James

Madison University Band Program

Repertoire 2007 – Present
Wind Symphony – Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
Symphony Band – Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
Concert Band – Scott D. Rikkers, conductor


Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
October 7, 2007
Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (1924) – Richard Strauss
Serenade in E flat major, Op. 7 (1881) – Richard Strauss
Dance of the Jesters (1868) – Tchaikovsky/Cramer
Prelude in E flat minor, Op. 34, No. 14 (1933) – Shostakovich/Reynolds
Redline Tango (2004) – John Mackey
Fantasia in G Major (ca. 1705) – Bach/Goldman & Leist
Bells for Stokowski (2003) – Michael Daugherty

Symphonic Band & Concert Band
Stephen P. Bolstad & Scott Rikkers, conductors
October 11, 2007
Concert Band
Alleluia! Laudamus Te (1973) – Alfred Reed
Be Thou My Vision (1998) – David Gillingham
Rakes of Mallow (1947) – Leroy Anderson
Symphonic Band
Esprit De Corps (1985) – Robert Jager
A Movement for Rosa (1992) – Mark Camphouse
Illyrian Dances (1986) – Guy Woolfenden
Russian Sailor’s Dance (1927) – Gliere/ Leidzen

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
JMU Chorale, Patrick M. Walders, conductor & JMU Symphony Orchestra
Strings, Robert D. McCashin, conductor
October 26, 2007
Portraits in Bluestone (2007) – Brian Balmages
World Premiere

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
November 11, 2007 (Veteran’s Day)
The Star Spangled Banner – Arr. by Luigi Zaninelli
Profanation from “Jeremiah, Symphony No. 1” (1942) – Bernstein/Bencriscutto
The Leaves Are Falling (1964) – Warren Benson
Lincolnshire Posy (1937) – Percy Grainger
J’ai été au bal (1999) – Donald Grantham
 Battle Hymn of the Republic – Arr. by Luigi Zaninelli

All-Bands Concert, Stephen P. Bolstad, Scott Rikkers, conductors
December 9, 2007
Concert Band
Marche Des Parachutistes Belges (1945) – Leemans/Wiley
Blessed Are They from “German Requiem” (1865) – Brahms/Buehlman
Escape from “Plato’s Cave!” (1993) – Stephen Melillo
Symphonic Band
Second Suite in F for Military Band (1911) – Gustav Holst
La Fiesta Mexicana (1949) – H. Owen Reed
Wind Symphony
Emblems (1964) – Aaron Copland
Selections from The Danserye (2002) – Susato/Dunnigan

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
February 10, 2008 – JMU Contemporary Music Festival
In evening’s stillness (1996) – Joseph Schwantner
Niagara Falls (1997) – Michael Daugherty

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor, Scott Rikkers, guest
conductor
Beth Chandler, James Kluesner & Andrew Lankford, faculty soloists
February 23, 2008
Fanfare from “La Péri” (1912) – Paul Dukas
Scott D. Rikkers, conductor
Sound the Bells (1993) – John Williams/Lavender
Concertino for Flute (1902) – Cécile Chaminade/Wilson
Dr. Beth Chandler, flute
Gazebo Dances (1972) – John Corigliano
Fandango (2000) – Joseph Turrin
Professor James Kluesner, trumpet; Dr. Andrew Lankford, trombone
Niagara Falls (1997) – Michael Daugherty

Symphonic Band & Concert Band, Stephen P. Bolstad & Scott Rikkers,
conductors
February 24, 2008
Concert Band
Kirkpatrick Fanfare (1999) – Andrew Boysen, Jr.
Lux Aurumque (2000) – Eric Whitacre
Selections from Cajun Folk Songs I & 2 (1990, 1997) – Frank Ticheli
Symphonic Band
Tribute (1985) – Mark Camphouse
Sanctuary (2005) – Frank Ticheli
Divertimento for Band (1949) – Vincent Persichetti
Paris Sketches (1994) – Marin Ellerby

Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
April 1, 2008
Symphonic Band
Pas Redoublé, Op. 86 (1887) – Camille Saint-Saëns/Franckenpohl
Amazing Grace – Arranged by William Himes
Suite Française – (1945) – Darius Milhaud
Wind Symphony
Resonances I (1991) – Ron Nelson
English Folk Song Suite (1922) – Ralph Vaughn Williams
Baron Cimetiere’s Mambo (2004) – Donald Grantham
Nessum Dorma from “Turandot” – Puccini/Patterson
Slava! (1977) – Leonard Bernstein/Grundman

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
April 4, 2008 – Part of Showcase Concert for VBODA All-State Festival
Resonances I (1991) – Ron Nelson
Baron Cimetiere’s Mambo (2004) – Donald Grantham
Nessum Dorma from “Turandot” – Puccini/Patterson
Slava! (1977) – Leonard Bernstein/Grundman

All-Bands Concert, Stephen P. Bolstad, Scott Rikkers, conductors
JR Snow, guest conductor
April 27, 2008
Wind Symphony
Overture for Band (1988) – John Heins
Dreamcatcher (1995) – Walter Mays
Children’s March: “Over the Hills and Far Away” (1918) – Percy Grainger/Rogers
Symphonic Band
Chester (1957) – William Schuman
JR Snow, MM graduate conductor
Cloudburst (2001) – Eric Whitacre
Symphonic Dance No. 3 (1967) – Clifton Williams
Concert Band
Der Traum des Oengus (1996) – Rolf Rudin
Salvation is Created – Pavel Tschesnokoff/Houseknecht
The Inferno (1994) – Robert W. Smith

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
September 28, 2008
Fanfare for a New Era (1997) – Jack Stamp
Symphony in B-flat (1951) – Paul Hindemith
Ghost Train (1994) – Eric Whitacre
Ballet Music from ‘Le Cid’ – (1885/1985) –Massenet/Reynolds
Tam O’Shanter, Op. 51 (1955/1991) – Arnold/Paynter

Family Day Pops Concert
Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
October 4, 2008
Fanfare for a New Era (1997) – Jack Stamp
Ghost Train (1994) – Eric Whitacre
The Cowboys – John Williams/Curnow

Symphonic Band & Concert Band, Stephen P. Bolstad & Scott Rikkers,
conductors
October 7, 2008
Concert Band
Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo (1979) – Malcolm Arnold/Paynter
Sussex Mummer’s Christmas Carol (1996) – Percy Grainger/Larry Clark
Folk Song Suite (1924) – Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphonic Band
Nitro (2006) – Frank Ticheli
Inglesina “The Little English Girl” (1897) – Davide Delle Cese/Bourgeois
Sketches on a Tudor Psalm (1971) – Fisher Tull
The Hounds of Spring (1980) – Alfred Reed

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; David Bacon, guest conductor
November 2, 2008
Mother Earth – A Fanfare (2006) – David Maslanka
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor – Johann Sebastian Bach/Hunsburger
Divertimento for Brass and Percussion ( 1960) – Karel Husa
Suite Française for Woodwind Octet (1993) – Guy Woolfenden
David Bacon, MM graduate conductor
Andante et Scherzo for Saxophone Quartet (1939) – Eugéne Bozza
Strange Humors (2006) – John Mackey
Rocky Point Holiday (1969) – Ron Nelson

All-Bands Concert, Stephen P. Bolstad, Scott Rikkers, conductors
JR Snow, guest conductor
December 4, 2008
Concert Band
Spoon River: An American Folk Dance (1929) – Percy Grainger
Hands of Mercy (2000) – Julie Giroux
Celtic Hymns and Dances (1990) – Eric Ewazen
Symphonic Band
Heroes, Lost and Fallen (1989) – David Gillingham
Sleep (2003) – Eric Whitacre
JR Snow, MM graduate conductor
Finale from Symphony No. 1 in g minor (1895) – Kalinnikov/Bainum

