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