Wind Ensemble
Described by the New York Times as “one of America’s most esteemed concert bands,” the University of Kansas Wind Ensemble is the premier wind band at the University of Kansas. Conducted by Dr. Paul Popiel and Dr. Matt Smith, the KU Wind Ensemble consists of the finest wind, brass, and percussion players at the University of Kansas.
The KU Wind Ensemble enjoys a long history of excellence and musical leadership in the state of Kansas, across the nation, and around the world. The Wind Ensemble is at the forefront of commercial wind band recordings and can be heard on the Klavier, Naxos Wind Band Classics, Ecstatic, and Mark Custom labels. Their 2013 release, “In the Shadow of No Towers,” was described in Gramophone Magazine as “...eloquent, disciplined performances that come across with stunning dynamic range and almost dimensional transparency.” “Dreams Unseen,” their latest recording project, features the music of Katahj Copley, Omar Thomas, Thomas Davoren, Joni Greene, and Peter Meechan. Their Carnegie Hall debut in 2013 was described by Feast of Music as “showing amazing chops in their transitions and an impressive range of dynamics” and by the New York Times as “performing with polish, assurance and copious spirit, eliciting a rousing ovation.” In 2022, the KU Wind Ensemble traveled to Italy where they performed concerts in Busseto, Alzano Lombardo, and in Milan at the Conservatorio di Milano. Members of the Wind Ensemble recently performed three concerts at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Japan.
The KU Wind Ensemble performs a diverse repertoire of the highest caliber from chamber works to large ensemble pieces and has a strong commitment to new music and to the finest standard band repertoire. They have hosted numerous composers in recent years, including John Corigliano, Frank Ticheli, Steven Bryant, Kevin Walczyk, Joni Greene, Aaron Perrine, Michael Torke, Joel Puckett, John Mackey, Mohammed Fairouz, and Eric Ewazen; as well as guest conductors Dai Zhonghui, Michelle Rakers, John Whitwell, H. Robert Reynolds, and Mallory Thompson. Guest soloists that recently performed with the Wind Ensemble include Esteban Batallán, SONSAX, Jens Lindemann, Jim Walker, Gail Williams, Jeff Nelsen, Jon Lewis, Joey Tartell, the Boston Brass, and Chris Vadala.
How to Join
Membership in the Wind Ensemble, BAND 402/702, is by blind audition and is open to all qualified students at the University. Auditions take place the first week of classes during the fall and spring semesters. They are heard by the conductors and the appropriate applied music professor. Auditions consist of prepared excerpts and sight-reading. Check the audition page for more information.
Wind Ensemble Repertoire
September 19, Winds Across The Prairie
for Douglas County CASA
- The Magnificent Seven, Elmer Bernstein ; arr Scott Richards
- Mannin Veen, Haydn Wood
- “Hoe Down” from Rodeo, Aaron Copland ; arr Mark Rogers
- Fields of Gold, Julie Giroux
- The Florentiner, Julius Fučik; ed. Frederick Fennell
- Rhapsody in Blue, George Gershwin arr. Grofe/Hunsberger
- America the Beautiful, Samuel Ward ; arr Carmen Dragon
- The Stars and Stripes, John Phillip Sousa (Briton/Schissel)
- Home on the Range, Daniel E. Kelly/Ralston/Barnes
- Heart of America March, James Barnes
October 9
- Rocky Point Holiday, Ron Nelson
- Huntingtower – Ballad for Band, Ottorino Respighi
- Golden Festival Overture, James Barnes
- Symphony No. VI – “The Blue Marble”, Julie Giroux
October 30
- Masque, Kenneth Hesketh
- Peace Dancer, Jodie Blackshaw
- Gazebo Dances, John Corigliano
- Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American", William Grant Still ; arr Robert O. O’Brien
November 18
- Suite for Saxophone Quartet, Nelson Ramírez Díaz
- Splinter, Holly Harrison
- Concerto for Trumpet, Alexander Arutiuniam, trans. Guy M. Duker
February 19/KMEA-ISW, February 26
- Passacaglia in Primary Colors, Michael Daugherty