Wind Symphony
Fantasia in G (1983) – Timothy Mahr
 As the scent of spring rain… (2003) – Jonathan Newman
Russian Christmas Music (1944) – Alfred Reed

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor, Scott Rikkers, guest
conductor
Janice Minor & Kevin Stees, faculty soloists
February 28, 2009
Festive Overture, Op. 96 (1954) – Shostakovich/Hunsburger
Concertino for Solo Clarinet (1811) – C. M. von Weber/Lake
Janice Minor, faculty soloist
Vientos y Tangos (2003) – Michael Gandolfi
Colonial Song (1918) – Percy Grainger
The Gum-sucker’s March (1914) – Percy Grainger
Scott D. Rikkers, conductor
Tuba Concerto (1988) – Martin Ellerby
Kevin Stees, faculty soloist
Turbine (2006) – John Mackey

Band Concert, Stephen P. Bolstad, Scott Rikkers, & Bill Posey, conductors
David Bacon & Jerry Philp, graduate student guest conductors
March 3, 2009
University Band
Covenant (1991) – Robert W. Smith
As Summer Was Just Beginning (1994) – Larry D. Daehn
Mercury (1990) – Jan Van der Roost
On a Hymnsong of Phillip Bliss (1989) – David Holsinger
The Thunderer (1889) – John Philip Sousa

Concert Band
The Dam Busters (1954) – Eric Coates/Wagner
Ave Maria (1964) – Franz Biebl/Cameron
Suite from Hymn of the Highlands (2002) – Philip Sparke

Symphonic Band
Elegy for a Young American (1967) – Ronald Lo Presti
Bugs (2000) – Roger Cichy
Armenian Dances, Part I (1972) – Alfred Reed

Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
DAVID MASLANKA in Residence (April 6-9)
April 9, 2009
Symphonic Band
Tears (1994) – David Maslanka
Wind Symphony
Symphony No. 8 (2008) – David Maslanka
Premiere Performance

All-Bands Concert, Stephen P. Bolstad, Scott Rikkers, William Posey,
conductors
David Bacon & Jerry Philp, graduate conductors
May 3, 2009
University Band, William Posey, conductor
Emperata Overture (1964) – Claude T. Smith
Loch Lomond (2002) – Frank Ticheli
Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew (1993) – James Curnow

Concert Band, Scott Rikkers, conductor
Symphony No. 1 The Lord of the Rings (1987) – Johan de Meij
V. Hobbits
Fandango (1952) – Frank Perkins
An American Elegy (2000) – Frank Ticheli

Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
English Dances (1950) – Arnold/Johnstone
The Engulfed Cathedral (1913/1993) – Debussy/Patterson
Folk Dances (1950) – Shostakovich/Reynolds

Wind Symphony, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
Canzona (1954) – Peter Mennin
Musica Boema (1976) – Zdenek Lukás
Adagio – Joaquin Rodrigo
March from Symphonic Metamorphosis (1943) – Hindemith/Wilson

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; David Bacon, guest conductor
October 4, 2009
Celebration Overture, Op. 61 (1955) – Paul Creston
Prelude in the Dorian Mode – Cabézon/Grainger
David Bacon, MM graduate conductor
Theme and Variations, Op. 43a (1943) – Arnold Schoenberg
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story – Bernstein/Lavender
Raise the Roof (2007) – Michael Daugherty
Jamieson Carr, timpani soloist

Symphonic Band & Concert Band, Stephen P. Bolstad & Scott Rikkers,
conductors;
Chad Reep & Monté Grise, graduate conductors
October 7, 2009
Concert Band, Scott Rikkers, conductor
The Thunderer March (1889) – John Philip Sousa
Symphony on Themes of John Philip Sousa – Ira Hershen
II. After “The Thunderer”
O Magnum Mysterium (1994-/2003) – Lauridsen/Reynolds
 Chad R. Reep, MM graduate conductor
Puszta (1988) – Jan Van der Roost

Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
Morning Alleluias for the Winter Solstice (1990) – Ron Nelson
Blue Lake Overture (1971) – John Barnes Chance
Psalm for Band (1953) – Vincent Persichetti
Monte Grisé, DMA graduate conductor
Tempered Steel (1997) – Charles Rochester Young

Family Day Pops Concert
Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
October 10, 2009
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story – Bernstein/Lavender

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; Monte Grisé, guest conductor;
Tracey Schimmel, piano soloist
November 10, 2009
An Outdoor Overture (1938) – Aaron Copland
…and the mountains rising nowhere (1977) – Joseph Schwantner
Old Wine and New Bottles (1960) – Gordon Jacob
Monte Grisé – DMA graduate conductor
Little Threepenny Music (1929) – Kurt Weill
Pineapple Poll – Arthur Sullivan/Mackerras/Duthoit

All-Bands Concert, Stephen P. Bolstad, Scott Rikkers, conductors;
David Bacon, Chad Reep & Monte Grisé, graduate conductors
December 3, 2009
Concert Band, Scott Rikkers, conductor
Of Sailors and Whales (1990) – W. Francis McBeth

Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
Angels in the Architecture (2009) – Frank Ticheli
Suite of Old American Dances (1950) – Robert Russell Bennett

Wind Symphony, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
Wedding Dances – Press/Johnston
Ballad for Band (1946) – Morton Gould
Four Scottish Dances (1957/78) – Arnold/Paynter


Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
Dr. Susan Barber & Dr. Christopher Carrillo, faculty soloists
February 27, 2010 1:00 PM Wilson Hall Auditorium

Asphalt Cocktail (2009) – John Mackey
 Molly on the Shore (1920) – Percy Grainger
Sonata for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble () – Kent Kennan
Christopher Carrillo, trumpet soloist
Bum’s Rush (1993) – Donald Grantham
Hungarian Fantasy, Op. 35 – Carl Maria von Weber/Rogers
Susan Barber, bassoon soloist
Dance Movements (1996) – Philip Sparke

Band Concert, Stephen P. Bolstad, Scott Rikkers, & Bill Posey, conductors
March 2, 2010 8:00 PM Wilson Hall Auditorium

University Band, Bill Posey, conductor
Mid-West Golden Jubilee Overture (1996) – James Curnow
Kindred Spirits (2009) – Brian Balmages
Jerry Philp, MM graduate conductor
Third Suite (1966) – Robert Jager

Concert Band, Scott Rikkers, conductor
Amparito Roca (1936) – Jamie Texidor
Acrostic Song (1976) – David Del Tredici/Spede
Monte Grisé – DMA graduate conductor
Second Suite in F (1911) – Gustav Holst
Ride (2003) – Samuel Hazo

Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
Entry March of the Boyars (1895) – Halvorsen/Fennell
Variations on “America” (1892/1963) – Ives/Schuman/Rhoades
Alchemy in Silent Spaces (2001) – Steven Bryant
David Bacon, MM graduate conductor
Southern Harmony (1998) – Donald Grantham

Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
Professor David Pope, faculty soloist
Composer JOHN MACKEY in Residence (April 5-8)
April 8, 2010 8:00 PM Wilson Hall Auditorium

Symphonic Band
Aurora Awakes (2008) – John Mackey

Wind Symphony
Asphalt Cocktail (2009) – John Mackey
Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2007) – John Mackey
David Pope, faculty soloist


Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
May 2, 2010 2:00 PM Wilson Hall Auditorium

Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
The Black Horse Troop (1925) – John Philip Sousa
Give Us This Day (2007) – David Maslanka
Chad Reep, MM graduate conductor
Fiesta Del Pacifico (1966) – Roger Nixon

Wind Symphony, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
Symphony for Band (1956) – Vincent Persichetti
Red Cape Tango (1993) – Michael Daugherty/Spede
Monte Grisé – DMA graduate conductor
Easter Monday on the White House Lawn (1928) – John Philip Sousa

