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This page hosted by Get your own Free Home Page HPHS BANDS to this site of live performance recordings of the HIGHLAND PARK HIGH SCHOOL BANDS directed by Dr. James Hile. This page is updated on a regular basis. If you have any questions or comments, please E-mail me at Heimi33@hotmail.com. ENJOY THE MUSIC!! To see China Trip 2000, click here To listen to a selection without downloading, click on the title of the selection. To download the piece to your computer, click on the link labeled "DL." PLEASE NOTE: To listen to selections from the first concert, you must download the piece first. You must have Real Player G2 to listen to these files. If you don't have it, download it here Winter Holiday Concert Dec. 8, 1999 Wind Ensemble Fantasia in G, by Timothy Mahr -- Probably the coolest piece we've played all year. This piece is based on Beethoven's "Ode to Joy." DL On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss, by David Holsinger -- A really beautiful piece. DL Fall Concert Nov. 16, 1999 Wind Ensemble and Concert Band American Riversongs, -- A medley of American folk songs. DL Wind Ensemble Marche Hongroise from Damnation of Faust, by Hector Berlioz -- A really good piece, challenging the low brass section. DL Overture to Beatrice and Benedict, by Hector Berlioz -- A really good piece featuring the trumpet section. DL Chorale and Shaker Dance, by John Zdechlik -- Our director said that this was one of the better pieces for high school and college bands and he couldn't have been more right. DL Gallop -- Think circus finale. DL Jazz Band 2 Say What?, by Paul Clark -- Our beginning jazz band's very first performance. DL Percussion Ensemble Me Tarzan, -- Tarzan, Jane, Boy, and Cheetah play a really cool piece using their bodies as musical instruments! DL Potpourri Sept. 30, 1999 Our first concert of the year. Enjoy!! PLEASE NOTE: You must download these pieces to listen to them. Wind Ensemble Espirit de Corps by Robert Jager -- My personal favorite, part of it got cut off though. Don't worry, most of it is repeated at the end of the song. Wind Ensemble and Concert Band Manatee Lyric Overture by Robert Sheldon -- Our Freshman Concert Band performed for the very first time, accompanied by the Wind Ensemble. Jazz Band Four by Miles Davis -- Cool piece. Groovin' Hard by Don Menza -- You will be "groovin'" when you hear this piece. Salt Peanuts by Dizzy Gillespie -- A Jazz Band favorite. The Marching Giants The Beatles -- "Sergeant Pepper" and "Hey Jude" rolled into one song. Percussion Ensemble Stinking Garbage -- GARBAGE CANS RULE!!! This piece has become quite popular throughout the school and the community.   This web site is my personal attempt to showcase the music of the HPHS Bands. It is not sponsored by or affiliated with Highland Park High School or the HPHS Band Program.