- Adoration, Florence B. Price/trans. Cheldon Williams
- Andante and Hungarian Rondo, Carl Maria von Weber/arr. Mark Rogers
- Millennium Canons, Kevin Puts/trans. Mark Spede
September 20, Winds Across the Prairie
for Douglas County CASA
- “Integrity Fanfare and March” from Symphony No. 3 , Giroux
- Hope Arises, Barnes
- Stone, Mountain, Magic, Davoren
- Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma!, Puccini/Barnes
- Clarinet on the Town, Hermann
- Stride, Day
- Blue Moon, Rodgers and Hart/Barker
- Beach Boys Greatest Hits, Brown
- The Stars and Stripes, Sousa/Brion/Schissel
- Home on the Range, Kelley/Ralston
- America theBeautiful, Ward/Dragon
November 12
- Worlds within Worlds, Greenaway/Klohs
- Colonial Song, Grainger
- Concerto for Soprano Sax and Wind Ensemble, Mackey
- Symphony No. 2 “Voices”, Stephenson (b. 1969)
October 8
- Third Symphony, Op. 89, Barnes
March 11
- First Symphony for Symphonic Band, op. 35, Barnes (North American Premiere)
- Lauds (Praise High Day), Nelson
- Concertino on Irish Themes for Solo Clarinet and Wind Orchestra, Davoren (World Premiere)
- Dragon Rhyme, Yi
March 31 & April 1, School of Music Across Kansas
Clay Center Community High School / Junction City High School / Hays High School
Garden City High School / Dodge City High School
- Bright Shadow Fanfare, Piunno
- Four Scottish Dances, Arnold/Paynter
- “Allegro giocoso” from Concerto for Tuba, Barnes/Rogers
- Superman March, Williams/Lavender
- The Black Horse Troop, Sousa
- The Wizard of Oz Medley, Arlen/Harburg/Barnes
April 22
- Wild Nights!, Ticheli
- Psalm for Band, Persichetti
- Songs of Paradise, Walczyk
- Danzón No. 2, Márquez/Nickel
- Machu Picchu: City in the Sky, Yagisawa
June 29, July 1 & 4, 2025 World Exposition - Osaka, Japan
in collaboration with Osaka University of the Arts
- Hands Across the Sea, Sousa
- American Overture, Willcox Jenkins
- March “Wakakusa”, Kaneda
- Festal Scenes, Ito
- Majestic, Barnes
- Concertino on Irish Themes, Davoren
- Over the Rainbow, Arlen/Barker
- “Hoe Down” from Rodeo, Copland/Rogers
- Skybound, Baugher Dunlap (Asian Premiere)
- The Magnificent Seven,Bernstein/Richards
- Epic Drama (Taiga Drama) “Hideyoshi” Main Theme, Koroku/Ito
- A Song from Old Days, Mashima
- Porgy and Bess, Gershwin/Barnes
- The Stars and Stripes Forever, Sousa/Brion & Schissel
- Home on the Range, Kelley/Ralston & Barnes
September 15, Winds Across the Prairie
for Douglas County CASA
- American Overture, Joseph Willcox Jenkins
- The Cowboys, John Williams/arr. Curnow
- Colors of the Midnight Sun, Isabella Morrill - Angelina Gomez, conductor
- Old Home Days Suite, Charles Ives/Elkus - Matthew Clark, conductor
- Bassoonata, David Bennett - Mackie Thomas, soloist and Emily Warren, conductor
- Classic Duke, Duke Ellington/arr. Henderson & Murtha
- America the Beautiful, Samuel Ward/arr. Carmen Dragon
Encores
- The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa
- Home on the Range, Daniel E. Kelley/Ralston & Barnes
September 17, School of Music Collage
- Porgy and Bess, George Gershwin/tr. Barnes
October 10
- Little Threepenny Music, Kurt Weill - Angelina Gomez, guest conductor
- Selections from Carmina Burana, Carl Orff/arr. John Krance - Emily Warren, guest conductor
- Chester, William Schuman
- The White Peacock, Charles Griffes
- Fantasy Variations on a Theme by Niccolo Paganini, James Barnes
November 16
- First Suite in E-flat, Gustav Holst/ed. Colin Matthews
- Anahita, Roshanne Etezady - Matthew Clark, guest conductor
- ...and the mountains rising nowhere, Joseph Schwantner, Peter Ping, piano
- Lincolnshire Posy, Percy Aldridge Granger
November 29, Angelina Gomez, DMA Conducting Recital
- Of a Spring Morning, Lili Boulanger
- Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon, Traditional, arr Simon Yau Yuen-hing
- Little Threepenny Music, Kurt Weill
- First Suite in E-flat for military Band, Op 28 No. 1, Gustav Holst
December 6, Emily Warren, MM Conducting Recital
- The Viking March, Karl King
