2025 Summer Music Camp Program
Gilbert Band
| Title: | Composer: |
| March of the Irish Guard | James Ployhar |
| California Dreamin (Woodwind Ensemble) | John and Michelle Phillips, arr. Ryan Nelson |
| Special Delivery! (Brass Ensemble) | Rike Robertson |
| Tale of the Dragon (Percussion Ensemble) | Eric Slawson |
| African Festival | Quincy Hilliard, Chuck Elledge, Bruce Pearson |
| ...AT Twilight | Tyler S. Grant |
| Byzantine Dances | Carol Brittin Chambers |
Feyes Band
| Title: | Composer: |
| Fanfare for the Third Planet | Richard Saucedo |
| Shenandoah | Robert Sheldon |
| Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman Op. 36 (Brass Ensemble) | Bob Atwell |
| "The Swan" from "Carnival of the Animals" (Woodwind Ensemble) | Camille Saint-Saens, arr. Jim Scheuer |
| Four Studies (Percussion Ensemble) | Mario Gaetano |
| Jumpscare Tango | Roseanne Etezady |
| Kvetchers | Laura Estes |
Blocher Band
| Title: | Composer: |
| Royal Canadian Sketches: I. Trailblazing | Ralph Ford |
| Rippling Watercolors | Brian Balmages |
| Root Beer Rag (Woodwind Ensemble) | Billy Joel, arr. Ryan Nelson |
| Australian Up-Country Tune (Brass Ensemble) | Percy Aldridge Grainger, arr. Glenn Cliff Bainum |
Nonet (Percussion Ensemble) | Jack McKenzie |
Purple Sunflowers (World Premiere) | Larry R. Blocher |
Conspiracy Theories | Andrew David Perkins |
All-Camp Band
| Title: | Composer: |
| Call of Duty | Robert W. Smith |
Purple Sunflowers Dedicaiton
The Sunflower is the state flower of Kansas. It has been said that purple flowers carry hidden meaning, symbolizing joy, celebration, heart-felt emotion, respect and friendship.
Purple Sunflowers was written in celebration of the Kansas State University Summer Band Camps. For decades, these “purple weeks” in Manhattan, Kansas have changed the lives of thousands of band students in most positive ways.Purple Sunflowers recognizes the K-State band students, band graduate assistants, band faculty and staff, and all the dedicated students and clinicians who have made and continue to make this event special.
Purple Sunflowers is dedicated with respect and admiration to Dr. Frank Tracz, Dr. Alex Wimmer, Courtney Grecu, Dr. Zack Deininger, Dr. Jay Gilbert, and Dr. Andy Feyes for their on-going commitment to students and to music education.
