Year and Theme
2004 “Connect With Music!”
In honor of the 20th anniversary of the World’s Largest Concert, the 2004 WLC was a “walk down memory lane”, featuring original footage of some of the best performances over the past 19 years of WLC broadcasts. The songs were chosen based on input from MENC members who voted for their favorites through the “Oldies, But Goodies” song survey. To see the locations and performing ensembles for each of the songs, simply click on the appropriate year in the archive list.
Host
Bob McGrath, “Big Bird’s Best Friend” and “Zoe” from Sesame Street
Music
The Star-Spangled Banner
(1989 footage)
First Verse Only, Sung in Unison in A flat
Arranged by Damrosch
Band Arrangement Published by G. Schirmer
Distributed by Hal Leonard
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
(1999 footage)
Words by Ray Gilbert
Music by Allie Wrubel
Copyright © 1945 Walt Disney Music Company
Copyright Renewed. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
Simple Gifts
(1992 footage)
Traditional Shaker Song
Verses 2 and 3 by Joyce Merman
Arranged by John Coates, Jr.
Copyright © 1985 Shawnee Press, Inc., Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327
All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.
From Music and You, Grade 5, 1991 Macmillan Publishing Company
Get On Board This Train
(1996 footage)
Traditional Spiritual
Arranged by Don Besig (ASCAP)
Additional Words by Nancy Price (ASCAP)
Copyright © 1994
Used with express written permission of the publisher,
Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.
All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.
Land That We Love
(2003 footage)
“America the Beautiful”
Words by Katharine Lee Bates
Music by Samuel Ward
Original Words, Melody, and Arrangement by Jill Gallina
Copyright © 1997 Shawnee Press, Inc., Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327
All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.
Fifty States in Rhyme
(2000 footage)
Words by Phil & Lynne Brower
Arranged by Don Wyrtzen and Paul Jennings
Copyright © 1986 by Singspiration Music and Bellmark Music (ASCAP) (Administered by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.)
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
One Song, Many Voices
(2001 footage)
Music and Lyrics by Markus Williams
Arranged by Carl Strommen
Copyright © 1999 by Island Spirit Bookmark Entertainment Inc.
All Rights Reserved including Public Performance for Profit.
Choral Arrangement distributed exclusively by Warner Bros.
Publications U.S., Inc.
Don’t Let the Music Stop
(1998 footage)
Words and Music by Eugene Butler
Copyright © 1978, 1984 Heritage Music Press, a division of the Lorenz Corporation
All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.