- Symphony No. IV: Bookmarks from Japan, Julie Giroux
- Carmina Burana, Carl Orff
February 3, Prairie Winds Festival
- Noisy Wheels of Joy, Whitacre
- Aurora Awakes, Mackey
- Harlem River from This is Water, Clausen/Davoren (Featuring The Westerlies)
- Symphony No. 5, finale, Shostakovich
April 16
- Variations on a Korean Folk Song, Barnes Chance
- The Nine, Standridge
- Rivers, Morrill (world premiere)
September 9, Winds Across the Prairie
for Douglas County CASA
- Americans We, Henry Fillmore
- Porgy and Bess, George Gershwin/tr. Barnes
- Milano Marcia, Amilcare Ponchielli/ed. Bugani
- Emily Warren, conductor
- Shenandoah, Omar Thomas
- Blue Skies, Irving Berlin/arr. John Leonard
- Geoffrey Landman, saxophone
- Phoenix Rekindled, Grace Baugher
- Angelina Gomez, conductor
- Tico Tico, Zequina Abreu/arr. Klarfeld
- Geoffrey Landman, saxophone
- The Wizard of Oz, Harold Arlen/Barnes
- Lucas Petersen, conductor
- Hands Across the Sea John Philip Sousa
- The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa
- Home on the Range, Daniel E. Kelley/Ralston & Barnes
September 17, School of Music Collage
- Porgy and Bess, George Gershwin/tr. Barnes
September 22, Busseto, Italy & September 23, Alzano Lombardo
- Americans We, Henry Fillmore
- Porgy and Bess, George Gershwin/tr. Barnes
- Milano Marcia, Amilcare Ponchielli/ed. Bugani
- Emily Warren, conductor
- Phoenix Rekindled, Grace Baugher
- Angelina Gomez, conductor
- Blue Skies, Irving Berlin/arr. John Leonard
- James Lawhn, saxophone
- The Wizard of Oz, Harold Arlen/Barnes
- Lucas Petersen, conductor
- A Midwestern Suite, Tom Davoren
- Lucas Petersen, Conductor
- Hands Across the Sea John Philip Sousa
- The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa
- Home on the Range, Daniel E. Kelley/Ralston & Barnes
September 24, Verdi Conservatory of Music, Milan, Italy
Milan Festival of Bands
- Symphonic Requiem, op. 135, James Barnes
- Paul Popiel, conductor
- Milano Marcia, Amilcare Ponchielli/ed. Iasilli
- Sandro Satanassi, conductor
- Pines of Rome, Ottorino Respighi/tr. Kimura
- Sandro Santanassi, conductor
October 4
- Symphonic Requiem, op. 135, James Barnes
November 15
- Halcyon Hearts, Katahj Copley
- Angelina Gomez, guest conductor
- Selections from Symphony No. 6, Op. 69, Vincent Persichetti
- Melissa Sawyer, guest conductor
- Unquiet Hours, David Biedenbender
- Emily Warren, guest conductor
- Selections from Pines of Rome, Ottorino Respighi/tr. Kimura
- Lucas Petersen, guest conductor
- Come Sunday, Omar Thomas
November 21, 1:30pm, Melissa Sawyer, DMA Recital
- Winter Ricercar, Kevin Walczyk
- Children’s March, Percy Grainger
- Symphony No. 6, Op. 69, Vincent Persichetti
- “Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral”from Lohengrin. Richard Wagner/tr. Bourgeois & Cailliett
December 2, 1:30pm, Lucas Petersen, DMA Recital
- Smetana Fanfare, Karel Husa
- Pines of Rome, Ottorino Respighi/tr. Kimura
- Give Us This Day, David Maslanka
February 4, Prairie Winds Festival
Salute to Kansas, John Philip Sousa
Black Dog, Scott McAllister
Mariam Adam, clarinet
Matthew O. Smith, conductor
Konzertstück No. 2, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Arr. Harry Gee
AdZel Duo: Mariam Adam & Stephanie Zelnick
Matthew O. Smith, conductor
“Shout!” from Come Sunday, Omar Thomas
February 24, Kansas Music Educators Association Conference
Century II Convention Center
Marche Brillante, William P. Foster
Robert E. Foster, conductor
Majestic, James Barnes
James Barnes, conductor
World Premiere
Salute to Kansas, John Philip Sousa, ed. Robert E. Foster and Gay Corrie
Emily Rossin, conductor
"In Hope” from Dreams Unseen, Peter Meechan
Whitney Wells, soprano
Matthew O. Smith, conductor
Glow, Joni Greene
Sharon Toulouse, conductor
March of the Grey Cats, Elliott Whisenant
Randall Fillmore, conductor
“Shout!” from Come Sunday, Omar Thomas
Paul W. Popiel, Conductor
March 2, American Bandmasters Association National Conference
- O Canada, lixa Lavalleé, arr Pete Coulman
