Come early and get a sneak preview of the concert as the band does sound checks and reviews parts of songs!
In the Mood by
Joe Garland (1939), arr. by Glenn Miller; watch the horn moves and the wandering
trombonists!
(featuring solos by Glen Peterson on tenor
sax, Kay Foster on alto sax, Peter
Davis on trumpet, Glen Newton on vibes, and Carl
Berger on guitar)
Fly Me to the Moon by Bart Howard (1954), arr. by
Sammy Nestico; one of Frank Sinatra's classic hits!
(featuring vocalist Kirk Lindberg,
with solos by Mike Wobig, electric bass,
and Bill Frank, alto sax, playing up in
the audience)
Dance to the Music by Sylvester Stewart (1968), arr.
by Roger Holmes
(featuring guitarist Carl Berger)
Summertime from "Porgy and Bess" by George
and Ira Gershwin and Du Bose and Dorothy Heyward (1935), arr. by Dave Wolpe
(featuring vocalist Dorothy
Doring and trumpeter Peter Davis)
Introduction of the rhythm section to the audience
Copacabana by Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman, and Barry
Manilow (1978), arr. by John Berry; help us form
a conga line!
(featuring guest percussionists from
the audience, with trumpet soloist Bob Nielsen
and alto sax soloist Kay Foster)
Georgia on My Mind by
Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell (1930), band arr. by Dave Wolpe, vocal arr.
by Glen Newton
(featuring the Rosetones vocal quartet,
with a tenor sax solo by Glen Peterson)
This selection is available on the Roseville
Big Band Concert in
the Park CD and cassette tape.
Evil Ways by Sonny Henry (1987), arr. by Ralph Ford
(featuring solos by Glen Peterson, tenor sax; Carl Berger, guitar; and a
trombone family feud with Keith Miner
on bass trombone, Mike Bratlie on tenor
trombone, and Glen Newton on soprano trombone)
You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You by Russ Morgan,
Larry Stock, and James Cavanaugh (1944), arr. by Dave Wolpe
(featuring vocalist Dorothy Doring, with a piano solo by Ann
Booth)
Introduction of the trumpet section to the audience
Three Times a Lady by Lionel Ritchie (1978), arr.
by Dave Wolpe
(featuring Mark Lee on flugelhorn)
Somebody Loves Me
by B. G. DeSylva, George Gershwin, and Ballard McDonald (1935),
arr. by Dave Wolpe
(featuring the Rosetones vocal quartet, with Glen Peterson on tenor sax)
This selection is available on the Roseville
Big Band Concert in
the Park CD and cassette tape.
Woodchopper's Ball
by Joey Bishop and Woody Herman (1939), arr. by Glenn Osser
(featuring solos by Glen Newton on soprano trombone and trumpet; Bob Nielsen,
and Harvey Skow on trumpets; Bill Frank on alto sax; Glen Peterson and Dan
Desmonds on tenor sax; Rich Eyman and
Mike Bratlie on trombone; Keith Miner on bass trombone; and Mike Wobig on electric
bass)
This selection is available on the Roseville
Big Band Concert in
the Park CD and cassette tape.
Introduction of the trombone section to the audience
Moonlight in Vermont by Karl Suessdorf and John Blackburn
(1944), arr. by Dave Wolpe
(featuring vocalist Keith Miner, with a tenor saxophone solo by Glen Peterson
and a flugelhorn solo by Peter Davis)
Fever by John Davenport and Eddie Cooley (1956),
arr. by Roger Holmes; a tribute to the late great Peggy Lee!
(featuring vocalist Dorothy Doring, with a solo by trombonist Rich Eyman)
Kansas City by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
(1952), arr. by Bob Lowden
(featuring solos by Bill Frank, soprano sax; Carl Berger, guitar; Rich Eyman,
trombone; Harvey Skow, trumpet; and Jim
Foster, drums)
Introduction of the sax section to the audience
It Had to Be You by
Gus Kahn and Isham Jones (1924), arr. by Peter Blair
(featuring vocalist Kirk Lindberg, with a solo by Ann Booth, piano)
Mambo #5 by Damaso Perez Prado, Lou Bega, and Zippy
(1949 & 1999), arr. by Roger Holmes
(featuring guest percussionists from the audience, with solos by trumpeter Harvey
Skow and alto saxophonist Kay Foster)
Dance to the Big Band Swing by
Glen Newton (1999), arr. by Glen Newton; a Roseville Big Band original!
(featuring the Rosetones vocal quartet, with solos by drummer Jim Foster and
tenor saxophonist Glen Peterson)
In addition to the soloists listed above, Roseville Big Band performers for this dance include Bill Pearson, baritone sax, and Fred Christiansen, trombone.
The Rosetones are Karen Dunn, lead, Diane Lindberg, alto, Kirk Lindberg, tenor, and Glen Newton, bass.
Concerts in Central Park (including this one, produced by Lynn Redlinger) are broadcast live on Channel 15, CTV North Suburbs in the ten-city area served by the North Suburban Cable Commission.