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Musical Listening Library


Links to songs that we have performed, or are performing are available to listen to here!
​Most Links go to JW Pepper listening examples and Youtube videos.



HS Jazz Band
A

A Big Band Christmas- Carl Strommen (excerpt)
All By Myself- Roger Holmes
A Touch of Honey- Victor Lopez

Area 51- Larry Barton
B
Baby Drives a Fast Car- Paul Clark
​Basin Street Blues- Michael Sweeny
Big Band Christmas- Carl Strommen
Blues Bari Pie- Andy Clark

Brazil- Arranged by Jerry Nowak
C
C-Jam Blues- Arranged by Rick Stitzel
Cut to the Chase- Larry Barton
D
Don't Get Around Much Anymore- Duke Ellington
G
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen- Arr. Paul Clark
Green Onions (excerpt) - Arr. Roy Phillippe
H

​Hot Java Jump- Larry Neeck
House of the Rising Sun- arr. Paul Clark
I
Impact Zone- Larry Barton
Indiana- Arr. Dave Barduhn
It's All Right With Me- Porter/ Strommen
J
Jazz Combo Pak #4- Frank Mantooth

     A Night in Tunisia
     Chameleon
     Lover Man
     How High The Moon
Jive at Five- Howard Rowe

Jazz Combo Pak #28- Ellington 
     C-Jam Blues
     Do Nothin' Til You Hear From Me
     Caravan
     In a Mellow Tune

Jazz Combo Pak #29- Frank Mantooth
     St. Thomas    
     Tenor Madness 
     Oleo
     Pent Up House
​

Jazz Combo Pak #44 Christmas

Jingle Bell Boogie- Bryan Kidd
Just What The Doctor Ordered- Andy Clark
K

Killer Joe- Arr. Lisa DeSpain
L
La Noche Del Burrito Picante- Mike Dana
M
Moon Dance- Arranged by Roy Phillippe (Excerpt only)
S
Sleigh Ride- Mike Story
Soul Bossa Nova (excerpt)- Quincy Jones Arr. Mike Lewis
Southern Fried- Howard Rowe
Summertime- Calvin Custer
T
This Christmas- John Berry
This Little Light of Mine- Andy Clark
W
We Three Kings- Paul Clark




HS Band
A
A Christmas Auld Lang Syne- James Swearingen
A Charlie Brown Christmas- Paul Murtha
All I Want For Christmas Is You- Michael Brown
​Arabian Dances- Roland Barrett
Aztalan- Michael Sweeney
B

​Ballade, Solo for Eb Saxophone and Band- 
Black Horse Troop- John Philip Sousa, 
Frederick Fennell
Bryce Canyon Overture- Jerry Williams
​By Loch and Mountain- Robert W Smith

C
Carol of the Bells- John Tatgenhorst (Youtube link)
Celebrata- Ed Huckeby
Centuria Overture for Band- James Swearingen
Chariots of Fire- Arr. Bob Lowden (Youtube link)
Cloudsplitter- Carl Strommen
F
Fantasy Adventure at the Movies- Michael Brown
Music From Frozen- Johnnie Vinson
G
God Bless America- Johnnie Vinson
Glacier Express- Larry Neeck
H
Harmony Heaven- C.L. Barnhouse
His Honor- Henry Fillmore, Arr. Larry Clark
I
Into the Storm- Robert W. Smith
​In The Bleak Midwinter- Robert W. Smith
J
Jingle Bells Forever- Robert W. Smith (Youtube link)
L
Last Ride of the Pony Express- David Shaffer
The Liberty Bell- Arr. Michael Story
M
The Maelstrom- Robert W Smith
Mars- Gustav Holst Arr. Michael Story
Music from Pirates of the Caribbean- Michael Brown

N
Nutcracker Suite- Arranged by Paul Lavender
P
Prelude and Fugue in Bb Major- Bach/Moehlmann
R

