Alumni Repertoire
Past
Spring 2004
America arr. by
Karen Pfiffner
... with Dawn Williams on flute
Bandelier by
Tammy W. Rawlinson
... with Dawn Williams on flute
Birmingham Blues arr. by Duane Plash
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by Don Raye & Hughie Prince; arr. by
Hart Morris
Classical Gas by Mason Williams; arr. by
Jerry Olson and
Thomas Lance
(with helpful comments from "ked"
;-) )
The Entertainer by Scott Joplin
From Sea to Shining Sea (A Patriotic Melody) arr. by
Hart Morris
From an Old Hymnal by Van Deman Thompson; arr. by
Karen Pfiffner
Hoe-Down from "Rodeo" by Aaron Copeland; arr. by
Karen Pfiffner
Skip to My Lou arr. by Barbara B. Kinyon
'Zekiel's Got Shoes by
Hart Morris
... with Sarah Musgrove on tap shoes
Fall 2003
Go, Tell It on the Mountain (African American Spiritual) arr. by
Cynthia Dobrinski
Greensleeves (English melody, 17th cent.) arr. by
Cathy Moklebust
He is Born (French carol) arr. by
Arnold B. Sherman
Jubiloso by
Karen Lakey Buckwalter
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Music by Jule Styne;
... Words by Sammy Cahn; arr. by
Douglas E. Wagner
Midnight Noel by Mark Hayes; arr. by
Karen Pfiffner
Now the Green Blade Riseth ("Sing We Now of Christmas" - French carol) arr. by
Kevin McChesney
O Holy Night by Adolphe Adam; arr. by Barbara Baltzer Kinyon
Silent Peace Powell/Bock; arr. by
Karen Pfiffner
There's a Song in the Air! Christmas Song - Karl P. Harrington;
... setting by John Ness Beck; arr. by
Arnold B. Sherman
Up on the Housetop (Traditional) arr. by
Mary Kay Parrish
Spring 2003
Blue Rondo a la Turk by Dave Brubeck
(arr. by
Douglas Benton
& Jeff Thorneycroft)
Farandole (from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2) by Georges Bizet;
arr. by Betty Garee
Holiday for Strings by David Rose; adapted by
Wallace Hornibrook
Joyful Celebration by Sharon Elliot Cheek
May Song Enrique Granados; arr. by
Karen Pfiffner
Northern Lights (Incorporating the Sioux Indian melody "Lacquiparle")
by Margaret R. Tucker
Remembrance by
Cathy Moklebust
Tempest by
Kevin McChesney
Two Guitars (Russian Folk Song) arr. by
L. Campbell Bunting
Uncommon Adoration by
Hart Morris
Valse des Fleurs by P. I. Tchaikovsky (from The Nutcracker; arr. by
Toshikazu Yoshida)
Fall 2002
Carol of the Wise Men (Puerto Rican Carol "De Tierra Lejana Venimos") arr. by
Fred Gramann)
... with Ken Lathrop on guitar
Deck the Halls (Old Welsh Carol a la Mozart) arr. by Dan Coates; tr. by
Karen Pfiffner
Ding Dong! Merrily on High (16th Century French Carol) arr. by
Cynthia Dobrinski
... with Liz Hoot (Van Liere) and
Dawn Williams on flute
Hallelujah (from the "Messiah") G. F. Handel; tr. by
Martha Lynn Thompson
... with Grant and Clinton Pfiffner on trumpet;
Liz Hoot (Van Liere) and
Dawn Williams on flute
I Wonder As I Wander by John Jacob Niles; arr. by
Karen Lakey Buckwalter
Joy to the World (Hymn tune: "Antioch") arr. by
Mary Kay Parrish
Let All Things Now Living (tune: The Ash Grove - Welsh folk melody) arr. by
Cathy Moklebust
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town by J. Fred Coots; arr. by
Karen Pfiffner
Stille Nacht Gruber; arr. by Betty Garee
Trumpet March (from "Two Pieces for Handbells and Trumpets") by Jeremiah Clarke; arr. by
David L. Sanders
... with Grant and Clinton Pfiffner on trumpet
Valse des Fleurs by P. I. Tchaikovsky (from The Nutcracker; arr. by
Toshikazu Yoshida)
Spring 2002
The Ball (from "Children's Games") Georges Bizet; arr. by
Betty Garee
Calabash by Michael J. Lausterer
Canticle of Peace by
Karen Lakey Buckwalter
Capriccio by Ronald Kauffmann
... with Dawn Williams on flute
Carillon by
H. Dean Wagner
Gladiolus by Adelaide Staatz; arr. by William R. Wood
Morning (from "Peer Gynt Suite No. 1", Op. 46) Edvard Grieg; arr. by
Arnold B. Sherman
PDQ Bells (The Phony Sym-phony; with apologies to... well...
