DePauw University Band

The DePauw University Band is a select ensemble of woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians, chosen by audition. Its repertoire is selected from a wide variety of high-quality literature for both symphonic band and wind ensemble. The University Band presents five to six concert performances each year. In addition, the ensemble has been recognized internationally for its renowned CD Recording Project, an artistic endeavor dedicated to recording quality wind literature and highlighting the talents of DePauw University musicians. Their eight compact discs can be found on the Naxos Online Music Library, Amazon.com, Towerrecords.com, Markcustom.com, mp3.rhapsody.com, and Archivmusic.com.

In addition, the University Band has hosted a variety of renowned musicians, conductors, and composers including Joseph Schwantner, Augusta Read Thomas, Chen Yi, Samuel Adler, Libby Larsen, George Crumb, Richard Hundley, James Beckel, Eugene Migliaro Corporon, Jack Stamp, Charles Neidich, and John Lynch.

2012-2013 Performances

Fall Semester

Sunday, October 7, 2012 3:00 pm (DePauw Discourse and Old Gold weekend)
Windsprints—Richard Saucedo
American Overture for Band—Joseph Willcox Jenkins
October – Eric Whitacre
Starsplitter—Philip Rothman
Dectet—Alex Murray
The Screamer—Fred Jewell
Finale to Symphony No. 4—Pytor Illyich Tchaikovsky, arr. Safranek, ed. Ragsdale

Sunday, November 18, 2012 3:00 pm
United Artists—Kenneth Fuchs
A Simple Song, from “Mass”—Leonard Bernstein, arr. Sweeney
Tramonto—Luis Serrano Alarçon
Eric Edberg, cello
The Dog Breath Variations/Uncle Meat—Frank Zappa
A Symphony for Salem 1692—D. Mark McCoy

SCHOOL OF MUSIC
HOLIDAY GALA PERFORMANCES
Saturday, December 1, 2012 7:00 pm
& Sunday, December 2, 2012 3:00 pm

Repertoire TBA

Spring Semester

Sunday, March 3, 2013 3:00 pm
MUSIC OF THE 21ST CENTURY Closing Concert—Libby Larsen, guest composer
Holy Roller (arr. Boyd)
Scotty Stepp, alto saxophone
Strut

Thursday, March 7, 2013 7:30 pm
From the Navajo Children—Donald H. White
performance with the DePauw University Chorus, Dr. Gregory Ristow, conductor

Sunday, March 10, 2013 3:00 pm
Fanfare for Freedom—Harry Bulow
Strut—Libby Larsen
Avelynn’s Lullaby—Joel Puckett
Three Japanese Dances—Bernard Rogers
Overnight Mail—Michael Torke
The Vanished Army—Kenneth Alford, ed. Delancy
Crown Imperial—William Walton

Sunday, April 28, 2013 3:00 pm
Lauds—Ron Nelson
Marche Hongroise, "Rakoczy", from “Damnation of Faust—Hector Berlioz, arr. Smith
O Magnum Mysterium—Morten Lauridsen, trans. Reynolds
Music for Piano, Winds, and Percussion—James A. Beckel, Jr.
Adagio para Orquesta de Instrumentos de Viento—Joaquin Rodrigo
Toccata Festiva—Samuel Barber, arr. Beckel
Carla Edwards, organ

Sunday, May 19, 2013 10:30 am
2013 DePauw University Commencement Ceremonies

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2012-2013 Performances