Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
The Symphonic Wind Ensemble is the premier wind and percussion ensemble at the University of Indianapolis. The ensemble presents multiple concerts each semester, with each designed to reflect great variety and a high level of musicianship. Musical repertoire includes highly regarded original band works as well as select transcriptions of orchestral repertoire; recent programs have included the music of Warren Benson, Aaron Copland, Percy Grainger, Karel Husa, John Mackey, Felix Mendelssohn, William Schuman, Dmitri Shostakovich, John Philip Sousa, and Frank Ticheli.
The Symphonic Wind Ensemble also serves as the laboratory ensemble for the annual University of Indianapolis Instrumental Conducting Workshop, and has worked in that setting with notable guest clinicians such as Eugene M. Corporon, Craig Kirchhoff, Jerry Junkin, Allan McMurray, Mallory Thompson, and Rodney Winther. This year, Professor Gary Hill, Director of Bands and Professor of Music at Arizona State University, will serve as the guest clinician for that event. In May, 2010, the ensemble will embark on its second international tour; destinations will include the following cities in Italy and Austria: Bologna, Florence, Rome, Venice, Verona, Salzburg, and Vienna.
In addition to its regular concerts, the Symphonic Wind Ensemble hosts two workshops for high school students: the ISSMA/All-State Audition Workshop (November), and the Festival of Winds & Percussion (February), a one-day honor band. Both events are open to all high school students in Indiana and surrounding states.
Auditions for the Symphonic Wind Ensemble are held three days before the beginning of classes in the fall semester, and are open to all interested students. The group meets on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday afternoons from 4:00 – 5:15 p.m., and is conducted by Dr. James Spinazzola.
Coming in November: UIndy Instrumental Conducting Workshop
Coming in November: the 2nd Annual UIndy All-State Band & ISSMA Repertoire Clinic!
Coming in May, 2010: Symphonic Wind Ensemble tour of Italy and Austria
View 2009 - 2010 Audition Excerpts and Information
2009-2010 Concert Schedule
Sunday, October 4 – 3rd Annual "Salute to Sousa" – 4 pm
Saturday, November 21 – UIndy Instrumental Conducting Workshop – 4 pm
Friday, December 4 – Christmas at UIndy, Concert 1 – 7:30 pm
Sunday, December 6 – Christmas at UIndy, Concert 2 – 4 pm
Fri/Sat, January 22 or 23 – IMEA Convention (IN Convention Center) – TBA
Friday, February 19 – Festival of Winds & Percussion – 7:30 pm
Thursday, March 18 – Mid–Semester Concert (with UIndy Chamber Orchestra) – 7:30 pm
Thursday, April 22 – Spring Concert – 7:30 pm
May 12-22 – European Concert Tour
2008-2009 Repertoire
Colonial Song - Percy Grainger
Concerto for Soprano Sax & Wind Ensemble - John Mackey
(collaboration with the Indianapolis Chamber Winds, Darin Sorley,
conductor; James Spinazzola, saxophonist; Indiana premier)
Diminuendo & Crescendo in Blue - Duke Ellington, trans.
David Berger
First Suite for Military Band - Gustav Holst
Fugue on "Yankee Doodle" - John Philip Sousa, arr. Brion/Schissel
The Gridiron Club - John Philip Sousa
Irish Tune from County Derry - Percy Grainger
La Fiesta Mexicana - H. Owen Reed
Light Cavalry Overture - Franz von Suppé
"March" from A Moorside Suite - Gustav Holst, arr. Denis
Wright
Niagara Falls - Michael Daugherty
Nitro - Frank Ticheli
Ragtime Dance - Scott Joplin, ed. Gunther Schuller
Space Ace, The Funky Monkey, and Me - Jeff Jones (world
premier)
Suite of Old American Dances - Robert Russell Bennett
Symphony for Band - James A. Beckel, Jr. (concurrent world
premier)
Symphony No. 5, Finale - Dmitri Shostakovich, trans. Jay
Bocook
The Washington Post - John Philip Sousa
Trauermusik - Richard Wagner, ed. Erik Leidzen
2007-2008 Symphonic Wind Ensemble Repertoire
"The Alcotts" from Piano Sonata No. 2 - Charles Ives, Trans. Richard Thurston
An Outdoor Overture - Aaron Copland
Blessed Are They - Johannes Brahms, arr. Buehlman
Concertino for Flute - Cecile Chaminade (Jodi Sowers, flute)
The Debutante - Herbert L. Clarke (Larry Powell, trumpet)
Duke of Marlboro Fanfare - Percy Grainger
Fairest of the Fair - John Philip Sousa
Folk Dances - Dmitri Shostakovich, ed. Robert Reynolds
La Mezquita de Cordoba - Julie Giroux
Lincolnshire Posy, Mvts. 1, 2, 4, 5 & 6 - Percy Grainger
Lohengrin, Prelude to Act III - Richard Wagner, trans. Drumm
O Magnum Mysterium - Morton Lauridsen, trans. Robert Reynolds
Redline Tango - John Mackey
Russian Christmas Music - Alfred Reed
Sabre & Spurs - John Philip Sousa
Smetana Fanfare - Karel Husa
Suite in F - Gustav Holst
Suite for Variety Orchestra, Mvts. 1 & 2 - Dmitri Shostakovich, trans. Johan DeMeij
Symphonic Dance No. 3, "Fiesta" - Clifton Williams
Symphony No. 4, Finale - Pyotr Illich Tchaikovsky, trans. Safranak
Symphony on Themes of John Philip Sousa, Mvt. 2 - Ira Hearshen
The Thunderer - John Philip Sousa
Three Dance Episodes from "On The Town," - Leonard Bernstein, trans. Marice Stith
Ye Banks and Braes O'Bonnie Doon - Percy Grainger
2006-2007 Symphonic Wind Ensemble Repertoire
Amazing Grace - Arr. Frank Ticheli
Armenian Dances - Aram Khachaturian
Be Glad Then, America - William Schuman
Cajun Folk Songs - Frank Ticheli
Chester - William Schuman
Colonial Airs and Dances - Robert Jager
Concertino, Op. 26 - Carl Maria von Weber, Trans. Alfred
Reed
Esprit de Corps - Robert Jager
"The Gum-Suckers" March - Percy Grainger
Hands Across the Sea - John Philip Sousa
Kirkpatrick Fanfare - Andrew Boysen, Jr.
Overture for Winds - Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Pas Redouble - Camille Saint-Saens, Trans. A. Frackenpohl
Sleepers, Awake - J.S. Bach, Arr. Philip Sparke
Snow Angels - John Berners
The Solitary Dancer - Warren Benson
Sunflower Slow Drag - Scott Joplin, Ed. Gunther Schuller
Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol - Percy Grainger, Arr.
R.F. Goldman
Variations on "America" - Charles Ives, arr. William
Schuman
Wedding Dance - Jacques Press, Trans. Herbert Johnston
When Jesus Wept - William Schuman
Whip & Spur - Thomas Allen