2014 - 2015 Repertoire

Band Staff

Dr. Wayne Gallops – 
Director of University Bands

Brandon Alford – 
Graduate Conducting Assistant

Janet Longerbeam – Graduate Conducting Assistant

Antionnete Tortorici– Library Equipment

Dominick Havens
 – Personnel/Equipment

Bethany Zalecki
 – Equipment Management/Percussion

Julia Hartlage 
– Equipment/Library

 

RU Bands 2014 – 2015 Season

Sousa Returns: Heritage of the Band!
Wednesday – Oct. 1, 2014
Radford University Wind Symphony
Dr. R. Wayne Gallops, Conductor
Melissa Sumner, Soprano Soloist

 

Our National Anthem                                                   arr. Jack Stamp

La Belle Helene Overture                                      Jacques Offenbach

El Capitan March                                                                 J.P. Sousa

Ouvre ton Coeur                                                            Georges Bizet

Melissa Sumner, Soprano

Manhattan Beach March                                                      J.P. Sousa

Stephen Foster Sett                                         Foster/arr. Hunsberger

Prelude to Act I of La Traviata                                      Giuseppe Verdi

Easter Monday on the White House Lawn                          J.P. Sousa

Light Cavalry Overture                                              Franz von Suppe

The Stars and Stripes Forever                                             J.P. Sousa

 

Annual Student Conductor Concert (TBA)
Wednesday – Nov. 19, 2014

 

University Wind Ensemble and Chamber Winds
Wednesday – Dec. 3, 2014
Dr. R. Wayne Gallops, Conductor

Carnival Overture                                                            Anton Dvorak

March Opus 93                                                           Sergei Prokofiev

Ye Banks and Braes O’ Bonnie Doon                          Percy Grainger

Symphony No. IV for Band                                             Morton Gould

 

Tri-State Chamber Winds Festival
Friday – March 27, 2015
Dr. R. Wayne Gallops, Conductor
Brandon Alford, Graduate Conducting Assistant
Janet Longerbeam, Graduate Conducting Assistant

Faculty Chamber Winds
Selections To Be Announced

 

University Symphonic Band

Incantation and Dance                                        John Barnes Chance

Other Selections To Be Announced

 

University Wind Ensemble

Annual Wind Concerto Solo Competition Winner (TBA)

Flourish On Jerusalem                                                    R.W. Gallops

Four Scottish Dances                                                   Malcolm Arnold

Blue Shades                                                                     Frank Ticheli

The Strenuous Life                                                             Scott Joplin

 

Wind Symphony

Festive Overture                                                   Dmitri Shostakovich

 

Radford University Symphonic Band
Wednesday – April 22, 2015
Dr. R. Wayne Gallops, Conductor
Brandon Alford, Graduate Conducting Assistant
Janet Longerbeam, Graduate Conducting Assistant

William Byrd High School Symphonic Band
Daniel Plybon, Guest Conductor

University Symphonic Band

Candide Suite                                                          Leonard Bernstein

Variations on a Korean Folk Song                      John Barnes Chance

Other Selections To Be Announced

 

University Wind Ensemble and Chamber Winds
Wednesday – April 29, 2015
Dr. R. Wayne Gallops, Conductor
Guest Artist, To Be Announced

Overture to “Candide”                                             Leonard Bernstein

“Nimrod” from the Enigma Variations                             Edward Elgar

Symphony for Band Paul Hindemith

Other Selections To Be Announced
 

Past Seasons