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October 1, 2026

Symphonic Wind Ensemble & USAF Band of the Golden West

This is Americ

Weill Hall, Green Music Center
Thu, Oct 1, 7:30 pm

Free Concert | Ticket Required | Free Parking

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Experience an unforgettable celebration of American music with the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, the SSU Symphonic Chorus, and the USAF Band of the Golden West, Oct. 1 at 7:30 pm. This is a free concert event!

Under the direction of Dr. Andy Collinsworth, the Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform John Williams’ iconic Liberty Fanfare, Twenty-One, a musical tribute to baseball legend Roberto Clemente by composer Giovanni Santos, Aaron Copland’s Old American Songs, featuring the SSU Symphonic Chorus, a beautiful arrangement of Sweet Chariot by Carlos Simon, and Frank Ticheli’s fiery jazz masterpiece, Blue Shades. The second half of the program features the USAF Band of the Golden West from Tavis AFB, under the direction of Capt. Brian O’Donnell.

This is America

Featuring the Sonoma State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, SSU Concert Choir, and the USAF Band of the Golden West.

Program

Symphonic Wind Ensemble

R. Anderson Collinsworth, conductor

Liberty Fanfare

John Williams (born 1932)

Twenty-One

Giovanni Santos (born 1980)
Consortium premiere

Suite of Old American Songs

Aaron Copland (1900–1990)
Transcribed by William H. Silvester
With SSU Concert Choir, Jenny Bent, conductor

Sweet Chariot

Carlos Simon (born 1986)

Blue Shades

Frank Ticheli (born 1958)

Sesquicentennial Exposition March

John Philip Sousa (1854–1932)

USAF Band of the Golden West

Capt. Brian M. O’Donnell, conductor

Bright Shadow Fanfare

Nicole Piunno (born 1985)

E Pluribus Unum

Fred Jewell (1875–1936)

Marimba Concerto

Kevin Puts (born 1972)
Arranged by Master Sergeant David Dormeus
III. With Energy
Connor Willits, marimba

Profanation from Jeremiah

Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)
Transcribed by Frank Bencrisciutto

Shenandoah

Arranged by Omar Thomas (born 1984)

Reveille

Ira Hearshen (born 1948)

Service Song Medley

Arranged by Technical Sergeant Justis McKenzie

The Stars and Stripes Forever

John Philip Sousa (1854–1932)