Minnesota Winds—our state's brand new professional concert band—takes the stage for an unforgettable celebration of band. Led by powerhouse guest conductor Cynthia Johnston Turner—known for her electric style, international leadership, and deep commitment to the concert band art form—this performance is one you won't want to miss. Join our army of brass, chorus of woodwinds, and battery of percussion, and revel in the joy, virtuosity, and sheer exhilaration of band at its finest!

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First Season Finale

Orchestra Hall Minneapolis

All-Campus Band & Brass Band – Ally Capone, Rebecca Mulligan, and Nick Hinman, conductors

Musical Arts Center

ONNY promises to get you in the holiday spirit with a wonderful mix of music for the season! Whether you love classical favorites by Tchaikovsky, Bizet, and Rimsky-Korsakov, crooner tunes like White Christmas or Mel Tormé's The Christmas Song, or holiday music from around the world, this program has something bound to put you in the mood for mixing up your eggnog and wrapping your presents. And remember—you’re always welcome at ONNY’s home for the holidays!

Home for the Holidays

First Presbyterian Church of Watertown

Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall

Winter Miracles

Town of West Hartford

UC Berkeley Wind Ensemble

UC Berkeley Department of Music

The Master's program in Wind Orchestra Conducting is a state-of-the-art, comprehensive, and practice-oriented program, and is demonstrated through contemporary original compositions and symphonic arrangements for wind instruments.

Master Recital Blasorchesterleitung

Mozarteum University Salzburg

The Royal Life Guard Band

Konservatoriets Koncertsal

Join Interlochen Arts Camp's premiere wind ensemble for their weekly concert. Under the direction of Steve Davis, the ensemble will present a program of wind band classics, contemporary compositions, and orchestral transcriptions

Sarah McKoin conducts Alfred Reed's "El Camino Real"

Interlochen 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.

Community & University Band Concert

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The NTSO returns to the Shops at Redbird for this new holiday tradition in South Dallas on Saturday, December 7, at 2:00 p.m.

Joy @ RedBird

The Shops At RedBird

The holiday tradition continues at NorthPark Center when the NTSO returns for this highly popular annual concert on Friday, December 6, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the main courtyard. (Seating is limited; standing room on balconies and mall floor.)

Joy @ NorthPark

NorthPark Center

The Stanford Wind Symphony, conducted by Giancarlo Aquilanti, presents their 2023 Fall Concert program from the main stage of Bing Concert Hall with guest clarinet soloist Zoe Schramm

Stanford Wind Symphony Fall Concert

Stanford University

Join us for an enchanting evening of music as Landon Young, a talented horn player and Master of Music student at the Northwestern Bienen School of Music, presents his recital. This special performance will take place on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at 6:00pm CDT in the Regenstein Master Class Room. Landon, under the guidance of esteemed instructors Gail Williams and Jonathan Boen, will showcase his exceptional skills through a diverse program featuring works by Alfred Reed, Otto Ketting, Kurt Atterberg, Johan de Meij, and a unique arrangement of Catherine Warwick's "Pollyanna I Believe In You" by Jason Wise.

Landon will be accompanied by a gifted ensemble of musicians, including Mara Goree on flute, Ying Jiang on oboe, Ashrey Shah on clarinet, Kathryn Jarvey on bass clarinet, James Smelley on bassoon, and Kay Kim on piano. Together, they will bring to life a captivating selection of pieces, ranging from the whimsical "Scherzo Fantastique" to the profound depths of Atterberg's Sonata in B Minor, Op. 27.

This event is free and open to the public, with no tickets required. For those unable to attend in person, a live stream will be available, ensuring that no one misses out on this remarkable display of musical talent. The Regenstein Master Class Room, located within the Regenstein Hall of Music adjacent to the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts at 60 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL, will serve as the perfect backdrop for an evening dedicated to the celebration of music.

Don't miss this opportunity to support emerging talent and experience the transformative power of live music.