Concert Band & University Band, Scott Rikkers & Bill Posey, conductors
May 2, 2010 4:00 PM Wilson Hall Auditorium

University Band, William Posey, conductor
Americans We (1929) – Henry Fillmore
Australian Up-Country Tune (1930) – Percy Grainger
Jerry Philp, MM graduate conductor
Inchon (2000) – Robert W. Smith
Shortcut Home (9198) – Dana Wilson
Jerry Philp, MM graduate conductor

Concert Band, Scott Rikkers, conductor
Chester (1957) – William Schuman
David Bacon, MM graduate conductor
To Tame the Perilous Skies (1992) – David Holsinger

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; Chad Reep, guest conductor
October 7, 2010 Forbes Center Concert Hall

Aspen Jubilee (1988) – Ron Nelson
October (2000) – Eric Whitacre
Chad Reep, MM graduate conductor
Jug Blues & Fat Pickin’ (1986) – Don Freund
Harrison’s Dream (2000) – Peter Graham
Lincolnshire Posy (1937) – Percy Grainger


Symphonic Band & Concert Band – Stephen P. Bolstad & Scott D. Rikkers,
conductors; Monte Grisé & Chad Reep, guest conductors
October 13, 2010 Forbes Center Concert Hall

Concert Band, Scott Rikkers, conductor
 Blessed Are They (1865) – Brahams/Buehlman
Evókatah (2004) – Michael Mogensen
Sleep (2003) – Eric Whitacre
Alleluia! Laudamus Te (1973) – Alfred Reed

Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
Canzon Primi Toni (1597) – Giovanni Gabrieli
Cathedrals (2007) – Katheryn Salfelder
Hold This Boy and Listen (2008) – Carter Pann
Monte Grisé – DMA graduate conductor
La Fiesta Mexicana (1949) – H. Owen Reed

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
JMU Contemporary Music Festival – Don Freund, guest composer
October 13, 2010 Forbes Center Concert Hall

Jug Blues & Fat Pickin’ (1986) – Don Freund


Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
Monte Grisé & Chad Reep graduate conductors
November 9, 2010 Forbes Center Concert Hall

William Byrd Suite (1924) – Gordon Jacob
Chad Reep, MM graduate conductor
La Creation du Monde (1923) – Darius Milhaud
Monte Grisé – DMA graduate conductor
Symphony No. 4 (1993) – David Maslanka

All-Bands Concert, Stephen P. Bolstad, Scott Rikkers, conductors;
Monte Grisé & Chad Reep, graduate conductors
December 7, 2010 Forbes Center Concert Hall

Concert Band, Scott Rikkers, conductor
Festivo (1985)– Edward Gregson
Corsican Litany (1976)– Václav Nelhybel
El Camino Real (1985)– Alfred Reed

Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
American Overture for Band (1953)– Joseph Wilcox Jenkins
A Light Unto the Darkness (1997)– David Gillingham
Chad Reep, MM graduate conductor
Marches from “Symphony for Band”(1952) – Morton Gould

Wind Symphony, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
Overture to Candide (1956)– Leonard Bernstein/Grundman
 Monte Grisé, DMA graduate conductor
La Vallée des Cloches (1905/1981)– Maurice Ravel/Hunsberger
Zion (1994)– Dan Welcher

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
Madison Brass, faculty soloists
February 26 1:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Profanation from “Jeremiah Symphony” (1942) – Leonard
Bernstein/Bencriscutto
Minstrels of the Kells (2002) – Dan Welcher
*Concerto 2010 – Anthony Plog
The Madison Brass Quintet
Fugue á la Gigue – J.S. Bach/Holst
Monté Grise, DMA graduate conductor
In Memoriam (1989) – David Maslanka
Star Wars Suite – John Williams/Hunsberger

Band Concert, Stephen P. Bolstad, Scott Rikkers, & Bill Posey, conductors
March 3, 2011 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

University Band, Bill Posey, conductor
Pageant – Vincent Persichetti
On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss – David Holsinger
Nathan H. Whittaker, conductor
Kaddish – Francis McBeth
Chad R. Reep, conductor

Concert Band, Scott Rikkers, conductor
March, Op. 99 – Sergei Prokofiev
Contre Qui, Rose – Lauridsen/Reynolds
Symphony No. 1 – Daniel Bukvich
Monté Grise, DMA graduate conductor
Manin Veen – Haydn Wood

Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
Masque (2001) – Kenneth Hesketh
Augenblick (2008) – Christopher Stark
Chad Reep, MM graduate conductor
Sapphire – Catherine McMichael
Evan Smith, alto saxophone soloist
Monté Grise, DMA graduate conductor
Blue Shades (1997) – Frank Ticheli

Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
Dr. Beth Chander & Dr. Andrew Lankford, faculty soloist
Composer JOEL PUCKETT & MICHAEL DAUGHERTY in Residence (April 1-3)
April 3, 2011 3:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
Blink (2006) – Joel Puckett
Rosa Parks Boulevard (2003) – Michael Daugherty
Dr. Lankford, Leland Matsumura & Josh Cole, trombones

Wind Symphony
*The Shadow of Sirius (2009) – Joel Puckett
Dr. Beth Chandler, flute
The Bells of Stokowski (2003) – Michael Daugherty

Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
May 1, 2011 2:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
American Salute – Morton Gould
Chad R. Reep, conductor
Pacem – Robert Spittal
Monté Grise, conductor
Carmina Burana – Orff/Krance

Wind Symphony, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
Spiel – Ernst Toch
Monté Grise, conductor
Waking Angels – David Gillingham
Chad R. Reep, conductor
Music for Prague 1968 – Karel Husa

Concert Band & University Band, Scott Rikkers & Bill Posey, conductors
May 1, 2011 4:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

University Band, William Posey, conductor
Jubilee Overture – Philip Sparke
Nathan H. Whittaker, conductor
Ouachita – Julie Giroux-West
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine – John Philip Sousa
Lux Aeterna – Elliot Del Borgo

Concert Band, Scott Rikkers, conductor
Dynamism – Christopher Stark
Chad R. Reep, conductor
Klezmer Tribute – Eric Richards
Dr. Janice L. Minor, clarinet
DAVID – Stephen Melillo

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; Monte Grisé, guest conductor;
JMU President Dr. Linwood Rose, narrator
October 2, 2011 2:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (1924) – Richard Strauss
Sonoran Desert Holiday (1994) – Ron Nelson
Sinfonietta (1961) – Ingolf Dahl
Monte Grisé, conductor
Lincoln Portrait (1943) – Copland/Beeler
JMU President, Dr. Linwood Rose, narrator
Overture to Colas Breugnon (1937) – Kabalevsky/Hunsberger


Family Day Pops Concert
Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
October 15, 2011
Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (1924) – Richard Strauss
Lincoln Portrait (1943) – Copland/Beeler
JMU President, Dr. Linwood Rose, narrator


Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; Monte Grisé, graduate
conductor; Taylor Barnett, trumpet
October 18, 2011 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Festive Overture, Op. 96 (1954) – Shostakovich/Hunsberger
Irish Tune from County Derry – Percy Grainger
Gloriosa (1990) – Yasuhido Ito
Chronicles for Trumpet and Wind Symphony (1998) – Joseph Turrin
Taylor Barnett, trumpet; Monte Grisé, conductor
Selections from The Danserye (2002) – Susato/Dunnigan

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; David Pope, saxophone
November 3, 2011 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Sonoran Desert Holiday (1994) – Ron Nelson
Fantasia in G Major (c.1705) – Bach/Goldman/Leist
Gazebo Dances (1972) – John Corigliano
Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2007) – John Mackey
David Pope, soprano saxophone
The Pines of the Appian Way (1924) – Respighi/Duker

