PERCUSSION

The program, conducted by Arris Golden, features Children’s March by Percy Grainger, Of Endless Miles and Empty Rafts by Michele Fernández, the world premiere of Hymn to the Red Cedar by MSU composer Carlos LaLonde, and Divertimento for Winds and Percussion by Roger Cichy.

Conducted by Katherine Kilburn with conductors Zongheng Zhang and Dan Jaggars, this concert spotlioghts the winner of the annual Honors Concerto Competition, as well as Gala Flagello’s Vitality, Florence Price’s Adoration, and William Grant Still’s landmark Afro-American Symphony.

This program of dynamic works, conducted by David Thornton, includes Pegasus Fanfare from The Sleeping Spirit by John Gibson, Starry Ocean by Shuying Li,  Anahita by Roshanne Etezady, Hands Across the Sea by John Philip Sousa, and The Wild Goose by Ryan George.

MSU composer Zhou Tian premieres his Concerto for Saxophone with acclaimed saxophonist Joseph Lulloff, joined by Hindemith’s Konzertmusik für Blasorchester and Maslanka’s Symphony No. 8, conducted by Kevin L. Sedatole.

The MSU Symphony Orchestra, led by Octavio Más-Arocas, celebrates the Honors Concerto Competition winners with a vibrant program of student soloists and a Sam and Mary Austin Fanfare by an MSU student composer.