- The Star-Spangled Banner, John Stafford Smith, arr John Philip Sousa
- Matthew O. Smith, conductor
Marche Brillante, William P. Foster
Robert E. Foster, conductor
Majestic, James Barnes
James Barnes, conductor
World Premiere
“Sun” from Symphony No. V: Elements
Scott C. Tobias, conductor
Salute to Kansas, John Philip Sousa, ed. Robert E. Foster and Gay Corrie
Chadwick Kamei, conductor
"In Hope” from Dreams Unseen, Peter Meechan
Whitney Wells, soprano
Scott Weiss, conductor
Glow, Joni Greene
Patricia Brumbaugh, conductor
Concerto in One Movement: Distant Spark, Tom Davoren
Jens Lindemann, trumpet
April 11
- Downey Overture, Oscar Navarro
- Angelina Gomez, guest conductor
- Coincident Dances, Jessie Montgomery
- World Premiere transcribed by Melissa Sawyer
- Melissa Sawyer, guest conductor
- Concertino for Bassoon, James Barnes
- World Premiere Eric Stomberg, bassoon
- Bluebonnet Drift, Aaron Perrine
- Emily Warren, guest conductor
- Konzertstück for Four Horns, Mvmt III, Robert Schumann, arr. Schaeffer
- Kelly Misko, Jeremy Ulm, Brooklynne McGonagle, Connor Anderson, horn
- Paul Stevens, guest conductor
- Pounce, Holly Harrison
- World Premiere
- Lucas Petersen, guest conductor
September 10, Winds Across the Prairie
for Douglas County CASA
Salute to Kansas, John Philip Sousa
American Overture, Joseph Willcox Jenkins
- Tom Davoren, conductor
Foxfire Overture, James Barnes
- Lucas Petersen, conductor
One Life Beautiful, Julie Giroux
Concerto for Clarinet, Artie Shaw
- Petar Smilev, soloist
A Midwestern Suite, Tom Davoren
Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Harold Arlen/Barker
- Melissa Sawyer, conductor
America the Beautiful, Samuel Ward/arr. Carmen Dragon
Encore: Home on the Range , Daniel E. Kelley, arr Ralston & Barnes
School of Music Collage: September 11, Lied Center
American Overture, Joseph Willcox Jenkins
Lawrence City Band and the KU Wind Ensemble: September 12, Lied Center
Salute to Kansas, John Philip Sousa
American Overture, Joseph Willcox Jenkins
- Tom Davoren, conductor
Foxfire Overture, James Barnes
- Lucas Petersen, conductor
One Life Beautiful, Julie Giroux
Concerto for Clarinet, Artie Shaw
- Petar Smilev, soloist
A Midwestern Suite, Tom Davoren
Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Harold Arlen/Barker
- Melissa Sawyer, conductor
America the Beautiful, Samuel Ward/arr. Carmen Dragon
October 5, Lied Center
Peter Meechan, composer-in-residence
Variants on a Mediaeval Tune, Norman Dello Joio
TBD, Peter Meechan
- world premiere
- Jacquie Dawson, conductor
Caminantes, Ricardo Lorenz
- Melissa Sawyer, conductor
November 16, Lied Center
Crackle, Augusta Read Thomas
- Consortium premiere
- Tom Davoren, conductor
Musica Ignota, Ingrid Stölzel
- Consortium premiere
- Lucas Petersen, conductor
Symphony V: Elements, Julie Giroux
- Sun
- Rain
- Wind
Tom Davoren DMA Lecture Recital: December 3, 130 Murphy Hall
A Midwestern Suite, Tom Davoren
February 5: Prairie Winds
Overture to Candide, Bernstein, trans. Grundman
Concerto for Euphonium, Davoren
- Hiram Diaz, soloist
“Energetically” from Dragon Rhyme, Yi
- Tom Davoren, conductor
February 27: a celebration of the careers of Martin Bergee & Vince Gnojek
Dancing Fire, Day
- Dan Freeman, conductor
Mother of a Revolution, Thomas
Infinity, Copley
Danza Capriccio, Nelson
- Vince Gnojek, saxophone
- Sharon Toulouse, conductor
Tenth Regiment, Hall
- Martin Bergee, conductor
First Suite in Eb, Holst
I. Chaconne
II. Intermezzo
III. March
- Martin Bergee, conductor
Recording Sessions, March 31 - April 4
Dreams Unseen, Meechan
- Whitney Wells, soprano
Infinity, Copley
Mother of a Revolution, Thomas
A Midwestern Suite, Davoren
Glow, Greene
April 26, Lied Center
Kneller's Legacy, Davoren
- United States Premiere
- Lt. Col. David Barringer MBE, conductor
Huntingtower Ballad, Respighi
- Melissa Sawyer, conductor
Masks and Machines, Dooley
- Lucas Petersen, conductor
Pictures at an Exhibition, Mussorgsky
- Ravel, orch.
- Lavender, trans.