Concert Band, Scott Rikkers & Chad Reep, conductors
November 15, 2011 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall
Symphony no. 1 “Lord of the Rings” (1988) – Johan de Meij
 Selections from Mvt. I “Gandalf” and Mvt. V “Hobbits”
Dusk (2004) – Steven Bryant
A Movement for Rosa (1992) – Mark Camphouse
Council Oak (2001) – David Gillingham
Esprit de Corps (1984) – Robert Jager

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; David Pope, saxophone
November 18, 2011 3:30 PM VMEA Conference Performance, Norfolk, VA

Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (1924) – Richard Strauss
Sonoran Desert Holiday (1994) – Ron Nelson
Gazebo Dances (1972) – John Corigliano
Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2007) – John Mackey
David Pope, soprano saxophone
The Pines of the Appian Way (1924) – Respighi/Duker

Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor; Monte Grisé,
graduate conductor
December 8, 2011 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
Tribute (1985) – Mark Camphouse
Colonial Song (1918) – Percy Grainger
Variants on a Mediaeval Tune (1963) – Norman Dello Joio
Monte Grisé – graduate conductor
Strange Humors (2006) – John Mackey

Wind Symphony
First Suite in Eb (1909) – Gustav Holst
Monte Grisé – graduate conductor
Scenes from the “Louvre” (1964) – Norman Dello Joio
The Gumsucker’s March (1914) – Percy Grainger


Fairfax Wind Symphony, Stan Schoonover, conductor
Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
February 11, 2012 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall
JMU Wind Symphony
Slalom (2003) – Carter Pann
Dreamcatcher (1996) – Walter Mays
March from Symphonic Metamorphosis (1943) – Hindemith/Wilson

Fairfax Wind Symphony
Chester (1956) – William Schuman
Southern Harmony (1998) – Donald Grantham
Rest (2011) – Frank Ticheli
 The White Rose (1917) – John Philip Sousa
A Tribute to Stephen Foster (1968) – Sammy Nestico


Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
Montpelier Wind Quintet, faculty soloists
February 25, 2012 12:30 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Slalom (2003) – Carter Pann
Farwell to Gray (2001) – Donald Grantham
Dreamcatcher (1996) – Walter Mays
Serenade, Op. 7 (1881) – Richard Strauss
Montpelier Wind Quintet
Symphonic Metamorphosis (1943) – Hindemith/Wilson

Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; Monte Grisé, graduate
conductor
March 1, 2012 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Commando March () – Samuel Barber
Rest (2011) – Frank Ticheli
Concertino for Four Percussion and Wind Ensemble (1997) – David Gillingham
Vientos y Tangos (2004) – Michael Gandolfi
Monte Grisé, graduate conductor
Paris Sketches (1994) – Martin Ellerby


Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; Monte
Grisé, graduate conductor
Composer STEVEN BRYANT in Residence (April 4-5)
April 5, 2012 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
Chaccone from First Suite in Eb (1909) – Gustav Holst
Suite Dreams (2007) – Steven Bryant
Chester (1956) – William Schuman
Chester Leaps In (1997) – Steven Bryant

Wind Symphony
Hammersmith (1929) – Gustav Holst
Ecstatic Waters (2008) – Steven Bryant

Concert Band & University Band, Scott Rikkers, Chad Reep &
Bill Posey, conductors
March 15, 2012 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

University Band, William Posey, conductor
Joyce’s 71st N. Y. Regiment March (1881) – Thorton B. Boyer/Tornello
Panis Angelicus (1872) – César Franck/Reed
Summer of Storms (2011) – Nathan Whittaker
Rejouissance (1988) – James Curnow

Concert Band, Scott Rikkers & Chad Reep, conductors
Fandango (1952) – Frank Perkins
American Elegy (2000) – Frank Ticheli
Symphonic Dance No. 3 “Fiesta” (1967) – Clifton Williams
Undertow (2008) – John Mackey


Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor; Monte Grisé,
graduate conductor
April 29, 2012 2:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
Dance of the Jesters (1868) – Tchaikovsky/Cramer
Selections from Porgy and Bess (1935) – Gershwin/R.R. Bennett
Resting in the Peace of His Hands (1995) – John Gibson
Monté Grise, conductor
Danza Finale from Estansia (1953) – Ginastera/John

Wind Symphony, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
Awayday (1996) – Adam Gorb
Adagio (1966) – Joaquin Rodrigo
Monté Grise, conductor
Percussion Concerto (2009) – Jennifer Higdon
Jamieson Carr & David Newcomb, soloist

Concert Band & University Band, Scott Rikkers, Chad Reep &
Bill Posey, conductors
April 29, 2012 5:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

University Band, William Posey, conductor
Cajun Folk Songs (1990) – Frank Ticheli
David of the White Rock (1794) – Traditional Welsh Melody/Sparke
The Vanished Army (1918) – Kenneth J. Alford
Chorale and Shaker Dance (1971) – John Zdechlik

Concert Band, Scott Rikkers & Chad Reep, conductors
Lux Aurumque (2005) – Eric Whitacre
Highlands Cathedral: Bagpipe Melody (1982) – Roever/Gorb
Kathy Hawkings, Bagpipes
Suite from Hymn of the Highlands (2002) – Philip Sparke
 Shepherd’s Hey (1918) – Percy Grainger/Rogers
Vesuvius (1999) – Frank Ticheli


Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; Dr. Stanley F. Michalski, guest
conductor; Virginia Repertory Dance Company, Shane O’Hara artistic director
October 2, 2012 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Aegean Festival Overture (1967) – Andreas Makris/Bader
Hymn to a Blue Hour (2010) – John Mackey
Krump (2007) – Scott McAllister
Virginia Repertory Dance Company – Shane O’Hara, artistic director
Cuban Overture (1932/2001) – George Gershwin/Rogers
Dr. Stanley F. Michalski, guest conductor
Polka and Fugue from “Schwanda, the Bagpiper” (1928) – Weinberger/Bainum

JMU Contemporary Music Festival
Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
October 17, 2012

Krump (2007) – Scott McAllister
Virginia Repertory Dance Company – Shane O’Hara, artistic director


Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
October 23, 2012 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Firefly (2008) – Ryan George
O Magnum Mysterium (1994/2003) – Morten Lauridsen/Reynolds
Watchman, Tell Us of the Night (1996) – Mark Camphouse
Children’s March: “Over the hills and far away” (1918) – Percy Grainger/Rogers
Pastime: A Salute to Baseball (1999) – Jack Stamp


Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad; Dr. Carrie Stevens, mezzo-soprano; Niko
Stem, clarinet
November 6, 2012 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

The Melody Shop March (1910) – Karl L. King
Three Japanese Dances (1933/1954) – Bernard Rogers
Dr. Carrie Stevens, mezzo-soprano
Emblems (1964) – Aaron Copland
Ballet Music from Le Cid (1885/1985) – Jules Massenet/Verne Reynolds
Prelude, Fugue and Riffs for Solo Clarinet and Jazz Band (1949) – Leonard
Bernstein
Niko Stem, clarinet

Concert Band, Scott Rikkers & Chad Reep, conductors
November 27, 2012 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Tempered Steel (1997) – Charles Rochester Young
1861 (2004) – Jonathan Newman
Der Traum des Oenghus: Part I (1991) – Rolf Rudin
The Divine Comedy: Purgatorio (1997) – Robert W. Smith
The Divine Comedy: The Inferno (1995) – Robert W. Smith
Pas Redoublé, Op. 86 – Camille Saint-Saens/Frackenpohl


Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor; Rodney
Winther, guest conductor
December 6, 2012 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
Sound the Bells! (1993/2003) – John Williams/Lavender
Illyrian Dances (1986) – Guy Woolfenden
Symphony #3 “Slavyanskaya” (1950/1995) – Boris Kozhevnikov/Bourgeois
Rodney Winther, guest conductor

