20th Anniversary - Celebrating The Tradition In the spring of 1984, I was approached by a small group of students who inquired about the possibility of starting a percussion ensemble. Having just returned from a two-year absence, I was excited about starting something new but also very aware of how difficult it would be to get such a program off the ground. The first two years produced only a single song each that we performed as part of the spring band concerts. In 1987, we joined with soloists from the band for an evening performance in the Fine Arts Theatre of Mt. Lebanon High School. Little did we realize during those first performances that we would someday be celebrating 20 years of percussion ensemble. This CD is in honor of the 20 years of students who have made the Mt. Lebanon Percussion so special. We have grown from that first performance of a single song in the spring of 1985, to a program that now encompasses two concert series, comprised of sixteen performances, performed by six concert ensembles and four specialty ensembles. We have been blessed to work with the most dedicated group of students that a teacher could ever ask for. Their talent, interest and dedication are what drives the staff to work harder and longer and what makes the Mt. Lebanon Percussion so unique. It is to this spirit that the 20th Anniversary CD is dedicated.

To listen to a song sample, click any of the format links below. Disc One 1. Celebration Windows Media 2. And They Came to Play Windows Media 3. Sabre Dance Windows Media 4. Two Miniatures Windows Media 5. Two Impressions Windows Media 6. Bayport Sketch Windows Media 7. Drumset Quintet Windows Media 8. Highlife Windows Media 9. Samba Macabre Windows Media 10. Hungarian Dance Windows Media 11. Les Miserables Windows Media 12. Rhapsody in Blue Windows Media 13. Portico Windows Media 14. Morning Dance Windows Media Disc Two 1. Drumline Cadences Windows Media 2. African Ensemble Windows Media 3. Afro-Amero Windows Media 4. Overture for Percussion Windows Media 5. Past Midnight Windows Media 6. Selections from West Side Story Windows Media 7. With Joy in His Heart Windows Media 8. Spanish Dance Windows Media 9. El Cumbanchero Windows Media 10. Stained Glass Windows Media 11. Samba de Verao Windows Media 12. Sabre Dance Windows Media