James Madison University Band Program
Repertoire 2007 – Present

Wind Symphony - Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
Symphony Band - Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
Concert Band - Scott D. Rikkers, conductor
University Band - William G. Posey, conductor

 

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
October 7, 2007

Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (1924) – Richard Strauss
Serenade in E flat major, Op. 7 (1881) – Richard Strauss
Dance of the Jesters (1868) – Tchaikovsky/Cramer
Prelude in E flat minor, Op. 34, No. 14 (1933) – Shostakovich/Reynolds
Redline Tango (2004) – John Mackey
Fantasia in G Major (ca. 1705) – Bach/Goldman & Leist
Bells for Stokowski (2003) – Michael Daugherty

Symphonic Band & Concert Band, Stephen P. Bolstad & Scott Rikkers, conductors
October 11, 2007

Concert Band
Alleluia! Laudamus Te (1973) – Alfred Reed
Be Thou My Vision (1998) – David Gillingham
Rakes of Mallow (1947) – Leroy Anderson

Symphonic Band
Esprit De Corps (1985) – Robert Jager
A Movement for Rosa (1992) – Mark Camphouse
Illyrian Dances (1986) – Guy Woolfenden
Russian Sailor’s Dance (1927) – Gliere/ Leidzen

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
JMU Chorale, Patrick M. Walders, conductor & JMU Symphony Orchestra Strings, Robert D. McCashin, conductor
October 26, 2007

Portraits in Bluestone (2007) – Brian Balmages; World Premiere

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
November 11, 2007 (Veteran’s Day)

The Star Spangled Banner – Arr. by Luigi Zaninelli
Profanation from “Jeremiah, Symphony No. 1” (1942) – Bernstein/Bencriscutto
The Leaves Are Falling (1964) – Warren Benson
Lincolnshire Posy (1937) – Percy Grainger
J’ai été au bal (1999) – Donald Grantham
Battle Hymn of the Republic – Arr. by Luigi Zaninelli

All-Bands Concert, Stephen P. Bolstad, Scott Rikkers, conductors
December 9, 2007

Concert Band
Marche Des Parachutistes Belges (1945) – Leemans/Wiley
Blessed Are They from “German Requiem” (1865) – Brahms/Buehlman
Escape from “Plato’s Cave!” (1993) – Stephen Melillo

Symphonic Band
Second Suite in F for Military Band (1911) – Gustav Holst
La Fiesta Mexicana (1949) – H. Owen Reed

Wind Symphony
Emblems (1964) – Aaron Copland
Selections from The Danserye (2002) – Susato/Dunnigan

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
February 10, 2008 – JMU Contemporary Music Festival

In evening’s stillness (1996) – Joseph Schwantner
Niagara Falls (1997) – Michael Daugherty

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor, Scott Rikkers, guest conductor
Beth Chandler, James Kluesner & Andrew Lankford, faculty soloists
February 23, 2008

Fanfare from “La Péri” (1912) – Paul Dukas; Scott D. Rikkers, conductor

Sound the Bells (1993) – John Williams/Lavender
Concertino for Flute (1902) – Cécile Chaminade/Wilson
Dr. Beth Chandler, flute

Gazebo Dances (1972) – John Corigliano
Fandango (2000) – Joseph Turrin
Professor James Kluesner, trumpet; Dr. Andrew Lankford, trombone
Niagara Falls (1997) – Michael Daugherty

Symphonic Band & Concert Band, Stephen P. Bolstad & Scott Rikkers, conductors
February 24, 2008

Concert Band
Kirkpatrick Fanfare (1999) – Andrew Boysen, Jr.
Lux Aurumque (2000) – Eric Whitacre
Selections from Cajun Folk Songs I & 2 (1990, 1997) – Frank Ticheli

Symphonic Band
Tribute (1985) – Mark Camphouse
Sanctuary (2005) – Frank Ticheli
Divertimento for Band (1949) – Vincent Persichetti
Paris Sketches (1994) – Marin Ellerby

Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
April 1, 2008

Symphonic Band
Pas Redoublé, Op. 86 (1887) – Camille Saint-Saëns/Franckenpohl
Amazing Grace – Arranged by William Himes
Suite Française – (1945) – Darius Milhaud

Wind Symphony
Resonances I (1991) – Ron Nelson
English Folk Song Suite (1922) – Ralph Vaughn Williams
Baron Cimetiere’s Mambo (2004) – Donald Grantham
Nessum Dorma from “Turandot” – Puccini/Patterson
Slava! (1977) – Leonard Bernstein/Grundman

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
April 4, 2008 – Part of Showcase Concert for VBODA All-State Festival

Resonances I (1991) – Ron Nelson
Baron Cimetiere’s Mambo (2004) – Donald Grantham
Nessum Dorma from “Turandot” – Puccini/Patterson
Slava! (1977) – Leonard Bernstein/Grundman

All-Bands Concert, Stephen P. Bolstad, Scott Rikkers, conductors
JR Snow, guest conductor
April 27, 2008

Wind Symphony
Overture for Band (1988) – John Heins
Dreamcatcher (1995) – Walter Mays
Children’s March: “Over the Hills and Far Away” (1918) – Percy Grainger/Rogers

Symphonic Band
Chester (1957) – William Schuman
JR Snow, MM graduate conductor
Cloudburst (2001) – Eric Whitacre
Symphonic Dance No. 3 (1967) – Clifton Williams

Concert Band
Der Traum des Oengus (1996) – Rolf Rudin
Salvation is Created – Pavel Tschesnokoff/Houseknecht
The Inferno (1994) – Robert W. Smith

