Initial dance music (7:30 to 8:20):
Winter Wonderland (Greg, GN-bass trb, Bill-flute)
Dance
to the Big Band Swing (Karen and GN, vocals; Glen P., Dave)
Only the staff heard the first two selections; the first guests
arrived during Joshua.
Joshua (arr. by Mike Bratlie; George, Ira) (first performance
by the Roseville Big Band)
(It Seems to Me I've) Heard That Song Before (Mark L., GN-vocal) (first
performance by the Roseville Big Band)
Let It Snow (Mark S., Mike W., Glen P., GN-bass trb)
Second Time Around (Karen)
I'll Never Fall in Love Again (Glen P., Mike B.)
Glory of Love (Karen and GN, vocals; Kay)
Leap Frog (Glen P., Dave)
Mean to Me (Karen, GN-vibes; Mark S.)
Sleigh Ride (La Barbera arr.; Glen P., Harvey)
It's Been a Long, Long Time (Gene, Ira, Karen)
Moon
River (Kay, Bill; Karen and GN, vocals) |
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| Many
of the 651 people with dinner reservations enjoyed before-dinner dancing. |
After the 25-minute program, the band continued with dinner music.
Dinner music (8:45 to 9:35)
(to help keep the volume down, trumpet section used flugelhorns except
when some kind of mute was called for):
Girl Talk (Kay)
Misty (Bill-alto)
Summertime (Karen, Mark L.)
Autumn Leaves
Laura
Someone to Watch Over Me (Karen; skip from the intro to the chorus)
Days of Wine and Roses (Rhumba request)
Sunday Morning (GN-trpt) |
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Snowflake
decorations greeted guests at the entrance to the Minnesota Ballroom |
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The band waited on stage (about 15
minutes) during the drawings for the wrist watch and jewelry donated
by Arthur's Jewelers.
Li'l Darlin' (Bob)
Longer (Karen and GN, vocals)
Slow Dance for Lynn (Mark L.)
White Cliffs of Dover (George)
Nearness of You (Karen)
Moonlight Serenade (Kay)
They Can't take That Away from Me (Karen)
Traces (Ira)
Girl from Impanema
Bye Bye Blackbird (Harvey)
For Me and My Gal (first performance by the Roseville Big Band)
A Season Departs |
| Children's
Hospital Association board member Natalie Hay, emcee/auctioneer Karen
Sorbo, and Marilyn Nogai from Arthur's Jewelers waited for the lucky
winner of jewelry from Arthur's to claim the prize. |
At this point, emcee and auctioneer Karen Lee Sorbo conducted the
auction.
After dinner dance and dessert music
(10:15-10:45)
Winter Wonderland (Greg, GN-bass trb, Bill-flute)
I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (Ira, GN-trpt, Harvey)
In
the Mood (Glen P., Kay, Gene)
Star
Dust (Gene, Karen)
Bei Mir Bist du Schoen (Key of C Minor; Karen and GN, vocals; George,
Rich)
String of Pearls (Kay, GN-trpt)
Candy (Karen)
Lady is a Tramp (Karen and GN, vocals; Rich)
Since I Fell for
You (Kay, Mark L., Glen P.)
All of Me (Karen, GN, Rich, Glen P.)
Show Me the Way to Go Home (Ann, Glen P., Mike W.) |
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| Glen
Peterson played a tenor sax solo on "Show Me the Way to Go Home." |
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