Everybody) by
Kevin McChesney
... with Ann Sturm and
Grant Pfiffner doing "things"
Prelude in C# minor (Op. 3, No. 2)) Sergei Rachmaninoff; tr. by
Douglas Floyd Smith
The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa; tr. by
William H. Griffin )
... with Liz Hoot (Van Liere) on flute
Swing Low Jake (based on Traditional Spirituals) arr. by
Hart Morris
Fall 2001
Air (from Orchestral Suite No. 3) J.S. Bach; tr. for piano by
Robert Schultz
Bring a Torch Jeanette, Isabella (Fr. trad. carol; flute solo)
arr. by Liz Story
... with Dawn Williams on flute
Canon (orig. from Canon in D) Johann Pachelbel; arr. by
Hal H. Hopson
Cantad al Senor (Brazilian folksong) arr. by
Sondra Tucker
Carolers' Hoedown created and arranged by
Valerie Stephenson
Deck the Halls (Welsh trad.) arr. by John A. Behnke
Fanfare for a New Day by Gary Brubaker
Gloria ("Angels We Have Heard on High") arr. by
Frances L. Callahan
Here We Come-A-Caroling (trad. English) arr. by
Anna Laura Page
In the Moon of Wintertime (16th cent. French Folktune) arr. by
Gary Matheny
On Christmas Night (Wexford & Sussex Carols) arr. by
Michael Helman
... with Dawn Williams on flute
What Child is This ("Greensleeves" and "Kings of Orient") arr. by
Michael Helman
Spring 2001
An Austrian Folksong arr. by
Fred A. Merrett
Bass Bell Blues by
Michael B. Mcbride
... with additions by Everett J. Hilty
Carillon by
H. Dean Wagner
The Carousel Waltz by Richard Rogers; arr. by Albert Zabel
Dayspring by
Douglas E. Wagner
Fantasy No. 2 in C minor by
Arnold B. Sherman
Festive Fanfare by
Arnold B. Sherman
Nocturne No. 2 in F Minor by Cynthia Dobrinski
Patriotic Melody arr. by
Malia Johnson
... with Liz Hoot (Van Liere) on flute
PDQ Bells (The Phony Sym-phony; with apologies to... well...
Everybody) by
Kevin McChesney
... with Ann Sturm and
Grant Pfiffner on
on "percussion"
Washiki Kane-dokei (Japanese Chime Clock) by Horace Alden Miller; arr. by
Everett J. Hilty
Fall 2000
A Calypso Christmas (Traditional Carols) arr. "untraditionally" by
Kevin McChesney
...Joy to the World
...The First Noel
...O Little Town of Bethlehem
...Angels We Have Heard on High
Deck the Hall (with Blues and Boogie) (old Welsh Air) arr. by
Valerie Stephenson
Do You Hear What I Hear? by Noel Regney and Gloria Shayne; arr. by
Tammy W. Waldrop
... with Liz Hoot (Van Liere) and
Patty Swenson on flute
Gloria on High arr. by
Karen Pfiffner
Go, Tell It On the Mountain (Spiritual; with "Troika" from 'Lt. Kije
Suite') by Sergei Prokofiev; arr. by D. Linda McKechnie
It Came upon the Midnight Clear (Carol) by Richard S. Willis;
arr. by Katherine Jordahl Larson
Meditation on an Old French Carol (Based on the traditional French
hymn tune "French Carol") arr. by
Derek K. Hakes
Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow (There's a Star in the East)
(African American Spiritual) arr. by Jeffrey Honore
The Three King Swing by John Henry Hopkins; arr. by
Sondra Tucker
Spring 2000
The All-American Hometown Band by Walter and Carol Noona;
arr. by William R. Wood
Bell Boogie by James C. Smith
Danse Russe Trepak by P. I. Tchaikovsky (from The Nutcracker;
arr. by
William H. Griffin )
Leavitt Suite all pieces by John Leavitt; arr. by
Karen Pfiffner
...Epiphany
...Morning Dance (from Michael Praetorius' Musae Sionae, 1609)
...Kyrie
...Sanctus
The Harmonica Player (from Alley Tunes)
by David Guion; arr. by
Karen Pfiffner
Introduction and Passacaglia by Margaret R. Tucker
Prelude on 'Beach Spring' by Jeffrey Honore
... with Edina Hall on violin
Sicilienne by Gabriel Faure; tr. by Philip M. Young
... liturgical dance by Barbara Ann Johns-Schleicher
Tintinnabulum
Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka by Johann Strauss;
