The Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech - Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

March 1, 2026 - 2:00 PM

FEATURING

VIRGINIA TECH SYMPHONY BAND

Dr. Polly Middleton, conductor

VIRGINIA TECH WIND ENSEMBLE

Dr. Derek Shapiro, conductor

The Sinfonians (1960)

Clifton Williams (1923-1976)

Old Home Days, 4. Slow March (1954-1979)

Charles Ives (1874-1954)/arr. Jonathan Elkus

Marche des Parachutistes Belges (1945/1975)

Pieter Leemans (1897-1980)/arr. Charles Wiley

Air for Band (1956)

Frank Erickson (1923-1996)

Hounds of Spring (1981)

Alfred Reed (1921-2005)

Flourish for Wind Band (1939/1972)

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)

"Chicago 2012" from Alternative Energy (2012)

Mason Bates (b. 1977)

Ecstatic Waters (2009/rev. 2025)

Steven Bryant (b. 1972)

(movements performed without interruption) I. Ceremony of Innocence II. Augers III. The Generous Wrath of Simple Men IV. The Loving Memory of Justice V. Spiritus Mundi (epilogue)

Manifestos (2019)

Paul Dooley (b. 1983)

I. Aero-poem II. Futurist Flowers III. Star Dancer +Her School of Dance