Halifax Community Band Festival
Band Festival Past Repertoire
The Halifax Community Band Festival strives to provide opportunities for musical growth for members of community bands throughout Atlantic Canada and beyond. One of the main focuses of the festival is the selection of interesting and exciting repertoire for our participants to explore with our guest conductors. Below you will find a list of repertoire chosen for past festivals.
PAST COMMUNITY BAND FESTIVALS
2024 Halifax Community Band Festival
May 24th-26th, 2023
Mount St. Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Guest Conductors: Dr. James Kalyn, Dr. Jonathan Dagenais and Megan Snow
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2024 MacKay Band |
2024 Ward Band (Intermediate) |
2024 Hargreaves Band (Advanced) |
| Gr.1 – Anasazi John Edmondson |
Gr.2 – Air for Band Frank Erickson |
Gr.3 – Bonds of Unity King/Swearingen |
| Gr.0.5 – Be Still My Soul arr. Robert W Smith |
Gr.2 – Emerald Point Overture Anne McGinty |
Gr.3.5 – Cajun Folk Songs Frank Ticheli |
| Gr.0.5-1 – Cardassia Jonathan Dagenais |
Hill Street Blues Mike Post arr. Larry Norred |
Gr.3.5 – Choreography Robert Sheldon |
| Gr.1 – Celtic Air and Dance No.1 Michael Sweeney |
Gr.2 – National Emblem EE Bagley arr. Andrew Balent |
Gr.3 – Condacum Jan Van der Roost |
| Gr.1 – Colliding Visions Brian Balmages |
Gr.2 – Rippling Watercolors Brian Balmages |
Gr.3 – Declaration Overture Claude T Smith |
| Gr.1 – Dark Star Christina Huss |
Gr.2 – Spring March Jonathan Dagenais |
Gr.2.5 – Galop Charles Rochester Young |
| Gr.1.5-2 – Nebula Randall Standridge |
Gr.2 – Suite from the New World Dvorak arr. Michael Story |
Gr.4 – A Longford Legend Robert Sheldon |
| Gr.1.5 – Rawhide Ned Washington and Dimitri Tiomkin |
Gr.3 – A Welsh Rhapsody Clare Grundman |
Gr.4 – O Magnum Mysterium Morten Lauridsen H. Robert Reynolds |
| Gr.1 – Soaring Above the Clouds James Swearingen |
Gr.4 – Origin Cait Nishimura |
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| Gr.1.5 – Tango Argentina Robert Sheldon |
Gr.3 – Spirit of Aloha, The Brian Balmages |
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| Gr.5 – Suite Francaise, mvt3 only Darius Milhaud |
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| Gr.4 – Suite on Canadian Folk Songs Morley Calvert |
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| Gr.3 – Windjammer (Voyage Aboard a Tall Ship) Robert Buckley |
2023 Halifax Community Band Festival
May 26th-28th, 2023
Mount St. Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Guest Conductors: Dr. Jacquie Dawson, Dr. Jessica Kun and Sarah MacDonald
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2023 MacKay Band |
2023 Ward Band (Intermediate) |
2023 Hargreaves Band (Advanced) |
| Gr.1 – After the Rain Matt Neufeld |
Gr.2 – Ancient Flower Yukiko Nishimura |
Gr.4 – Albanian Dance Shelley Hanson |
| Gr.1.5 – Awaken Cait Nishimura |
Gr.2 – A Childhood Hymn David Holsinger |
Gr.3.5 – Autumn Cait Nishimura |
| Gr.1.5 – Comet Ride Brian Balmages |
Gr.2 – A Little Prayer Evelyn Glennie |
Gr.3 – Chasing Sunlight Cait Nishimura |
| Gr.1 – A Jubilant Spirit Carol Brittin Chambers |
Gr.2 – Mischief, Magic, Mayhem Erin Keeton-Howard |
Gr.3 – Folksong of Midu Li Chan |
| Gr.1.5 – Prelude and Celebration Jonathan Dagenais |
Gr.2 – Springtime Ride Erika Svanoe |
Gr.3 – The Grace in Being Julie Giroux |
| Gr.1 – Red Sky at Morning Heather Hoefle |
Gr.2 – Zenith Peter Meechan |
Gr.3 – Matters of Kindness Kenley Kristofferson |
