Directed by Rick Ballew


Free Concert in Roseville Central Park
at The Rog (Southeast corner of Lexington and Co. Rd. C)
June 29, 2024, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Rosefest Party in the Park 2024

 

Band: wear RBB shirts and khaki shorts or slacks.

America the Beautiful by Katherine Lee Bates (lyrics, 1893, revised in 1904 and 1913) and Samuel A. Ward (music, "Materna", 1882), arr. by Mike Tomaro
(featuring vocalists Rick Ballew, Karen Dunn, and Keith Miner, with the audience singing on the last chorus)

A Night in Tunisia by "Dizzy" Gillespie and Frank Paparelli (1944), arr. by Sammy Nestico
(featuring solos by bassist Eric Laska, trumpeter Mark Syman, tenor saxophonist Glen Peterson, and trombonist George Henly)

Rock Around the Clock by Jimmy DeKnight and Max Freedman (1952), arr. by Glen Newton; the song that put Bill Haley & His Comets at the top of the U.S. and U.K. charts in 1954.
(featuring the Rhythm & Swing dancers, with solos by Sue Wells on baritone sax, and Bob Nielsen on trumpet)
This selection is available on the Roseville Big Band Concert in the Park CD and cassette tape.

The Lady is a Tramp by Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers (1937), arr. by Dave Wolpe; from the musical "Babes in Arms"
(featuring vocalist Karen Dunn, with a scat vocal by Keith Miner)

My Romance by Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers (1935), arr. by Mark Taylor; from the motion picture "Jumbo"
(featuring vocalist Keith Miner and flugelhorn soloist Mark Syman)
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; the Woody Herman band's biggest hit, their recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002.
(featuring solos by Bob Nielsen, trumpet; Dan Carlson, tenor sax; and Eric Laska, electric bass)
This selection is available on the Roseville Big Band Concert in the Park CD and cassette tape.

Georgia On My Mind by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell (1930), arr. by Dave Wolpe; Gorrell wrote the lyrics for Hoagy's sister, Georgia Carmichael, but since the ambiguity of the lyrics made it apply equally well to a woman or a state, it became the official song of the State of Georgia in 1979.
(featuring vocalist Karen Dunn, with a tenor sax solo by Glen Peterson)

St. Louis Blues March by W. C. Handy (1911), arr. by Glenn Miller for the Army Air Force Band
(featuring solos by Jim Foster, drums, Glen Peterson, tenor sax, and Kay Foster, alto sax)

On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe by Johnny Mercer and Harry Warren (1945), arr. by Richard Maltby; from the M-G-M picture "The Harvey Girls"

My Buddy by Gus Kahn and Walter Donaldson (1922), arr. by Dave Wolpe
(featuring solos by trombonists Keith Miner, George Henly, and Michael Sweet)

Straighten Up and Fly Right by Nat King Cole and Irving Mills (1944), arr. by Stephen Bulla; the King Cole Trio's most popular recording, based on a folk tale that Cole's father had used as a theme for one of his sermons.
(featuring vocalist Keith Miner, with a band vocal and audience sing-along, and instrumental solos by Mike Holt on piano and John Seal on guitar)

American Patrol by Frank W. Meacham (1885), arr. by Jerry Gray; the Glenn Miller band's 1942 recording of this arrangement reached #15 on the Billboard magazine chart that year.
(featuring a solo by trumpeter Mark Lee)

The Roseville Big Band:

Saxes (left to right): Glen Peterson (tenor), Bill Frank (alto), Kay Foster (alto), Dan Carlson (tenor), and Sue Wells (baritone)
Trumpets and Flugelhorns (left to right): Dan Gaisford, Mark Syman, Mark Lee, and Bob Nielsen
Trombones (left to right): George Henly, Keith Miner, Michael Sweet, and Carl Meincke (bass trombone); Rick Ballew played trombone while Keith sang My Romance and Straighten Up and Fly Right
Rhythm: Mike Holt (piano), John Seal (guitar), Eric Laska (bass), and Jim Foster (drums)
Vocal: Karen Dunn, Keith Miner, Rick Ballew

Rhythm and Swing dancers: TBS

Around nnn people were in the audience at Central Park.

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024.


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