Blue Devils

Shows

1972: Strike Up the Band (from Strike Up the Band) by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin / Ave Maria by Franz Schubert / Venus by Robbie van Leeuwen / The Man I Love & I Got Rhythm (from Girl Crazy) by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin / Day in the life of a Fool by Luiz Bonfá & Antônio Maria (Manhã de Carnaval), adapted by Carl Sigman

1973: Chant and Jubilo by W. Francis McBeth / Jupiter (from The Planets) by Gustav Holst / Ave Maria by Franz Schubert / This Could Be the Start of Something Big by Steve Allen / Miserlou (Traditional), adapted by Nicholas Roubanis / Caravan by Juan Tizol / Morning of the Carnival by Luiz Bonfá & Antônio Maria

1974: Chant and Jubilo by W. Francis McBeth / Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward & Ira Gershwin / Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor, Chase the Clouds Away & Feel of a Vision by Chuck Mangione / One Touch of Venus by Kurt Weill & Ogden Nash / Lady Sings the Blues by Billie Holiday & Herbie Nichols

1975: Space Shuttle by John LaBarbera / Love's Been Gone So Long by Bruce Conte / What Is Hip by Emilio Castillo & Stephen Kupka / Squib Cakes by Chester Thompson / Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor, Feel of a Vision & Chase the Clouds Away by Chuck Mangione

1976: Channel One Suite by Bill Reddie / Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor & Chase the Clouds Away by Chuck Mangione

1977: Channel One Suite by Bill Reddie / Spanish Fantasy by Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea / Gonna Fly Now (from Rocky) by Bill Conti

1978: Chicago III Suite (Canon by James Pankow; Mother by Robert Lamm; Once Upon a Time by James Pankow & Free by Robert Lamm), adapted by Stan Kenton / Spanish Fantasy by Chick Corea / Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor by Chuck Mangione

1979: Chicago III Suite (Canon by James Pankow; Mother by Robert Lamm; Once Upon a Time by James Pankow & Free by Robert Lamm), adapted by Stan Kenton / La Suerte de Los Tontos (from Cuban Fire Suite) by Johnny Richards / A Pauper in Paradise by Gino Vannelli / My Heart Belongs to Me by Alan Gordon

1980: New York Fantasy by Wayne Downey / Ya Gotta Try by Sammy Nestico / Pegasus by Hank Levy / Free by Robert Lamm / La Suerte de Los Tontos by Johnny Richards / Pauper in Paradise by Gino Vanelli / Dindi by Antônio Carlos Jobim & Aloysio de Oliveira, adapted by Ray Gilbert

1981: New York Fantasy by Wayne Downey / Ya Gotta Try by Sammy Nestico / La Danse du Bonheur by John McLaughlin & L. Shankar / One More Time Chuck Corea by Gene Puerling / Johnny One Note (from Babes in Arms) by Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart / Dindi by Antônio Carlos Jobim & Aloysio de Oliveira, adapted by Ray Gilbert

1982: T.O. by Rob McConnell / Pegasus by Hank Levy / Paradox by Kerry Livgren & Steve Walsh / One More Time Chuck Corea by Gene Puerling / People Alone (from The Competition) by Lalo Schifrin & Will Jennings

1983: T.O. by Rob McConnell / Everybody Loves the Blues by Maynard Ferguson & Nick Lane / Paradox by Kerry Livgren & Steve Walsh / One More Time Chuck Corea by Gene Puerling / A New Beginning by Wayne Downey

1984: Bacchanalia by Steve Spiegl / Latin Implosion by Hank Levy / Karn Evil 9 by Keith Emerson, Greg Lake & Peter Sinfield / La Fiesta by Chick Corea / Like A Lover by Dori Caymmi, Nelson Motta, Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman

1985 Liferaft Earth by Marius Nordal / Trilogy by Keith Emerson & Greg Lake / Karn Evil 9 by Keith Emerson, Greg Lake & Peter Sinfield / Piano Concerto No. 1 by Keith Emerson / First Circle by Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays

1986: Channel One Suite by Bill Reddie / Conquistador by Jay Chattaway & Maynard Ferguson / Spanish Fantasy & Chick Corea Suite by Chick Corea

1987: Spanish Dreams Fanfare For The New by Hugo Montenegro / Harlem Nocturne by Earle Hagen & Dick Rogers / Echidna's Arf (Of You) by Frank Zappa / Free by James Pankow / Spanish Dreams by Phil Kelly

1988: Happy Days Are Here Again by Milton Ager & Jack Yellen / That Old Black Magic by Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer / Goodbye Yesterday by Don Piestrup / Since I Fell For You by Buddy Johnson

1989: Ya Gotta Try by Sammy Nestico / If We Were In Love (from Yes, Georgio) by John Williams, Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman / Allegre by Claude Bolling / Johnny One Note (from Babes in Arms) by Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart

1990 - Selections from Tommy Sparks: See Me Feel Me, Tommy Can You Hear Me, Pinball Wizard, Underture, Listening To You & Overture Finale, All from Tommy by Pete Townshend (The Who)

