Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Bells
Friday, October 10, 2025 at 7:30pm CDT
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Robert Taylor, conductor; Rachel Stiles and Maggie Whiteman, graduate assistant conductors
The Symphonic Wind Ensemble kicks off the season with a program centered around Percy Grainger’s beloved masterwork Lincolnshire Posy. Celebrating the richness of song and ringing of (wedding) bells, the concert culminates with Viet Cuong’s John and Jim, a moving tribute to love and equality marking the 10th anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges.
Giovanni Gabrieli (ed. Robert King), Canzona per sonare No. 2
Jan P. Sweelinck (trans. Ramon L. Ricker), Variations on “Mein junges Leben hat ein End”
Percy Grainger (ed. Frederick Fennell), Lincolnshire Posy
Brian Balmages, Fanfare canzonique
Julie Giroux, Riften Wed
Viet Cuong, John and Jim
Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 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.