2025 Performances

Concert Band

Home for the Holidays

December 13th, 2025, December 20th, 2025

Setlist

  • Sussex Mummers Christmas Carol - Percy Aldridge Grainger/Richard Franco Goldman

  • A Christmas Flourish - Randall Standridge

  • Silent Night in Gotham - Julie Giroux

  • The Eight Candle - Steve Reisteter

  • The Night Before Christmas - Randall Bass

  • Nightmare Before Christmas - Danny Elfman/Michael Brown

  • Winterscapes - Gavin Lendt

  • Mignight Sleigh Ride - Serge Prokofiev/Tom Wallace

December 13, 2025
Location: Park Road Baptist Church - 3900 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 28209
Time: 4:00 PM ET
Tickets (free)

December 20, 2025
Location: TBD
Time: TBD
Tickets (free)

Concert Band

Music for the Spirits

October 18th, 2025

Setlist

  1. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night - Elliot Del Borgo
    Preformed by Wind Symphony
    Conducted by John Ross

  2. The Haunted Carousel - Ericka Svanoe
    Preformed by Wind Symphony
    Conducted by Spencer Hinson

  3. Phantasmagoria - Jeremy Bell
    Preformed by Wind Symphony
    Conducted by Spencer Hinson

  4. Awake in the Night - Ethan Wilson
    Preformed by Percussion Ensemble

  5. Adagio - Tomasso Albinoni, Transcribed by Jacob de Haan
    Preformed by Wind Symphony
    Conducted by John Ross

  6. Selections from Wicked - Stephen Schwartz, Arranged by Michael Brown
    Preformed by Wind Symphony
    Conducted by Spencer Hinson

Location: Park Road Baptist Church - 3900 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 28209
Time: 4:00 PM ET
Tickets (free)

Concert Band - 3rd Annual Performance

Festival in the Park
An Americana Festival

12:00 PM ET, September 20th, 2025

Setlist

  1. The Star Spangled Banner - Francis Scott Key/Michael Story
    Preformed by Concert Band
    Conducted by John Ross

  2. The Circus Bee - Henry Fillmore
    Preformed by Concert Band
    Conducted by John Ross

  3. They Solemnly Served - Rossano Galante
    Preformed by Concert Band
    Conducted by John Ross

  4. Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite - Karl King
    Preformed by Concert Band
    Conducted by John Ross

  5. Soaring with John Williams - Robert W. Smith
    Preformed by Concert Band
    Conducted by Spencer Hinson

  6. Rise of the Firebird - Steven Reineke
    Preformed by Concert Band
    Conducted by Spencer Hinson

Location: The Bandshell At Freedom Park - 1908 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203
Time: 12:00 PM
Tickets: Free

Pep Band/Marching Band

Charlotte Pride

August 16th, August 17th, 2025

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, August 16th - Popup Performance Setlist (in no particular order)

  • I’m Still Standing - Words and Music by Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Arranged by Matt Conaway, Percussion Arranged by Jack Holt

  • Shut Up and Dance - Words and Music by Ryan McMahon, Ben Berger, Sean Waugaman, Eli Maiman, Nicholas Petricca, Kevin Ray, Arranged by Matt Conaway, Percussion Arranged by Jack Holt

  • Hot to Go - Words and Music by Kayleigh Rose Amstuz, Daniel Nigro, Arranged by Matt Conaway, Percussion Arranged by Pam Nave

  • Shake it Off - Words and Music by Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback, Arranged by Tom Wallace, Percussion Arranged by Tony McCutchen

  • Industry Baby - Words and Music by Montero Lamar Hill, Jack Harlow, Kayne Omari West, David Biral, Denzel Michael-Akil Baptiste, Roasrio Peter Lenzo IV, Nicholas Lee, Raul Ignacio Cubina, Mark Williams, Arranged by Jay Bocook

  • Toxic - Words and Music by Cathy Dennis, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrick Jonback, Arranged by Tom Wallace, Percussion by Tony McCutchen

  • Happy - Words and Music by Pharrell Williams, Arranged by Ishbah Cox

  • Abracadabra - Music by Steven Severin, Stefani Germanotta, Susan Janet Ballion, Peter Clarke, John McGeoch, Andrew Wotman, Arranged by Caleb Gomes

  • Pink Pony Club - By Daniel Nigro, Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Arranged by Aaron Cole

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, August 17th - Parade Setlist

  • Pink Pony Club - By Daniel Nigro, Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Arranged by Aaron Cole

Location: First Ward Park - 301 E 7th St, Charlotte, NC 28202
Tickets: Free

Pep Band

Hare Bandits - Stride for Pride 5K & Relay

8:30AM ET, August 9th, 2025

Setlist (in no particular order)

