Composer

We open Season 102 with a program that pairs personal roots with bold new voices. Percy Grainger’s Lincolnshire Posy is a piece deeply connected to Music Director David Hattner, who first encountered it as a high school clarinetist. Its vivid storytelling and daring writing for winds left an indelible mark, making this a meaningful way to launch the season and spotlight the wind section.

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Rising Winds

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Kick off our 72nd season with a thrilling mix of classical masterpieces like Bernstein’s Candide Overture, Sibelius’ The Swan of Tuonela, and Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre, plus iconic film scores and a nostalgic journey through ’50s and ’60s hits, including a Beach Boys medley. From the depths of the ocean with the ABZU Fantasia to the Silver Screen with the Hollywood Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra, get ready to Expect the Unexpected!

Opening Night: Expect the Unexpected

King Center for the Performing Arts

Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble (PSYWE) performs their season finale concert under the direction of Music Director Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore and guest conductor Dr. Leah McGray. PSYWE also welcomes guest composers John Mackey and Giovanni Santos.

PSYWE: People & Places

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

“For Ed” is a heartfelt tribute concert honoring the remarkable 20-year legacy of Dr. Edward C. Harris, who served as music and artistic director of the San José Wind Symphony until his retirement in 2022. Under the direction of Dr. David Vickerman, the San José Wind Symphony will perform a program that reflects Dr. Harris' profound impact on the ensemble and its audiences. In honor of Ed's instrument, the concert features Steve Sanchez, clarinetist, performing Oscar Navarro's II Concerto. The concert also features some of Ed's favorite works for band, as we celebrate his passion, dedication, and the musical excellence he fostered. Join us for an afternoon of music and memories as we honor Dr. Harris and his extraordinary contributions to the San José Wind Symphony! 

For Ed

Saratoga High School

The UMD Wind Ensemble closes its 2024-25 season with a vibrant program showcasing works by leading wind band composers. Percy Grainger’s Children’s March: Over the Hills and Far Away opens the performance with its playful, almost folk-like charm, evoking the carefree spirit of children at play. In contrast, Carter Pann’s Hold This Boy and Listen, offers a more subdued and wistful reflection on childhood.

UMD Wind Ensemble Season Finale Concert

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Music carries its own genetic code. It reveals who we are, and where we come from. It holds the identities of entire communities and has no respect for political boundaries. Music moves freely across borders, even when people cannot.  This exciting program will feature six exciting works from around the world, showcasing classical masterpieces inspired by rich folk traditions.  The orchestra opens with the lively Dances of Galánta by Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály, which combines traditional folk melodies from the composer’s home region with a symphonic context. Rimsky-Korsakov’s technicolor masterpiece, Russian Easter Overture is a carefully calculated explosion of orchestral color reflecting popular Russian feelings on this highest Christian feast. Native American folk songs will also be highlighted in a new and thrilling work from Mark Piszczek, titled Song Catcher.  The concert is rounded out with three very popular works from around the globe, Aaron Copland’s exciting Billy the Kid, Percy Grainger’s gorgeous Irish Tune from County Derry, and Dvorak’s electrifying Slavonic Dances.

Folk Music Festival

Space Coast Basket Brigade

Seaside Bible Church

Representing a variety of majors across campus, the University Band is joined by the Maryland Community Band for a concert of traditional and contemporary wind band music in a performance perfect for all ages.

University & Community Band Concert

The British Isles - Mendelssohn Scottish And Danny Boy

Crosstown Concourse

University of Memphis

Hannah White

 St. Paul's Church / Iglesia Anglicana de San Pablo

Join us for an enchanting evening at the Celtic Celebration, presented by the Owensboro Symphony, set to take place on March 1, 2025, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the RiverPark Center, located at 101 Daviess St, Owensboro, KY 42303. This event promises to be a highlight of the 2024-2025 Season, showcasing the mesmerizing talents of Orla Fallon, the original Celtic Woman. Experience the magic as Fallon enchants the audience with her harp and soulful vocals, bringing the essence of Irish music to life. The performance will feature a selection of captivating pieces, including Whelan’s Cloudsong from Riverdance, Grainger’s Molly on the Shore, Cowell’s Flirtatious Jig, Vaughan Williams’ Rhosymedre from Three Preludes, and Anderson’s classic Irish Suite.

The evening will begin with a special "Behind the Music" presentation at 6:15 p.m., offering insights into the night's repertoire, followed by the concert's commencement at 7:00 p.m. This event is proudly supported by our Premier Sponsor, along with Corporate and Community Partners, Riley and John Hess.

Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of Ireland through music. Season tickets are available for purchase now, and single tickets will go on sale on October 1, 2024. For more information and to secure your tickets, please visit our website.

Celtic Celebration

RiverPark Center

Ever since the 1970s, the artistry of pianist Kathryn Stott has won the hearts of audiences and colleagues alike. Now she’s decided to retire, and for this, her very last public concert, she comes home to the place where it all began: Liverpool. “I have enjoyed the most wonderful and fulfilling career,” she says. Tonight, Kathy plays the pieces she loves best of all, as she bids farewell to the concert stage and looks forward to a new chapter in a remarkable career.

Musical Postcards: Kathryn Stott’s Final Recital

Yoko Ono Lennon Centre

“Hollywood Holidays” brings the magic of holiday movies to life through a festive concert featuring the San José Wind Symphony, conducted by artistic and music director, Dr. David Vickerman. Enjoy beloved music from films like The Polar Express, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, and Home Alone, alongside classic Christmas and holiday concert favorites. This enchanting event is perfect for families, with a special opportunity for children to join the fun on stage during a performance of The Night Before Christmas. Come celebrate the season with a musical journey through some of Hollywood's most heartwarming holiday moments!

HOLLYWOOD HolidayS

Eastman Wind Orchestra

Eastman Theatre

Peabody Wind Ensemble

Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University

A spellbinding superstar, Le Gateau Chocolat is a sequin-clad, wig-wearing musical chameleon serving Queer Black excellence with his incredible bass vocals. Joining the Hallé for one night only, experience this musical phenomenon performing music in his own inimitable style, from opera and disco to musicals and pop.

The Hallé - Le Gateau Chocolat: Bass Diva

The Bridgewater Hall

All University of Texas at Austin students are allowed one free ticket as long as they are available. Student tickets must be picked up at the Box Office with valid student I.D. Seating is unassigned.

Wind Ensemble

The University of Texas at Austin

Family Halloween Costume Party

Ames Center

Following a long and highly successful career as both a solo and a collaborative pianist, as well as a festival and concert series programmer, Kathryn Stott has decided to step down from public recitals from the end of this year – though many of her other creative activities will continue. Wigmore audiences will be delighted to partake in this special celebration of her exceptional artistry in her last London recital appearance.

Kathryn Stott piano

Wigmore Hall

Sharon Lavery, resident conductor of the USC Thornton Orchestra Program, leads the USC Thornton Winds in a program featuring Overture to Candide by Leonard Bernstein, L'Histoire du Soldat Suite by Igor Stravinsky, Percy Grainger's "Children's March," "Irish Tune from County Derry" and "Shepherd's Hey," and "Lost Vegas" by Michael Daugherty.

USC Thornton Winds

Bovard Auditorium (ADM)

The concert will consist of a wide variety of styles and ensembles, ranging from baroque to solo with electonics, trombone choir to concerti featuring trombone.

Debut Concert Quinn Parker

Konservatoriets Koncertsal

Concert pianist Kathryn Stott has delighted Buxton International Festival audiences for years.

Kathryn Stott

St John's Church Buxton

Join us for an unforgettable performance by the Symphonic Band at the Northwestern Bienen School of Music. This special concert, taking place on Sunday, April 28, 2024, at 3:00pm CDT in the prestigious Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, promises to be a highlight of the spring quarter.

Under the baton of conductor Shawn Vondran, with the talented Gail Williams on horn, the Symphonic Band will present a poignant and captivating program. The concert will feature the premiere of "Sure-fire," a new concerto by the acclaimed Australian composer Catherine Likhuta. This moving piece serves as a lament for the tragic loss of native animal life in Australia during the devastating brushfires of 2019 and 2020. The program will also include Samuel Barber’s "Medea’s Dance of Vengeance," a powerful work derived from the composer’s ballet suite, which itself is based on the ancient Greek tragedy by Euripedes.

Tickets for this must-see event are priced at $6 for the general public and $4 for students with a valid ID. Don't miss this opportunity to experience the emotional depth and musical brilliance of the Symphonic Band at Northwestern's Bienen School of Music.

Location: Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Cir Dr, Evanston, IL 60208, United States. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit our website.

Symphonic Band

Northwestern University

It gives me great pleasure to welcome the UW–Madison Wind Ensemble and their conductor, Scott Teeple, to our organ series in what I hope is one of many future collaborations. Pairing the forces of our Klais with the full band will blow you away in this electrifying program. With large ensemble works such as Grainger’s Irish Tune from County Derry (“Danny Boy”), as well as intimate works like Morricone’s Gabriel’s Oboe arranged for organ and saxophone featuring a soloist from the ensemble, I cannot think of a more powerful way to close out the 23/24 season! – Greg Zelek

Greg Zelek with the UW–Madison Wind Ensemble

Overture Center for the Arts

Representing a variety of majors across campus, the University Band is joined by the Maryland Community Band for a concert of traditional and contemporary wind band music in a performance perfect for all ages. Repertoire will be announced closer to the concert.

