Wind Symphony China Tour
May 20, 2013 at 06:00 AM
Concordia University Chicago's Wind Symphony will be touring China through May 31.
The ensemble will be performing concerts in Beijing, Xi’an, Hangzhou, and Shanghai. It is a very entertaining concert combining both Chinese and American works. The complete program is:
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY WIND SYMPHONY
River Forest, Illinois U.S.A.
Dr. Richard R. Fischer, conductor
CHINA TOUR 2013 PROGRAM
| Good News from Beijing Reaches the Frontier |
Zheng Lu
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| Joy in All Things |
Brian Balmages |
| Romantic Charm of Pentatonism |
Wang Hesheng |
| Galop from “The Comedians” |
Dmitri Kabalevsky
Arranged by Daniel Mitchell |
| Shenandoah |
Frank Ticheli |
| Methuselah II |
Masuro Tanaka |
| Intermission |
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| The Symphonic Gershwin |
George Gershwin
Arranged by Warren Barker |
Elegy for English Horn and Band
Jennifer Nelson, English Horn |
Jack Stamp |
| The Melody Shop |
Karl L. King
Arranged by Andrew Glover |
| Danzon No. 2 |
Arturo Marquez
Transcribed by Oliver Nickel |
| Sai Ma (Horse Race) |
Huang Haihuai
Arranged by Michael Boo |
| Stars and Stripes Forever |
John Philip Sousa |
| Encores |
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| The Same Song |
Arranged by Michael Boo |
| Dixieland Jamboree |
John Warrington |
| Radetzky March |
Johann Strauss
Arranged by Alfred Reed |
| Auld Lang Syne (“Friendship Lasts Forever”) |
Arranged by Michael Boo |
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Intermission
The Symphonic Gershwin George Gershwin
Arranged by Warren Barker
Elegy for English Horn and Band Jack Stamp
Jennifer Nelson, English Horn
The Melody Shop Karl L. King
Arranged by Andrew Glover
Danzon No. 2 Arturo Marquez
Transcribed by Oliver Nickel
Sai Ma (Horse Race) Huang Haihuai arranged Michael Boo
The Stars and Stripes Forever John Philip Sousa
ENCORES
The Same Song Arranged by Michael Boo
Dixieland Jamboree John Warrington
Radetzky March Johann Strauss
Arr. Alfred Reed
Auld Lang Syne (“Friendship Lasts Forever”) arranged by Michael Boo