Lied Loves Lawrence, September 13
Paul Laird, announcer
Americans We, Henry Fillmore
Appalachian Overture, James Barnes
- Jacqueline Dawson, guestconductor
Silverado, Bruce Broughton/arr Bass
- Tom Davoren, guest conductor
Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Arlen/Barker
- Katherine Anderson, voice
Simple Gifts: Four Shaker Songs, Frank Ticheli
What a Wonderful World, Thiele & Weiss/arr. Saucedo
- Tyler Walker, soloist
The Cowboys, John Williams/Curnow
- John Leonard, guestconductor
America the Beautiful, Ward & Bates/arr. Carmen Dragon
The Crimson and The Blue/Rock Chalk Chant/I’m A Jayhawk, traditional
Home on the Range, arr. Ralston & Barnes
October 6, 2020 - Lied Center of Kansas
Tintagel, Arnold Bax/trans. Colnot
- Wind Ensemble premiere
Dionysiaques, op. 62, Florent Schmitt
- Jacquie Dawson, guest conductor
Max Q, Ben Justis
- Robert E. Foster Composition Award Winner
- World premiere
Dance Movements, Philip Sparke
- John Leonard, guestconductor
Dr. Bethany Amundson Lecture Recital: October 9 - Murphy Hall 130
First Suite in Eb, Gustav Holst/ed. Matthews
Belonging, Tom Davoren
In This Broad Earth, Steven Bryant (full band edition)
In This Broad Earth, Steven Bryant (flexband edition)
John Leonard DMA Recital: October 19 - Murphy Hall 130
Octet, Igor Stravinsky
Colonial Song, Percy Grainger
Dance Movements, Philip Sparke
November 20 - Lied Center of Kansas
Serenade, Op. 7, Richard Strauss
Midwestern Suite, Tom Davoren
- World premiere
Third Symphony, Op. 89, James Barnes
- Tom Davoren, guest conductor
Prairie Winds Festival: February 6, 2021 - Lied Center of Kansas
Jens Lindemann, guest artist
Internet Symphony Eroica, Tan Dun
Prairie Winds Festival, James Barnes
- featuring the Prairie Winds Virtual Ensemble
Concerto in One Movement: Distant Spark, Tom Davoren
- Jens Lindemann, trumpet
- World premiere
Song of Hope, Pete Meechan
- Jens Lindemann & Steve Leisring, trumpet
February 25, 2021 - Kansas Music Educators Association
Americans We, Henry Fillmore
A Midwestern Suite, Tom Davoren
I. Prairie
II. Storm
III. Sunset
- NBA Merrill Jones Composition Award
Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Arlen/Barker
- Katherine Anderson, voice
Concerto in One Movement: Distant Spark, Tom Davoren
- Jens Lindemann, trumpet
- World premiere
Song of Hope, Pete Meechan
- Jens Lindemann & Steve Leisring, trumpet
Home on the Range, arr. Ralston & Barnes
March 10 - Lied Center of Kansas
Children’s March, Percy Grainger
Blue Shades, Frank Ticheli
- John Leonard, guest conductor
Of Our New Day Begun, Omar Thomas
March 10 - John Leonard Lecture Recital
Scenes from Tahiti, Michael Torke/trans. John Leonard
April 16 - Lied Center of Kansas
Satiric Dances,Norman Dello Joio
- Tom Davoren, guest conductor
Ballad for Band, Morton Gould
A Child’s Garden of Dreams, David Maslanka
- Jacquie Dawson, guest conductor
April 24 - Chamber Winds, Lied Center of Kansas
Serenade for Winds in E flat major K. 375, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Jacquie Dawson, guest conductor Three Scenes from Tahiti, Michael Torke/tr. John Leonard - World premiere - wind ensemble version
October 1, English Sweets
- Rising Remixed, Tom Davoren
- American premiere
- Stratford Suite, Howard Cable
- Darren Oehlerking, conductor
- First Light, David Maslanka
- John Leonard, conductor
- Forever Radiant, Aaron Perrine
- English Dances Set 1, Malcolm Arnold/Johnstone
- Tom Davoren, conductor
- Lincolnshire Posy, Percy Grainger
October 23
- Enigma Machine, Joni Greene
- Nils Landsberg, conductor
- World premiere
- Reliable Sources, Nico Muhly
- Eric Stomberg, soloist
- Kansas premiere
November 14
Mysticism – Celebrating the Creative Life of Michael Colgrass
- Anahita, Roshanne Etezady
- Bethany Amundson, guest conductor
- Stone,Mountain, Magic, Tom Davoren
- World premiere
- Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, John Philip Sousa
- Winds of Nagual, Michael Colgrass
December 9, Liberty High School, Liberty, Missouri
February 1, Prairie Winds Festival Concert:
- Nitro,Frank Ticheli
- The Moon Dreams Still, Kip Haaheim
- World premiere
- Star Wars Suite, Williams/Hunsberger & Bulla
February 10, Bethany Amundson DMA Conducting Recital
- Anahita, Roshanne Etezady
- The Moon Dreams Still, Kip Haaheim
September 14, Collage Concert
- “Finale” from Symphony #9, James Barnes
September 20
- Glow, Joni Greene
- world premiere
- Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Zechariah Goh Toh Chai
- Vince Gnojek, saxophone
