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Symphonic Band Repertoire

Symphonic Band Repertoire

The Symphonic Band boasts a varied and challenging repertoire that fits its reputation as a collection of a truly exceptional group of student musicians. Listen to sample recordings of previous performances, or browse a comprehensive list of songs played by the ensemble since 2011.

Fall 2019

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
October 1, 2019

  • Children’s Overture- Eugene Bozza
  • Acrostic Song from Final Alice- David Del Tredici
  • Children’s March: Over the Hills and Far Away– Percy Grainger
  • Peace Dancer– Jodie Blackshaw
  • Gandalf from Symphony No. 1: The Lord of the Rings- Johan de Meij

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
November 19, 2019

  • Overture to “Candide”- Leonard Bernstein
  • Sleep- Eric Whitacre
  • Jug Blues and Fat Pickin’- Don Freund
  • Second Prelude- George Gershwin
    • Daniel Chen, Piano
  • Fantasy Variations on George Gershwin’s Prelude II for Piano– Donald Grantham

Fall 2018 - Spring 2019

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
October 2, 2018

  • Tam O’Shanter Overture- Malcolm Arnold
  • Make Our Garden Grow from “Candide”– Leonard Bernstein
  • Notezart– Cindy McTee
  • Amen– Carlos Simon

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
November 18, 2018

  • Suite from Mass- Leonard Bernstein
    • Nicholas Button, Ryan Murphy-trumpets, Isaac Tomblin-horn, Grant Larkin-trombone, Austin Newland-tuba
  • The Duke of Marlborough Fanfare– Percy Grainger
  • Lux Aurumque– Eric Whitacre
  • The Wild Goose– Ryan George

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
February 28, 2019

  • Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare- Richard Strauss
  • Festive Overture– Dmitri Shostakovich
  • Masks and Machines– Paul Dooley
  • Red Cape Tango– Michael Daugherty

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
April 14, 2019

  • American Overture- Joseph Willcox Jenkins
  • Irish Tune from County Derry and Shepherd’s Hey- Percy Grainger
  • Echo Chambers– Peter Van Zandt Lane *Southeastern Premiere*
  • Kingfishers Catch Fire– John Mackey

Fall 2017 - Spring 2018

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
October 3, 2017

  • Fascinating Ribbons- Joan Tower
  • Colonial Song– Percy Grainger
  • Exhilaration and Cry from Southern Harmony- Donald Grantham
  • Folk Dances– Dmitri Shostakovich
  • Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo, Op. 52- Gustav Holst
  • Early Light- Carolyn Bremer

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
November 19, 2017

  • Ecstatic Fanfare- Steven Bryant
  • Quiet City– Aaron Copland- Nicholas Button, Trumpet and Kevin Caruso, English Horn
  • Vientos y Tangos– Michael Gandolfi
  • Lollapalooza– John Adams

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
February 22, 2018

  • Three Dance Episodes from “On the Town”- Leonard Bernstein
  • Winter Dreams– Michael Daugherty
  • Easter Monday on the White House Lawn– John Philip Sousa
  • Strange Humors– John Mackey
  • Ondine’s Epilogue– Andy Akiho *Georgia Premiere*

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
April 17, 2018

  • March Op. 99- Sergei Prokofiev
  • Avelynn’s Lullaby– Joel Puckett
  • Prelude, Fugue and Riffs– Leonard Bernstein
  • Handel in the Strand– Percy Grainger
  • Dreadnought– Jeffrey Brooks

Fall 2016 - Spring 2017

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
October 6, 2016

  • Summon the Heroes- John Williams
  • Rusty Air in Carolina- Mason Bates
  • “Country Band” March– Charles Ives
  • J’ai été au bal– Donald Grantham

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
November 20, 2016

  • Bells Across the Atlantic- Adam Gorb
  • Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral– Richard Wagner
  • The “Gum-Suckers” March- Percy Grainger
  • Suite Francaise– Darius Milhaud

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
February 21, 2017

  • Slava!– Leonard Bernstein
  • Aurora Awakes- John Mackey
  • Vulcan- Michael Daugherty

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
April 13, 2017

  • In This Broad Earth- Steven Bryant
  • Molly on the Shore- Percy Grainger
  • Anthology of Dream: Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Wind Ensemble– Adam Fultz- World Premiere– Soloists: Adam Fultz, Cameron Bradberry, Jack Shaw, and Jason Morcos- Winners of the 2016-2017 Symphonic Band Concerto Competition
  • Four Scottish Dances– Malcolm Arnold

Fall 2015 - Spring 2016

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
September 24, 2015

  • El Salon Mexico- Aaron Copland
  • Seis Manuel– Shelley Hanson
  • La Virgen de la Macarena– Chip Crotts, Trumpet- arr. by Charles Koff
  • Danzon No. 2- Arturo Marquez

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
December 1, 2015

  • Blow It Up, Start Again– Jonathan Newman
  • Lincolnshire Posy- Percy Grainger
  • Asphalt Cocktail- John Mackey

