|
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY |
 |
BYU Bands | College of Fine Arts & Communications School of Music |
| Home Information Ensembles Gallery Staff Links |
The finest woodwind, brass and percussion players at Brigham Young University perform with the Wind Symphony, under the direction of David Blackinton. 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:
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.
"... 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
| What is it like? | How do I join? |
|---|
December 1, 2004 |
|
| Overture for Band | John Heins |
| Liebestod | Richard Wagner, arr. Glen C. Bainum |
| Marche Militaire Francaise | Camille Saint-saens, trans. Mark H. Hindsley |
| The Twelve Days of Christmas | Herry H. Bilik |
| La Gazza Ladra (The Thievish Magpie) | G. Rossini, trans. Lucien Cailliet |
November 3, 2004 |
|
| Pineapple Poll Opening Number - Jasper's Dance Poll's Dance - Finale |
Arthur Sullivan, arr. Charles Mackerras |
| Amazing Grace | Frank Tichelli |
| The Jig is Up | Daniel Kallman |
| Americans We | Henry Fillmore |
| Symphonic Songs for Band Serenade - Spiritual - Celebration |
Robert Russell Bennett |
March 24, 2004 |
|
| Festive Overture, opus 96 | Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. Donald Hunsberger |
| Ballad for Band | Morton Gould |
| Variations on a Theme of Glinka Geralyn Giovannetti, oboe soloist |
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Clark McAlister |
| Lincolnshire Posy I. Lisbon - II. Horkstow Grange III. Rufford Park Poachers - IV. The Brisk Young Sailor V. Lord Melbourne - VI. The Lost Lady Found |
Percy Grainger |
| Stars and Bars | Robert Jager |
| "Profanation" from the Jeramiah Symphony Donald Peterson, conductor |
Leonard Bernstein |
| Yiddish Dances Khosidl - Terkishche Doina - Hora - Freylachs |
Adam Gorb |
January 20, 2004 |
|
| Festive Overture | Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. Donald Hunsberger |
| Second Concerto for Clarinet Jaren Hinckley, clarinet |
Carl Maria von Weber, arr. T. Conway Brown |
| Amazing Grace | arr. William Himes |
| Stars and Bars | Robert 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 | R Vaughan Williams |
| Let Us Break Bread Together | arr. Thomas 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 |
| Head Talk (Percussion Section) | Mark Ford |
| Apvedcels Janis Purins, guest conductor |
Juris Karlsons |
| Italian Polka | Sergei Rachmaninoff |
| Symphony No. 4 | Peter Tschaikowsky |
November 13, 2002 |
|
| Fiesta | Philip Sparke |
| Liebestod | Richard Wagner, arr. Glenn C. Bainum |
| Symphony in B flat I. Moderately fast with vigor II. Andantino grazioso - III. Fugue |
Paul Hindemith |
| George Washington Bicentennial March | John Philip Sousa |
| Country Gardens | Percy Grainger |
| Song (For Band) | William Bolcom |
| Marche Militaire Francaise | Camille Saint-Saens, arr. Mark Hindsley |
| Icarus and Daedalus Fantasy | Keith Gates |
April 3, 2002 |
|
| Postcard | Frank Tichelli |
| Trauermusik | Richard Wagner, arr. Boyd ,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 Grundman |
| Suite of Old American Dances Cakewalk - Schottishe - Western One-Step Wallflower Waltz - Rag |
Robert Russell Bennett |
| Symphonic Concert March | G. Bonelli, arr. Nicholas Falcone |
| Manin Veen Don Cook, organist |
Haydn Wood |
April 4, 2001 |
|
| Festive Overture | Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. Donald Hunsberger |
| Let Us Break Bread Together | arr. Thomas Root |
| The Golden Age of the Xylophone Ronald Brough, xylophone soloist |
arr. Floyd Werle |
| Le Roi D'ys | Edouard Lalo, arr. Lucien Cailliet |
| 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 |
| Buglers Holiday (Trumpet Section) | LeRoy Anderson |
| Divertimento for Band Ragtime - Mambo Loco Susan’s Song - The March of the Little People |
Ira Hearshen |
November 15, 2000 |
|
| Overture to "Colas Breugnon" | Dmitri Kabalevski, trans. Donald Hunsberger |
| Liebestod | Richard Wagner, arr. Glenn Bainum |
| 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, trans. Donald Hunsberger |
| Liebestod | Richard Wagner, arr. Glenn Bainum |
| Pastime | Jack Stamp |
April 5, 2000 |
|
| Jubilation - An Overture | Robert Ward |
| A Crescent Still Abides | David Gillingham |
| Prelusion (Premier Performance) | Gaylen Hatton |
| Symphony #1 in G Minor 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 C. Bainum |
| Florentiner March | Julius Fucik, ed. by Frederick Fennell |
| Second Suite in F Craig Jessop, guest conductor I. March - II. Song without words III. Song of the Blacksmith - IV. Fantasia on the "Dargason" |
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 | 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 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 Nobles | Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Erik W.G. Leidzen |
| Band Dances (World Premiere) | Murray Boren |
| Clarinet Concerto Gwen Tuft, clarinet soloist |
Artie Shaw, arr. Ralph Laycock |
| Dance of the Jesters | Peter I. Tchaikovsky, transcr. by Ray E. Cramer |
November 18, 1998 |
|
| Festival Variations | Claude T. Smith |
| Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral from "Lohengrin" | Richard Wagner |
| Concerto in D Major David C. Brown, trumpet soloist |
Giuseppi Tortini |
| Suite of Old American Dances | Robert Russell Bennett |
| Pineapple Poll | Arthur Sullivan |
| Paris Sketches - "Homages for Band" | Martin Ellerby |
| Blue Shades | Frank Ticheli |