- Symphony #9, James Barnes
- world premiere
- Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band
October 8
- In the Silent Lines, Aaron Perrine
- Toccata Marziale, Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Brett Keating, guest conductor
- Liberation, David Maslanka
- with KU Men’s Chorus
November 9
- Little Threepenny Music , Kurt Weill
- Nils Landsberg, conductor
- Melt this Pot, Kai Ono
- world premiere
- Symphony No. 4, David Maslanka
- Nick Waldron, conductor
December 5, Blue Valley West High School
- Symphony No. 4, David Maslanka
February 2, Prairie Winds Festival
- Through the Looking Glass, Jess Langston Turner
- Nick Waldron, conductor
- The Jayhawk: Magic Bird Overture , Kirke Mecham, trans. Ramsey
- Sharon Toulouse, conductor
- Ballade, Alfred Reed
- Jeff Coffin, alto saxophon
- Baron Cimetière's Mambo, Donald Grantham
February 21
- Emblems, Aaron Copland
- Ecstatic Waters, Steven Bryant
- Nils Landsberg, conductor
- Symphony in Bb, Paul Hindemith
March 6, Nils Landsberg DMA Conducting Recital
- The Fly, Oscar Navarro
- Lux Aurumque, Eric Whitacre
- Moth, Viet Cuong
- Ecstatic Waters, Steven Bryant
April 16
- Grand Central Station, Michael Torke
- O Magnum Mysterium, Morten Lauridsen, trans. Reynolds
- Bells for Stokowski, Michael Daugherty
- Brett Keating, conductor
- Vom Tod Im Wald, Op.23, Kurt Weill
- John Stephens, bass
- Thundercrest March, Eric Osterling
- Johannah Cox, conductor
- Symphony No. 4, “West Point”, Morton Gould
April 26, Brett Keating, MM Conducting Recital
- Brass Symphony, Op.80, Jan Koetsier
- First Suite in Eb, Gustav Holst, ed Colin Matthews
- Gone, Scott McAllister
- Bells for Stokowski, Michael Daugherty
March 3, Justin Harbaugh, DMA Cognate Recital
- Serenade for Wind Instruments, Op.44 (1878) - Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
September 25
- Intrada 1631, Stephen Montague
- Nick Waldron, conductor
- Procession of the Nobles” from Mlada, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, trans. Leidzén
- Robert E. Foster, Director of Bands Emeritus, conductor
- Dagny Builds a Train, Bonnie McClarty
- Robert E. Foster Composition Award Winner 2017
- world premiere
- Molly on the Shore, Percy Grainger, ed. Rogers
- The White Rose March, John Philip Sousa
- Music for Prague,1968, Karel Husa
- In memoriam Karel Husa
October 12
- Largo & Menuet from Serenade no. 10, k. 361, W. A. Mozart
- Brooke Humfeld, conductor
- Nocturno, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, ed. Hogwood
- Nick Waldron, conductor
- Symphony for Brass Tentet, Jan Koetsier
November 8
- Liberation, David Maslanka
- In memoriam, David Maslanka
- KU Men’s Chorus
- Silver Lining: Concerto for Flute, Frank Ticheli
- James Walker, flute
- Kansas premiere
- Lincolnshire Posy, Percy Grainger, ed. Fennell
- Brooke Humfeld, conductor
- American Flute Salute (2010) - David Mairs (b. 1947)
- James Walker, flute
December 1, Brooke Humfeld Recital
- Largo: from Serenade no. 10, k. 361, W.A. Mozart
- Festive Overture, Shostakovich
- Bali, Colgrass
- Lincolnshire Posy, Percy Grainger, ed. Fennell
February 16
John Mackey & John Corigliano, resident composer
Liberty High School Wind Ensemble
- Klaxon March, Henry Fillmore
- Eddie Owen, conductor
- An Original Suite, Gordon Jacob/ed. Heidenreich
- Internet Symphony #1 Eroica, Tan Dun
- Nick Waldron, conductor
- Paynter Four Scottish Dances, Malcom Arnold
- Stomp, John Corigliano, tr. Humfeld
- Brooke Humfeld, conductor
- world premiere
- The Frozen Cathedral, John Mackey
February 21, Brooke Humfeld Lecture Recital, Swarthout Recital Hall
- Stomp - John Corigliano
February 28, Anthony Messina Detroit Concert Band Lecture Recital
- The Star Spangled Banner, arr. Leonard B. Smith
- March, Paul van Loan
- Ernest Williams Band School March, Mayhew Lake
- Italian in Algiers, Gioachino Rossini arr. Calliet
- Country Gardens, Percy Grainger
- Selections from Tales of a Traveler, John Philip Sousa
- Belle Isle March, Leonard B. Smith
- Serenata, Leroy Anderson
- The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa
April 18
With Blue Valley North Wind Ensemble & Jazz Ensemble I
- ...and the mountains rising nowhere, Joseph Schwantner
- Nick Waldron, conductor
- Percussion Concerto - Beneath a Canvas of Green, Aaron Perrine
- Tonya Mitchell, conductor
- world premiere
- Symphony #5 - Freedom From Fear: Images From The Shoreline, Kevin Walczyk
- world premiere
April 29, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Eisenhower Theatre, Washington D.C.