Wind Symphony

Lads of Wamphray (1905) – Percy Grainger/Kreines
From a Dark Millennium (1981) – Joseph Schwantner
Rodney Winther, guest conductor
Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral (1848/1938) – Richard Wagner/Cailliet


Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
Ian Zook, faculty horn soloist
February 23, 2013 1:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Crown Imperial (1937) – Walton/Duthoit
Redline Tango (2004) – John Mackey
Octet for Winds (1923) – Igor Stravinsky
The Glass Bead Game (1997) – James A. Beckel, Jr.
Ian Zook, faculty horn soloist
Tower Ascending (2009) – Wayne Oquin
Niagara Falls (1997) – Michael Daugherty

Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
February 28, 2013 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Russian Sailor’s Dance (1927) – Gliére/Leidzén
 Divertimento, Op. 42 (1949) – Vincent Persichetti
Sanctuary (2005) – Frank Ticheli
Heroes, Lost and Fallen (1989) – David Gillingham
Danzón No. 2 (2009) – Márquez/Nickel

Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
Kevin Stees, faculty soloist
Composer DONALD GRANTHAM in Residence (April 1-3)
April 3, 2013 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
Lone Star Twister (2008) – Donald Grantham
Southern Harmony (1998) – Donald Grantham

Wind Symphony
Tuba Concerto (2012) – Donald Grantham
Kevin Stees, faculty soloist
**Premiere Performance**
J’ai ete au bal (1999) – Donald Grantham


Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor; Matthew
Brooks, graduate conductor
April 28, 2013 2:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
Solid Men to the Front! (1918) – John Philip Sousa
The Heart of the Morn (1987) – H. Owen Reed
Variations on a Shaker Melody (1944/58) – Aaron Copland
Liturgical Dances (1982)– David Holsinger

Wind Symphony
Tam O’Shanter (1955/1991) – Arnold/Paynter
When Jesus Wept (1957) – William Schuman
Matthew Brooks, DMA graduate conductor
Circus Polka (1942) – Igor Stravinsky
Fantasy Variations on a Theme by Paganini (1988) – James Barnes

Concert Band, Scott Rikkers & Chad Reep, conductors
April 29, 2013 5:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

The Rakes of Mallow (1947) – Leroy Anderson
Stormworks (1990) – Steven Melillo
Yosemite Autumn (1997) – Mark Camphouse
Sheltering Sky (2012) – John Mackey
Give Us This Day (2005) – David Maslanka
Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; H. Carl Hess, graduate
conductor; Eric Guinivan, faculty composer
October 3, 2013 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Rocky Point Holiday (1966) – Ron Nelson
Fantasia and Fugue in C minor – Bach/Hunsberger
Fractured Light (2012) – Eric Guinivan
Symphony in B-flat (1951) – Paul Hindemith
Four Scottish Dances (1957) – Arnold/Paynter

Pops Concert - Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor;
October 5, 2013 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Rocky Point Holiday (1966) – Ron Nelson
Four Scottish Dances (1957) – Arnold/Paynter

Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; Drew Ross, graduate
conductor
October 22, 2013 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Ecstatic Fanfare (2012) – Steven Bryant
Suite Française (1944) – Darius Milhaud
Vanity Fair (1924) – Fletcher/Karrick
A Medieval Suite (1983) – Ron Nelson
Slava! (1977) – Bernstein/Grundman

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad; H. Carl Hess & Drew Ross, graduate
conductors
October 30, 2013 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Millennium Canons (2001) – Kevin Puts/Spede
George Washington Bridge (1950) – William Schuman
Suite Française (1935) – Francis Poulenc
Dance Movements (1995) – Philip Sparke

Concert Band, Scott Rikkers & Chad Reep, conductors; Drew Ross, graduate
conductor
November 18, 2013 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Xerxes (2010) – John Mackey
October (2000) – Eric Whitacre
English Folk Song Suite (1923) – Ralph Vaughan Williams
From Every Horizon (1965) – Norman Dello Joio
Kingfishers Catch Fire (2007) – John Mackey


Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor; H. Carl Hess
& Drew Ross, graduate conductors
December 5, 2013 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
“Marches” from Symphony No. 4 “West Point” – Morton Gould
Elegy for a Young American – Ronald LoPresti
Symphony No. 2, III. Apollo Unleashed – Frank Ticheli

Wind Symphony
Santa Fe Saga (1956) – Morton Gould
The Leaves Are Falling (1964) – Warren Benson
Russian Christmas Music (1944) – Alfred Reed

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; H. Carl Hess, graduate
conductor; Chris Carrillo, faculty trumpet soloist; Aaron Hill, DMA EH soloist
February 22, 2014 1:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Epiphanies (1994) – Ron Nelson
Mock Morris (1950/1991) – Percy Grainger/Kreines
Mothership (2012) – Mason Bates
Quiet City (1941/1992) – Copland/Hunsberger
Symphony No. 4 (1994) – David Maslanka

Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; Drew Ross, graduate
conductor
February 28, 2014 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall
Carnival (2006) – Paul Basler
The Promise of the Living (1952/2002) – Copland/Singleton
Trittico (1963) – Vaclav Nehlybel
The Boys of the Old Brigade (1983) – W. Paris Chambers
With Heart and Voice (2000) – David Gillingham
Folk Dances (1943/1979) – Shostakovich/Reynolds


Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
H. Carl Hess & Drew Ross, graduate conductors
Chris Carrillo & Kyle Remnant, soloists
April 4, 2014 2:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
Suite of Old American Dances (1949) – Robert Russell Bennett
Elegy (1972) – John Barnes Chance
Divertimento for Trombone and Band (2013) – Jack Stamp

Wind Symphony
 Overture for Winds (1824/1981) – Mendelssohn/Boyd
The Sounding of the Call (2014) – Joseph Turrin
La Fiesta Mexicana (1954) – H. Owen Reed


Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
H. Carl Hess & Drew Ross, graduate conductors
Sean Macomber & Aaron Campbell, soloists
May 4, 2014 2:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
Entry March of the Boyars (1895) – Johan Halvorson
Variations on American (1891/1968) – Ives/Schuman/Rhoads
Two Part Invention for 2 Euphoniums and Band (2000) – Philip Sparke
The Cowboys (1972) – Williams/Curnow


Wind Symphony
Orient et Occident (1869) – Camille Saint-Saëns/Reynish
King Lear Variations (1967) – David Amram
Lost Vegas (2011) – Michael Daugherty
Nessun Dorma (1926) – Giacomo Puccini/Patterson

Concert Band, Scott Rikkers & Chad Reep, conductors; Drew Ross, graduate
conductor; Kevin Stees, faculty soloist
May 4, 2014 5:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Mother Earth (2003) – David Maslanka
Moorside March from “Moorside Suite” – Holst/Jacob
Cajun Folk Song II (1997) – Frank Ticheli
Tuba Concerto (2007) – Philip Sparke
Escape from Plato’s Cave (1993) – Stephen Melillo



Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; H. Carl Hess, graduate
conductor
September 30, 2014 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Star Spangled Banner – Smith/arr. Balmages
Short Ride In a Fast Machine(1986/1995) – Adams/Odom
Mare Tranquillitatis (2012) – Roger Zare
Passage (2010) – Scott Lindroth
J.S. Dances (2003) – Donald Grantham
Lincolnshire Posy (1937) – Percy Grainger

Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; Drew Ross, graduate
conductor
October 21, 2014 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Star Spangled Banner – Smith/arr. Zaninelli
Eternal Father, Strong To Save (1975) – Claude T. Smith
Ballad for Band (1946) – Morton Gould
Laboring Songs (1997) – Dan Welcher
The Engulfed Cathedral (1910/1993) – Debussy/Patterson
Armenian Dances (1972) – Alfred Reed

