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Wind Symphony

The finest woodwind, brass and percussion players at Brigham Young University perform with the Wind Symphony, under the direction of Don Peterson. The BYU Wind Symphony has an extremely active concert season and the University administration has a strong commitment to this ensemble as an international touring group. In recent years the Wind Symphony has performed in the British Isles, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Philipines. Mainland China, New Zealand, Australia, Finland, the Baltic States and Russia, as well as the Northwest United States and Canada.This band has received national recognition in performances for the:

Music Educators National Conference, National Convention
College Band Directors Association, National and Division Conventions
American Bandmasters Association.

Each year some of their performances are added to the BYU Bands in Review CD. Some recordings of recent performances can also be heard in the Audio Files section of the Gallery. For further information regarding Wind Symphony performance availabilty or tour itineraries, see the Performing Arts Management website.

Concert Reviews

"... It was the most memorable musical occasion for many a day. The faultless precision and control of the players ... almost made one gasp with incredulous wonder." — The Northeastern Telegraph, Wangaratta, New Zealand

Recent Spring Tours (3-4 weeks)

May 2007 — Eastern States
May 2005 — Scandinavia — Denmark, Sweden, Norway
May 2003 — China (Cancelled due to SARS outbreak.)
May 2001 — Europe — Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic
May 1999 — Baltic Tour — Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Russia
May 1997 — East Coast US — Delaware, New York
May 1995 — China, Taiwan, The Philipines
May 1993 — Northwest US & Canada
May 1991 — Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii
May 1989 — Mainland China
May 1987 — United Kingdom

