Come early and get a sneak preview of the concert as the band does sound checks and reviews parts of songs!
Dance to the Big Band Swing by
Glen Newton (1999), arr. by Glen Newton; a Roseville Big Band original and the band's opening theme song
(featuring vocalists Karen Dunn and Glen
Newton, with solos by drummer Kenne
Thomas and tenor saxophonist Glen Peterson, playing from out in the audience)
This selection is a bonus track on the Roseville
Big Band Concert in
the Park (+8) CD.
Tall Cotton by Sammy Nestico (1976),
arr. by Sammy Nestico
(featuring trombonist Greg
Albing, with solos by Mike Wobig, electric
bass, and Glen Newton, trumpet)
I've Got You Under My Skin by Cole Porter (1936), arr. by Mark Taylor
(featuring vocalist Glen Newton)
Introduction of the CTV15 crew broadcasting the concert live
Brown Wore Black composed and arranged
by Glen Newton (2003); dedicated to the volunteers of CTV15, Community Television
for the Northern Suburbs; the Television Premiere of this arrangement!
(featuring solos by Rich Eyman, trombone; Jeff Olsen, trumpet; Greg Albing and George Henly (playing from out in the audience), trombones; and Rob Schultz, guitar)
Introduction of the trombone section to the audience
Longer by Dan Fogelberg (1979),
arr. by Jerry Nowak
(featuring vocalists Karen Dunn and Glen Newton)
Introduction of the sax section to the audience
Reverie for Ruben composed and arranged
by Len Yaeger (2005);a tribute
to Minnesota educator and saxophonist Ruben Haugen, who has
performed professionally in nine different decades and inspired countless students
throughout the world; click here to read composer
Len Yaeger's comments about Ruben.
(featuring solos by Glen Peterson, tenor sax; Ann
Booth, piano; Greg Albing, trombone; and Jeff Olsen, trumpet)
It Had to Be You by
Gus Kahn and Isham Jones (1924), arr. by Peter Blair
(featuring vocalist Keith Miner with a piano solo by Ann Booth)
This selection is a bonus track on the Roseville Big Band
Concert in the Park
(+8) CD.
Pineapple Rag by Scott Joplin (1908), arr. by Bill Johnson
Introduction of the trumpet section to the audience
Little Brown Jug traditional (1939), arr. by Bill
Finegan; the Glenn Miller band's first hit swing tune!
(featuring solos by Jeff Olsen, trumpet, and Glen Peterson, tenor
sax)
Through the Eyes of Love by Carole Bayer
Sager and Marvin Hamlisch (1978), arr. by Dave Wolpe; from the Columbia Picture
"Ice Castles."
(featuring vocal soloist Karen Dunn, with vocalist Glen Newton)
Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries by Lew
Brown and Ray Henderson (1931), arr. by Dick Lieb;
a big hit for Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees
(featuring alto saxophonist Kay Foster)
Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive by Harold Arlen and
Johnny Mercer (1944), arr. by Rob Berry; sung by Bing Crosby in the Paramount
Pictures motion picture "Here Come the Waves."
(featuring vocalist Karen Dunn, with a piano solo by Ann Booth and
a soprano trombone solo by Glen Newton)
Introduction of the rhythm section to the audience
Cha Cha Cha for Judy by Marshall Brown (1959), arr. by Marshall Brown
(featuring guest percussionists from the audience)
This selection is available on the Roseville Big Band Concert in the Park CD and cassette tape.
Chicago by Fred Fisher (1922), arr. by
Paul Clark
(featuring solos by Harvey Skow,
trumpet; Greg Albing, trombone; Bill Frank,
alto sax; and Glen Peterson, tenor sax)
They Can't Take That Away from Me by George
and Ira Gershwin (1936), arr. by Dave Wolpe
(featuring vocalist Karen Dunn)
In the Mood by
Joe Garland (1939), arr. by Glenn Miller; #1 on KLBB's All-Time Hits list and
#5 (Glenn Miller) on Billboard Magazine's 1955 list; watch the horn moves and
the wandering trombonists!
(featuring solos by Glen Peterson on tenor sax, Kay Foster on alto sax, Jeff
Olsen on trumpet, Glen Newton on vibraphone, and Rob Schultz on guitar)
This selection is available on the Roseville
Big Band Concert in
the Park (+8) CD.
Roseville Big Band performers for this concert:
Saxes: Kay Foster (alto), Bill
Frank (alto), Glen Peterson (tenor),
Dan Desmonds (tenor), and Bill
Pearson (baritone)
Trumpets and Flugelhorns: Mark Lee, Jeff
Olsen, Harvey Skow, and Bob Nielsen
Trombones: Greg Albing, George
Henly, Rich Eyman, Keith
Miner (bass trombone), Ted Aspnes (bass trombone (actually Greg's large bore tenor with a bass mouthpiece) on Brown Wore Black, Tall Cotton and It Had to Be You), and Glen Newton (on Brown Wore Black)
Rhythm: Ann Booth (piano), Rob Schultz (guitar), Mike Wobig (bass), Kenne
Thomas (drums), and Glen Newton (vibraphone)
Vocalists: Karen Dunn,
Glen Newton, and Keith Miner
Concerts in Central Park (including this one, produced by John Rusterholz) are broadcast on Channel 15, CTV North Suburbs in the ten-city area served by the North Suburban Cable Commission. For this concert, the camera operators were Neil, Lynn, Heather, Barb, and Joey, and the crew in the CTV van was Joe, Keith, and John.