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; H. Carl Hess, graduate
conductor; JMU Composers Jason Haney & Eric Guinivan
October 30, 2014 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Star Spangled Banner – Smith/arr. Williams
Jetpack (2014) – Jason Haney
World Premiere
The Promise of Living (1954) – Copland/Singleton
Zion (1994) – Dan Welcher
Vicious Cycle (2014) – Eric Guinivan
World Premiere
Dionysiaques, Op. 62, No. 1 (1913) – Florent Schmitt

Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
H. Carl Hess & Drew Ross, graduate conductors
December 4, 2014 2:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
Early Light (1995) – Carolyn Bremer
Psalm for Band (1954) – Vincent Persichetti
Angels in the Architecture (2008) – Frank Ticheli

Wind Symphony
Outdoor Overture (1938) – Aaron Copland
Flourishes and Meditations (2010) – Michael Gandolfi
Pineapple Poll (1952) – Sullivan/Mackerras/Duthoit

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; H. Carl Hess, graduate
February 28, 2015 1:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall
Masque (2001) – Kenneth Hesketh
Emblems (1964) – Aaron Copland
Fractured Light (2012) – Eric Guinivan
Vientos y Tangos (2002) – Michael Gandolfi
Passage (2010) – Scott Lindroth
Asphalt Cocktail (2009) – John Mackey


Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; Drew Ross, graduate
conductor
March 3, 2015 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Festivo (1985) – Edward Gregson
Ave Maria (1964/1994) – Franz Biebl/Cameron
Bali for Wind Ensemble (2005) – Michael Colgrass
Incantation and Dance (1960) – John Barnes Chance
Symphony No. 6 (1956) – Vincent Persichetti

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
March 22, 2015 2:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

The Star-Spangled Banner – John Stafford Smith/Balmages
Scott D. Rikkers, conductor
Fractured Light (2012) – Eric Guinivan
King Lear Variations (1966) – David Amram
Passage (2010) – Scott Lindroth
Emblems (1964) – Aaron Copland


Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
College Band Directors National Association: National Conference
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, Tennessee
March 27, 2015 1:30 PM

The Star-Spangled Banner – John Stafford Smith/Balmages
Scott D. Rikkers, conductor
Fractured Light (2012) – Eric Guinivan
King Lear Variations (1966) – David Amram
Passage (2010) – Scott Lindroth
Emblems (1964) – Aaron Copland


Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
H. Carl Hess & Drew Ross, graduate conductors
April 26, 2015 2:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
English Dances, Set 1, Op. 27 (1950/1966) – Arnold/Johnstone
Ghost Train (1995) – Eric Whitacre
Gloriosa (1990) – Yasuhide Ito

Wind Symphony
 Sketches on a Tudor Psalm (1971) – Fisher Tull
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (1967/2008) – Bernstein/Lavender
America, the Beautiful (2011) – Ward/Dragon


Concert Band, Scott Rikkers & Chad Reep, conductors; Drew Ross, graduate
conductor
April 26, 2015 5:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

March, Op. 99 (1943) – Sergei Prokofiev
First Suite in Eb (1909) – Gustav Holst
Children’s March (1916) – Percy Grainger
Endurance (1991) – Timothy Mahr
The Thunderer (1889) – John Philip Sousa
Symphony on Themes of John Philip Sousa (1993) – Ira Hearshen
II. After the Thunderer
Amparito Roca (1925) – Jamie Texidor


Pops Concert - Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor;
October 3, 2015 8:30 PM Convocation Center

Aspen Jubilee (1988) – Ron Nelson
Theme from “Shindlers’s List” – John Williams/Moss
Superman March – John Williams/Lavender

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; H. Carl Hess, graduate
conductor; Dr. Wanchi Huang, faculty violin soloist
October 6, 2015 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Aspen Jubilee (1988) – Ron Nelson
Passacaglia and Fugue in c minor (1713/1975) – Bach/Hunsberger
Music for Prague 1968 (1968) – Karel Husa
Theme from “Shindlers’s List” – John Williams/Moss
Superman March – John Williams/Lavender


Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; DJ Landoll, graduate
conductor
October 20, 2015 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Esprit de Corps (1984) – Robert Jager
Selections from “The Danserye” (1551/2002) – Susato/Dunnigan
October (2000) – Eric Whitacre
Yiddish Dances (1998) – Adam Gorb
Blue Lake Overture (1971) – John Barnes Chance

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; H. Carl Hess, graduate
conductor; Casey Cangelosi, faculty percussion soloist
November 4, 2015 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Festive Overture (1954/1965) – Shostakovich/Hunsberger
Harrison’s Dream (2003) – Peter Graham
Concerto for Percussion and Symphonic Band (2002) – Brett Dietz
White Knuckle Stroll (2010) – Casey Cangelosi
October (2000) – Eric Whitacre
Music for Prague 1968 (Fourth Movement)– Karel Husa
Concerto for Wind Ensemble, Fifth Movement (2010)- Steven Bryant

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; Casey Cangelosi, faculty
percussion soloist
November 19, 2015 8:00 PM VMEA Conference Performance, Norfolk, VA

Aspen Jubilee (1988) – Ron Nelson
Harrison’s Dream (2003) – Peter Graham
Concerto for Percussion and Symphonic Band (2002) – Brett Dietz
White Knuckle Stroll (2010) – Casey Cangelosi
October (2000) – Eric Whitacre
Music for Prague 1968 (Fourth Movement)– Karel Husa
Concerto for Wind Ensemble, Fifth Movement (2010)- Steven Bryant

Concert Band, Chad Reep, conductor; Sarah Wilson, graduate conductor
December 1, 2015 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

The Chimes of Liberty (1922) – Edwin Franko Goldman/Schissel
Kirkpatrick Fanfare (1999) – Andrew Boysen, Jr.
Cloudburst (1991/2001) – Eric Whitacre
Four Dances from “West Side Story” (1957/1980) – Bernstein/Polster
Colonial Song (1919) – Percy Grainger
Vesuvius (1999) – Frank Ticheli

Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
H. Carl Hess & Drew Ross, graduate conductors
December 11, 2015 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
Fantasia in G (1992) – Timothy Mahr
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (1723/1936) – Bach/Leidzen
Molly on the Shore (1920) – Percy Grainger
Finale from Symphony No. 1 (1894/1958) Kalinnikov/Bainum

Wind Symphony
 Variants on a Medieval Tune (1963) – Norman Dello Joio
Paris Sketches (1994) – Martin Ellerby


Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; H. Carl Hess, graduate; Eric
Guinivan, faculty composer& soloist; Joel Collier & Ryan Stees, soloists
February 27, 2016 1:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Overture to Colas Breugnon (1937/1967) – Kabalevsky/Hunsberger
Hymn to the Blue Hour (2010) – John Mackey
Meditation and Awakening (2010) – Guinivan/Hess
Dr. Guinvan, percussion soloist
Serenade No. 11 in Eb (1781) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Carnival of Venice (1855/1959) – Arban/Leidzen
Joel Collier & Ryan Stees, euphonium soloists
Star Wars Trilogy (1977/1997) – John Williams/Hunsberger


Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; DJ Landoll, graduate
conductor; Ross Ahlhorn, DMA trumpet soloist
March 1, 2016 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Dance of the Jesters (1873/1997) – Tchaikovsky/Cramer
Trumpet Concerto (1950) – Arutiunian/Duker
Firefly (2008) – Ryan George
Only Light (2014) – Aaron Perrine
Blue Shades (1997) – Frank Ticheli