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Recent Repertoire

April 2, 2009 Donald Peterson, conductor
Pineapple Poll Suite Opening Number Poll's Dance Finale	Sir Arthur Sullivan
The Swiss Shepherd Stephanie Layton, flute	Francesco Pietro Morlacchi arr. Nora Kile
Variations on a 16th-century Chanson	Masahiko Suwa
Concertpiece No. 2 Presto Allegretto grazioso Justin Laukat, Tara Hill, clarinet	Felix Mendelssohn arr. Harry Gee
Bugler's Holiday	Leroy Anderson
The Trombone Rag	John Higgins
Jerome Robbins' Broadway	Arr. Warren Barker
February 25, 2009
Procession of the Nobles	Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov arr. Erik W.G. Leidzen
Mother Earth Fanfare	David Maslanka
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring	Johann Sebastian Bach orch. Jeffrey Renshaw
Band Dances Waltz	Murray Boren
American Gospel Songs Amazing Grace Old Time Religion Shall We Gather at the River Faculty Artist Diane Reich, soprano	Luigi Zanninelli
Honey Boys on Parade	Edward V. Cupero
"Wil-o-the-wisp" from Symphony for William	Derek Bourgeios
December 10, 2008
Celebrations	John Zdechlik
Cantina March Toucan Premiere—One of Five 2008 Premieres (Barlow Commission)	David Rakowski
Molly on the Shore	Percy Aldridge Grainger
Themes From Silverado	Bruce Broughton arr. J.D. Morsch
October 29, 2008
Masque	Kenneth Hesketh
Irish Tune from County Derry	Percy Aldridge Grainger
Shepherd's Hey	Percy Aldridge Grainger
Divertimento for Band Ragtime Blues Mambo Loco Susan's Song March of the Little People	Ira Hearshen
March from Symphonic Metamorphosis	Paul Hindemith trans. Keith Wilson
April 2, 2008 David Blackington, conductor (Farewell Concert)
Overture to Colas Breugnon	Dmitri Kabalevski arr. Donald Hunsberger
Liebestod	Richard Wagner arr. Glenn Cliff Barnum
Tableaux de Provence Farandole des jeunes filles Chanson pour ma Mie La bohémienne Des Alyscamps I' Ame soupier Le Cabridan Ray Smith, alto saxophone	Paule Maurice arr. Lyle Durland
Symphony in B-flat Moderately Fast, with vigor Andantino grazioso	Paul Hindemith
Lincolnshire Posy Lisbon Horkstow Grange Rufford Park Poachers The Brisk Young Sailor Lord Melbourne The Lost Lady Found	Percy Aldridge Grainger
Marche Militaire Francaise	Camille Saint-Saens arr. Mark H. Hindsley
Trittico Allegro Maestoso Adagio Allegro Marcato	Vaclav Nelhybel
December 5, 2007 Donald Peterson, conductor
Rocky Point Holiday	Ron Nelson
Diversion for Band	Gaylen A. Hatton
O Magnum Mysterium	Morten Lauridsen arr. H. Robert Reynolds
Shadow Dance	David Dzubay
Dance of the Jesters, from The Snow Maidens	Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky trans. Ray E. Cramer
Desi	Michael Daugherty
Canzona	Peter Mennin
Korean Dances Preludio Passacaglia Rondo—Finale	Chang Su Koh
The Pines of Rome Pines of the Appian Way	Ottorino Resphigi trans. Kenneth Singleton
April 6, 2007 David Blackington, conductor
George Washington Bicentennial March	John Philip Sousa
American Gospel Songs Amazing Grace	Luigi Zanninelli
The Golden Age of the Xylophone Jared Morris, xylophone	Floyd Werle arr. Floyd Werle
Suite of Old American Dances Cakewalk Schottische Rag Donald Peterson, guest conductor	Robert Russell Bennet
Rhapsody for Bass Trombone Karl Johnson, bass trombone	Frigyes Hidas
Ra!	David Dzubay
An American in Paris	George Gershwin arr. Jerry Brubaker
February 14, 2007
Fanfare: 1 Chronicles 13:8	James Territo
Procession of the Nobles	Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov arr. Erik W.G. Leidzen
Themes From Silverado	Bruce Broughton arr. J.D. Morsch
Rolling Thunder	Henry Fillmore arr. Frederick Fennell
Symphonic Dance Music, from West Side Story	Leonard Bernstein arr. Ian Polster
Polka and Fugue, from Schwanda the Bagpeper	Jormir Weinberger arr. Glenn Cliff Barnum
December 6, 2006
Festive Overture	Dmitry Shostakovich arr. Donald Hunsberger trans. Donald Hunsberger
Sunrise at Angel's Gate	Philip Sparke
Commando March	Samuel Barber
Let Us Break Bread Together	Arr. Thomas R. Root
Moving Parts	David Sampson
Folk Dances	Dmitry Shostakovich ed. H. Robert Reynolds
April 12, 2006
American Overture for Band	Joseph Willcox Jenkins
Psalm for Band	Vincent Persichetti
Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral, from Lohengrin	Richard Wagner arr. Lucien Cailliet
Danza Final, from Estancia Bryant Smith, guest conductor	Alberto Ginastera
Celebration	Philip Sparke
March 1, 2006
Band Dances Waltz Stomp Tango Dervish	Murray Boren
Sonata No. 1 for Horn Rob Davis, horn	Laurence Lowe orch. Murray Boren
