The Viking Band Show returns! As always, this year's show features a wide array of musical styles from Rock to Soul to Broadway to Jazz. There is always a little something for everyone at the Viking Band Show! 

Dress Rehearsal

• Wednesday, April 10, 2024 from noon to 3:00 p.m. This is required event for all band members. Please have your binders fully assembled!

• Please eat lunch at 11:25 a.m. that day and report to the auditorium by noon with your instrument and binder

Performance Dates

• Thursday, April 11 and Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13 @ 7:30 p.m. in the HS Auditorium. 

• Please arrive no later than 7:15 p.m. each evening for the show; you can wait on stage but please do not play

• Thursday Jazz = please arrive by 6:45 p.m. so you can be ready to play in the lobby by 7:00 p.m.

What to Wear? and Band Show T-shirts

• Dress for the event will be Band Show t-shirt, jeans or dark pants (no shorts!), and closed toe footwear 

• Shirts will be available the sometime during the morning of Wednesday, April 8

• You can get a shirt and pay for your shirt with any one of the following people:

  • Mr. Dorner, Mr. Leising, Ms. Parrell, John Malin, Lucas Gonzalez, Acer Bengry, Emmy Bennin, Heath Davis, Amina Ndiaye, Sydney Wyss

Dressing Rooms

• The dressing room is now OFF-LIMITS as it is the home base for our guest artist, Mr. Jon Schipper.

• Grease singers, you are welcome to use the dressing room for changing before your time on stage, but please only use it for that.

2023-2024 Viking Band Show Running Order

Use this link to get your binders in order! There will be edits to this document but the running order shouldn't change. We will print paper copies of this closer to the event.

2023-2024 Viking Band Show Percussion Chart

Cuts for "Kung Fu Panda"

• Play ms. 1 to A

• Cut A to B

• Play B to ms. 68 (stop on beat 4)

• Cut ms. 69 to K (6 ms. before K alto saxophone solo only)

• Play K to M, ritardando ms. 196

• Cut M to N

• Play N to P

• Cut P to Q

• Play Q to R

• Cut R to ms. 299

• Play ms. 299 to the end

Full recording of "Kung Fu Panda: Selections for Wind Band" arr. Ludwig Hjortenhammar

Jon Schipper is an active performer and educator based in Madison, WI.

He has performed and/or toured with these artists in concert:

Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra Jr., Johnny Mathis, John Tesh, The Temptations, Don Rickles, Maria Schneider, Clay Aiken, Cheap Trick, 

The Four Tops, Jose “Papo” Rivera, Jon Faddis, Wayne Bergeron, Leroy Jones, Roger Ingram, Clyde Stubblefield, Walt Johnson, 

Wycliffe Gordon, Luisito Rosario, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Nelson Riddle Orchestra.

From 1991 to 1996, Jon was a featured soloist with the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps.

He has been featured on many commercial recordings including Apple computers, Culvers, and a film soundtrack.

He regularly performs with many local groups including Isthmus Brass, Phat Phunktion, The Michael Walters Orchestra and The Big Payback. 

Jon is Director of Bands at Madison Country Day School in Waunakee, WI.

https://www.jonschipper.com/

Viking Band Show Guest Artists

1998 Old Hickory

1999 Kelly DeHaven Trio

2000 Harmony Rose

2001 Red Hot Horn Dogs

2002 The Cajun Strangers

2003 BC3

2004 Harmonious Wail

2005 Music Department Extravaganza

2006 Nob Hill Boys

2007 Staff Infection

2008 greenTONE

2009 Yid Vicious Klezmer Band

2010 The Big Payback

2011 Lee Becker and Dan Klarer

2012 Grupo Candela

2013 Red Hot Horn Dogs

2014 6 Appeal

2015 The Big Payback

2016 Grupo Candela

2017 Camille Thurman

2018 Grant Manhart

2019 Mariel Bildsten

2020 canceled (COVID)

2021 canceled (COVID)

2022 Darren Sterud

2023 Guest Introductions

2024 Jon Schipper