arr. by
Martha Lynn Thompson
Valse les adieux (Remembrance) by
Karen Lakey Buckwalter
When the Saints Go Marching In arr. by Michael Helman
William Tell Overture by G. Rossini;
arr. by
Martha Lynn Thompson
Fall 1999
Angels from the Realms of Glory arr. by
Kevin McChesney
A Christmas Fiesta arr. by
Cathy Moklebust
Coventry Carol (Traditional English Carol) arr. by
Cynthia Dobrinski
Danse Russe Trepak by P. I. Tchaikovsky (from The Nutcracker;
arr. by
William H. Griffin )
Deck the Halls (Traditional English) arr. by Albert Zabel
Fantasia on 'Forest Green' (Traditional English melody) arr. by
Lloyd Larson
O Come, O come, Emmanuel ('Veni Emmanuel'; 13th Century Plainsong)
by Thomas Helmore; arr. by Gail Hazard
... intro arranged by
Paul A. McKlveen
On This Day Earth Shall Ring ('Personet Hodie') Holst/Frey; arr. by
Karen Pfiffner
Pat-a-Pan (Burgundian Carol) arr. by Gary Meredith
A Ringing Christmas arr. by Linda McKechnie
... Ukrainian Carol
... Noel Nouvelet
Silent Night
Sleigh Ride (Troika from 'Lt. Kije') by Sergei Prokofiev; arr. by
Kevin McChesney
Up on the Housetop setting by
Arnold B. Sherman
William Tell Overture by G. Rossini;
arr. by
Martha Lynn Thompson
Spring 1999
Bear Dance by Bela Bartok; tr. by
Karen Pfiffner
A Canticle of Praise by C. William Goff
Danse Arabe by P. I. Tchaikovsky (from The Nutcracker; arr. by
William H. Griffin )
Gift (to be Simple)
... with Ken Lathrop on guitar
and Patty Swenson on flute
Hava Nageela (Israeli Folk Song) arr. by Douglas Floyd Smith
High Spirits by
Tammy W. Waldrop
..... (Commissioned by the University of Colorado Alumni Handbell Ensemble)
... with Liz Hoot (Van Liere) on flute
Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Johannes Brahms;
arr. by
Martha Lynn Thompson
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho (Traditional Spiritual) arr. by
Hart Morris
Norwegian Dance (Op. 35, No. 2) Greig; arr. Callahan
Ole' by Cleo S Barnes
Russian Sailors' Dance (from "The Red Poppy") by Reinhold Gliere;
tr. by
William H. Griffin
A Scottish Medley for Ringing arr. by Barbara B. Kinyon
... Loch Lomond
... Comin' Through the Rye
... Annie Laurie
Siyahamba (South African Folk Song) arr. by Robert J. Ward
... with Brittany Larson and Dawn Williams on percussion
Spring Sea by Michio Miyagi; arr. by Hirotaka Arai
... with Herb Rodriguez on the Shakuhachi flute
William Tell Overture by G. Rossini;
arr. by
Martha Lynn Thompson
Fall 1998
As Lately We Watched arr. by
Anna Laura Page
... Austrian Carol
... Ding Dong Merrily on High
... While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
Christmas Suite arr. by
Arnold B. Sherman
... I. Fanfare: Hark the Herald Angels Sing
... II. Air: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
... III. Finale: Joy to the World
Christmastime
... Deck the Halls
... Welsh Carol
... Jingle Bells
Danse Arabe by P. I. Tchaikovsky (from The Nutcracker; arr. by
William H. Griffin )
Greensleeves (English Ballad) setting by
Hart Morris
... with Liz Hoot (Van Liere)
and Patty Swenson on flute
Masters in this Hall (French Carol) arr. by
Arnold B. Sherman
Rudolph Rag arr. by
Karen Pfiffner
... (based on the original by Johnny Marks)
Stille Nacht Gruber; arr. by Betty Garee
The Twelve Days of Christmas arr. by
Kevin McChesney
We Three Kings by John H. Hopkins, Jr.; arr. by
Cynthia Dobrinski
William Tell Overture by G. Rossini;
arr. by
Martha Lynn Thompson
Spring 1998
A Raz-A-Ma-Taz by Sharon Elery Rogers
The Ball by Georges Bizet; arr. by Betty Garee
Dance of the Western Sky by
Tammy W. Waldrop
Danse Arabe by P. I. Tchaikovsky (from The Nutcracker; arr. by
William H. Griffin )