| Gr.0.5 – A Song for Peace James Swearingen |
Gr.3 – Mercer’s March Ron MacKay |
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| Gr.3 – Merry-Go-Round Yukiko Nishimura |
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| Gr.4 – A Midwestern Suite, mvt.1 Prairie Tom Devoran |
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| Gr.4 – Wilderness Cait Nishimura |
2022 Halifax Community Band Festival
May 27th-29th, 2022
Mount St. Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Guest Conductors: Dr. Jason Caslor, Jim Forde and Dr. Darrin Oehlerking
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2022 MacKay Band |
2022 Ward Band (Intermediate) |
2022 Hargreaves Band (Advanced) |
| Gr.1 – Anasazi John Edmondson |
Gr.3 – Ammerland Jacob de Haan |
Gr.3 – Hymn to Freedom Oscar Peterson arr. Robert Buckley |
| Gr.1 – Ayre and Dance Bruce Pearson |
Gr.2 – Fanfare for the Unsung Hero Matt Conaway |
Gr.3.5 – Mon Ami (March) Captain Dr. Charles O’Neill |
| Gr.1 – Chorale & Canon Anne McGinty |
French Canadian Suite Arnold McLaughlin |
Gr.3.5 – Overture for Winds Charles Carter |
| Gr.0.5 – Conquest Brian Balmages |
Gr.1.5 – Grant County Celebration Mark Williams |
Gr.2 – Pinnacle Rob Grice |
| Gr.1 – Declaration & Dance Larry Clark |
Gr.2 – Homeward Bound Marta Keen arr. Brant Karrick |
Ride of the NWMP Annie Glen Broder arr. John Waldron; ed. Oehlerking |
| Gr.1 – Glorioso Robert W. Smith |
Gr.2 – Lina (March) Salvatore Nogara |
Gr.3 – Rocketship Kevin Day |
| Gr.2 – Into the Blue Cait Nishimura |
Gr.1.5 – Loki the Evil Trickster Kevin Kaisershot |
Gr.3 – Song of Hope Peter Meechan |
| Gr.1 – Land of the Silver Birch Donald Coakley |
Gr.2 – Salvation is Created Chesnokov / Brown |
Gr.3.5 – Souvenir de Quebec Charles O’Neill arr. Darrin Oehlerking |
| Gr.0.5 – The Siege Ryan Meeboer |
Gr.2 – Wagon Trail Julie Giroux |
Gr.3 – Three Ayres from Gloucester Hugh Stuart |
| Gr.1 – A Song for Friends Larry Daehn |
Gr.4 – Three Paintings by Lautrec Laurie Johnson |
2021 Halifax Community Band Festival
May 28th-30th, 2021
Mount St. Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Guest Conductors: Dr. Jason Caslor and Dr. Darrin Oehlerking
| 2021 MacKay Band (Beginner) | 2021 Hargreaves Band (Advanced) |
| TBA | TBA |
2020 Halifax Community Band Festival
May 22nd-24th, 2020
Mount St. Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Guest Conductors: Dr. Jason Caslor and Dr. Darrin Oehlerking
| 2020 MacKay Band (Beginner) | 2020 Hargreaves Band (Advanced) |
| TBA | TBA |
2019 Halifax Community Band Festival
May 24th-26th, 2019
Mount St. Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Guest Conductors: Dylan Rook Maddix and Ken Foote
| 2019 MacKay Band (Beginner) | 2019 Hargreaves Band (Advanced) |
| Gr.0.5 – Azimuth Sean O’Loughlin |
Gr.3.5 – Autumn Cait Nishimura |
| Gr.1.5 – Bloom Cait Nishimura |
Gr.3 – But For the Love of Ireland James Swearingen |
| Gr.2 – Canadian Folk Fantasy Anne McGinty |
Gr.3 – The Cave You Fear Michael Markowski |
| Gr.1.5 – Cape Breton Lullaby Vince Gassi |
Gr.2.5 – Courage March Henry Fillmore arr. Nicholas Contorno |
| Gr.1.5 – Incursion Sean O’Loughlin |
Gr.2 – Earl of Oxford’s March William Byrd arr. Mark Williams |
| Gr.0.5-1 – Musicmakers March Michael Sweeney & Paul Lavender |
Gr.3.5 – In the Forest of the King Pierre LaPlante |
| Gr.1.5 – Prelude & Celebration Jonathan Degenais |
Gr.2.5 – Moscow, 1941 Brian Balmages |
| Gr.1 – Renaissance Dance Tielman Susato arr. by Bill Calhoun |