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; DJ Landoll, graduate
conductor; Omar Thomas (JMU ’05), guest composer/conductor;
Chris Ceretto, student composer winner
April 6, 2016 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
The Chimes of Liberty (1922) – Edwin Franko Goldman/Schissel
Nimrod from “Enigma Variations” (1899/1965) – Elgar/Reed
A Movement for Rosa (1992) – Mark Camphouse

Wind Symphony
*Molotov (2015) – Chris Cerreto
Sinfonietta (1961) – Ingolf Dahl
*Of Our New Day Begun (2015) – Omar Thomas


Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
H. Carl Hess & DJ Landoll, graduate conductors
April 24, 2016 2:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
A Festival Prelude (1962) – Alfred Reed
Of Sailors and Whales (1992) – W. Francis McBeth
The Stars and Stripes Forever (1896/1996) – Sousa/Schissel
JMU Flute Studio, piccolo soloists

Wind Symphony
Ballet Music from “le Cid” (1885/1985) – Massenet/ Verne Reynolds
Cuban Overture (1933/2001) – Gershwin/Rogers


Concert Band, Scott Rikkers & Chad Reep, conductors; Sarah Wilson, graduate
conductor;
April 26, 2016 5:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Dynamism of a Speeding Horse (2008) – Chrisopher Stark
Second Suite in F (1911) – Gustav Holst
A Hymn for the Lost and the Living (2001) – Eric Ewazen
Hymn of the Highlands (2002) – Philip Sparke
El Camino Real: A Latin Fantasy (1985) – Alfred Reed

Pops Concert - Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor;
October 1, 2016 8:30 PM Convocation Center

Symphony No. IV: Bookmarks from Japan (2013) – Julie Giroux
Cartoon (1991) – Paul Hart

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
October 5, 2016 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Oberon Overture (1826/1937) – von Weber/Lake
Symphony No. IV: Bookmarks from Japan (2013) – Julie Giroux
Ecstatic Waters (2008) – Steven Bryant
Cartoon (1991) – Paul Hart

Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; DJ Landoll, graduate
conductor
October 25, 2016 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

National Emblem March (1906) – E.E. Bagley
First Suite in Eb (1909) – Gustav Holst
Suite Dreams (2007) – Steven Bryant
Aurora Awakes (2009) – John Mackey
Fantasy Variations (1988) – James Barnes

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; Chad R. Reep, guest
conductor; DJ Landoll, graduate conductor
November 3, 2016 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Overture to Candide (1955/1986) – Bernstein/Grundman
Lullaby for Kirsten (1985) – Leslie Bassett
Lullaby for Noah (2008) – Joseph Turrin
Octet (1923) – Igor Stravinsky
Concerto for Four Percussion and WE (1997) – David Gillingham
Symphony no. 3 “Slavyanskaya” (1950) – Kozhevnikov/Bourgeois


Concert Band, Chad Reep, conductor; Sarah Wilson, graduate conductor
November 15, 2016 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

A Festive Overture (1963) – Alfred Reed
Hold This Boy and Listen (2008) – Carter Pann
Symphonic Songs for Band (1958) – Robert Russell Bennett
Les Miserables (1980) – Claude-Michael Schonberg/M. Peeters
Give Us This Day (2007) – David Maslanka

Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
DJ Landoll, graduate conductor
December 7, 2016 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
Celebration Overture (1955) – Paul Creston
Pageant (1953) – Vincent Persichetti
Four Scottish Dances (1957/1978) – Arnold/Paynter

Wind Symphony
Morning Alleluias for a Winter Solstice (1989) – Ron Nelson
Jug Blues and Fat Pickin’ (1986) – Don Freund
O Magnum Mysterium (1994) – Lauridsen/Reynolds
Profanation from Jeremiah Symphony No. 1 (1943) – Bernstein/Bencriscutto

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; Jeanette Zyko, Wanchi Haung,
Andrew Landford, Kevin Stees, Casey Cangelosi, David Pope, Faculty Soloists
February 25, 2017 1:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Tam O’Shanter, Op. 51 (1955/1991) – Malcolm Arnold/Paynter
Legacy: Concerto for Oboe (2015) – Oscar Navarro
Montana Music: Chorale Variations (1993) – David Maslanka
Theme from Schindler’s List (1993/2008) – John Williams/Moss
Audivi Media Nocte (2011) – Oliver Waespi
Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; DJ Landoll, graduate
conductor; Rock Band: Trae King, Neal Perrine, Douglas Richter & Paige Durr
March 2, 2017 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Mother Earth (2006) – David Maslanka
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1978) – Elliot Del Borgo
Á La Machaut (2015) – Andrew Boss
Bugs: A Suite for Wind Ensemble (2000) – Roger Cichy
B-Side Concerto (2014) – Luis Serrano Alarcón

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; DJ Landoll, graduate
conductor; David Maslanka, guest composer; Lukas Garner & Douglas Byler,
student composer competition winners
April 5, 2017 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
Prelude and Gloria (2016) – Douglas Byler
World Premiere
Give Us This Day (2007) – David Maslanka

Wind Symphony
King of Kings (2016) – Lucas Garner
World Premiere
A Child’s Garden of Dreams (1981) – David Maslanka

Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
DJ Landoll, graduate conductor
April 27, 2017 2:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
Xerxes (2010) – John Mackey
Rippling Watercolors (2015) – Brian Balmages
Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn (1968) – Norman Dello Joio

Wind Symphony
Lads of Wamphray (1906/1938) – Percy Grainger/Kreines
Funeral Music for Queen Mary (1694/1992) – Purcell/Steven Stucky
Danzón No. 2 (1998/2009) – Arturo Márquez/Nickel

Concert Band, Scott Rikkers, conductors; Grace Dingus, student conductor;
April 25, 2017 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Rakes of Mallow (1947) – Leroy Anderson
Italian Rhapsody (2008) – Julie Giroux
Shenandoah (1999) – Frank Ticheli
Arabesque (2008) – Samuel Hazo
 Variations on a Korean Folk Song (1965) – John Barnes Chance
Machu Picchu (2008) – Satoshi Yagisawa

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
David Maslanka Memorial/Celebration Concert
October 4, 2017 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Lauds: Praise High Day (1991) – Ron Nelson
The Passing Bell (1974) – Warren Benson
The Seeker (2017) – David Maslanka
Variations on the Porazzi Theme of Wagner (1882/1988) – Alfred Reed
La Fiesta Mexicana (1949) – H. Owen Reed

Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; Shawn Davern, graduate
conductor
October 17, 2017 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

American Salute (1943/1971) – Morton Gould/Lang
The Solitary Dancer (1969) – Warren Benson
Riften Wed (2013) – Julie Giroux
Epinicion (1975) – John Paulson
Suite of Old American Dances (1949) – Robert Russell Bennett
The Red Machine (2004) – Peter Graham

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; Dr. Heather Coltman, piano;
Dr. Joanne Gabbin, narrator
November 1, 2017 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Crown Imperial (1937) – William Walton
Amazing Grace – arr. by William Himes
Rhapsody in Blue (1924/1998) – George Gershwin/Hunsberger
Dr. Heather Coltman, piano (JMU Provost)
New Morning for the World (1982/2007) – Joseph Schwantner/Pilato
Dr. Joanne Gabbin, narrator

Concert Band, Amy Birdsong, conductor
November 29, 2017 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall
Midway March (1976) – John Williams/Lavender
Sea Songs (1924) – Ralph Vaughan Williams
Third Suite (1966) – Robert Jager
Strange Humors (2006) – John Mackey
American Elegy (2000) – Frank Ticheli
Khan (2000) – Julie Giroux

Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
Shawn Davern, graduate conductor
December 8, 2017 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
Vanity Fair (1924/2006) – Percy Fletcher/Karrick
Elegy (1972) – John Barnes Chance
Russian Christmas Music (1944) – Alfred Reed

