1st concert of the season, led by new conductor, Danny Lewis!
Celebration Fanfare…..Gary Gackstatter
Spirit of the Falcon…..Richard L. Saucedo
Irish Tune from County Derry……arr by Percy Grainger
The Genius of Ray Charles…..arr by Michael Brown
Delmar Gardens March….Ernest Natiello; arr Joseph Pappas
Columbian March…..Karl L. King; arr Gene Milford
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Medley…..John Lennon & Paul McCartney; arr by Michael Sweeney
The Lion King…..arr by John Higgins
On the Mall….Edwin Franko Goldman
Student Night. Area high school band students are invited to come play with the band! Registration is free, more information available on our website on the homepage.
Celebration Fanfare…..Gary Gackstatter
Adrenaline Engines…..Randall D. Standridge
Till Earth and Heaven Ring…..arr Ayatey Shabazz
Wii Song (Mii Menu)…..arr by Michael Stewart
The Incredibles…..Michael Giacchino; arr by Paul Murtha
Flight of the Thunderbird…..Richard L. Saucedo
Remember Me, from Coco…..Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez; arr Johnnie Vinson
The Avengers…..Alan Silvestri; arr Michael Brown
On the Mall….Edwin Franko Goldman
Special guests: St. Boogie Brass Band, New Orleans style brass band in concert with UCity Summer Band!
Program TBA
University City Summer Band Concert
Program TBA
Special Guests: University City High School Jazz Band 40th Reunion (Class of 1983) with Trumpeter Wayne Du Maine!
At Intermission, the University City Parks Centennial Committee will award three top winners to school age kids who completed the University City Parks Scavenger Hunt. In addition, the Fire & Ice Cream Truck will have limited free ice cream for attendees. Both the Scavenger Hunt and the Fire & Ice Cream Truck are sponsored by the Parks Centennial.
Program TBA
Final concert of the season!
At Intermission, celebrate the centennial of the University City Parks. Mayor Terry Crow will honor the University City Parks and Recreation staff!
Program TBA
Celebration Fanfare!.........Gary Gackstetter
Commando March............Samuel Barber/Curnow
As Summer Was Just Beginning..........Larry Daehn
Coat of Arms........................George Kenny
Ron Stilwell, Guest Conductor
Armory....................................Dakota Pederson
Ragged Rozey....................Karl King/Boyd
Swing the Mood...............Arr Michael Sweeney
A Cohan Salute.................Arr Hawley Ades
On the Mall........................Edwin Franko Goldman
GUEST CONDUCTOR, Ron Stilwell, retired from Meramec Community College in 2003, after 35 years as the founder and coordinator of the instrumental music contingent of the college’s music department. As a clarinet major, Dr. Stilwell received a bachelor of science in music education degree from The Ohio State University and master of music in wind instrument performance and doctor of musical arts in clarinet performance degrees at The University of Michigan. In 1968, Dr. Stilwell accepted a position at the (then) new Meramec Community College in St. Louis, Missouri, with the responsibility of forming an instrumental music program. As a result of his efforts, both the symphonic and jazz bands have earned recognition for their excellence and maturity of performance, including a combined total of four invitations to perform at Missouri Music Educators Association state conferences. Dr. Stilwell has served as clinician, adjudicator, guest conductor, and guest soloist. During his retirement, he has enjoyed guest conducting and completing band transcriptions of orchestral scores, including a performance of The British Grenadiers in 2015 and Midsummer Vigil in 2018 with the University City Summer Band.
Celebration Fanfare! ................................... Gary Gackstatter
Lustspiel Overture..................................................... Bela Keler
Across the Great Plains ...................................William Owens
Jim Wehrman, Guest Conductor
Parade of the Tall Ships ................................. Jay Chattaway
Kurt Bauche, Guest Conductor
Golden Bear March............................................... J.J. Richards
Toccata for Band.............................................. Frank Erickson
Daniel Lewis, Guest Conductor
A Disney Spectacular ............................................... John Moss
On the Mall .........................................Edwin Franko Goldman
GUEST CONDUCTOR, James Wehrman, joined the St. Louis Symphony as a member of the French horn section in 1987. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota and a master’s degree from Indiana University, where he studied with the legendary Philip Farkas. Prior to coming to St. Louis, he held the position of Associate Professor of Music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His teaching tenure includes adjunct positions with Southeast Missouri State University and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. He is currently Music Director of the AIM Band in Kirkwood, sings in the choir at First Presbyterian Church, and is an administrator for Chamber Music Society of St. Louis.
GUEST CONDUCTOR, Daniel Lewis, has taught band for nine years and has a bachelor of arts in music, a masters in education, and a minor in jazz studies from Truman State University. Over the past six years, he has worked at McCluer High School in the Ferguson-Florissant School District. Prior to McCluer, he taught middle and high school bands at the Ralls County R-II school district in Center, Missouri.
Director Thomas Poshak received his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the University of Michigan. He retired in 2001 after a 30 year career as a high school band director. Mr. Poshak taught in the US Virgin Islands, in Ladue, Missouri, and was the Band Director and Music Coordinator for the Kirkwood School District from 1985 until 2001. Under his direction, the Ladue Symphonic Band performed at the MMEA convention in 1982, and the Kirkwood Symphonic Band received Honor I ratings at MSHSAA Festivals for twelve consecutive years and Gold Ratings at music festivals in Atlanta, Chicago, and Nashville. He has held offices in the Missouri Music Educators Association, Phi Beta Mu, and the St. Louis Suburban Music Educators Association, and is a member of the Music Educators National Conference, Missouri Bandmasters Association. and Phi Mu Alpha. In 2001, he received the Music Educator of the Year award from the SLSMEA and in 2004 received the Hall of Fame Award. Mr. Poshak is also the Music Director for the Saint Louis Wind Symphony.
Guest Conductor Erica Neidlinger is the associate professorand conductor of the Wind Symphony at DePaul University. Her additional responsibilities include teaching conducting and instrumental music education courses. Dr. Neidlinger has conducted performances across the United States and in Europe. She has traveled to Singapore and Canada as an ensemble adjudicator and clinician. She has been featured as a guest conductor and clinician in Latvia and will guest conduct in Moscow this September. Presentations at international conferences include the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles in Killarney, Ireland, and the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic. She has also conducted honor bands and presented at many conferences across the United States. Before teaching at DePaul, Dr. Neidlinger served on the faculty at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and The Ohio State University. She is also a former conductor of the Nebraska Wind Symphony. Dr. Neidlinger completed her doctoral degree at the University of Minnesota under the supervision of Professor Craig Kirchhoff. In addition, she holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas and a master’s degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She began her teaching career as director of bands in the Piper School District, Kansas City, Kansas. Erica is a graduate of Ladue High School, where her band directors were Tom Poshak and Jerry Luckhardt.