Down by the Riverside (American folk tune) arr. by
Arnold B. Sherman
Heritage by Kathy Mackie
Impromptus by Franz Schubert
Jazz Fanfare and Alleluia by Margaret R. Tucker
Jubilee by
Arnold B. Sherman
Polichinelle Sergei Rachmaninoff; arr. by
Karen Pfiffner
Solace by Scott Joplin; arr. by Sharon Elery Rogers
William Tell Overture by G. Rossini;
arr. by
Martha Lynn Thompson
Fall 1997
Ave Maria by Franz Schubert; arr. by
William H. Griffin
Beyond by
Tammy W. Waldrop
Carol of the Wise Men (Puerto Rican Carol: "De Tierra Lejana Venimos") arr. by
Fred Gramann)
The Christmas Song by Mel Torme and Robert Welles; arr. by
Douglas E. Wagner
... performed entirely on chimes
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by P. I. Tchaikovsky (from
The Nutcracker; tr. by
Fred Gramann)
... performed entirely on chimes
The First Noel by
Paul A. McKlveen
Let All Things Now Living (The Ash Grove; Welsh folk melody)
arr. by
Cathy Moklebust
The March of the Kings by Georges Bizet;
arr. by
Valerie Stephenson
Trumpetings and Praises by Barbara Baltzer Kinyon
Ukrainian Bell Carol by Mykolo Leontovich; arr. by
Hart Morris
... with the addition of Petit & Fritsen bells
We Three Kings by John H. Hopkins, Jr.; arr. by
Arnold B. Sherman
We Wish You a Merry Christmas arr. by Cynthia Dobrinski
Spring 1997
The Billboard March by John N. Klohr; arr. by
Mary Kay Parrish
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by Don Raye & Hughie Prince; arr. by
Hart Morris
A Cohan Celebration arr. by
Douglas E. Wagner
... Give My Regards to Broadway
... Mary's a Grand Old Name
... The Yankee Doodle Boy
... You're a Grand Old Flag
Colors of the Wind (from Walt Disney's "Pocahontas")
by Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz; arr. by
Paul A. and Sue A McKlveen
... with Karen Pfiffner and
Carol Vojir on recorder
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by P. I. Tchaikovsky (from
The Nutcracker; tr. by
Fred Gramann)
... performed entirely on chimes
Farandole (from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2) by Georges Bizet;
arr. by Betty Garee
The Lion Sleeps Tonight by George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti, and
Luigi Creatore; arr. by
Douglas E. Wagner
Passacaglia (from The Seventh Suite) by George Frideric Handel;
tr. by
William H. Griffin
Rondeau Fanfare by Jean-Joseph Mouret;
tr. by
Martha L. Thompson
Shall We Dance? (from "The King and I") words by Oscar Hammerstein II,
music by Richard Rodgers; arr. by
V. Kay Hostetler Cook
Take Five by Paul Desmond; arr. by
Douglas E. Wagner
Unchained Melody by Alex North & Hy Zaret; arr. by
Becky Musgrove
... and in commemoration of Norwegian Independence Day ("Syttende Mai") on
May 17:
Ja, vi elsker dette landet (Yes, We Love This Land) (Norwegian
National Anthem) by Rikard Nordraak; arr. by
Cathy Moklebust
Fall 1996
Angels from the Realms of Glory arr. by Cynthia Dobrinski
Angels We Have Heard on High arr. by Barbara B. Kinyon
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by P. I. Tchaikovsky (from
The Nutcracker; tr. by
Fred Gramann)
... performed entirely on chimes
Deck the Halls a la Mozart arr. by Dan Coates
Do You Hear What I Hear? arr. by
Becky Musgrove
... (played in joint concert with the CU Handbell Ensemble)
Feliz Navidad by Jose Feliciano; arr. by David R. Kent
Festal Acclamation and Processional by Alfred V. Fedak
Nocturne in A minor by
Karen Buckwalter
On Christmas Night (Sussex Carol) arr. by Cynthia Dobrinski
Prelude on Divinum Mysterium (based on a 13th Century Plainsong) by
Fred Gramann)
Silent Night, Holy Night Gruber; arr. by
Arnold B. Sherman
... with Ken Lathrop on guitar
Sunrise by
Gail Downey
... with Patty Swenson on flute