1991 - Conversations in Jazz: Commencement (from Adventures in Time) by Johnny Richards / Bird and Bela in B Flat, 2nd & 3rd Mvts. by Don Sebesky

1992 - Big, Bad and Blue: Blue Light, Red Light (Someone's There) by Harry Connick Jr. & Ramsey McLean / El Congo Valiente, Fuego Cubano & La Suerte de Los Tontos (from Cuban Fire Suite) by Johnny Richards / When a Man Loves a Woman by Percy Sledge

1993 - A Don Ellis Portrait: Open Wide & Great Divide by Don Ellis / Chain Reaction by Hank Levy / Strawberry Soup & Niner-Two by Don Ellis

1994 - My Spanish Heart Spanish Fantasy, Part I; Night Streets; Day Danse; My Spanish Heart & Spanish Fantasy Part 4 All by Chick Corea

1995 - Carpe Noctem: Buleria (from Jazz Pana) by Vince Mendoza / Conquistador by Jay Chattaway & Maynard Ferguson / Coronation of the Dead Queen, 4th Mvt. & Ines, 2nd Mvt. (from The Legend of Alcobaca) by Jim Sochinski / No Heroes by Rick Tait / Commencement (from Adventures in Time) by Johnny Richards / Caribe (from One More Once) by Michel Camilo / Day Danse by Chick Corea / Dom Pedro's Revenge, 5th Mvt. (from The Legend of Alcobaca) by Jim Sochinski

1996 - Club Blue: A Gangster Chronicle: The Children's Hour of Dream by Charles Mingus / Desi by Michael Daugherty / Tess' Theme (from Dick Tracy) & Trouble (from Mission: Impossible) by Danny Elfman

1997 - As Time Goes By...: Casablanca by Max Steiner / One Night In Bangkok by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus & Tim Rice / A Night in Tunisia by John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie & Frank Paparelli / As Time Goes By by Herman Hupfeld

1998 - One Hand, One Heart... Romeo and Juliet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim

1999 - Rhythms... At the Edge of Time (Rhythm 1–Afrocuban/Malambo) Estancia Ballet by Alberto Ginastera/ (Rhythm 2–Rhumba) Powerhouse: Rhumba for Orchestra - Rhumba by Graeme Koehne/ (Rhythm 3–Samba) Powerhouse: Rhumba for Orchestra - Samba by Graeme Koehne/ (Rhythm 4–Tango) Adios Nonino by Astor Piazolla/ (Rhythm 5–Jazz) Unchained Melody by Graeme Koehne/ (Rhythm 6–Swing) The Dirty Boogie by Brian Setzer

2000 - Methods of Madness: Taxi Driver: A Night Piece For Orchestra - Prelude & Blues, Prelude (from On Dangerous Ground), Prelude (from Psycho), Scène d'Amour (from Vertigo) & The Wild Ride (from North By Northwest) All by Bernard Hermann

2001 - Awayday Blue: Awayday by Adam Gorb / Fantasy Variations (on George Gershwin's Second Prelude for Piano) by Donald Grantham / Paganini Variations by Philip Wilby

2002 - Jazz: Music Made in America: Ragtime, adapted by Randy Newman / I Got Rhythm (from Girl Crazy) & Fascinating Rhythm by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin / House of the Rising Sun (Traditional) / Channel One Suite by Bill Reddie

2003 - Phenomenon of Cool: Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquin Rodrigo / Take Five by Paul Desmond / Blue Rondo A La Turk & Unsquare Dance by Dave Brubeck / Cool Fugue and Prologue (from West Side Story) by Leonard Bernstein

2004 - The SummerTrain Blues MIX: The Ghost Train Triptych by Eric Whitacre / Summertime (from Porgy and Bess) by George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward & Ira Gershwin / Take the A Train by Billy Strayhorn / Calling the Indians Out by Wynton Marsalis

2005 - Dance Derby of the Century Redline Tango by John Mackey / Brother Can You Spare A Dime by Jay Gorney & E.Y. Harburg / Prelude Fugue and Riffs & On the Town by Leonard Bernstein / In Wartime by David Del Tredici

2006 - The Godfather, Part BLUE Selections from The Godfather by Nino Rota & Carmine Coppola, with excerpts from Symphony No. 6 "Choral" by Carl Dine, Two Symphonic Movements by Václav Nelhýbel, Symphony No. 1 by William Alwyn, La Doma (from Estancia) by Alberto Ginastera, & La Strada by Nino Rota

2007 - Winged Victory Bird and Bela in B Flat, 2nd Mvt. by Don Sebesky / Celebrare Celeberrime by Carl Vine / Introduction to Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky / Pegasus by Hank Levy / Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky / The Kiss by Michael Torke

2008 - Constantly Risking Absurdity: Main Theme from Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim / Phrygian Gates by John Adams / Bach 2 Part Invention in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach, adapted by Gordon Goodwin / Serenada Schizophrana (Mvt. 1, Pianos) by Danny Elfman / I Will Wait For You by Michel Legrand / The Untouchables by Ennio Morricone