Landon Young, horn

Northwestern Bienen School of Music

The KSO celebrates the Hyde Park United Methodist Church’s Organ Series’ 20th Anniversary, and follows with an NKY encore performance at St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption. Organist Brenda Portman is featured in works by Reed, Barber and Saint-Säens, paying homage to the king (of instruments). All Hail!

Long Live the King

Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption

Join your Elkhart Municipal Band in celebrating Carnival! Under the direction of Markus Theinert the band will perform Alfred Reed’s Armenian Dances,  Hector Berlioz’s Le Carnaval Romain, and pay tribute to the great modern composer Robert W. Smith. This and many more works are in store for your listening pleasure Sunday March 3rd, 2024, 3:00pm at the Lerner Theater.

Elkhart Municipal Band – Carnival!

The Lerner Theatre 

At the center of this concert is a new composition for wind ensemble by Sacramento-based composer Shuying Li titled Luminance, which the UC Davis Concert Band helped commission thanks to the Rucker Family Trust’s Endowed Fund for Concert Band Support. The composer writes of her piece, “At its core, the work addresses issues relevant to contemporary society. By exploring themes of hope and despair, inclusion and exclusion, and power and powerlessness, the piece seeks to provide a platform for reflection and conversation. Through its use of evocative tonalities and dynamic contrasts, Luminance aims to inspire audiences to find strength in moments of darkness and embrace the light within themselves. Luminance will have been premiered by The President’s Own United States Marine Band in October, 2023.

UC Davis Concert Band

Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

Two of the University’s large ensembles present shared concerts.  The fall program will include Golden Jubilee by Alfred Reed, Confluence by Richard Saucedo, Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew by James Curnow, Sondheim! arranged by Stephen Bulla, Toccata by Girolamo Frescobaldi and Variations on a Theme by Josef Haydn by Johannes Brahms.

UAlbany Symphony Orchestra & Concert Band

Ualbany Performing Arts Center

Our Holiday Pops Concert returns as a beloved family favorite, featuring the Cape Ann Symphony Chorus under the joyful direction of Brittany Betts. This festive celebration brings seasonal magic through multiple performances filled with warmth and cheer. The program sparkles with Leroy Anderson's joyful Christmas Festival and a gorgeous arrangement of the timeless Greensleeves. Tchaikovsky's beloved Nutcracker Selections transport audiences through the enchanted world of Clara and her Prince with favorites including the spirited Trepak, elegant Waltz of the Flowers, and charming character dances. The concert celebrates the Festival of Lights with both Custer's grand Chanukah Festival in full orchestra splendor and Holcomb's Festive Sounds of Hannukah. Broadway magic shines through John Higgins' delightful Christmas on Broadway arrangement, while Sebesky's playful Christmas Scherzo and Pinkzebra's tender Winter Lullaby add moments of whimsy and reflection. The program also features John Rutter's exquisite choral work What Sweeter Music and the jubilant Rejoice! How Great Our Joy. The concert concludes with a joyous sing-along that brings the entire audience together in the spirit of the season — a perfect way to celebrate the holidays with your community!

2026 Holiday Pops

Ipswich Middle School

Manchester Essex Regional High School

A regional calendar highlight and Greeley’s favorite holiday tradition, your Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra, Greeley Chorale, and Greeley Children’s Chorale again take the stage in the poinsettia-adorned Monfort Concert Hall! Start the evening with the Magic Baton Melody Contest celebrating a Greeley-Evans School District 6 middle school student composer. Then, the musicians fill the hall with holiday spirit as they perform classic gems.

Alfred Reed

Events

Upcoming events

28 - 29 Nov, 2026

2026 Holiday Pops · Cape Ann Symphony

Dec 5, 2026

Poinsettia Pops · Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra

Past events

May 30, 2026

First Season Finale · Minnesota Orchestra

Apr 21, 2026

All-Campus Band & Brass Band – Ally Capone, Rebecca Mulligan, and Nick Hinman, conductors · Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

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