Wind Symphony
Adagio para Orquesta de Instrumentos de Viento (1966) – Joaquín Rodrigo
Symphony in Bb (1951) – Paul Hindemith

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; Sarunas Jankauskas & Carl
Donakowski, Faculty Soloists
February 24, 2018 1:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (1705/1998) – J.S. Bach/Hunsberger
Baron Cimetiere’s Mambo (2004) – Donald Grantham
In My Father’s Eyes (2017) – Julie Giroux
Concertino for Clarinet – Ante Grgin/Mortimer
Wine-Dark Sea: Symphony for Band (2014) – John Mackey

Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; Shawn Davern, graduate
conductor
March 1, 2018 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Rejouissance (1988) – James Curnow
Fantasia in G Major, BWV 572 (1807/1957) – J. S. Bach/Goldman
Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann (1968) – Robert Jager
Shepherd’s Hey (1918) – Percy Grainger/Rogers
Angels in the Architecture (2009) – Frank Ticheli
Symphonic Dance No. 3 “Fiesta” (1967) – Clifton Williams
Shawn Davern, MM graduate conductor

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; Shawn Davern, graduate
conductor; Paul Dooley, guest composer; Brian Junttila, student composer
competition winner
April 4, 2018 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
Angels in the Architecture (2009) – Frank Ticheli
One Bright Star (2010/2018) – Anthony J. Alvaro/Davern
World premiere of wind version
Meditation at Lagunitas (2014) – Paul Dooley

Wind Symphony
Postcards from Saturn: I. What Cassini Saw (2018) – Brian Junttila
 World Premiere
Coast of Dreams (2014) – Paul Dooley
I. Flowers of Our Lost Romance
II. Velocity Festivals

Concert Band, Scott Rikkers & Amy Birdsong, conductors
April 20, 2018 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Barn Dance and Cowboy Hymn (1985) – Philip Sparke
Celtic Hymns and Dances (1990) – Eric Ewazen
Arabian Dances (2009) – Brian Balmages
Incantation and Dance (1960) – John Barnes Chance
Four Dances from West Side Story (1957/1980) – Bernstein/Polster
Wedding Dances (1967/1995) – Press/Johnston/Fennell

Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
Shawn Davern, graduate conductor
April 26, 2018 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
Medieval Suite (1983) – Ron Nelson
I. Homage to Leonin
II. Homage to Perotin
III. Homage to Machaut
National Emblem March (1906) – E.E. Bagley/Fennell

Wind Symphony
Fanfare Canzonique (2003) – Brian Balmages
The Best of Rooms (1963/2017) – Randall Thomposn/Tyler Grant
Carmen Symphony (1875/2009) – George Bizet/Serebrier/Patterson

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
October 3, 2018 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Intrada 1631 (2003) – Stephen Montague
Dance Movements (Movts 2 & 3) (1996) – Philip Sparke
Lincolnshire Posy (1937) – Percy Grainger
Vientos y Tangos (2004)) – Michael Gandolfi
The Frozen Cathedral (2013) – John Mackey

Contemporary Music Festival: Libby Larsen, guest composer
Symphonic Band, Shawn Davern, graduate conductor
October 24, 2018 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

An Introduction to the Moon (2006) – Libby Larsen

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; Jocelyn Abrahamzon, alto
saxophone; Adam DiPersio, vibraphone; Manoa Bell, string bass
Tour: October 29-30, 2018: Lake Braddock; Herndon; Potomac Falls; Dominon; John
Champe and Stonewall Jackson High Schools
November 1, 2018 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Commando March (1943) – Samuel Barber
Lincolnshire Posy (1937) – Percy Grainger
Escapades from “Catch Me If You Can” (2004) – John Williams/Bulla
Jocelyn Abrahamzon, Adam DiPersio and Manoa Bell soloists
Make Our Garden Grow from “Candide” (1956/1993) – Bernstein/Grundman
Dance Movements (1996) – Philip Sparke

Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; Scott McKenzie, guest
composer/conductor; Shawn Davern, graduate conductor
November 3, 2018 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Gandolf from “Lord of the Rings” (1987) – Johan de Meij
An Introduction to the Moon (2006) – Libby Larsen
Bach’s Fugue a la Gigue (1707/1928) – Bach/Holst/Mitchell
Heroes, Lost and Fallen (1990) – David Gillingham
An Autumn Sunset (2018) – Scott McKenzie
World Premiere
Puszta: Four Gipsy Dances (1988) – Jan Van de Roost
Slava! (1977) – Leonard Bernstein/Grundman

Concert Band, Amy Birdsong, conductor
November 30, 2018 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

American Overture for Band (1953) – Joseph Wilcox Jenkins
Elegy for a Young American (1964) – Ronald Lo Presti
Country Gardens (1925) – Grainger/Sousa
American Salute (1943) – Morton Gould
The Klaxon (1930) – Henry Fillmore/Fennell
The Twelve Gallon Hat (2014) – Julie Giroux
Urban Dances (2005) – Erik Morales
Esprit de Corps (1984) – Robert Jager

Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
Shawn Davern, graduate conductor
December 5, 2018 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
Children’s March: “Over the hills and far away” (1919) – Grainger/Rogers
Cloudburst (1995/2001) – Eric Whitacre
Illyrian Dances (1986) – Guy Woolfenden

Wind Symphony
Millennium Canons (2001/2003) – Kevin Puts/Spede
Colonial Song (1919) – Grainger/Rogers
Symphony No. 4 “West Point” (1952) – Morton Gould

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
February 23, 2019 1:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Awayday (1996) – Adam Gorb
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks (1895) – Richard Strauss/Hindsley
…and the mountains rising nowhere (1977) – Joseph Schwantner
The Engulfed Cathedral (1910/1993) – Claude Debussy/Patterson
Bells for Stokowski (2002) – Michael Daugherty

Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; Shawn Davern, graduate
conductor and composer; Caleb Pickering, timpani soloist
March 13, 2019 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Folk Dances (1955/1979) – Shostakovich/Reynolds
Suite Francaise (1944) – Darius Milhaud
Radiant Joy (2006) – Steven Bryant
Wigilia (2019) – Shawn W. Davern
World Premiere
Raise the Roof (2007) – Michael Daugherty
Caleb Pickering, timpani

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
James Stephenson, guest composer
Mason Moy and Patrick Oswald, student composer competition winners
April 3, 2019 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
Runner’s High (2018) – Patrick Oswald
World Premiere
there are no words (2015) – James Stephenson

Wind Symphony
Synthetic Speech (2018) – Mason Moy
World Premiere
Symphony No. 2 “Voices” (2016) – James Stephenson

Concert Band, Scott Rikkers & Amy Birdsong, conductors
April 15, 2019 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Concert Band II
 Emperata Overture (1964) – Claude T. Smith
Four: On a Remix by Beethoven (2017) – Randall Standridge
K2 (2012) – Julie Giroux

Concert Band I
Xerxes (2010) – John Mackey
Ride (2002) – Samuel Hazo
Symphony No. 3, “Slavyanskaya” (1950) – Kozhevnikov/Bourgeois

Combined Concert Band
See Rock City (2011) – Brent Karrick
Rest (2010) – Frank Ticheli
El Camino Real (1986) – Alfred Reed




Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
Shawn Davern, graduate conductor and composer
April 25, 2019 8:00 PM Forbes Center Concert Hall

Symphonic Band
The Hounds of Spring (1981) – Alfred Reed
One Life Beautiful (2010) – Julie Giroux
Funiculi-Funicula Rhapsody (2001) – Denza/Goto

Wind Symphony
March from Symphonic Metamorphosis (1945/1972) – Hindemith/Wilson
An Elegant Sufficiency (2018) – Shawn W. Davern
World Premiere
Symphonic Suite from “On the Waterfront” (1954/2011) – Bernstein/Bocook