Gr.3 – Prairie Wedding Kenley Kristofferson |
| Gr.2.5 – Star Ship Yukiko Nishimura |
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| Gr.3 – Three Ayres from Gloucester Hugh Stuart |
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| Gr.3 – Voyage to the Edge of the World Larry Neeck |
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| Gr.2.5-3 – Wind of Change Peter Meechan |
2018 Halifax Community Band Festival
May 25th-27th, 2018
Mount St. Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Guest Conductors: Robert Buckley and Dr. Mark Hopkins
| 2018 MacKay Band (Beginner) | 2018 Hargreaves Band (Advanced) |
| Gr.0.5 – Squonk Blues (Mythical Forrst Creature) Robert Buckley |
Gr.2 – Code Breaker Robert Buckley |
| Gr.1 – African Festival Quincy Hilliard, edited Chuck Elledge and Bruce Pearson |
Gr.2 – Postcard from Amsterdam Robert Buckley |
| Gr.1 – Attack of the Cyborgs Robert Buckley |
Gr.3 – Florentiner March (Grande Marcia Italiana) Julius Fucik arr. M.L. Lake edited Frederick Fennell |
| Gr.1.5 – Dreamcatcher Robert Buckley |
Gr.3 – Old Churches Michael Colgrass |
| Gr.2 – Rocky Mountain Lullaby Christiaan Venter |
Gr.3 – Echoes of the Silent Robert Buckley |
| Gr.0.5 – Snow (Yuki) Robert Buckley |
Gr.3 – Postcard from England Robert Buckley |
| Gr.1 – Prehistoric Suite Paul Jennings |
Gr.3 – Doctor Who Through Time and Space Robert Buckley |
2017 Halifax Community Band Festival
May 26th-28th, 2017
Mount St. Vincent University, Halifax Nova Scotia
Guest Conductors: Dr. Dale Lonis and Ardith Haley
| 2017 MacKay Band (Beginner) | 2017 Hargreaves Band (Advanced) |
| Gr.1 – Court Festival Bruce Pearson YouTube: Band Fest Performance |
Gr.4 – Arabian Dances Brian Balmages YouTube: Band Fest Performance |
| Gr.0.5 – Be Still My Soul arr. Robert W. Smith YouTube: Band Fest Performance |
Gr.3 – Campbell River Sketches Mark Williams YouTube: Band Fest Performance |
| Gr.1.5 – The Water is Wide Julie Griffin YouTube: Band Fest Performance |
Gr.4 – Galop Shostakovich arr. Donald Hunsberger YouTube: Band Fest Performance |
| Gr.2 – Meadowlands James MacBeth YouTube: Band Fest Performance |
Gr.3 – Cathedral Grove Robert Buckley YouTube: see Galop video above |
| Gr.2 – Whirlwind Jodie Blackshaw |
Gr.3 – Con Brio Ralph Ford YouTube: Band Fest Performance |
| Gr.1 – Ancient Voices Michael Sweeney |
Gr.2.5 – Pevensey Castle Robert Sheldon |
| Gr.1 – African Folk Trilogy Anne McGinty |
Gr.1.5 – Ye Banks and Braes O’ Bonnie Doon arr. Michael Sweeney |
| Gr.2 – Bandology Eric Osterling |
Gr.2 – Land of the Midnight Sun Vince Gassi |
2016 Halifax Community Band Festival
June 3rd-5th, 2016
Mount St. Vincent University, Halifax Nova Scotia
Guest Conductors: Dr. Gillian MacKay and Dr. Karem Simon
| 2016 MacKay Band (Beginner) | 2016 Hargreaves Band (Advanced) |
| Gr.1 – Air and March Henry Purcell, arr. John Kinyon |
Gr.1 – Battle Pavanne Susato/Margolis |
| Gr.1 – French-Canadian Suite Arnold MacLaughlan |
Gr.2 – Donkey Riding Donald Coakley |
| Gr.1.5 – Chorale from Jupiter Gustav Holst, arr. James Curnow |
Gr.2 – Fanfare and Flourishes 2 James Curnow |
| Gr.1.5 – Loki the Trickster of Asgard Kevin Kaisershot |
Gr.2 – Let Me Weep Handel, arr. Jacob de Haan |
| Gr.1.5 – The New Anzacs Hogg |
Gr.3 – Amazing Grace |
| Gr.1.5 – A Fisherman’s Tale Ryan Meeboer |
Gr.3 – Ammerland Jacob De Haan |
| Gr.1.5 – Early One Morning traditional, arr Marlatat |
Gr.3 – Tricycle Andrew Boysen Jr. |
| Gr.2 – A Childhood Hymn David Holsinger |
