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Theme for a Carousel was played by the Annapolis Brass Quintet on its extended concert tour organized by Norm Wendt of Minneapolis.  This tour of several upper midwest states was in January-February, 1994.  As with all subsequent Wendt tours, we were contracted to perform 5 1/2 concerts per week (+ brass student workshops ).  This tour, I remember as seven weeks with bookings in North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan (and perhaps a dip down into Nebraska and up into Manitoba.)

Bob sent this digital recording file today along with three other pieces . . . about THEME for a CAROUSEL he thought, "this might be to just share with us in house."  So...I've added this to the William Schmidt "Variations" page. - Both pieces are from the 1974 Chippewa Falls, concert which also featured the Kellerhouse's arrangement of American the Beautiful that we just posted on Memorial Day 2021.

I went to Google to find the name of the composer of Theme for a Carousel and, believe it or not, was directed to "The Annapolis Brass Quintet's Guide to Brass Quintet Literature" & there listed on page 7: McKie, Jack; Theme for a Carousel; Class ​(playing difficulty) Moderate.

No kidding!  
So, why not give it an ear...it's only 02'59" long, and that includes an intro by Butch!  ​
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