COVENTRY K-12 PHILOSOPHY OF MUSIC EDUCATION:
Music is intrinsic to the complete human being and therefore must be cultivated in all students. Through creating, performing, and responding to music, we will generate an autonomous, musical lifestyle evidenced through tuneful, beatful, and artful expression.
These Artistic Experiences and meaningful opportunities will enrich students' lives as well as the lives of others.
All elements of music require experience above explanation to glean from them the highest artistic experiences. The repertoire of the Coventry Music Programs must be of the highest quality to encourage these deep musical experiences.
The Bands of Coventry High School include the Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Jazz Ensemble. Student musicians also form Chamber Ensembles, The Pit for Musicals, Festival Bands, and a Marching Band which appears in the town's Memorial Day Parade. The Coventry High School Music Department is dedicated to lending its Musical Talents to the School and Community in the name of spreading
meaningful musical experiences wherever they are welcome.
Performance Calendar
Fall Concert ~ October 15, 2009
Town of Coventry Tree Lighting ~ December 2, 2009
Annual Combined Winter Concert ~ December 21, 2009
Valentine's Dance with the CHS Jazz Ensemble ~ Feb. 12, 2010
Band Spring Concert ~ May 6, 2010
Town of Coventry Memorial Day Parade ~ May 31, 2010
Night at the Pops ~"Land of Make Believe" ~ June 3, 2010
Repertoire: A Sampling of Repertoire Performed by the CHS Bands
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Sleigh Ride ~ Leroy Anderson
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Come, Sweet Death ~ J. S. Bach/Reed
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Hands Up! ~ Andrew Boysen Jr.
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- Crystals ~ Thomas Duffy
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Fantasy for Band ~ Frank Erickson
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Tocatta for band ~ Frank Erickson
- Sussex Mummer's Christmas Carol ~ Percy A. Grainger
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Country Gardens ~ Percy A. Grainger
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Irish Tune from County Derry/Sheperd's Hey! ~ Percy A. Grainger
- Kentucky 1800 ~ Clare Grundman
- Chorus Angelorum ~ Samuel Hazo
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On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss ~ David Holsinger
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Havendance ~ David Holsinger
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Prarie Dances ~ David Holsinger
- First Suite in Eb ~ Gustav Holst
- Second Suite in F ~ Gustav Holst
- Scenes from the Louvre ~ Norman Dello Joio
- Coast Guard's March ~ Karl King
- Royal Coronation Dances ~ Bob Margolis
- Espana Cani ~ Marquina/Longfield
- Rollo Takes a Walk ~ David Maslanka
- Festivo ~ Vaclav Nelhybel
- Chorale ~ Vaclav Nelhybel
- O Magnum Mysterium ~ Lauridsen/H. Robert Reynolds
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George Washington Bicentennial ~ John Philip Sousa
- Manhattan Beach March ~ John Philip Sousa
- O Cool is the Valley ~ Vincent Persichetti
- Pageant ~ Vincent Persichetti
- Amazing Grace ~ Frank Tichelli
- Cajun Folk Songs ~ Frank Tichelli
- Shenandoah ~ Frank Tichelli
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Sine Nomine ~ Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Flourish for Wind Band ~ Ralph Vaughan Williams
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English Folk Song Suite ~ Ralph Vaughan Williams
