Roseville Big Band Concert at Augustana Lutheran Church October 27, 2002, 4:00 - 6:15 p.m. Directed by Glen Newton

Dance to the Big Band Swing by Glen Newton (1999), arr. by Glen Newton; a Roseville Big Band original!
(featuring the Rosetones vocal quartet, with solos by drummer Jim Foster and tenor saxophonist Glen Peterson)

Satin Doll by Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, and Johnny Mercer (1958), arr. by Sammy Nestico
(featuring solos by Ann Booth, piano; Harvey Skow, trumpet; and Dan Desmonds, tenor sax; with the Rosetones vocal quartet)

All of Me by Seymour Simons and Gerald Marks (1931), arr. by Lennie Niehaus
(featuring vocalist Karen Dunn, with a trumpet solo by Glen Newton, and Rich Eyman on trombone trading fours with Glen Peterson on tenor sax)

Three Times a Lady by Lionel Ritchie (1978), arr. by Dave Wolpe
(featuring Mark Lee on flugelhorn)

Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree by Lew Brown, Charles Tobias, and Sam Stept (1942)
(featuring the Rosetones vocal quartet, with vocal solos by Kirk Lindberg and Karen Dunn)

Route 66 by Bobby Troupe (1946), arr. by Bob Lowden
(featuring solos by Mike Wobig on electric bass; Ann Booth on piano; Mike Bratlie and Fred Christiansen on trombones; Bill Frank on alto sax; Mark Lee and Harvey Skow on trumpets; Glen Newton on vibraphone; and Fred Anderson on guitar)

It Had to Be You by Gus Kahn and Isham Jones (1924), arr. by Peter Blair
(featuring vocalist Kirk Lindberg, with a solo by Ann Booth, piano)

Pennsylvania 6-5000 by Carl Sigman and Jerry Gray (1940), arr. by Jerry Gray, as played by Glenn Miller and his orchestra
(featuring solos by Peter Davis on trumpet and Glen Peterson on tenor sax; with help from the audience)

Georgia on My Mind by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell (1930), band arr. by Dave Wolpe, vocal arr. by Glen Newton
(featuring the Rosetones vocal quartet, with a tenor sax solo by Glen Peterson)
This selection is available on the Roseville Big Band Concert in the Park CD and cassette tape.

Woodchopper's Ball by Joey Bishop and Woody Herman (1939), arr. by Glenn Osser
(featuring solos by Glen Newton, trumpet with plunger; Bob Nielsen and Harvey Skow, trumpets; Glen Newton, scat vocal; Bill Frank, alto sax; Fred Anderson, guitar; Rich Eyman and Mike Bratlie, trombones; Dan Desmonds, tenor sax; and Mike Wobig, electric bass)
This selection is available on the Roseville Big Band Concert in the Park CD and cassette tape.

What a Wonderful World by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele (1967), arr. by Jerry Nowak, vocal arr. by Glen Newton; recorded by Louis Armstrong
(featuring the Rosetones vocal quartet)

*** Intermission and Reception (30 minutes) ***

Opus One by Sy Oliver and Sid Garris (1943), arr. by Steve Wright; #11 on Billboard Magazine's 1995 list
(featuring the Rosetones vocal quartet, tenor sax soloist Glen Peterson, trombone soloist Rich Eyman, and electric bass soloist Mike Wobig)

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by Don Raye and Hughie Prince (1940), vocal arr. by Glen Newton
(featuring the trumpet section, the boogie woogie piano of Ann Booth, and the vocal trio: Karen Dunn, Diane Dolinar, and Kirk Lindberg (aka "Kirkina"))

El Sol Tambien se Pone by Ludar Felsenstein (1991), arr. by Roger Holmes
(featuring guest percussionists from the audience, with solos by Glen Newton, alto horn; Dan Desmonds, tenor sax; Keith Miner, bass trombone; and Bill Frank, flute)

Somebody Loves Me by B. G. DeSylva, George Gershwin, and Ballard McDonald (1935), arr. by Dave Wolpe
(featuring the Rosetones vocal quartet, with Glen Peterson on tenor sax)
This selection is available on the Roseville Big Band Concert in the Park CD and cassette tape.

Still Love You by Keith Miner (2000), arr. by Glen Newton
(featuring composer-vocalist Keith Miner, with solos by Glen Peterson, tenor sax; Glen Newton, bass trombone; and Mike Wobig, electric bass)

In the Mood by Joe Garland (1939), arr. by Glenn Miller; watch the horn moves and the wandering trombonists!; #2 on KLBB's All-Time Hits list; #5 on Billboard Magazine's 1995 list
(featuring solos by Glen Peterson on tenor sax, Kay Foster on alto sax, Peter Davis on trumpet, Glen Newton on vibes, and Fred Anderson on guitar)

Star Dust by Hoagy Carmichael and Mitchell Parish (1929), arr. by Dave Wolpe; #1 on KLBB's All-Time Hits list; #1, #3, and #17 on Billboard Magazine's 1955 list
(featuring solos by Peter Davis on flugelhorn and vocalist Karen Dunn)
This selection is available on the Roseville Big Band Concert in the Park CD and cassette tape.

Show Me the Way to Go Home by Irving King (1952), arr. by Sammy Nestico
(featuring solos by Ann Booth on piano, Glen Peterson on tenor sax, and Mike Wobig on electric bass)

It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing by Duke Ellington (1932), arr. by Mike Carubia
(featuring the Rosetones, with a trumpet solo by Mark Lee)

In addition to the soloists listed above, the Roseville Big Band performers for this concert included Mark Stevens on baritone sax. All the trumpet players also played flugelhorns.

The Rosetones are Karen Dunn, lead, Diane Dolinar, alto, Kirk Lindberg, tenor, and Glen Newton, bass.

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