Symphonic Wind Ensemble & USAF Band of the Golden West

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

Free Concert | Ticket Required

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Experience the patriotic spirit of “This Is America” as the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, led by R. Anderson Collinsworth, joins forces with the USAF Band of the Golden West under Capt. Brian O'Donnell, featuring a vibrant program from John Williams’ “Liberty Fanfare” to John Philip Sousa’s “Sesquicentennial Expo March.”  Highlights include the soaring “Sweet Chariot” by Carlos Simon, Copland’s “Old American Songs,” and a dazzling

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)