman
  • Theme from Green Bushes -- Grainger
  • One Hand, One Heart -- Bernstein arr. Bridges; featuring Janey Hall - Soprano, and Robert Emory - Tenor

    Concert: Jeff Bridges

  • On the Tramp -- Sousa
  • Variations on a Korean Folk Song -- Chance
  • An Irish Interlude -- Warren Barker
  • Jubilee Overture -- Aaron Copland (arr. Bridges)
  • 1997 Symphonic I: Peter Warshaw
  • Mathis der Maler, Movement I -- Paul Hindemith
  • Blue Shades--Frank Ticheli (World Premier)
  • Molly on the Shore--Percy Grainger
  • British Eighth--Zo Elliot
  • Um Mitternacht (from the Ruckert-Lieder)--Gustav Mahler

    Symphonic II: Lynne Jackson

  • Heart of the Morn--H. Owen Reed
  • Suite Francaise--Daruis Milhaud
  • The King of France--J.P. Sousa

    Concert: Jeff Bridges

  • King Across the Water--Bruce Fraser
  • Deir'in De--Warren Barker
  • West Highlands Sojourn--Robert Sheldon
  • The Directorate--J.P. Sousa

    The concert will be opened by all three bands playing Fanfare For a Festive Day by Roger Cichy

  • 1996 Symphonic I: Peter Warshaw
  • Fanfare to La Peri--Paul Dukas
  • Glory of the Yankee Navy--J.P. Sousa
  • Hammersmith, Prelude and Scherzo--Gustav Holst
  • Overture to Candide--Lenoard Bernstein.
  • Amazing Grace--Frank Ticheli; Richard Floyd--Guest Conductor

    Symphonic II: Lynne Jackson

  • In Darkest Africa--J.P. Sousa
  • Shepherd's Hey--Percy Grainger
  • Scenes from The Louvre--Dello Joio.

    Concert Band: Jeff Bridges

  • The Belle of Chicago--J.P. Sousa
  • Down A Country Lane--Aaron Copland
  • American Riversongs--La Plante.
  • 1995 Symphonic I: Peter Warshaw
  • "The Duke of Marlborough" Fanfare--Percy Grainger
  • Toccata Marziale--Ralph Vaughn Williams
  • Gazebo Dances--John Corigliano
  • Lincoln Portrait--Aaron Copland; Matthew McInturf -- Guest Conductor, narrated by Peter Warshaw
  • Semper Fidelis--J.P. Sousa

    Symphonic II: Lynne Jackson

  • Courier-Journal March--R.W. Griffith
  • Old Home Days--Charles Ives, arr. Johnathan Elkus
  • Flag of Stars--Gordon Jacob

    Concert Band: Jeff Bridges

  • El Capitan--J.P. Sousa
  • Three American Dances--Hugh M. Stuart
  • Faces of Kum Bah Ya--John Zdechlik
  • 1994 Symphonic I: Peter Warshaw
  • Fanfare for the Common Man--Aaron Copland
  • Irish Tune from County Derry--Percy Grainger; Bob Brandenburger -- Guest Conductor
  • March Op. 99-Prokofiev
  • Postcard--Frank Ticheli
  • Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche--Richard Strauss

    Symphonic II: Lynne Jackson

  • Bullets and Bayonets--J.P. Sousa
  • Color--Bob Margolis
  • Variatons on "America"--Charles Ives, trans. William Rhoads

    Concert Band: Gary Sharp

  • Royal Air Force March Past--Henry Walford Davies and George Dyson
  • Fortress--Frank Ticheli
  • Concord--Claire Grundman
  • 1993 Symphonic I: Mr. Matthew McInturf
  • Fanfare to La Peri--Paul Dukas
  • and the mountains rising nowhere...--Joseph Schwantner
  • The Earle of Oxford's March--William Byrd / Gordon Jacob; Dr. Michael Mamminga -- Guest Conductor
  • Lincolnshire Posy--Percy Grainger
  • Prophecy of the Earth--David Gillingham
  • Stars and Stripes Forever--Sousa

