Symphonic Wind Ensemble & USAF Band of the Golden West
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 premiereSuite of Old American Songs
Aaron Copland (1900–1990)
Transcribed by William H. Silvester
With SSU Concert Choir, Jenny Bent, conductorSweet 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, marimbaProfanation from Jeremiah
Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)
Transcribed by Frank BencrisciuttoShenandoah
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)