2026 Performances

Music for the Spirits

Sunday, October 25th, 2026 at 4:00pm
Park Road Baptist Church - 3900 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 28209
Tickets

Setlist

  1. Incantation and Dance - John Barnes Chance

  2. Funeral March of a Marionette - Charles Gounod

    Arranged by Stephen Squires

  3. The Witching Hour - Randall Standridge

  4. Grim Grinning Ghosts - Douglas E. Wagner

  5. Ghost Train - Eric Whitacre

  6. Hymn to the Fallen - John Williams

    Transcribed by Paul Lavender

An Afternoon at the Movies with John Williams

Saturday, September 26th, 2026 at 12:00 pm ET
 Freedom Park - 1908 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203

Setlist

  1. Liberty Fanfare - John Williams

    Transcribed by Jay Bocook

  2. Hymn to the Fallen - John Williams

    Transcribed by Paul Lavender

  3. John Williams in Concert - John Williams

    Transcribed by Paul Lavender

  4. Over the Rainbow - Harold Arlen

    Arranged by Adrian Wagner

  5. Jurassic Park Soundtrack Highlights - John Williams

    Transcribed by Paul Lavender

  6. At the Movies with John Williams - John Williams

    Arranged by Justin Williams

  7. The Marches of John Williams - John Williams

    Arranged by Johnnie Vinson

Small Saxophone Ensemble

  1. Over The Rainbow
    Harold Arlen,
    Arr. Adrian Wagner

  2. Owed To The Joy Of Sax
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Arr. Nigel Wood

Small Brass Ensemble

  1. Salvation is Created
    Pavel Tchesnokov
    Arr. Aaron Cole

  2. Chorale from Jupiter
    Gustav Holst
    Arr. Arron Cole

Small Horn Ensemble

  1. TBD

Sunday, August 16th, 2026

Marching Band:

  1. Golden
    EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, IDO, 24, Teddy Park
    Arr. Paul Murtha

Charlotte Pride

Various Performance Times
Saturday, August 15th, 2026 and Sunday, August 16th, 2026
Uptown Charlotte, First Ward Park - 301 E 7th St, Charlotte, NC 28202

Setlist

Saturday, August 15th, 2026

Pep Band:

  1. Abracadabra
    Steven Severin, Stefani Germanotta, Susan Janet Ballion, Peter Clarke, John McGeoch, Andrew Wotman
    Arr. Caleb Gomes

  2. Born This Way
    Stefani Germanotta, Jeppe Laursen, Fernando Garibay, Paul Blair
    Arr. Michael Brown

  3. Golden
    EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, IDO, 24, Teddy Park
    Arr. Paul Murtha

  4. Happy
    Pharrell Williams
    Arr. Ishbah Cox

  5. Hot To Go
    Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro
    Arr. Matt Conaway
    Percussion Arr. Pam Nave

  6. I’m Still Standing
    Elton John, Bernie Taupin
    Arr. Matt Conaway
    Percussion Arr. Jack Holt

  7. ProJam Percussion Cadences
    Cassidy Byars

  8. Pink Pony Club
    Daniel Nigro, Kayleigh Rose Amstutz
    Arr. Aaron Cole

  9. Shake It Off
    Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback
    Arr. Tom Wallace
    Percussion Arr. Tony McCutchen

  10. Shut Up and Dance
    Ryan McMahon, Ben Berger, Sean Waugaman, Eli Maiman, Nicholas Petricca, Kevin Ray
    Arr. Matt Conaway
    Percussion Arr. Jack Holt

  11. The Horse
    Jesse James
    Arr. Paul Murtha

  12. Toxic
    Cathy Dennis, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback
    Arr. Tom Wallace
    Percussion Arr. Tony McCutchen

Charlotte Black Pride

Saturday, July 18th, 2026 at 12:50 PM ET
Camp Greene Park - 1221 Alleghany St, Charlotte NC 28208

Setlist

  1. Born This Way
    Stefani Germanotta, Jeppe Laursen, Fernando Garibay, Paul Blair
    Arr. Michael Brown

  2. I’m Still Standing
    Elton John, Bernie Taupin
    Arr. Matt Conaway
    Percussion Arr. Jack Holt

  3. Toxic
    Cathy Dennis, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback
    Arr. Tom Wallace
    Percussion Arr. Tony McCutchen

  4. Golden
    EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, IDO, 24, Teddy Park
    Arr. Paul Murtha

  5. The Horse
    Jesse James
    Arr. Paul Murtha

HOPE

Sunday, May 17th, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
Park Road Baptist Church - 3900 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 28209

Setlist

  1. Excerpts from Appalachian Spring - Arron Copland, arr. Robert Longfield

  2. Hymn for Peace - Kevin Day

  3. Hope - Robert W. Smith

  4. Introductions, Themes and Variations - Gioacchino Rossini/Marco Tamanini
    ft. Owen Burch, Clarinet - 2026 CPB Youth Soloist Competition Winner

  5. Intermission

  6. Salvation is Created - Pavel Tschesnokoff, arr. Russ Dean

  7. Ride! - Samuel Hazo

  8. Harvest Light - James Naigus
    ft. Bryon Johns, Principal Horn, Charlotte Symphony Orchestra

  9. One Life Beautiful - Julie Giroux

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RISE

Saturday, April 25th, 2026  11 AM - 5:00 PM ET
Carolinas Community Band Festival 2026
415 Martin Luther King Jr Drive, Kannapolis, NC 28082
Tickets

  1. Rise! A Gay Games Anthem - Rossano Galante

  2. An American Elegy - Frank Ticheli

  3. Hope - Robert W. Smith

  4. Overcome - Bill Locklear

  5. Glorious Revolution - Robert Sheldon

Setlist

OVERCOME

Sunday, March 15th, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
Park Road Baptist Church - 3900 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 28209
Tickets

  1. American Overture - Joseph Willcox Jenkins

  2. An American Elegy - Frank Ticheli

  3. Song for the Strong - Kelijah Dunton

  4. Overcome - Bill Locklear

  5. Winds of Change - Randall Standridge

  6. Nessum Dorma - Giacomo Puccini/Jay Bocook

  7. Glorious Revolution - Robert Sheldon

  8. Rise! A Gay Games Anthem - Rossano Galante

Setlist