All concerts are FREE of admission charge and are held at the Bridges Hall of Music.

CYSO 2024 March Concert

Pomona College

Join us for an enchanting afternoon of chamber music at the "String Spring Fling," presented by the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra (THSO). This special event will take place on Sunday, March 17, 2024, from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Hatfield Hall, located within the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology at 5500 Wabash Avenue, Terre Haute, IN, 47803.

Under the artistic direction of Dr. David Bowden, the THSO Strings and Principal Harp, Melanie Mashner, will deliver a performance filled with lush string sounds and the warm beauty of harp vibrations. The concert will feature the return of Elina Rubio, our recent concertmaster, who will dazzle the audience with a solo performance of Ravel’s Tzigane Gypsy Dance. Additionally, Elina will join forces with our current concertmaster, Erina Buchholz, for a memorable rendition of the second movement of Bach’s Double Concerto.

The program also includes a variety of pieces that promise to captivate and delight, from waltzes and a Strauss polka played pizzicato to a mesmerizing new work by Caroline Shaw, Entr’acte for Strings, and the stunning Fratres by Arvo Pärt. The concert will conclude with a selection of pieces including a jig by Grainger, a Hoe-Down by Copland, and a beautiful harp concert aria featuring Melanie Mashner.

This 75 to 80-minute performance will be held without intermission, allowing the audience to fully immerse themselves in the music. Following the concert, a VIP reception will offer the chance to meet and mingle with the musicians.

Ticket Prices:
- VIP blue: $48 for adults, $15 for youth/students
- Gold yellow: $25 for adults, $11 for youth/students
- Silver black: $15 for adults, $5 for youth/students

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the beauty of chamber music in the superb acoustics of Hatfield Hall. Buy your tickets now and prepare for an afternoon that promises to be both relaxing and exhilarating.

String Spring Fling

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Enjoy the lively rhythms, beauty and recognizable tunes of Celtic music, from “Danny Boy” to Riverdance, with BMSO’s Ross Baumgardner on bagpipes and Dr. Maureen Murchie on solo violin.

Celtic Cadences

Bismarck Event Center

Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble continues its 2023-24 season under the baton of Dr. Gregory Whitmore. The program includes music by Bedrich Smetana, Percy Grainger and Michael Markowski, as well as the world premiere of The Information Age by Larry Tutlle. The performance is capped by Paul Hindemith's orchestral tour de force, Symphonic Metamorphosis.

Psywe: Spring Concert

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Join us for an enchanting afternoon with the Oneota Valley Community Orchestra (OVCO) as we present "Folk Songs, Dances, & Beethoven" on Sunday, February 25, 2024, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. This captivating concert will feature a diverse program that includes the stirring "Swedish Rhapsody No. 1" by Hugo Alfven, the playful "Shepherd’s Hey" by Percy Grainger, the vibrant "Danzas de Panama" by William Grant Still, the fiery "Conga del Fuego Nuevo" by Arturo Marquez, and the monumental "Symphony No. 2" by Ludwig van Beethoven.

This performance is part of the OVCO's Season 10, a celebration of music that connects and uplifts communities through the universal language of melody and rhythm. Whether you're a lifelong classical music enthusiast or new to the orchestral experience, this concert promises to be a memorable event that showcases the talent and passion of our musicians.

Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in the beauty of folk songs and dances, culminating in the powerful symphonic work of Beethoven. Mark your calendars and join us for an afternoon of exquisite music that speaks to the soul.

Folk Songs, Dances, & Beethoven

Decorah High School

Join us for an evening of festive cheer and holiday spirit at the Chicago Sinfonietta's "Holidays of Light" concert, featuring guest conductor Chelsea Tipton. The concert will take place at the beautiful and historic Auditorium Theatre in downtown Chicago.

Holidays of Light

Roosevelt University

The Pomona College Band, one of the oldest college bands in the country, was founded in 1909. It is the concert band for The Claremont Colleges and is funded by Pomona College. The band’s membership is drawn from students, faculty and staff of The Claremont Colleges, and members of the local community. Its goal is to prepare significant music in a collaborative atmosphere for performance at the highest level. They present two sets of concerts each academic year and have performed music by composers from Sousa to Bernstein and Ives to Rossini.

