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Bands perform final concert with King
May 5, 2005 2:21 PM
By Tannika King - Faculty
Lower, Middle and Upper School Band students gave it their all during their last concert with Band Director Bill King, who will retire at the end of this school year. The groups performed Monday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Van Es Arena of the A.J. Huffman ’67 Memorial Athletic Center.
“Knowing that this was my final concert as well as Mr. King’s, I felt as if I needed to do my best for him,” said senior Bradley Large. “He always talks about wanting the best for us, and this time I wanted the best for him.”
The concert began with a performance by the Lower School String Ensemble, conducted by Annie Camp. The group played folk songs and favorites, including “French Folk Song,” “Lightly Row,” “Go Tell Aunt Rhody,” “Song of the Wind,” “Ode to Joy,” “Frere Jacques,” “Bile Them Cabbage Down” and “Can-Can.”
Under King’s direction, the Lower School Fifth-Grade Band followed with “Regal March,” “Frere Jacques” and “Montego Bay.”
Next, the Middle School Steel Band played Chris Tanner’s “Jump Up!” and “Island In The Sun,” “Jamaica Farewell” and “Yellow Bird,” all arranged by King. The Middle School Band then performed John Edmunson’s “Normandy Beach March,” Handel’s “Firework Music,” Edmundson’s “Paraphernalia Polka” and David Shaffer’s “Fire Dance.”
Taking the stage next were the Darlington Steel Tigers, who wowed the crowd, as always, with Tom Miller’s “Allah We,” Mighty Sparrow’s “Socca Pressure,” “Alan Lightner’s “Give ‘Im Up,” Ray Holman’s “But For Grace,” “Under the Sea” arranged by King and “Jump Up!” arranged by Shelly Irvine.
The concert concluded with the Darlington Wind Ensemble, who played James Swearingen’s “Silvercrest March,” Frank Erickson’s “Toccata For Band,” Weber’s “The Phantom of the Opera Medly” and Swearington’s “In All Its Glory.”
“This concert had a lot of meaning behind it for everyone, especially my class. I’ve been in the band program for six years now, and I’m thrilled to death and sad at the same time,” said senior Jonathan Lane. “I’ve done a great many concerts here between the band, steel band and concert choir, and I'll really miss Mr. King and Mr. Bishop. Positive musical influences are hard to come by, and they have played a vital part in everything I’ve learned about music.”
“Knowing that this was my final concert as well as Mr. King’s, I felt as if I needed to do my best for him,” said senior Bradley Large. “He always talks about wanting the best for us, and this time I wanted the best for him.”
The concert began with a performance by the Lower School String Ensemble, conducted by Annie Camp. The group played folk songs and favorites, including “French Folk Song,” “Lightly Row,” “Go Tell Aunt Rhody,” “Song of the Wind,” “Ode to Joy,” “Frere Jacques,” “Bile Them Cabbage Down” and “Can-Can.”
Under King’s direction, the Lower School Fifth-Grade Band followed with “Regal March,” “Frere Jacques” and “Montego Bay.”
Next, the Middle School Steel Band played Chris Tanner’s “Jump Up!” and “Island In The Sun,” “Jamaica Farewell” and “Yellow Bird,” all arranged by King. The Middle School Band then performed John Edmunson’s “Normandy Beach March,” Handel’s “Firework Music,” Edmundson’s “Paraphernalia Polka” and David Shaffer’s “Fire Dance.”
Taking the stage next were the Darlington Steel Tigers, who wowed the crowd, as always, with Tom Miller’s “Allah We,” Mighty Sparrow’s “Socca Pressure,” “Alan Lightner’s “Give ‘Im Up,” Ray Holman’s “But For Grace,” “Under the Sea” arranged by King and “Jump Up!” arranged by Shelly Irvine.
The concert concluded with the Darlington Wind Ensemble, who played James Swearingen’s “Silvercrest March,” Frank Erickson’s “Toccata For Band,” Weber’s “The Phantom of the Opera Medly” and Swearington’s “In All Its Glory.”
“This concert had a lot of meaning behind it for everyone, especially my class. I’ve been in the band program for six years now, and I’m thrilled to death and sad at the same time,” said senior Jonathan Lane. “I’ve done a great many concerts here between the band, steel band and concert choir, and I'll really miss Mr. King and Mr. Bishop. Positive musical influences are hard to come by, and they have played a vital part in everything I’ve learned about music.”