2009 - 1930: Get Happy by Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler / Happy Days Are Here Again by Milton Ager & Jack Yellen / Playing Love (from The Legend of 1900) by Ennio Morricone / Piano Variations by Aaron Copland / Rialto Ripples by George Gershwin / I Got Rhythm (from Girl Crazy) by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin / The Strength of the Righteous (from The Untouchables) by Ennio Morricone / Piano Concerto in F by George Gershwin / Caravan by Juan Tizol / Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin

2010 - Through a Glass Darkly City of Glass Suite by Bob Graettinger / Conflict & Mirage by Pete Rugolo / Trajectories by Franklyn Marks / Incident In Jazz by Bob Graettinger / Laura by David Raksin & Johnny Mercer / La Suerte De Los Tontos by Johnny Richards

2011 - The Beat My Heart Skipped A House Is Not a Home, Summer of 77, Walk On By, One Less Bell To Answer, Woman, I Say A Little Prayer, Wives And Lovers & God Give Me Strength All by Burt Bacharach

2012 - Cabaret Voltaire: Harmonielehre by John Adams / Morrison Mania by James Horner / The Children's Hour of Dream by Charles Mingus / Symphonies: V by Andre Souris / Bird and Bela in B Flat by Don Sebesky / Gymnopedies by Erik Satie / Ballet Mecanique by George Antheil / Peppy and George (from The Artist) by Ludovic Bource / Dr. Bones by Steve Perry / New Arrival by Danny Elfman / Tevot by Thomas Ades / Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin

2013 - The Re:Rite of Spring The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky / The Rite of Spring by Don Sebesky / The ReWrite of Spring by Darryl Brenzel

2014 - Felliniesque:Act 1 – Fellini's Religion: Old Toys (from Iris) by Danny Elfman / La Strada Theme by Nino Rota/ Act 2 – Fellini's Circus: The Clowns by Nino Rota / Circo Compagnia by Gordon Goodwin/ Act 3 – Fellini's Fantasy: Be Italian (from Nine) by Maury Yeston / Movie Studio (from Iris) by Danny Elfman

2015 - Ink: Dark Forest by Dave Glyde / The Ballad of Sweeney Todd & The Giant Attack (from Into the Woods) by Stephen Sondheim / The Mad Hatter's Tea Party by Gordon Goodwin / I Like You by J.Y. Park (GOT7) / Children Will Listen & Last Midnight (both from Into the Woods) by Stephen Sondheim

2016 - As Dreams Are Made On Cape Fear (Prelude) by Bernard Herrmann / Stormy Weather by Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler / Ariel Attack by Gordon Goodwin / Where Are Ü Now by Sonny Moore, Jason Boyd, Justin Bieber, Jared Evan & Thomas Pentz / The Impossible (Main Title) by Fernando Velazquez / Prospero's Magic by Dave Glyde / Mishima by Philip Glass

2017 - Metamorph: Birth of Eternity, Dreamscape & Facing Future by Dave Glyde / The Triumph of Time by Peter Graham / Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov / Everything Must Change by Benard Ighner / STAY. (from Interstellar) by Hans Zimmer / Who Knows One? (Traditional) / Crystal by Simon Dobson

2018 - Dreams and Nighthawks Laura by David Raskin & Johnny Mercer / Harlem Nocturne by Earle Hagen & Dick Rogers / Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson / Natural Woman by Gerry Goffin, Carole King & Jerry Wexler / Jacob’s Bakery by James Newton Howard / City Noir by John Adams / Blade Hawks by Simon Dobsen / Night Runner by Paul Lovatt-Cooper / Gotham City by Dave Glyde / Konakkol Duet by Vidwan B. R. Somasheker Jois & Kumari V. Shivapriya / Playing Love by Ennio Morricone

2019 - Ghostlight: Discombobulate by Hans Zimmer / Don't Think by Slamb / Rhythm Song by Paul Smadbeck / Cycle Song by Imogen Heap / A True Passion & Stroke of Genius by Lorne Balfe / Symphony No. 3 by Aram Khachaturian / Ghostlight by Dave Glyde / Circus by Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald (aka Dr.Luke), Claude Kelly & Benjamin Joseph Levin (aka Benny Blanco)

2020 - Season cancelled

2021 - Other Worlds Selections from 2017–2019 productions / Killing Me by Boris Brejcha

2022 - Tempus Blue: Lapis Lazuli by Dave Glyde / Divine Blue by Dave Glyde / Carnival Of Venice (Titian) by Niccolo Paganini / Moon River (Blue Flower) by Henry Mancini, arranged by Jacob Collier / Hands And Feet (Picasso) by Michel Camilo / Silk Sonic Intro (Yves Klein) by Bruno Mars / Tank! (Yves Klein) by Yoko Kanno / Home Of The Brave (Blue Earth) by Thomas Bergersen