  • Sesame Street Theme - Words by Bruce Hart, Jon Stone, Joe Raposo, Music by Joe Raposo, Arranged by John Berry

  • From Star Wars: A New Hope, Cantina Band - Music by John Williams, Arranged by Johnnie Vinson

  • Industry Baby - Words and Music by Montero Lamar Hill, Jack Harlow, Kayne Omari West, David Biral, Denzel Michael-Akil Baptiste, Roasrio Peter Lenzo IV, Nicholas Lee, Raul Ignacio Cubina, Mark Williams, Arranged by Jay Bocook

  • Stadium Jams Vol. 9, 2, Wrecking Ball - Words and Music by Stephan Richard Moccio, Maureen McDonald, Sacha Skarbek, Lukasz Gottwald, Henry Walter, Arranged by Jay Bocook, Percussion Arranged by Omar Carmenates

  • Stadium Jams Vol. 11, 1, Shut Up and Dance - Words and Music by Ryan McMahon, Ben Berger, Sean Waugaman, Eli Maiman, NIcholas Petricca, Kevin Ray, Arranged by Jay Bocook

  • Stadium Jams Vol 11, 3, Ex’s and Oh’s - Words and Music by Tanner Schneider and Dave Bassett, Arranged by Jay Bocook

  • Jazz Combo Pack 36, The Pink Panther - By Henry Mancini, Arranged by Mark Taylor

  • Jazz Combo Pack 36, Peter Gunn - By Henry Mancini, Arranged by Mark Taylor

  • Jazz Combo Pack 45, Lucy in the Sky - Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Arranged by Mark Taylor

  • Jazz Combo Pack 51, Lady Madonna - By John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Arranged by Mark Taylor

  • Jazz Combo Pack 51, With A Little Help From My Friends - By John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Arranged by Mark Taylor

Location: McAlpine Creek Park - 8711 Monroe Rd, Charlotte, NC 28212
Time: 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM ET
Tickets: Free

Concert Band

Spring Fling - Exaltation
ft. Youth Soloist Competition Winner
Owen Burch

4:00 PM ET, May 24th, 2025

Setlist

  1. Fanfare Aureus - Kimberly K. Archer,
    performed by Concert Band

  2. Stillwater - Kelijah Dunton,
    performed by Concert Band

  3. Concertino (For Clarinet) - Carl Maria von Weber/Lake
    performed by YSC Scholarship Winner Owen Burch
    accompanied by Concert Band

  4. Beyond the Horizon - Rossano Galante,
    performed by Concert Band

  5. 15 Minute Intermission

  6. Big Adventure - Bryan Mueller,
    performed by Percussion Ensemble

  7. Amazing Grace - Frank Ticheli,
    performed by Concert Band

  8. Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew - James Curnow,
    performed by Concert Band

  9. Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral (Feierlicher Zug zum Münster), from Lohengrin - Richard Wagner, Transcribed by Lucian Caillet,
    performed by Concert Band

Location: Park Road Baptist Church - 3900 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 28209
Time: 4:00 PM ET
Tickets (free)

Concert Band

Carolinas Community Band Festival

2:00 PM ET, April 26, 2025

2:00 PM - Setlist

  • Andromeda, For Percussion Ensemble - Patrick Glenn Harper
    performed by Percussion Ensemble

2:25 PM - Setlist

  • Galactic Fanfare, A Cinematic Suite, Movement I - Randall D. Standridge
    performed by Concert Band

  • Amazing Grace - Frank Ticheli
    performed by Concert Band

  • Beyond The Horizon - Rossano Galante
    performed by Concert Band

  • Stillwater - Kalijah Dunton
    performed by Concert Band

  • Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew - James Curnow
    performed by Concert Band

Location: Kannapolis Preforming Arts Center - 415 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, Kannapolis, NC 28083
Time: 2:00 PM, 2:25PM

Tickets: Free!

Concert Band

Celestial Celebration

4:00 PM ET, March 8th, 2025

Setlist

  1. Galactic Fanfare, A Cinematic Suite, Movement I - Randall D. Standridge

  2. Lux Aurumque (Light and Gold) - Eric Whitacre

  3. A New Horizon - Cait Nishimura

  4. Andromeda, For Percussion Ensemble - Patrick Glenn Harper

  5. This Cruel Moon - John Makey

  6. The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War - Gustav Holst
    Transcribed by Clark McAlister, Edited by Alfred Reed

Location: Park Road Baptist Church - 3900 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 28209
Time: 4:00 PM ET

Tickets: Zeffy