Symphonic Band
Friday, October 17, 2025 at 7:30pm CDT
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Shawn D. Vondran, conductor
The Symphonic Band’s first fall-quarter performance highlights the range of emotions evoked by places and spaces. The heights captured in Machu Picchu—City in the Sky inspire awe and wonder. The spiritual From the Delta is emblematic of the African American experience of enslavement in the South. George Washington Bridge, a work premiered 75 years ago, evokes a sense of urban grandeur and the wonder of modern engineering. Gabrieli’s “Sancta Maria” brings listeners into a divine space juxtaposed against darker outside forces, and Frank Ticheli’s Angels in the Architecture closes the concert depicting a battle between light and darkness.
Satoshi Yagisawa, Machu Picchu—City in the Sky
William Grant Still, "Spiritual" from From the Delta
William Schuman, George Washington Bridge
Giovanni Gabrieli, "Sancta Maria" from Sacrae Symphoniae
Frank Ticheli, Angels in the Architecture
Tickets are $6 for the general public and $4 for students with valid ID.
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Address
50 Arts Cir Dr
Evanston, IL 60208
United States
About
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.