Monday, October 5, 2026
7:30pm
Forbes Concert Hall
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JMU Concert Band & Symphonic Band - 10/05/26
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The JMU Concert Band, under the direction of Dr. Amy Birdsong, is the band program's largest concert ensemble with an average of 80-100 performers. This fully-instrumentated wind band is blended with talents from both non-music and music majors; freshmen through 5th year students with a variety of experience and musical backgrounds. With a performance schedule of two staged performances per semester, the Concert Band performs a wide variety of wind band repertoire and seeks to engage audiences with both traditional and non-traditional concert experiences. Membership is open to all JMU students without audition.
The JMU Symphonic Band, under the direction of Mr. Chris DeVona, is an ensemble of 50-60 select woodwind, brass, and percussion players. The ensemble performs two to three concerts per semester with music ranging from standard wind band repertoire to the latest in contemporary composition. The Symphonic Band regularly collaborates with composers and publishers to create reference recordings of new works, and, along with the JMU Wind Symphony, hosts a guest composer residency each spring semester.
Thanks for our generous Friends of the Arts & Design scholarship donors whose support allows our students to continue to create, perform, and inspire.
Arts & Design Hero ($5,000+)
- James McHone Jewelry
- Ann & Mark Siciliano
Arts & Design Champion ($1,500-$4,999)
- Rubén Graciani & Matt Pardo
- Hotel Madison
- Kathy Moran Wealth Group
- Mack & Towana Moore
- Shannon Tierney
Arts & Design Advocate ($500-$1,499)
- Beth & Jim Cahill
- Nancy Davis
- Matthew Duffy & Christine Jimenez-Duffy
- Energy Windows LLC
- Jonathan Fox
- Holly Haney & Bob Kolvoord
- Matchbox Realty
- Barbara & William Mayo
- Ron Pugh
- Scott & Wren Stevens
- Matthew & Sarah Von Schuch
Arts & Design Ally ($250-$499)
- Paul Ackerman & Weldon Bagwell
- John Allemeier
- Elizabeth Alspaugh
- Jerry Benson & Martha Ross
- Stephen Bolstad & Stephanie Wasta
- Robert & Suzanne Bothamley
- Jared & Jenny Burden
- David & Jennifer Campfield
- Jennifer Copeland
- Myron Dickerson
- Len & Miriam Discenza
- Rhonda Dolan
- Hillary Ellis
- Joe & Rose Estock
- Bob & Linda Failes
- Johnny & Phyllis Garber
- Quillon Hall & Karin Tollefson-Hall
- Holly Haney & Bob Kolvoord
- George & Marilou Johnson
- Jamie & Tim Miller
- John Keightley & Tammy Mannarino
- Brend & Ronald Krablin
- Kristi Lewis
- Kathryn & Michael Loy
- Nick Swartz
- Kristee Jo Trumbo
- Cecelia Wolf
- Melinda Wood
Dear Patron,
Thank you for attending this School of Music performance, we appreciate your support! The link below will take you to a page where you can dontae to the Marlon Foster Scholarship. Marlon Foster ('82, '95) served in the United States Air Force, taught in Harrisonburg City Public Schools for 26 years, and taught percussion in the JMU School of Music. Marlon was awarded Teacher of the Year from Harrisonburg City Schools, and he was inducted into the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association's Hall of Fame.