Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band

conductor and band

Wind Symphony

The Wind Symphony, conducted by Dr. Melissa Sawyer, is the second of our auditioned concert bands and performs a wide range of repertoire for large concert band including the finest band masterworks in a full schedule of concerts. The Wind Symphony rehearses on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-5:20 p.m. in the fall and Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 2:00-3:50 p.m. in the spring.
Concert band

Symphonic Band

The Symphonic Band, conducted by Professor Sharon Toulouse, is offered during the spring semester as a third auditioned concert band. The Symphonic Band rehearses Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-5:20 p.m. in the spring and performs a broad selection of music for wind bands, showcasing acclaimed masterworks across a full schedule of concerts.

Wind Symphony Repertoire

February 19

  • Selections from “The Danserye”, Tielman Susato/arr. Patrick Dunnigan
  • Lux Aurumque, Eric Whitacre
  • La Procession du Rocio, Joaquín Turina/trans. Alfred Reed
  • Summon the Heroes, John Williams/arr. Paul Lavender

March 25

  • Starfall, James Vilseck
  • Overture for Woodwinds, Philip Sparke
  • Bohemian Revelry for Woodwind Orchestra, Adam Gorb
  • Symphony for Brass Choir, Op. 3, Victor Ewald
  • Look Not On Us, Nicole Piunno
  • Another Cat: Kraken, Chris Hazell

April 27

  • An American Songkran, Kevin Charoensri
  • Molly on the Shore, Percy Grainger
  • Ye Banks and Braes O’ Bonnie Doon, Percy Grainger
  • Suite Française, Darius Milhaud
  • Fission, John Mackey

Symphonic Band Repertoire

October 7

  • No Strings, Frank La Rocca
  • William Byrd Suite, Gordon Jacob
  • The Beau Ideal, John Philip Sousa
  • Nova, Katahj Copley
  • Beauty Broken, Nicole Piunno
  • Overture to The Drum-Major’s Daughter. Jacques Offenbach, arr. Lawrence Odom

November 20

  • Clutch, Andrew David Perkins
  • Contre Qui, Rose, Morten Lauridsen, arr. H. Robert Reynolds
  • L’isle joyeuse, Claude Debussy, arr. Toshio Mashima
  • Give Us This Day, David Maslanka

March 9

  • Rising Remixed, Tom Davoern
  • Tears of St. Lawrence, Aaron Perrine
  • Folk Song Suite, Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • Fanfare Dissensus, Kimberly Archer
  • Galop, Dmitri Shostakovich

April 27

  • Erie, Melanie Donahue
  • Chorale and Alleluia, Howard Hanson
  • AYO, Katahj Copley
  • Symphony IV, Andrew Boysen Jr.
  • Overture in B-flat, Giovannini/Robinson
  • Sketches on a Tudor Psalm, Tull
  • Romance, Valero-Castells
  • Tempered Steel, Rochester Young
  • Joyride, Markowski
  • Mirage, Baugher Dunlap
  • English Dances, Book One, Arnold/Johnstone
  • City Knights, Dunton
  • “March” from Symphonic Metamorphosis, Hindemith/Wilson
  • Overture to “Candide”, Bernstein/Grundman
  • Essay for Band, Dickerson
  • El Capitan, Sousa
  • Twist, Blackshaw
  • Dance of the Jesters, Tchaikovsky, Cramer     
  • Wild Nights!, Ticheli
  • Psalm for Band, Persichetti
  • Songs of Paradise, Walczyk
  • Danzón No. 2, Márquez/Nickel
  • Machu Picchu: City in the Sky, Yagisawa
  • Early Light, Bremer
  • Nocturne, Dzubay
  • Taking the Fifth, Meechan
  • Firefly, George
  • Enigma Variations, Elgar/Slocum
  • Journey to the Lion’s Castle, Galante
  • The Governor’s Own, Adams
  • The Persistence of Memory, Greene
  • Acadiana, Ticheli
  • Sea Songs, Williams
  • Voyage of the Northern Lights, Piritta Morrill
  • The Humors of Hidden Shadow, Leverette
  • Symphony No. 2, Chance
  • Caribana Afterparty, Thomas
  • Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly, Van Zandt Lane
  • Greensleeves,Trad./Reed
  • Four Scottish Dances, Arnold/Paynter
  • English Folk Song Suite, Williams
  • Hold This Boy and Listen, Pann
  • Perpetua, Meechan
  • Galop, Shostakovich/Hunsberger
  • Chester Overture for Band, Schuman
  • Ash, Jolley
  • American Hymnsong Suite, Milburn
  • Sleigh Ride, Anderson
  • Medieval Suite, II. Homage to Perotin, Nelson
  • Roma, Coleman
  • Not Much Further is the Coast, Ono
  • Daylight Declines, Łukaszewski/Davoren
  • Forgotten Faces, Larson
  • Home Away from Home, Likhuta
  • Requiem, Maslanka
  • The National Game, Sousa
  • Poem, Frantzen
  • Whip and Spur, Allen/Cramer
  • Eagle Squadron March, Kenneth J. Alford
  • The Old Flag Never Touched the Ground/Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight, Johnson & Metz/Briegel
  • Funeral March, Grieg/Andersen
  • Washington Post, Sousa
  • The Imperial March, John Williams/Bulla
  • South Rampart Street Parade, Bauduc & Haggart/Vinson
  • Serenity, Gjeilo/Wilson
  • "Apollo Unleashed" from Symphony No. 2, Ticheli
  • Danza de los Duendes, Galbraith
  • Only Light, Perrine
  • Paraphrase, Geschwindmarsch by Beethoven, Hindemith
  • First Suite in E-flat, I. Chaconne, II. Intermezzo, III. March, Holst