The annual Halloween Concert by the Stanford Symphony Orchestra and Stanford Wind Symphony will include Wagner's "The Ride of the Valkyries", Saint-Saëns's Danse macabre, Howard Shore's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring suite, and much more. Plus, the ever-popular Costume Competition, making this a concert you won't want to miss!
Submitted by Debbie Barney on Mon, 08/27/2018 - 13:57
Dr. Russell Gavin is the Dr. Arthur P. Barnes Director of Bands at Stanford University. Gavin holds a Ph.D. in Music Education from Florida State University, a Master of Music in Euphonium Performance from the University of Notre Dame, and a Bachelor of Music Education from Auburn University. His public school teaching experiences include Director of Bands/Fine Arts Chair at Eufaula High School (Eufaula, AL) and Director of Bands at South Girard Middle School (Phenix City, AL).
Giancarlo Aquilanti directs the Stanford Wind Symphony's summer tour preview in Bing Concert Hall. The Wind Symphony will be playing this repertoire in Italy and Spain later this month.
Program
Giancarlo Aquilanti directs the Stanford Wind Symphony's Winter program in Bing Concert Hall, with guest Martín Fraile conducting selections from Argentina. Jake Gold is the featured horn soloist for Strauss's Horn Concerto No. 1.
Program
Giancarlo Aquilanti directs the Wind Symphony's program.
- Giancarlo Aquilanti: Camminando per le Strade di Staffolo (March)
- Frank Ticheli: VesuviusJohn Mackey: Aurora Awakes, conducted by Cody Stocker
- Oliver Waespi: Il Cantico
- David Maslanka: Give us This Day – Short Symphony for Wind Ensemble
Note: please allow extra time for parking, due to Cardinal football game traffic.
The annual Halloween Concert by the Stanford Symphony Orchestra and Stanford Wind Symphony will include music from Game of Thrones, The Wizard of Oz, Phantom of the Opera, and Hamilton, and more. Plus, the ever-popular Costume Competition, making this a concert you won't want to miss!
Giancarlo Aquilanti directs the Stanford Wind Symphony's program in Bing Concert Hall. Composer Kamyar Mohajer will be present at the concert to hear his work, Reminiscence — a combination of Eastern modality and a unique approach to harmony, counterpoint, and polytonality.
Program
Fisher Tull: Sketches on a Tudor Psalm (conducted by Diego Hernandez)
Kamyar Mohajer: Reminiscence
James Barnes: Symphonic Overture
Owen Reed: Fiesta Mexicana
Giancarlo Aquilanti directs the Stanford Wind Symphony's fall program featuring works by Alfred Reed, Frank Ticheli, Václav Nelhýbel, Malcolm Arnold, and Vaughan Williams.
Program
- Alfred Reed: Second Suite for Band
- Frank Ticheli: Blue Shades
- Václav Nelhýbel: Trittico
- Malcolm Arnold: English Dances
- Vaughan Williams: Variations for Wind Band(Diego Hernandez, Student Conductor)
The Stanford Symphony Orchestra and Stanford Wind Symphony join forces for this annual Halloween event featuring music ranging from Saint-Saëns to Star Trek. Come as your alter-ego and participate in the costume contest — the winner gets to conduct the orchestra!
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