- Palos Nuevos, Dan Gailey
- Symphony #5 - Freedom From Fear: Images From the Shoreline, Kevin Walczyk
- world premiere
September 16, KU School of Music Collage Concert
The Master of the Sword from Pagan Dances (1987) - James Barnes (b. 1949)
September 27
Second Suite in F (1911) - Gustav Holst (1874-1934)/ed. Matthews
Le cathédrale engloutie (1910) - Claude Debussy (1862-1918)/Patterson
Rocky Point Holiday (1969)- Ron Nelson (b. 1929)
- Brooke Humfeld, guest conductor
Symphony No. 4: In the Shadow of No Towers (2013) - Mohammed Fairouz (b. 1985)
October 20, KUWE Chamber Winds
"Canzon Duodecimi Toni” from Sacrae Symphoniae (1597) - Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612)
Old Wine in New Bottles (1959) - Gordon Jacob (1895-1984)
- Nick Waldron, guest conductor
Pélé (2004) - Brian Balmages (b. 1975)
- Paul Stevens, French horn
November 9
Featuring Joey Tartell, trumpet
and Blue Valley West High School Wind Ensemble
- Cheryl Lee, conductor
Amparita Roca (1935) - Jaime Texidor (1884-1957)/ arr. Winters (1870-1955)
- Cheryl Lee, guest conductor
Vientos y Tangos (2010) - Michael Gandolfi (b. 1956)
- Anthony Messina, guest conductor
Concerto Gaucho (2007) - Kevin Walczyk (b. 1964)
- Joey Tartell, soloist
La ville d’en-haut (1987) - Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
- Han Wang, soloist
American Jazz Suite (1992) - Allen Vizzutti (1952)
- Joey Tartell, soloist
December 5, Brooke Humfeld, Anthony Messina, Nicholas Waldron, Graduate Conducting Recital
Rhapsody for Baritone Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (1985) - Mark Watters (1955)
- David Berrios, saxophone
- Anthony M. Messina, conductor
Variations on a Theme of Glinka (1878) - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
- Matthew Butterfield, oboe
- Nicholas P. Waldron, conductor
Concertino for Trombone Op. 45 no. 7 (1955/1979) - Lar-Erik Larsson (1908-1986) arr. by Mark F. Walker
- Mark Sweeney, trombone
- Brooke E. Humfeld, conductor
February 4, Prairie Winds
A Glimpse of the Eternal (2016) - Aaron Perrine (b. 1979)
The Feel of A Vision - Chuck Mangione (b. 1940)
- Chris Vadala, saxophone
Sounds of Cinema - Rick DeJonge
- Featuring The Boston Brass
February 15, Lawrence High School & March 8
(tentative repertoire)
March TBD
- Eric Stambaugh, guest conductor
A Glimpse of the Eternal (2016) - Aaron Perrine (b. 1979)
La ville d’en-haut (1987) - Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
- Han Wang, soloist
Knells for Bonnie (2016) - Joel Puckett (b.1977)
- Sarah Frisof, soloist
Symphony No. 4: In the Shadow of No Towers (2013) - Mohammed Fairouz (b. 1985)
March 15, College Band Directors National Association National Biennial Conference, Kauffman Center
(tentative repertoire)
A Glimpse of the Eternal (2016) - Aaron Perrine (b. 1979)
La ville d’en-haut (1987) - Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
- Han Wang, soloist
Knells for Bonnie (2016) - Joel Puckett (b. 1977)
- Sarah Frisof, soloist
Symphony No. 4: In the Shadow of No Towers (2013) - Mohammed Fairouz (b. 1985)
April 18
Millennium Canons (2003) - Kevin Puts (b. 1972)/arr. Mark Spede
- Anthony M. Messina, guest conductor
Stillness (2015) - Tom Davoren
- American premiere
- Matthew O. Smith, guest conductor
Variants on a Mediaeval Tune (1963) - Norman Dello Joio (1913-2008)
- Brooke Humfeld, guest conductor
Children's March (1918) - Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
- Nicholas Waldron, guest conductor
Deep Field (2015) - Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
- Consortium premiere
October 6 - Lied Center of Kansas
The Moon Glistens (2014) – Joni Greene (b. 1981)
Only Light (2014) – Aaron Perrine (b. 1979)
Profanation from “Jeremiah, Symphony No. 1” (1942) – Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), arr. Frank Bencriscutto
- Allison Cockshaw, guest conductor Sheltering Sky (2012) – John Mackey (b. 1973)