We Wish You a Merry Christmas arr. by Sharon Elliot Cheek
Spring 1996
Bagetelles Op. 5 by Alexander Tcherepnin; arr. by
Karen Pfiffner
Classical Gas by Mason Williams; arr. by
Jerry Olson and
Thomas Lance
(with helpful comments from "ked"
;-) )
Entry of the Gladiators by Julius Fucik; tr. by
William H. Griffin
Fantasy on King's Weston (at the Name of Jesus) arr. by
Fred Gramann)
... King's Weston R. Vaughan Williams
... Neumark Georg Neumark
... Passion Chorale H. L. Hassler
Festal Acclamation and Processional by Alfred V. Fedak
In Thee is Gladness J. S. Bach; arr. by
Karen Pfiffner
La Cathedrale Engloutie by Claude Debussy; tr. by
Thomas Lance
Maple Leaf Rag Scott Joplin; arr. by
Karen Pfiffner
A Merry Peal by
Everett J. Hilty
Moonlight Sonata Op. 27 no. 2 Ludwig Van Beethoven; tr. by
Kenneth P. Lenz
... performed entirely on chimes
Nocturne in A minor by
Karen Buckwalter
People of Joy by
Valerie Stephenson
'Zekiel's Got Shoes by
Hart Morris
... with Edina Hall on tap shoes
Fall 1995
Do You Hear What I Hear? arr. by
Becky Musgrove
Fantasy on King's Weston (at the Name of Jesus) arr. by
Fred Gramann)
... King's Weston R. Vaughan Williams
... Neumark Georg Neumark
... Passion Chorale H. L. Hassler
Frosty the Snowman by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins; arr. by
Douglas E. Wagner
Incalzando by Donald E. Allured
In Thee is Gladness J. S. Bach; arr. by
Karen Pfiffner
Joy to the World arr. by
Mary Kay Parrish
O Come All Ye Faithful by John F. Wade; arr. by
Arnold B. Sherman
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (13th Century Plainsong) arr. by
Patricia A. Sanders
People of Joy by
Valerie Stephenson
Reflections by Betty Garee
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Johnny Marks; arr. by
Arnold B. Sherman
Santa Claus is Coming to Town arr. by
Karen Pfiffner
Shades of Forest Green (Trad. English Melody) arr. by
Tim Waugh
Sing We Now of Christmas (Trad. French Carol) arr. by
Kris Anthony
Song Beside a Cradle by Barbara B. Kinyon
... performed entirely on chimes
Valse des Fleurs by P. I. Tchaikovsky (from The Nutcracker; arr. by
Toshikazu Yoshida)
Spring 1995
Bandelier by
Tammy W. Rawlinson
Blue Rondo a la Turk by Dave Brubeck
(arr. by
Douglas Benton
& Jeff Thorneycroft)
Exultation by Cynthia Dobrinski
Grand Valse Brillante F. Chopin (arr. by Ruth Artman)
Incalzando by Donald E. Allured
La Zingana by Carl Bohm; arr. by
Karen Pfiffner
Mancini Magic arr. by
Douglas E. Wagner
Postlude Turk/
Pfiffner
Reflections by Betty Garee
Serenade for a Picket Fence by Norman Leyden (arr. by
Mary Kay Parrish )
Swing Low Jake (based on Traditional Spirituals) arr. by
Hart Morris
Triumphant Praise by
Karen Buckwalter
Valse des Fleurs by P. I. Tchaikovsky (from The Nutcracker; arr. by
Toshikazu Yoshida)
Fall 1994
Angels We Have Heard on High arr. by
Kevin McChesney
... Gloria Trad. French Carol
Canticle by
Arnold B. Sherman
Christmas Carols from a Bell Tower arr. for Dutch Bells by
Everett J. Hilty
... Hark! the Herald Angels Sing Mendelssohn
... Away in a Manger Muller
... What Child is This
... The First Noel Trad. English Carol
... Silent Night Gruber
Christmas Joy
arr. by
Carol P. Vojir
... Joy to the World by G. F. Handel
... O Thou Joyful Day (Sicilian Hymn)
Go Tell It on the Mountain arr. by
Hart Morris
Jingle Bells
arr. by
Ann Sturm
... Jingle Bells James Pierpont
... Ding Dong, Merrily on High Trad. French Carol
Rudolph Rag arr. by
Karen Pfiffner
... (based on the original by Johnny Marks)
The Sound of Bells by
Everett J. Hilty
The Twelve Days of Christmas arr. by
Kevin McChesney
Valse des Fleurs by P. I. Tchaikovsky (from The Nutcracker; arr. by
Toshikazu Yoshida)