Pomona College Band 2023

The USC Thornton Winds, led by resident conductor Sharon Lavery, celebrates the career of Winds & Percussion faculty member Jim Self in this evening concert. 

Jim Self is an esteemed tuba player and composer whose acclaimed work, Tour de Force, was commissioned for The Pacific Symphony in 2008.

University of Southern California

WIU WIND ENSEMBLE FALL CONCERT - Mike Fansler, conductor ftg. James Land, tuba & guest Bernie Potter

Western Illinois University

It’s truly a “New Dawn” for the San Jose Wind Symphony, as Dr. David Vickerman takes the podium for his first official concert as Music and Artistic Director of the renowned ensemble. Dr. Vickerman has selected some of his favorite pieces to serve as a wonderful overture for the new season, including epic wind band masterpieces Suite Francaise by “Les Six”  member Darius Milhaud and Lincolnshire Posy by Percy Grainger. Dr. Vickerman also spotlights his passion for newer works, like Jodie Blackshaw’s Vulnerable Joy and Viet Cuong’s showstopper, Moth. Don’t miss this auspicious debut!

New Dawn

This sensory-friendly concert experience has been designed for those with sensory sensitivities, including neurodiverse audiences, and those with communication, movement, and learning needs.

Sensory Friendly Chamber Concert

Weatherwax Hall

Given by members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, this concert has been created especially for people living with dementia, along with their friends, family and carers.

By the Sea

The Music Room

The Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble utilizes a flexible instrumentation of winds, brass, and percussion to perform repertoire from standard concert band works to contemporary compositions of various instrumental combinations. 

Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble

East Liberty Presbyterian Church

WashU Wind Ensemble will perform works under the direction of Chris Becker.

Wind Ensemble Concert

560 Music Center

Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble welcomes special guest artists, Dr. Dustin Barr and Dr. James Tapia in a program featuring an exciting array of 20th and 21st century works, including music of Grainger, Bernstein, Shapiro, Mackey and more.

PSYWE: People, Places & Things

Have a blast of SF Symphony brass with iconic works that bring the instruments’ big, bold, beautiful sound front and center.

GPS: Best in Brass

Davies Symphony Hall

New Year's Concert With The Symphonics In Ansbach

Tagungszentrum Onoldia

The New Year is entering in high spirits and in the best of spirits – a very special one for the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra: June 1, 2026, marks the 80th anniversary of their founding. Over the decades, they have opened up the entire cosmos of great music to their audiences. The New Year's Concert offers something for everyone: the folkloric, the exhilarating, the romantic, the virtuosic. In the overture to his successful operetta The Merry Widow, Franz Lehár ignites a sparkling firework display of immortal hits. Keywords: Da geh' ich ins Maxim, Vilja-Lied, Ja, das Studium der Weiber (Yes, the Study of Women)… A top-class symphonic concertante piece is also on the program: the dazzling and joyful A minor Cello Concerto by the all-round genius Camille Saint-Saëns. Also appearing with us for the first time is the versatile and virtuoso cellist Bryan Cheng from Canada, a recipient of top competition awards. He's also the soloist in a romantic mood piece by Tchaikovsky. But don't worry: it won't stay too quiet! Happy New Year!

New Year's Concert With The Symphonics

Meistersinger Hall

The acclaimed writer Robert Macfarlane narrates his own texts interspersing movements of contemporary folk duo Stevens & Pound’s exhilarating re-imagining of Holst’s Planets for orchestra with melodeon and percussion soloists.

Earth And Other Planets, With Stevens & Pound And Robert Macfarlane

St Andrew's Hall

University of Cambridge

Milton Court Concert Hall

In the first half, Britten Sinfonia perform three sumptuously orchestrated pieces evoking different earthly places and landscapes, bridged by Stevens & Pound’s reworkings of the folk tunes used by Grainger and Britten.

Composer

Percy Grainger

Events

Upcoming events

Jan 4, 2026

New Year's Concert With The Symphonics In Ansbach · Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra

5 - 6 Jan, 2026

New Year's Concert With The Symphonics · Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra

26 - 30 Jan, 2026

Earth And Other Planets, With Stevens & Pound And Robert Macfarlane · Britten Sinfonia

Jan 28, 2026

Britten Sinfonia/Stevens & Pound: Earth and other planets · Barbican Centre

Past events

Nov 8, 2025

Rising Winds · Portland Youth Philharmonic

Oct 18, 2025

Opening Night: Expect the Unexpected · Brevard Symphony Orchestra

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