Symphonic Band
Everything Old Is New Again
Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00pm CDT
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Shawn Vondran, conductor; Stromboli Brass Quintet (Sophie Urban and Lydia Hanje, trumpet; Katy Meffert, horn; Wesley Connor, trombone; Mitch Brady, tuba)
As Northwestern University Bands celebrate their centennial anniversary, the Symphonic Band takes a look back through music history. The program begins with Paul Dooley’s Fantasy of Colors, “inspired by Baroque artwork and the genre of musical fantasias of Johann Sebastian Bach,” according to the composer. The Bach focus continues with Samuel Barber’s Mutations from Bach and an arrangement of Bach’s Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C Major by former Northwestern University Director of Bands John Paynter. The program’s second half includes Peter Mennin’s monumental Canzona and a suite from Leonard Bernstein’s MASS.
Paul Dooley, Fantasy of Colors
Samuel Barber, Mutations from Bach
J. S. Bach (arr. John Paynter), Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C Major
Peter Mennin, Canzona
Leonard Bernstein (arr. Michael Sweeney), Suite from MASS
Tickets are $6 for the general public and $4 for students with valid ID.
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Pick-Staiger is a 972-seat hall located in the Arts Circle on the Evanston campus of Northwestern University. The main lobby entrance for concerts is on the west side of the building (revolving and regular doors). Since its inception in 1975, the hall has functioned as both a classroom and performance facility for Bienen School of Music performing ensembles, faculty recitals, festivals, and professional guest artists.
