1. Festival Prelude - RAISE THE SONG (Simon Morton) The festive prelude is based on the harvest hymn which begins, "Come, ye thankful people, come raise the song of harvest home." 2. Mediation - GUARDIAN OF MY SOUL (Darren Shaw) This evocative setting is based on an original song by the composer which reads, "I worship you, God's only song, who took my sings to the cross, So I could be completely free to follow where you lead. Lord, your wounds are now my healing and I am wholly yours. You know my name and where I'm going, guardian of my soul." Midway through the selection, a verse of complementary hymn "O Jesus, I Have Promised" is introduced, which finishes with the phrase, "..if thou wilt be my guide." 3. Transcription - REFORMATION (Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Harold Burgmayer) The year 1830 marks the Tricentennial of the Protestant manifesto, which became known as the Ausburg Confession. Twenty-year old Felix Mendelssohn took time to make a study of Martin Luther's life and found himself overwhelmed by its wide compass. To young Felix, even just the act of translating the Bible into German while Luther was imprisoned seemed to be a miracle. Mendelssohn wrote, "Luther was the man at whose table one broke bread as though one were in Heaven, where righteousness becomes the lute and all laughter was praise of the heavenly Father." Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 5 paid tribute to Luther's Reformation. This transcription of the final movement is a paraphrase of Luther's Reformation Hymn, "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God." 4. Trombone Ensemble - MY SHEPHERD (Brenton Broadstock) (Brett Tolcher, William Luhn, Sang Kim, Kelly McBride - tenor trombone, David Yim - bass trombone) This pastoral setting of a hymn tune effectively illustrates the text based on Psalm 23 by Isaac Watts: "My Shepherd, will supply my need, Jehovah is His name. In pastures free He makes me feed beside the living stream. He brings my wandering spirit back when I forsake His ways. He leads me for His mercy's sake in paths of truth and grace." 5. Tuba & Euphonium Duet - RADIANT PATHWAY (Leslie Condon) (Paul Bowyer - Eb Bass, Josh Turner - Euphonium) This set of variations, base on an old American gospel song "Walk in the Light," laughs its way through moods of radiant joy, punctuated by occasional humorous detours touching on other sunshine references like "Traveling Along in the Sunshine" and "Marching on in the Light of God." 6. CSB Chorus - A CHASING OF THE WIND (Greg Nelson & Phil McHugh, arr. Harold Burgmayer) (Peggy Thomas & Lynda Cooper - Flugel Horn) The writer of Ecclesiastes laments that "Everything is meaningless, a chasing of the wind..." Our response is to ask, "Why do we live without Jesus? Why do we waste another day?" 7. THE STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER (John Philip Sousa, arr. Dave Wolfe & Dorothy Gates) Sousa's classic march, dating from 1896, receives a lively swing treatment. 8. Tone Poem - A ROSE IN WINTER (Harold Burgmayer) Two traditional carols, "In the Bleak Midwinter" and "Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming," speak of the mystery of the incarnate Jesus as "a rose in winter." The emergence of this "tender shoot" out of the remnant of the Hebrew nation into our fallen world with its wars, pestilence and tragedy is depicted in the intermittent cries of "O Come, O Come, Immanuel." A sudden, hushed reverence based on the medieval chant "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence" signals the birth of the longed-for Messiah. Mirroring the biblical narrative, the music transitions from the austere Bethlehem scene to the heavenly voices proclaiming: "Yea, Lord, we greet thee, Born this happy morning, O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord!" 9. CSB Chorus - GRACE ALONE (arr. Mark Hayes) (Josh Turner - Euphonium, Meghan Pierson - Piano) The song, "Amazing Grace" is a personal testimony of how John Newton, once a slave trader considered himself a "wretch" who, by God's grace, was gloriously saved. The melody of this arrangement is an English folk tune known as "O Waly, Waly" while the euphonium obbligato references the more familiar tune usually associated with "Amazing Grace." 10. Song Setting - 'TIS SO SWEET (Harold Burgmayer) Louisa Stead, after losing her husband in a rescue effort, surrendered her doubt and despair as she composed the poignant words to "'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus." 11. POWER AND THE GLORY (Paul Lovett-Cooper) English brass band composer, Paul Lovett-Cooper has fashioned a dynamic expression of praise using the traditional hymn "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name" and the contemporary song "At Your Mercy Seat," which reads: "I will come, I will bow down, Pour my burdens at Your feet: I will come, I will bow down at Your mercy seat." 12. CAN YOU DIG IT? (CHICAGO 1967) (Robert Lamm & James Pankow, arr. Harold Burgmayer) (Lynda Cooper - Flugel Horn, Meghan Pierson - Piano) In 1967, a collection of Chicago musicians formed a group hoping to integrate the rich musical diversity of the beloved city with a new sound. This musical tribute references for timeless hits - "Colour My World," "Make Me Smile," "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" and "Saturday in the Park."