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Spring Concert Suggestions - Looking for the Entertainment (Gimick)

Posted by helloagain on 3/26/2025, 10:26 am

I like doing something more entertaining and/or different on our concerts but I’m out of ideas for this one.

The past couple years we’ve done:
-Paper Cut by Shapiro
-Mr. Grinch and someone dressed as grinch and came out on stage being a jerk
-Sleigh Ride and the slapsticks got bigger throughout the pieces
-Bugler’s Holiday with the trumpet trio

Any ideas?! I’m just looking for one piece that I can add more of a visual element to and is memorable for the audience.

Grade 2.5-3

Re: Spring Concert Suggestions - Looking for the Entertainment (Gimick)

Posted by Obi Ron Kenobi on 3/31/2025, 12:06 pm, in reply to "Spring Concert Suggestions - Looking for the Entertainment (Gimick)"

"The Great Locomotive Chase" or "The Great Steamboat Race" by Smith. They are very similar but both fun.

Any movie theme. Add props. Our kids put on pirate hats when we played a pirate song. We put on lei's when we played Moana. We once played Frozen and had two girls (not even in band) dressed up as the two princesses and walked around handing out candy the whole song.

Halo 3 arr Michael Story. Kinda easy though. but maybe instead of one fun song grade 3, play two or three easier fun songs.

"Solo Flight" by Neeck or "Classical Rondo" arr Glover would enable you to feature one to four kids.

I think Holsinger's "Havendance" is fun.

Are there any high school arrangements of PDQ Bach?

Re: Spring Concert Suggestions - Looking for the Entertainment (Gimick)

Posted by Maybe on 3/27/2025, 9:21 am, in reply to "Spring Concert Suggestions - Looking for the Entertainment (Gimick)"

It might be on the easier end, but Faculty vs The Band is always a hit with the kids and the audience.

Re: Spring Concert Suggestions - Looking for the Entertainment (Gimick)

Posted by WW Guy on 3/27/2025, 9:16 am, in reply to "Spring Concert Suggestions - Looking for the Entertainment (Gimick)"

At a Dixieland Jazz Funeral - Jared Spears...during faster section while the band is singing/the dixieland combo is playing have everyone pull out party hats, beads, a beachball, etc while they are cheering and "partying"

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