Pre-Concert Lecture: Symphony Band

This lecture begins at 7:15pm ahead of the 8:00pm Symphony Band concert.

Richard Frey, guest conductor; John Pasquale, guest conductor; Courtney Snyder, guest conductor

Dmitry Kabalevsky/Hunsberger, Overture to Colas Breugnon

Johann Sabastian Bach/Paynter, Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue

Joseph Schwantner, …and the mountains rising nowhere

Richard Strauss, Serenade

David Sanford, 16 Colours: In Memoriam James K. Randall

John Mackey, Frozen Cathedral

The University of Michigan Symphony Band is a leader of the wind band movement in America. Through recordings and performances in prestigious venues in the U.S. and internationally, the U-M Symphony Band is known for its professional quality of performance and keen sense of “trailblazing” in building repertoire.