Sinfonietta for Concert Band (1961) – Ingolf Dahl (1912-1970)
October 11 - Helzberg Hall, Kauffmann Center for the Performing Arts
Shared with KU Opera
Matthew O. Smith and Sharon Toulouse, guest conductors
Fanfare for JFK (1961) – Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Overture to Candide (1956) – Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) trans. Grundman
Sinfonietta for Concert Band (1961) – Ingolf Dahl (1912-1970)
Profanation from “Jeremiah, Symphony No. 1” (1942) – Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), arr. Frank Bencriscutto
Wind Ensemble/Chamber Winds: October 22 - Lied Center of Kansas
Margaret Marco, soloist
Selections from Dixtuor op. 14 (1906) – Georges Enescu (1881-1955)
- Allison Cockshaw, conductor
“Velocity Meadows” for electronics, video, oboe, and winds (2015) - Christopher Stark (b. 1980) - Consortium premiere
- Margaret Marco, soloist
November 12 - Lied Center of Kansas
“Citadel” for KU Sesquicentennial (2015) – James Barnes (b. 1949), world premiere
Divertimento op. 42 (1950) – Vincent Persichetti (1915 – 1987)
- Tonya Mitchell, guest conductor
Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Bacchanale (1877) - Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) / transcribed Egner
Winds of Nagual (1985) – Michael Colgrass (b. 1932)
November 13 - Lied Center of Kansas
Encore performance
“Citadel” for KU Sesquicentennial (2015) – James Barnes (b. 1949), world premiere
Divertimento op. 42 (1950) – Vincent Persichetti (1915 – 1987)
- Tonya Mitchell, guest conductor
Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Bacchanale (1877) - Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) / transcribed Egner
Winds of Nagual (1985) – Michael Colgrass (b. 1932)
Master’s Degree Recital: December 7 - Foster Rehearsal Room, Murphy Hall
Jong Ho Kim, soloist
Allison Cockshaw, conductor
Dixtuor op. 14, Mvt. I (1906) – Georges Enescu (1881-1955)
Festive Overture Op. 96 (1954) – Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) arr. Hunsburger
Song (2001) – William Bolcom (b. 1938)
Rose Variations (1955) – Robert Russell Bennett (1894-1981)
- Jong Ho Kim, soloist
Profanation from “Jeremiah, Symphony No. 1” (1942) – Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), arr. Frank Bencriscutto
Prairie Winds Festival: February 6 - Lied Center of Kansas
Shared with Jazz Ensemble I and KUSO
Jon Lewis, Margaret Marco, Steve Leisring, soloists
Concert Piece (1999) by James Curnow (b.1943)
- Jon Lewis, soloist
Velocity Meadows for solo oboe, video, electronics, and winds (2015) – Christopher Stark (b. 1980)
- Margaret Marco, soloist
Arabesque (2004) - Joseph Turrin (b. 1947)
- Jon Lewis and Steve Leisring, soloists
February 23 - Lied Center of Kansas
Jeff Nelsen, soloist
El Capitan (1896) - John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
The Glass Bead Game (1997) - James A. Beckel, Jr. (b. 1948)
- Jeff Nelsen, soloist
Wingspan (2015) - Gary Kuo
- Jeff Nelsen, soloist
World Premiere - Nathan Jones (b.1983)
- Steven Smyth, conductor
La Fiesta Mexicana: A Mexican Folk Symphony (1949) -- H. Owen Reed (1910-2014)
- Prelude and Aztec Dance
- Mass
- Carnival
April 18 - Lied Center of Kansas
Sarah Frisof, soloist
Sonoran Splendor (2015) world premiere - Travis Rigby (b.1991)
- Robert E. Foster Composition Prize Winner
Mannin Veen (1933) - Haydn Wood (1882-1959)
- Allison Cockshaw, conductor
From a Dark Millennium (1981) –Joseph Schwantner (b. 1943)
- Tonya Mitchell, conductor
Radiant Joy (2006) – Steven Bryant (b. 1972)
Piece for Solo Flute and Chamber Winds (2015) –Joel Puckett (b. 1977)
- world premiere
- Sarah Frisof, soloist
Visions Macabres, op. 40 (1979) – James Barnes (b. 1949)
Steven Smyth Lecture Recital: April 27 - Foster Rehearsal Hall
For additional repertoire please email kuband@ku.edu.