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Ransom Street Big Band
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 6:09 pm
by PABI
What: Ransom Street Big Band is composed of 20 musicians from the Grand Rapids area. They will be doing two shows which are completely different-- the Saturday Show will be a USO type show in honor of our veterans.
Where: Beaver Island Community Center
When: Friday August 26th at 8:00PM and Saturday August 27th at 8:00PM
Cost: $15 on Friday and $20 on Saturday
The Friday show will be set up concert style and the Saturday show will be with tables, dance floor area, and a cash bar Seating for the Saturday show is limited..
The Shamrock will provide 20% off your dinner tab with a ticket to the Ransom Street Big Band performance for Friday and/or Saturday.
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:24 pm
by BI Community Center
Two great ways to get your "Big Band" experience!
Mmmmmm, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey...
all your favorites!
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:32 pm
by E T
Wow you get great music preceded by a great dinner (20% off at the Shamrock) with your ticket to see Ransom Street Big Band at the Community Center on Friday August 26th or August 27th.
Friday will standard concert style and Saturday will be with tables, dance floor, and a CASH BAR!!
When was the last time you saw a 20 member big band???
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:13 am
by PABI
Veterans wearing a military uniform, hat, and/or medals will get a "BUCK" off of their first drinks at the cash bar!!
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 5:51 pm
by BI Community Center
Check out this song list!
WEST MICHIGAN NEW HORIZONS MUSIC ENSEMBLES
RANSOM STREET BIG BAND
BEAVER ISLAND, AUGUST 26 AND 27, 2011
selections for the evening will be made from the following list
ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE Oscar Hammerstein, arr. Warrington
ALLEY CAT Frank Bjorn, arr. Cox
ARMED FORCES MEDLEY arr. Hanson
BALLIN' THE JACK Chris Smith, arr. Warrington
BIG SPENDER Bob Fosse
BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY Hughie Prince, arr. Norred
BLUES ON PARADE Woody Herman, arr. Noble
CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO Glenn Miller/Harry Warren
COME RAIN OR COME SHINE Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer
CUTE Neal Hefti, arr. Story
DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer arr. Kinyon
DEEP PURPLE Artie Shaw, arr. Houghton
DO NOTHIN' TIL YOU HEAR FROM ME Duke Ellington, arr. Mason
EAGER BEAVER Stan Kenton, arr. Hudson
FOGGY DAY George Gershwin, arr. Warrington
I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO George Cory, arr. Billy Byers
I REMEMBER CLIFFORD Benny Golson, arr. Vax
IDA, SWEET AS APPLE CIDER Eddie Munson
IN THE MOOD Glenn Miller, arr. Garland
IT DON'T MEAN A THING Duke Ellington, arr. Comstock
IT'S ONLY A PAPER MOON Harold Arlen
JOHNSON RAG Guy Hall, arr. Hudson
JUST IN TIME Jule Styne arr. Murtha
KANSAS CITY Jerry Leiber, ar. Lowden
LITTLE BROWN JUG Glenn Miller, arr. Finegan
MACK, THE KNIFE Kurt Weill/Bert Brecht, arr. Sears
ME AND MY SHADOW Al Jolson, arr. Warrington
MOOD INDIGO Duke Ellington/Irvin Mills
MOONLIGHT SERENADE Glenn Miller
MORE Robert Ortolani/ N. Oliviero
ON THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE Johnny Mercer/Harry Warren
PENNSYLVANIA 6-5000 Jerry Gray
PROUD MARY J. C. Fogerty arr. Johns
SAINT LOUIS BLUES W. C. Handy, arr. Warrington
SING, SING, SING Louis Prima, arr. Murphy
SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME George and Ira Gershwin, arr. Dedrick
A STRING OF PEARLS Jerry Gray, arr. Warrington
SWEET GEORGIA BROWN Ben Bernie/Maceo Pinkard
A TASTE OF HONEY Ric Marlow/Bobby Scott, arr. Grismer
THANKS FOR THE MEMORY Leo Robin/Ralph Rainger arr. Warrington
TIL THERE WAS YOU Meredith Wilson, arr. Cacavas
UNFORGETTABLE Irving Gordon