    Symphonic II: Peter Warshaw

  • Whip and Spur, Galop--Thomas S. Allen, arr. Ray E. Cramer
  • Walking Tune--Percy Grainger
  • La Fiesta Mexicana (2. Mass 3. Carnival)--H. Owen Reed

    Concert Band: Lynne Jackson

  • La Companera--Charles A. Wiley
  • Prelude to Act I of La Traviata--Giuseppe Verdi, arr. Leonard Falcone
  • Chorale and Shaker Dance--John Zdechlik
  • 1992 Symphonic I: Mr. Matthew McInturf
  • Emblems--Aaron Copland
  • Enigma Variations--Edward Elgar / E. Slocum
  • Glory of the Yankee Navy--J.P. Sousa
  • Metamorphosis--Michael Horvit

    Symphonic I also gave a performance at Mid-West in Chicago under the direction of Matthew McInturf and others:

  • Gavorkna Fanfare--Jack Stamp
  • Gaian Visions (I. Forgotten Forests/II. Desecration/III. Redemption)--Frank Ticheli
  • Concerto for Clarinet (II. Adagio)--W.A. Mozart/Robert Bardeen; Patricia Pierce, clarinet; Peter J. Warshaw, guest conductor
  • Pavane, pour une infante defunte--Maurice Ravel/Makio Kimura
  • Chester--William Billings/J. Swearingen; Eddie Green, guest conductor (University of Houston)
  • Two Folksong Settings by Percy Grainger (Down Longford Way--Leroy Osmon; Shepherd's Hey--P. Grainger)
  • The Renaissance Faire(I. Entry of the Court/II. Shepherdesses' Dance/III. The Magicians)--Bob Margolis; Lynne Jackson, guest conductor
  • Fantasia--J.J. Froberger/D. Schaeffer; Tom Bennett, guest conductor (East Texas State University)
  • They Led My Lord Away--A.J. Gordon/F. Allen
  • Eine Kleine Posaunenmusik (I. Allegro/II. Recitative/III. Scherzo/IV. Chorale/V. Allegro energico)--Gunther Schuller ; Christian Lindberg, international trombone soloist
  • March from the Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber--Paul Hindemith
  • 1991 TBD
    1990 TBD
    1989 TBD
    1988 TBD
    1987 TBD
    1986 TBD
    1985 TBD
    1984 TBD
    1983 Symphonic I: Mr. Tom Bennett
  • Excerpts from Pictures at an Exhibition -- Moussorgsky/Hindsley
  • Rocky Point Holiday -- Nelson
  • 1982 Symphonic I: Mr. Tom Bennett
  • Marche Joyeuse -- Chabrier
  • Symphony for Band - Mvt. 2, Marches -- Gould
  • Symphonic Metamorphosis -- Hindemith
  • 1981 Symphonic I: Mr. Tom Bennett
  • Rodeo -- Copland
  • Hammersmith -- Holst
    (this was actually only about a third of the band. Mr. Bennett worked it up for U.I.L. Medium Ensemble in the spring)
  • 1980 Symphonic I:
  • Fairest of the Fair -- Sousa
  • Aegean Festival Overture -- Makris
  • 1979 Symphonic I: Mr. Tom Bennett
  • March from Symphony for Band -- Morton Gould
  • Polovetsian Dances -- Borodin
  • 1978 TBD
    1977 Symphonic I: Mr. Tom Guilbert
  • Nobles of the Majestic Shrine -- J.P. Sousa
  • Roman Festival -- Ottorino Respighi
  • NOTE: If you have additional information, corrections, or additions about JJ Pearce Concert Performances, please send it to webmaster@pearceband.org and we will incorporate it.
    NOTE 2: Much of the earlier information (pre-2000) is courtesy Brian Eisenmann, who was the original compiler of much the Mighty Mustang Band history.

     


       
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