Variations on “Bingo” was written in 2004, specifically for the Youth Concerts of The Allentown (Penn.) Band, America’s oldest civilian concert band (established in 1828). Each year when The Allentown Band selects the music for their Youth Concerts, we like to perform selections that often feature a specific instrument or family of instruments. Bingo is a spelling-song for kids. The origin of this nursery rhyme is uncertain, but the earliest version was found in a children’s songbook in 1780 in ...