Gr.3 – Yorkshire Ballad |
| Gr.3.5 – In the Forest of the King Pierre La Plante |
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| Gr.3.5 – Prelude and Fugue in Bb J.S. Bach, arr. Moelmanm |
2015 Halifax Community Band Festival
May 22nd – 24th, 2015
St. Mary’s University, Halifax Nova Scotia
Guest Conductors: Dr. Jason Caslor and Colin Clarke
| 2015 MacKay Band (Beginner) |
2015 Hargreaves Band (Advanced) |
| Gr.1 – Ahrirang arr. Robert Garofalo |
Gr.3 – Age of Chivalry Ryan Meeboer (Canadian) Eighth Note Pub. (81-CB12225) |
| Gr.1 – As Twilight Falls Robert Sheldon Alfred Music (36665) |
Gr.3 – Bucimis arr. Bob Lipton Grand Mesa Music (GMM248-SET) |
| Gr.1 – Be Still My Soul arr. Robert W. Smith C.L.Barnhouse (023-3906-00) |
Gr.3 – Klezmer Karnival Philip Sparke Anglo Music (Hal Leonard 44004942) |
| Gr.1.5 – Celtic Air and Dance arr. Michael Sweeney Hal Leonard (4002573) |
Gr.3 – Machine Awakes Steven Bryant Hal Leonard (4003980) |
| Gr.2 – Fanfare for the Unsung Hero Matt Conaway C.L. Barnhouse (024-4096-00) |
Gr.2 – Maple Leaf Forever Colin Clarke (time 3:00) |
| Gr.0.5 – Jupiter from ‘The Planets’ Robert W. Smith and Michael Story Alfred Music (26689) |
Gr.3 – Midway March John Williams/arr. John Moss Hal Leonard (23423065) |
| Gr.1.5 – Soldiers, Procession & Sword Dance Bob Margolis |
Gr.2 – The Rowan Tree Randall Standridge Grand Mesa Music (GMM233-SET) |
| Gr.2 – Swahili Folk Hymn Kevin Mixon Alfred Music (29594) |
Gr.2.5 – Salvation is Created Tschesnokoff Kjos Pub. (B222) |
| Gr.1 – Take the Stairs Bob Lipton Grand Mesa Music (GMM297-SET) |
Gr.2 – Three Czech Folk Songs Johnnie Vinson Hal Leonard (8724520) |
2014 Halifax Community Band Festival
St. Mary’s University, Halifax Nova Scotia
May 23rd-25th, 2014
Guest Conductors: Dr. Jason Caslor, Maggie Helms, Dr. Greg Irvine, Ron Murphy
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2014 MacKay Band (Beginner) |
2014 Hargreaves Band (Advanced) |
| Gr.1 – Air and March Purcell |
Gr.3 – Age of Chivalry Ryan Meeboer (Canadian) |
| Gr.1 – Air and Alleluia Mozart arr. John Kinyon |
Gr.3 – Ave Verum Corpus, K618 Mozart arr. Barbara Buehlman |
| Gr.2.5 – Brookpark Overture James Swearingen |
Gr.2-2.5 –Contre Qui, Rose Morten Lauridsen arr. Robert Reynolds |
| Gr.2 – Canto W.Francis McBeth |
Gr.3 – Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral arr Jay Bocook |
| Gr.1.5 – Cape Breton Lullaby Vince Gassi (Canadian) |
Gr.2.5 – Fanfare, Ode, and Festival Bob Margolis |
| Gr.2 – Caprice William Himes |
Gr.3 – Havendance David Holsinger |
| Gr.1.5 – Newfoundland Folk Song (She’s like the Swallow) Jim Duff (Canadian) |
Gr.3 – Jim (In Memory of Jim Hargreaves) Ron MacKay (Canadian) |
| Gr.1.5 – A New Journey Victor Lopez |
Gr.3 – John Williams in Concert John Williams arr. Paul Lavender |
| Gr.1 – Rising Star Samuel Hazo |
Gr.2 – Memories of Stephen Foster arr. David Shaffer |
| Gr.2 – Rocky Mountain Lullaby Christiaan Venter (Canadian) |
Gr.3 – Normandy Beach John Edmonson |
| Gr.1 – Silvergate Overture John Edmondson |
Gr.3 – On the Mall E.F. Goldman |
| Gr.1 – Simple Gifts Johnnie Vinson |
Gr.3 – Reflections on an English Hymn Carl Strommen |
| Gr.1 – South Hill March Michael Vertoske |
Gr.2 – Still Wie Die Nacht Karl Bohm arr. Charles Spinney |
| Gr.1 – Twin Oaks David Schaffer |
Gr.3 – Three Ayres from Gloucester Hugh Stuart |
| Gr.3 – Three Folk Miniatures Andre Jutras |
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| Gr.2.5 – Zooveniers Randal Standridge |