Recent Programs

Chris Parks, conductor

April 24, 2009

  • Toccata Marziale – Ralph Vaughan Williams; Zachary deVries, conductor
  • Lied ohne Worte – Rolf Rudin
  • Cajun Folk Songs II – Frank Ticheli
  • Bandancing – Jack Stamp

March 3, 2009

  • Toccata for Band – Frank Erickson
  • Three London Minatures – Mark Camphouse
  • Hymn for Band – Hugh Stuart; Zachary deVries, conductor
  • A Dakota Rhapsody – Mark Camphouse

November 19, 2008

  • A Festival Prelude – Alfred Reed
  • Moon by Night – Jonathan Newman; Zachary deVries, conductor
  • Crystals – Thomas C. Duffy
  • Colours – Roger Cichy

October 18, 2008

  • Sun Dance – Frank Ticheli
  • O Magnum Mysterium – Morten Lauridsen
  • Armenian Dances – Alfred Reed

April 25, 2008

  • Der Traum der Oenghus – Rolf Rudin
  • Loud Sunsets – George Lam (World Premiere)
  • We’ll Say Goodnight, But Not Goodbye – David William Faleris
  • Canzona – Peter Mennin; Jason Wang, conductor
  • Ride – Samuel Hazo

February 22, 2008

  • Kaddish – W. Francis McBeth
  • Ballad For Band – Morton Gould
  • “Gandalf” from Symphony No. 1: The Lord of the Rings – Johan de Meij

December 7, 2007

  • Festive Overture, Op. 96 – Dmitri Shostakovich
  • Chorale Prelude on a German Folk Tune – James Barnes
  • Sonatina, Op. 13, No. 1 – Dmitri Kabalevsky, trans. B. Holcombe; Jason Wang, conductor
  • GAME ON – Matthew Raskopf (World Premiere)
  • Bryn Calfaria – William Owen, trans. B. Holcombe
  • Three Sketches for Winds – Clare Grundman

October 28, 2007

  • Emperata Overture – Claude T. Smith
  • First Suite in E-Flat – Gustav Holst; Jason Wang, conductor
  • From Every Horizon (A Tone Poem to New York ) – Norman Dello Joio

October 16, 2007

  • Evening Hym from Hansel & Gretel – Eglebert Humperdink (BU Bands Horn Choir)
  • First Suite in E-flat op. 28 – Gustav Holst; Jason Wang, conductor

April 25 , 2007

  • El Camino Real – Reed
  • West Side Story Selections – Bernstein, arr. Duthoit
  • Dr. William G. McManus, guest conductor
  • Shepherd’s Hey – Grainger; Jason Wang, conductor
  • Irish Tune from County Derry – Grainger; Jason Wang, conductor
  • Africa: Ceremony, Song, and Ritual – Smith

February 16 , 2007 – Joint Concert with Jazz Big Band

  • Chorale and Shaker Dance – Zdechlik
  • Vesuvius – Ticheli

December 1 , 2006

  • Scenes from ‘The Louvre’ – Dello Joio
  • A Little Night and Day Music – Adler
  • Danza Final (Malambo) from ‘Estancia’ – Ginastera; Jason Wang, conductor
  • Variations on a Korean Folksong – Chance

October 13 , 2006 – Parents’ Weekend Joint Concert

  • Overture to ‘Candide’ – Bernstein, arr. Grundman
  • Scenes from ‘The Louvre’ – Dello Joio
  • Cajun Folk Songs – Ticheli

Past Repertoire

2005-2006

  • Night Dances-Yurko
  • Festivo-Gregson; Jason Wang, conductor
  • A Movement for Rosa-Camphouse
  • Noisy Wheels of Joy-Whitacre
  • The Hounds of Spring – Reed
  • Caccia and Chorale – Williams; Jason Wang, conductor
  • Satiric Dances – Dello Joio
  • Flourish for Wind Band – Vaughn Williams
  • Second Suite in F – Holst
  • Resting in the Peace of His Hands – Gibson
  • Incantation and Dance – Chance
  • A Festival Prelude – Reed
  • Salvation Is Created – Tchesnokov
  • Color – Margolis
  • Americans We – Fillmore

2004-2005

  • Conzensus – Van der Roost
  • Mock Morris – Grainger; Craig Bryant, conductor
  • October – Whitacre
  • Drum & Cocoa – Lackey - Percussion Ensemble, conducted by Karl Williams
  • Godzilla Eats Las Vegas! – Whitacre
  • Toccata for Band – Erickson
  • Belle Qui Tiens Ma Vie – Arbeau/Margolis
  • An Original Suite – Jacob
  • 4/4 for Four – Cirone - Percussion Ensemble, conducted by Karl Williams
  • Florentiner March – Fucik; Craig Bryant, conductor
  • Cajun Folk Songs II – Ticheli
  • Lied ohne Worte – Rudin
  • Suite of Old American Dances – Bennet
  • Sun Dance – Ticheli
  • O Magnum Mysterium – Lauridsen
  • English Folk Song Suite – Vaughan Williams

2003-2004

  • Symphonic Songs for Band – Bennet
  • Chorale Prelude on a German Folk Tune, Opus 61 – Barnes
  • Bidecennial Overture – Knauss * world premiere*
  • Chorale and Alleluia – Hanson; Joseph Wright III, conductor
  • The Golden Age of the Xylophone – Werle; Jon Bisesi, Xylophone
  • Emperata Overture – Smith
  • Down a Country Lane – Copland; Darren Maule, conductor
  • Crystals – Duffy
  • In the Forest of the King – LaPlante
  • The Renaissance Fair – Margolis
  • A Hymn for Band – Stuart; Darren Maule, conductor
  • Three Brothers – Colgrass - Percussion ensemble, conducted by Jon Bisesi
  • Der Traum des Oenghus – Rudin
  • Three Sketches for Winds – Grundman
  • British Eighth March – Elliot/Gore
  • Allerseelen (All Souls’ Day) – Strauss/Davis
  • Matrix – Grimo - Percussion ensemble, conducted by Jon Bisesi
  • In Memoriam: Kristina – Yurko
  • Prelude, Siciliano, and Rondo – Arnold/Paynter

2002-2003

  • Suite Provencale – Van der Roost
  • Chorale Prelude: Be thou My Vision – Stamp - Darren Maule, conductor
  • Old Churches – Colgrass
  • The Coronation of Edward II – Lam * world premiere*
  • Festival Overture – Fritze
  • Mystery on Mena Mountain – Giroux
  • Elegy for a Young American – Lo Presti
  • Marche des Parachutistes Belges – Leemans/Wiley
  • Fantasy on Sakura Sakura – Traditional/Kramer
  • Amazing Grace – Newton/Ticheli
  • Overture for Winds – Carter
  • On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss – Holsinger
  • Suite Divertimento – Gilbert
  • Hands of Mercy – Giroux