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
February 21, 2016

  • American Salute- Morton Gould
  • For the President’s Own– John Williams
  • Hymn to a Blue Hour–  John Mackey
  • Millennium Canons- Kevin Puts

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
April 19, 2016

  • Lauds: Praise High Day- Ron Nelson- Guest Conductor, Dr. Scott Stewart
  • Fandango– Joseph Turrin- Soloists: Nicholas Button, Trumpet and Hannah Carlton, Trombone-Winners of the 2015-2016 Symphonic Band Concerto Competition
  • Of Our New Day Begun– Omar Thomas- Georgia Premiere– Commissioned by the GT Symphonic Band
  • Hivemind- Peter Van Zandt Lane
  • A Son of a Gambolier – Charles Ives

Fall 2014 - Spring 2015

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
November 6, 2014

  • Jug Blues and Fat Pickin’- Don Freund
  • A Hymn for the Lost and the Living- Eric Ewazen
  • Ecstatic Waters- Steven Bryant
  • A Slavic Farewell- Vasilij Agapkin

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
February 26, 2015

  • Overture to “Candide”- Leonard Bernstein/transcribed by Claire Grundman
  • Second Prelude- George Gershwin/arranged by John Krance
  • Ebony Concerto- Ted Gurch, clarinet- Igor Stravinsky
  • Baron Cimetiere’s Mambo- Donald Grantham

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
April 21, 2015

  • Fanfare pour précéder La péri– Paul Dukas
  • Children’s March: Over the Hills and Far Away- Percy Grainger
  • Missouri Shindig- H. Owen Reed
  • Lost Vegas- Michael Daugherty

Fall 2013 - Spring 2014

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
November 7, 2013

  • An Outdoor Overture- Aaron Copland
  • Night on Fire- John Mackey
  • Symphonic Dances from West Side Story – Leonard Bernstein/transcribed by Paul Lavender
  • MetaMarch- Steven Bryant

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
February 20, 2014

  • Ecstatic Fanfare- Steven Bryant
  • First Suite in E-flat for Military Band- Gustav Holst
  • Suite Dreams – Steven Bryant
  • Two-Lane Blacktop- James David- Premiere Commissioned by the Georgia Tech Symphonic Band

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
April 14, 2014

  • Tam O’Shanter Overture- Malcolm Arnold
  • Irish Tune from County Derry- Percy Grainger
  • Shepherd’s Hey- Percy Grainger
  • Red Cape Tango- Michael Daugherty

Fall 2012 - Spring 2013

Andrea E. Brown and Benjamin J. Diden, conductors
November 1, 2012

  • Aegean Festival Overture- Andreas Makris
  • Cartoon- Paul Hart
  • O Mensch Bewein Dein Sunde Gross- J.S. Bach/arr. by Percy Grainger
  • Symphony No. 3 “Slavyanskaya”- Boris Kozhevnikov

Andrea E. Brown and Benjamin J. Diden, conductors
February 21, 2013

  • Konigsmarsch- Richard Strauss
  • Give Us This Day- David Maslanka
  • Concerto for Trombone- Jeremy Wilson, trombone- James Kazik
  • Gandalf: The Wizard from Symphony No. 1 “The Lord of the Rings”- Johan de Meij

Andrea E. Brown and Benjamin J. Diden, conductors
April 18, 2013

  • La Forza del Destino- Dr. Sue Samuels, Guest conductor- Guiseppi Verdi
  • Colonial Song- Percy Grainger
  • Early Light- Carolyn Bremer
  • Rhapsody in Blue- Crystal Chao, piano- George Gershwin

Fall 2011 - Spring 2012

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
November 3, 2011

  • Lauds (Praise High Day) – Ron Nelson
  • Trauermusik – Richard Wagner, transcribed by Votta/Boyd
  • Tunbridge Fair – Walter Piston
  • Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo – Gustav Holst
  • The “Gum-Suckers” March – Percy Grainger

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
February 23, 2012

  • Tempered Steel – Charles Rochester Young
  • Strange Humors – John Mackey
  • Sleep – Eric Whitacre
  • Variations on “America” – Charles Ives
  • A Son of a Gambolier – Charles Ives

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
April 15, 2012

  • George Washington Bridge – William Schuman
  • Raise the Roof – featuring Timpani Soloist, Christopher Moore – Michael Daugherty
  • Symphony No. 6 – Vincent Persichetti

Spring 2011

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
February 24, 2011

  • Shortcut Home – Dana Wilson
  • A Hymn for the Lost and the Living – Eric Ewazen
  • Lincolnshire Posy – Percy Grainger

Benjamin J. Diden, conductor
April 17, 2011

  • Sonata Pian’e Forte – Giovanni Gabrieli
  • Slava – Leonard Bernstein, transcribed by Clare Grundman
  • Bali – Michael Colgrass
  • March from Symphonic Metamorphosis – Paul Hindemith, transcribed by Keith Wilson

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