"I'll Walk Alone" (Soprano Solo and Orchestra) 1994."Overture/Tequila" (written for Lee Greenwood, Orchestra) 1993."My World" (written for Mary Wilson, Orchestra) 1993."Love Child" (written for Mary Wilson, Orchestra) 1993."Bumble Boogie" (written for Arthur Abadi-piano, Orchestra) 1993."Between A Rock and A Heartache" (written for Lee Greenwood, Orchestra) 1993."New York, NY" (written for Dino, Orchestra) 1991."The Entertainer" (written for Dino, Orchestra) 1991."I Got Love/Purlie" (written for Melba Moore, Orchestra) 1991."Forty Second St." (written for Melba Moore, Orchestra) 1991."Manteco" (written for Percussive Arts Society, Orchestra) 1990."She's Lying" (written for Lee Greenwood, Orchestra) 1990."I O U" (written for Lee Greenwood, Orchestra) 1990."I Don't Mind The Thorns" (written for Lee Greenwood, Orchestra) 1990."Every Christmas" (written for Gary Morris, Orchestra) 1988."West Side Story" (written for Richard Stoltzman-clarinet, Orchestra) 1988."The Wind Beneath My Wings" (written for Lee Greenwood, Orchestra) 1988."In The Summertime" (written for Roger Miller, Orchestra) 1988."Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" (written for Richard Carpenter, Piano and Orchestra) 1987."A Spoonful Of Disney" (written for Richard Carpenter, Piano and Orchestra) 1987."Huggin' and a Chalkin'" (written for Richard Carpenter, Orchestra) 1986."Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" (written for Tony Bennett, Woodwind parts for Robert Farnon) 1986."Night Time Magic" (written for Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Bros., Orchestra) 1985."The Man I Love" (Vocal Solo and Orchestra) 1984.If you appreciate locally driven news, you can support local journalists with a digital subscription to. Greg Jaklewicz is editor of the Abilene Reporter-News. He has been a backing musician in the past. We all know our roles."įor Cottrell, landing a summer gig in part makes up for not having this year's Garageband Woodstock. None of us is trying to be the center of attention. "We all get along very well and can be honest with each other.
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"We have played so many concerts together, we respond well," he said, noting the diversity of professional experience, composing talent and skillful playing. The quintet has rehearsed but pulling together a performance wasn't hard, Tucker said. "We'll mix it up and talk a little bit about the history of the song," he said. There will be a wide variety."Ĭottrell, whose father served in the Air Force, said the quintet has more than enough tunes to fill an hour, so organizing a program was not a problem. He said energetic pieces will mix with "slow, pretty ones. "We will play the 'Armed Forces Medley,'" Tucker said. Normally, longtime Community Band director Joe Stephens leads his musicians in a medley of service branch songs representing the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Navy. Bandleader Henry Fillmore ("Men of Florida") won't be forgotten.Īnd, yes, another tradition will continue. Yes, the music of "March King" John Phillip Sousa, who back in the day came to Abilene to help Raymond "Prof" Bynum launch Texas's first marching band at Abilene High School in 1926, will be represented. He said a third theme will be Americana, so expect familiar tunes along the lines of "Little Brown Jug." "America's gift to the world, musically," Cottrell said. The July 4 program will have a patriotic theme but, Tucker said, there will be some jazz mixed in with marches. The newest member is Amlung, who took a trumpet spot when Mark Wilcox, a music professor at McMurry, died in July 2015. The group's membership has been steady since, he said. "Turns out he was pretty good," he said of Tucker, laughing. So I started practicing."Ĭottrell said the group didn't miss a beat adding Tucker. "I took it as a sign from God to play the horn again. "This all happened in a matter of days," he said. Then, a horn instructor at HSU moved and guess who had to teach? Then, former Key City Brass member Lucy Dawson couldn't make a performance - eventually bowing out when her job status changed - and Tucker was asked to sub. He figured his playing days were over but his talent quickly was corralled, he said.įirst, came a call to fill in at a church concert that summer. Tucker came aboard in 2013, when he came to Abilene after 18 years at Howard Payne University (10 years as director of bands, eight as dean of fine arts) to be dean of fine arts at HSU.
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