Strike	Stephen Jones
Le Roi D'ys	Edouard Lalo arr. Lucien Calliet
November 29, 2005
Symphonic Concert March	G. Bonelli arr. Nicholas D. Falcone
Lux Aurumque	Eric Whitacre
Tribute	Murray Boren
October 5, 2005
Radio Waves	Fred Jewell ed. Timothy Rhea
La Procession Du Rocio, op. 9	Joaquin Turina arr. Alfred Reed
Morceau Symphonique for Trombone and Orchestra, op. 88 Will Kimball, trombone	Alexandre Guilmant arr. Wesley Shepard
Entry March of the Boyars	Johan Halvorsen arr. Frederick Fennell ed. Frederick Fennell
Noisy Wheels of Joy	Eric Whitacre
Prelude and Dance, op. 76	Paul Creston
March 30, 2005
The March, from 1941 Bryant Smith, guest conductor	John Williams arr. Paul Lavender
Irish Tune from County Derry	Percy Aldridge Grainger
Variants on a Medieval Tune Andante moderato Variation I: Allegro deciso Variation II: Lento, pesante Variation III: Allegro spumante Variation IV: Andante Variation V: Allegro giocoso	Norman Dello Joio
Carmina Burana O Fortuna, velut Luna Fortune plango vulnera Ecce gratum Tanz-Uf dem anger Were diu werlt alle min In taberna quando sumus Ave formosissima Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi	Carl Orff
March 2, 2005
Fanfare for a Golden Sky	Scott Boerma
Millenium II	David H. Sargent
Pioneer Hymns No. 2, All is Well	Arr. Murray Boren
Bugler's Holiday	Leroy Anderson
Band Dances Waltz Megan Fisher, soprano saxophone soloist	Murray Boren
Valdres	Johannes Hanssen
Harrison's Dream	Peter Graham
December 1, 2004
Overture for Band	John Heins
Liebestod	Richard Wagner arr. Glenn Cliff Barnum
Marche Militaire Francaise	Camille Saint-Saens arr. Mark H. Hindsley
The Twelve Days of Christmas	Jerry H. Bilik
La Gazza Ladra (The Thievish Magpie)	Gioacchino Rossini trans. Lucien Cailliet
November 3, 2004
Pineapple Poll Suite Poll's Dance Finale Opening Number Jasper's Dance	Sir Arthur Sullivan
Amazing Grace	Frank Ticheli
The Jig is Up	Daniel Kallman
Americans We	Henry Fillmore
Symphonic Songs for Band Serenade Spiritual Celebration	Robert Russell Bennet
March 24, 2004
Festive Overture	Dmitry Shostakovich arr. Donald Hunsberger trans. Donald Hunsberger
Ballad for Band	Morton Gould
Variations on a Theme of Glinka Geralyn Giovannetti, oboe soloist	Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov arr. Clark McAlister
Lincolnshire Posy Lisbon	Percy Aldridge Grainger
Stars and Bars March	Robert E. Jager
"Profanation" from the Jeramiah Symphony Donald Peterson, guest conductor	Leonard Bernstein
Yiddish Dances Khosidl Terkishche Doina Hora Freylachs	Adam Gorb
January 20, 2004
Festive Overture	Dmitry Shostakovich arr. Donald Hunsberger trans. Donald Hunsberger
Second Concerto for Clarinet - Polacca Jaren Hinckley, clarinet	Carl Maria von Weber arr. T. Conway Brown
Amazing Grace	Arr. William Himes
Stars and Bars March	Robert E. Jager
Yiddish Dances Khosidl Terkishche Doina Hora Freylachs	Adam Gorb
December 3, 2003
Tunbridge Fair	Walter Piston
Amazing Grace	Arr. William Himes
Second Concerto for Clarinet - Polacca	Carl Maria von Weber arr. T. Conway Brown
Marche Des Parachutistes Belges	Pierre Leemans arr. Charles A. Wiley
Scootin' On Hardrock	David R. Holsinger
Vortex Steven Clayton, piano	Dana Wilson
Good Friday Spell	Richard Wagner
Venetian Spells	Martin Ellerby
March 26, 2003
Folk Song Suite	Ralph Vaughan Williams
Let Us Break Bread Together	Arr. Thomas R. Root
Mana Dzimtene	Alfr. Kalips
Riga Sveic Janis Purins, guest conductor	G. Ordelovskis
Concertino Margaret Bennet, flute soloist	Cecile Chaminade
West Side Story	Leonard Bernstein
Themes From Silverado	Bruce Broughton arr. J.D. Morsch
Head Talk Percussion Section	Mark Ford
Apvedcels Janis Purins, guest conductor	Juris Karlsons
Italian Polka	Sergei Rachmaninoff arr. Erik W.G. Leidzen
Symphony No. 4	Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
November 13, 2002
Fiesta	Philip Sparke
Liebestod	Richard Wagner arr. Glenn Cliff Barnum
Symphony in B-flat Moderately Fast, with vigor Andantino grazioso Fugue	Paul Hindemith
George Washington Bicentennial March	John Philip Sousa
Country Gardens	Percy Aldridge Grainger
Song (For Band)	William Bolcom
Marche Militaire Francaise	Camille Saint-Saens arr. Mark H. Hindsley
Icarus and Daedalus Fantasy	Keith Gates
April 3, 2002
Postcard	Frank Ticheli
Trauermusik	Richard Wagner arr. John Boyd, Michael Votta
Rhapsody in Blue Irene Peery-Fox, piano soloist	George Gershwin arr. Thomas Verrier