Rites of Tamburo- Robert W Smith
S
Skyfall- Jay Bocook
Silent Night- James Ployhar
Sleigh Ride- Ployhar (youtube link)
T
Themes From Jurassic Park - Michael Sweeny
Three Phrases from Yugoslav Folk Songs- Daniel Bukvich
     1. Flowers are More Beautiful in the Spring... I Lead a Black Lamb
     2....and My Little One Begins to Weep.
     3.Even If you Were a Grey Falcon, You Could Not Escape



Middle School Band
A

A Very Respectable Hobbit- Arr. Jack Bullock
Agon- James Curnow
All The Pretty Little Horses- Anne McGinty
​All I Want For Christmas Is You- Michael Brown
​Arabian Dances- Roland Barrett
Aztalan- Michael Sweeny
B
Black Mast- Peter Terry
C
​Candy Cane Clarinets- Len Orcino
​Cool Blues For Trombone- James D Ployhar
F
Music From Frozen- Johnnie Vinson
G

Glorioso- Robert W. Smith
I
I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas-  arr. James Kazik
J
Jingle Bells- From the Standard of Excellence Book 1
K

Kings From The East- Mark Williams
L
Last Ride of the Pony Express- David Shaffer
Linus and Lucy- Roert W Smith (Performed by a middle school band)
R
Rockin' Rondeau- Standard of Excellence Book 1

S

T
The Chipmunk Song- Ted Ricketts
The Curse of Tutankhamun- Michael Story
The Tempest- Robert W. Smith
Themes from Harry Potter- Paul Cook
Themes from Jurassic Park- Michael Sweeny
To Conquer The Kraken- Robert W. Smith
Toucan Tango- Len Orcino
V
Viva Mariachi- John O'Reilly

W
When The Koalas Do The Conga With The Kangaroos- Len Orcino
Y
Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon- Michael Sweeney

Choir
A
Adiemus- Karl Jenkins

A Glad Noel- Linda Spevacek
A Jolly Jingling Carol Medley- Greg Gilpin
​Angels in the Snow- Sally K. Albrecht & Jay Althouse, Links to youtube- Instrumental only
The Arrow and the Song- Lon Beery 
Autumn Fires- Mary Donnelly & George L.O. Strid
B
Beautiful December- Amy F. Bernon
Bidi Bom- David Eddleman
Black is the Color of My True Loves Hair- 
Bonse Aba- Arr. Andrew Fischer

C
A Candle's Light- Earlene Rentz & Herb Frombach
"C" is for Christmas- Darrel Parrish
Cantate Canon- Donald Moore
Carol of the Bells- Kirby Shaw

Come Celebrate (2 Prt)- Lynn Shaw Bailey
D
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy- Jeff Funk (Youtube link)
Deck The Hall in 5/4 Time- (Youtube link)

F
Falling Snow- Mark Burrows
Firefly- Andy Beck
G
Gloria- Earlene Rentz
H
Happy Holidays! Mary Donnelly and George L.O. Strid
​Hearts Around The World- Roger Emerson (Excerpt)
 I
Into The West- Alan Billingsley
I Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda Been So Good This Year!- Stephen L Lawrence

M
Manger Boy- Walter Rodby
N

Noel, Noel- Linda Spevacek-Avery
O
O Magnum Mysterium- Tomas Luis de Victoria
Our Festival of Music!- Greg Gilpin
R
Ride The Chariot- William Henry Smith
Route 66- By Bobby Troop Arr. Kirby Shaw

S
Set Me As A Seal Upon Your Heart- David Childs
Shalom Chaverim- Patrick M. Liebergen

Sing Jubilate Deo- Jerry Estes (jw pepper, partial)
Sing Jubilate Deo- Jerry Estes (Youtube)
Sleigh Bells- Earlene Rentz
Song of the Sea- Raymond R. Hannisian (Youtube)
Song of the Sea- Raymond R Hannisian (JW PEPPER)

Sweet Betsy From Pike- Russell Robinson
T
Part By Part:
The Arrow and the Song- Lon Beery (All Parts)
     Accompaniment Only
     Part I
     Part II
     Part III
That Ricky-Tick-Sound
The First Noel/Pachelbel's Canon- Michael Clawson
​The Wind- Ruth Elaine Schram



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