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Austin Symphonic Band ( https://austinsymphonicband.org/ ). January 19, 2025. ASB performing The Homefront: Musical Memories from World War II (arr. James Christensen). [NOTE: Click 'more' to read the program notes.] Assistant Music Director Bill Haehnel conducting. "Lest We Forget" concert at the Connally HS Performing Arts Center in Austin, TX.

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The 48-star American flag displayed above the band is provided courtesy of the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas. While the history of this particular standard is unknown, it is of the 1912 design that flew until 1959, making it the longest-used design at the time.

Video and Sound Production: Eddie Jennings

From the program notes written by David Cross:

The Homefront: Musical Memories from World War II (1995)
Arranged by James Christensen (1935–2020)

It’s Been a Long, Long Time — Jule Styne / Sammy Cahn
Thanks for the Memory — Ralph Rainger / Leo Robin
Bell Bottom Trousers — Sea Shanty
The White Cliffs of Dover — Walter Kent / Nat Burton
I’ll Be Seeing You — Sammy Fain / Irving Kahal
Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree with Anyone Else But Me — Sam Stept
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition — Frank Loesser

Out of the darkness of the war, many classic songs found their way to the jukeboxes of America to spread hope to news-weary patriots. Groups such as the Andrews Sisters, Glenn Miller’s Band, Kay Kyser “Kollege of Musical Knowledge” and the Harry James Orchestra bolstered the spirit of soldiers and civilians with these tunes.

Listen for:
• Big Band scoring featuring our saxophone section
• Poignant ballads triggering memories of home