The Wilmette Community Band
Performing on the Northshore for over 40 years
Dr. David Fodor, Conductor
2025-2026 Concert Series Programs
Our Rehearsal and Concert Calendar are on our Home Page.
Fall Concert "Let's Dance!"
Friday, October 24th 7:30PM
Kirkpatrick Fanfare - Andrew Boysen, Jr.
Suite of Old American Dances - Robert Russell Bennett
The Rakes of Mallow - Leroy Anderson
Urban Dances - Erik Morales
Intermission
Dance No. 2 from Jazz Suite No. 2 - Dmitri Shostakovich
Selections from My Fair Lady - Robert Russell Bennett
Conga Del Fuego Nuevo - Arturo Márquez
Winter Concert "Musical Motionality"
Friday, February 27th at 7:30PM
Noisy Wheels of Joy - Eric Whitacre
Metroplex - Robert Sheldon
Ye Banks and Braes - Percy Grainger
Stagecoach - Patrick Roszell
Percussion Feature (TBD)
Intermission
Concertante for Alto Saxophone and Band - Clare Grundman
A Ship in the Mist - Rossano Galante
Bond, James Bond - arr. Stephen Bulla
Colonel Bogey - Kenneth J. Alford
Holiday Concert "Back Home for the Holidays"
Friday December 12 at 7:30PM
Alleluia! Laudamus Te - Alfred Reed
March of the Toys - Victor Herbert/arr. R. Mark Rogers
Festive Sounds of Hanukah - Bill Holcombe
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - Leon Jessel/arr. Morton Gould/transcr. Donald Patterson
Selection from Home Alone - John Williams/arr. Paul Lavender
Intermission
Fanfare for Christmas - Mark A. Petty (Brass Choir & Percussion)
Choir Selection (TBD)
Nativity Carol - John Rutter/arr. Paul Noble (w/choir)
Tomorrow Shall be My Dancing Day - John Rutter (w/choir)
Christmas Sing-a-Long - James Ployhar (Santa Arrives)
Radetzky March - Alfred Reed
Spring Concert "Happy 45th Anniversary!"
Friday May 15th at 7:30PM
Strike Up the Band - George Gershwin/arr. Warren Barker
Down Longford Way - Percy Grainger
Pageant - Vincent Persichetti
The Promise of Living - Aaron Copland
Intermission
Marchpast of the Kitchen Utensils - Ralph Vaughan Williams (woodwind Choir)
Land of Healing Waters - Rossano Galante
Symphony No. 5 - Dmitri Shostakovich
Troopers Tribunal - Henry Fillmore