Three Dance Episodes from the Ballet "Spartacus" I. Dance of a Roman slave: Entrance of the Merchants Dance of a Roman Courtesan: General Dance II. Dance of Phrygia: Dance of an Egyptian III. Sword Dance of the Young Thracians	Aram Khachaturian
Southern Harmony The Midnight Cry Wondrous Love Exhilaration The Soldier's Return	Donald Grantham
November 14, 2001
Overture to Candide	Leonard Bernstein arr. Clare E. Grundman
Suite of Old American Dances Cakewalk Schottische Rag Western One-Step Wallflower Waltz	Robert Russell Bennet
Symphonic Concert March	G. Bonelli arr. Nicholas D. Falcone
Manin Veen Don Cook, organist	Haydn Wood
April 4, 2001
Festive Overture	Dmitry Shostakovich arr. Donald Hunsberger trans. Donald Hunsberger
Let Us Break Bread Together	Arr. Thomas R. Root
The Golden Age of the Xylophone Ronald Brough, xylophone soloist	Floyd Werle arr. Floyd Werle
Le Roi D'ys	Edouard Lalo arr. Lucien Calliet
Bugs Prelude Dragonfly Praying Mantis Black Widow Spider Tiger Swallowtail Army Ants	Roger Cichy
Head Talk Percussion Section	Mark Ford
The Trombone Rag Trombone Section	John Higgins
Bugler's Holiday Trumpet Section	Leroy Anderson
Divertimento for Band Ragtime Mambo Loco Susan's Song March of the Little People	Ira Hearshen
November 15, 2000
Overture to Colas Breugnon	Dmitri Kabalevski arr. Donald Hunsberger
Liebestod	Richard Wagner arr. Glenn Cliff Barnum
A Lindisfarne Rhapsody April Clayton, flute soloist	Philip Sparke
An Outdoor Overture	Aaron Copland
Awayday	Adam Gorb
My Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone	Percy Aldridge Grainger arr. Fred Sturm
Pastime - A Salute to Baseball	Jack Stamp
Jerome Robbins' Broadway	Arr. Warren Barker
September 28, 2000
Overture to Colas Breugnon	Dmitri Kabalevski arr. Donald Hunsberger
Liebestod	Richard Wagner arr. Glenn Cliff Barnum
Pastime - A Salute to Baseball	Jack Stamp
April 5, 2000
Jubilation - An Overture	Robert Ward
A Crescent Still Abides	David Gillingham
Prelusion Premier Performance	Gaylen A. Hatton
Finale - Allegro Moderato with Brass Sections of Timpview HS — David Fullmer, conductor with Brass Sections of Provo HS — Adam Lambert, conductor	Vassili Kalinikov arr. Glenn Cliff Barnum
Florentiner March (Grand Marcia Italiana)	Julius Fucik ed. Frederick Fennell
Second Suite in F March Song Without Words Song of the Blacksmith Fantasia on the Dargason Craig Jessop, guest conductor	Gustav Holst ed. Colin Matthews
Symphony for Band Adagio Allegro Adagio Sostenuto Allegretto Vivace	Vincent Persichetti
November 17, 1999
Shenandoah	Frank Ticheli
La Procession Du Rocio, op. 9	Joaquin Turina arr. Alfred Reed
Concerto for Marimba and Wind Ensemble Ronald Brough, marimba soloist	Ney Rosauro arr. Tony McCutchen
American Salute	Morton Gould
Serenade in Eb, Op. 7	Richard Strauss
Interior Windows World Premiere	David H. Sargent
Dance Movements	Philip Sparke
March 31, 1999
Celebrations	John Zdechlik
Irish Tune from County Derry	Percy Aldridge Grainger
Shepherd's Hey	Percy Aldridge Grainger
Italian Polka	Sergei Rachmaninoff arr. Erik W.G. Leidzen
Chester	William Schuman
Procession of the Nobles	Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov arr. Erik W.G. Leidzen
Band Dances Waltz Stomp Tango Dervish World Premiere	Murray Boren
Clarinet Concerto Gwen Tuft, clarinet soloist	Artie Shaw arr. Ralph Laycock
Dance of the Jesters, from The Snow Maidens	Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky trans. Ray E. Cramer
November 18, 1998
Festival Variations	Claude Thomas Smith
Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral, from Lohengrin	Richard Wagner arr. Lucien Cailliet
Concerto in D Major David C. Brown, trumpet soloist	Giuseppi Tortini
Suite of Old American Dances Cakewalk Schottische Rag Western One-Step Wallflower Waltz	Robert Russell Bennet
Pineapple Poll Suite Opening Number Finale Poll's Dance Jasper's Dance	Sir Arthur Sullivan
Paris Sketches - "Homages for Band"	Martin Ellerby
Blue Shades	Frank Ticheli

Wind Symphony

Concert Reviews

Recent Spring Tours (3-4 weeks)

Recent Repertoire

April 2, 2009

February 25, 2009

December 10, 2008

October 29, 2008

April 2, 2008

December 5, 2007

April 6, 2007

February 14, 2007

December 6, 2006

April 12, 2006

March 1, 2006

November 29, 2005

October 5, 2005

March 30, 2005

March 2, 2005

December 1, 2004

November 3, 2004

March 24, 2004

January 20, 2004

December 3, 2003

March 26, 2003

November 13, 2002

April 3, 2002

November 14, 2001

April 4, 2001

November 15, 2000

September 28, 2000

April 5, 2000

November 17, 1999

March 31, 1999

November 18, 1998