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
VIRGINIA TECH SYMPHONY BAND
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)
VIRGINIA TECH WIND ENSEMBLE
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