Pick-Staiger Concert Hall

Shawn Vondran, conductor; Stromboli Brass Quintet (Sophie Urban and Lydia Hanje, trumpet; Katy Meffert, horn; Wesley Connor, trombone; Mitch Brady, tuba) 

As Northwestern University Bands celebrate their centennial anniversary, the Symphonic Band takes a look back through music history. The program begins with Paul Dooley’s Fantasy of Colors, “inspired by Baroque artwork and the genre of musical fantasias of Johann Sebastian Bach,” according to the composer. The Bach focus continues with Samuel Barber’s Mutations from Bach and an arrangement of Bach’s Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C Major by former Northwestern University Director of Bands John Paynter. The program’s second half includes Peter Mennin’s monumental Canzona and a suite from Leonard Bernstein’s MASS.

Paul Dooley, Fantasy of Colors
Samuel Barber, Mutations from Bach
J. S. Bach (arr. John Paynter), Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C Major
Peter Mennin, Canzona
Leonard Bernstein (arr. Michael Sweeney), Suite from MASS

**Important Notes:

 1) It is possible to meet before or after the concert for brunch or dinner on campus at the Norris Center. If you are interested, please let Eleanor Taylor know at [email protected]

 2) These are general admission tickets with no seats reserved. We suggest arriving a minimum of 30 minutes before concert time.

3) There is a short walk from the parking garage to the venue.

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