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
September 28, 2008

Fanfare for a New Era (1997) – Jack Stamp
Symphony in B-flat (1951) – Paul Hindemith
Ghost Train (1994) – Eric Whitacre
Ballet Music from ‘Le Cid’ – (1885/1985) –Massenet/Reynolds
Tam O’Shanter, Op. 51 (1955/1991) – Arnold/Paynter

Family Day Pops Concert
Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
October 4, 2008

Fanfare for a New Era (1997) – Jack Stamp
Ghost Train (1994) – Eric Whitacre
The Cowboys – John Williams/Curnow

Symphonic Band & Concert Band, Stephen P. Bolstad & Scott Rikkers, conductors
October 7, 2008

Concert Band
Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo (1979) – Malcolm Arnold/Paynter
Sussex Mummer’s Christmas Carol (1996) – Percy Grainger/Larry Clark
Folk Song Suite (1924) – Ralph Vaughan Williams

Symphonic Band
Nitro (2006) – Frank Ticheli
Inglesina “The Little English Girl” (1897) – Davide Delle Cese/Bourgeois
Sketches on a Tudor Psalm (1971) – Fisher Tull
The Hounds of Spring (1980) – Alfred Reed

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor; David Bacon, guest conductor
November 2, 2008

Mother Earth – A Fanfare (2006) – David Maslanka
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor –Johann Sebastian Bach/Hunsburger
Divertimento for Brass and Percussion ( 1960) – Karel Husa
Suite Française for Woodwind Octet (1993) – Guy Woolfenden
David Bacon, MM graduate conductor
Andante et Scherzo for Saxophone Quartet (1939) – Eugéne Bozza
Strange Humors (2006) – John Mackey
Rocky Point Holiday (1969) – Ron Nelson

All-Bands Concert, Stephen P. Bolstad, Scott Rikkers, conductors
JR Snow, guest conductor
December 4, 2008

Concert Band
Spoon River: An American Folk Dance (1929) – Percy Grainger
Hands of Mercy (2000) – Julie Giroux
Celtic Hymns and Dances (1990) – Eric Ewazen

Symphonic Band
Heroes, Lost and Fallen (1989) – David Gillingham
Sleep (2003) – Eric Whitacre; JR Snow, MM graduate conductor
Finale from Symphony No. 1 in g minor (1895) – Kalinnikov/Bainum

Wind Symphony
Fantasia in G (1983) – Timothy Mahr
As the scent of spring rain (2003) – Jonathan Newman
Russian Christmas Music (1944) – Alfred Reed

Wind Symphony, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor, Scott Rikkers, guest conductor
Janice Minor & Kevin Stees, faculty soloists
February 28, 2009

Festive Overture, Op. 96 (1954) – Shostakovich/Hunsburger
Concertino for Solo Clarinet (1811) – C. M. von Weber/Lake
Janice Minor, faculty soloist
Vientos y Tangos (2003) – Michael Gandolfi
Colonial Song (1918) – Percy Grainger
The Gum-sucker’s March(1914)–Percy Grainger; Scott Rikkers,conductor
Tuba Concerto (1988) – Martin Ellerby; Kevin Stees, faculty soloist
Turbine (2006) – John Mackey

Band Concert, Stephen P. Bolstad, Scott Rikkers,  & William Posey, conductors
David Bacon & Jerry Philp, graduate student guest conductors
March 3, 2009

University Band, William Posey, conductor
Covenant (1991) – Robert W. Smith
As Summer Was Just Beginning (1994) – Larry D. Daehn
Mercury (1990) – Jan Van der Roost
On a Hymnsong of Phillip Bliss (1989) – David Holsinger
The Thunderer (1889) – John Philip Sousa

Concert Band, Scott Rikkers, conductor
The Dam Busters (1954) – Eric Coates/Wagner
Ave Maria (1964) – Franz Biebl/Cameron
Suite from Hymn of the Highlands (2002) – Philip Sparke

Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
Elegy for a Young American (1967) – Ronald Lo Presti
Bugs (2000) – Roger Cichy
Armenian Dances, Part I (1972) – Alfred Reed

Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band, Stephen P. Bolstad, conductor
DAVID MASLANKA in Residence (April 6 - 9)
April 9, 2009

Symphonic Band
Tears (1994) – David Maslanka

Wind Symphony
Symphony No. 8 (2008) – David Maslanka Premiere Performance

All-Bands Concert, Stephen P. Bolstad, Scott Rikkers, William Posey, conductors
David Bacon & Jerry Philp, graduate conductors
May 3, 2009

University Band, William Posey, conductor
Emperata Overture (1964) – Claude T. Smith
Loch Lomond (2002) – Frank Ticheli
Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew (1993) – James Curnow

Concert Band, Scott Rikkers, conductor
Symphony No. 1 The Lord of the Rings (1987) – Johan de Meij
V. Hobbits
Fandango (1952) – Frank Perkins
An American Elegy (2000) – Frank Ticheli

 Symphonic Band, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
English Dances (1950) – Arnold/Johnstone
The Engulfed Cathedral (1913/1993) – Debussy/Patterson
Folk Dances (1950) – Shostakovich/Reynolds

 Wind Symphony, Stephen Bolstad, conductor
Canzona (1954) – Peter Mennin
Musica Boema (1976) – Zdenek Lukás
Adagio – Joaquin Rodrigo 
March from Symphonic Metamorphosis (1943) – Hindemith/Wilson