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1/25/2008

Global Percussion Network, Guest Group

Friday, January 25, 2008 ~ 8 PM
Shattuck Auditorium
Carroll College ~ Waukesha, WI

Anders Astrand, Percussion Soloist

V. Meditation Mood

VI. Espresso 3

III. After Coffee
IV. Espresso 2

Daniel Saur, Percussion Soloist

Dan Roberdeau, Clarinet Soloist

VII. Kaffe i Faboden (Coffee in a Country Cottage)

Rolf Landbert, Percussion Soloist

Seven Pieces of Wood (2007, rev. 2008)

Introduction
Open Wood
Happy Wood
Rhythmic Wood
Oxygen
Meditation Groove
The Maze

Anders Astrand

Coffee Suite (2004-2008)

I. Coffee to Go
II. Espresso 1

Anders Astrand

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

10/21/2007

Sunday, October 21, 2007 ~ 4:00 PM
Humphrey Memorial Chapel
Carroll Collage ~ Waukesha, WI

Ms. Solfest-Wallis, Flute

Sept Danses d’apres ballet “Les Malheurs de Sophie” (Seven Dances for the Ballet “The Misadventures of Sophie”)

Le jeu da la poupee (The Doll Game)
Funerailles de la poupee (The Doll’s Funeral)
La presentation des petits amis (Introduction of the Little Friends)
Variation de Paul (Paul’s Variation)
Pas de deux entre Sophie et Paul (Dance between Paul and Sophie)
La gouter (The Snack)
Danse des filets a papillons (Dance of the Butterfield Fillets of Fish)

Jean Francaix (1912-1997)

Concerto for Flue and Eight Wind Instruments

Allegro ritmico
Allegretto scherzando
Andante sostenuto e semplice
Allegro vivace

William Alwyn (1905-1985)

Cindy Solfest-Wallis, Flute

Serenade in D minor, Op. 44

Moderato quasi Marcia
Menuetto-Trio
Andante con moto
Finale, Allegro molto

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

3/24/2007

Saturday, March 24, 2007 ~ 8 PM
Shattuck Auditorium
Carroll College ~ Waukesha, WI

Global Percussion Network, Guest Soloists

Three Characters (2004)

Thoughts and not understanding
Desert
Glad Dance

Anders Astrand

Four Pieces of Wood (2007)
World Premiere

Open Wood
Oxygen
Meditation Groove
Maze

Anders Astrand

The Glory and The Grandeur (1988)
Concerto for Percussion Trio and Wind Symphony

Russell Peck

Wisconsin Wind Orchestra
Lawrence Dale Harper, Conductor
Thomas Weis, Baritone

Shattuck Music Center Auditorium
Saturday, February 3, 2007
8 pm

Petite Suite Gauloise, Op. 90 Théodore Gouvy (1819-1898)

Introduction et Menuet
Aubade
Ronde de nuit
Tambourin

Serenata “La Noche” (2004)                                                  Pablo Escande (b. 1971)
              Mr. Weis, Baritone
              U.S. Premiere

Ouverture
Noche de fiesta (Night Festival)
Amor en calma (Calm Love)
Los Sueños (Dreams)
Una noche de verano (One Summer Night)
Tormenta (Storm)
Tu nombre (Your Name)

Intermission

Three Movements for Winds (2006) Keith A. Carpenter
World Premiere

Allegro
Quarter note = 82
Arabesques

Jeux d’Enfants (Children’s Games), Op. 22 (1871) Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
(arr. Graham Sheen)

Allegro vivo
Andante semplice
Allegro vivo
Andante non troppo
Allegretto (mouvement de Marche)
Allegro vivo
Andantino
Presto

Sunday, September 24th, 2006

9/24/2006

Overture
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Gavotte
Gigue
Gavotte

French Dances Revisited (2004)

Adam Gorb (b. 1958)

Suite Persane (1903)

Scharki (Chant d’amour)
Nihavend
Iskia Samaisi

Andre Caplet (1878-1925)

Sunday, September 24, 2006 ~ 4 PM
Humphrey Memorial Chapel
Carroll College ~ Waukesha, WI

Suzanne Geoffrey, Oboe

Concertino for Solo Oboe and Chamber Winds (1811)

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Under the Influence (2005)

Murray Gross

Friday, March 10th, 2006

3/10/2006

College Band Directors National Association
North Central Division Conference
March 10, 2006

Robb Seftar, Bassoon
Dan Roberdeau, Clarinet

Rondino, WoO 25 (1793)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Concertino voor Fagot en Blazersensemble (1962)

Adagio-Allegro Deciso-Adagio-Allegro Deciso

Jurriaan Andriessen (1925-1996)

Mr. Seftar, Bassoon

Serenade, Op. 43 (1888)

Andante
Allegro Vivace
Andante
Allegro Moderato

Emil Hartmann (1836-1898)

Danzas Concertantes (2001)

Danza-Rin
Danza caprichosa
Danza beguina
Danza en 5
Danza rondina

Pablo Escande (b.1971)

Mr. Roberdeau, Clarinet

Saturday, February 11th, 2006

2/11/2006

Saturday February 11, 2006 ~ 8:00 PM
Humphrey Memorial Chapel
Carroll College, Waukesha, Wisconsin

Robb Seftar, Bassoon

Rondino, Op. Post., WoO25 (1792)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Concertino for Bassoon and Wind Ensemble (1926)

Jurriaan Andriessen (b. 1925)

Mr. Seftar, Bassoon

Serenade, Op. 43 (1888)

Andante-Allegro ma non troppo
Allegro vivace
Andante
Andante-Allegro moderato

Emil Hartmann (1836-1898)

Serenade in B-Flat Major, “Gran Partita” K. 361 (370a)

Largo-Molto Allegro
Menuetto
Adagio
Finale: Molto Allegro

W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)

Sunday, October 23rd, 2005

10/23/2005

Sunday October 23, 2005 ~ 4:00 PM
Humphrey Memorial Chapel
Carroll College ~ Waukesha, WI

Die Zauberflote Ouverture, K. 620 (1791)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Petite Suite (1888)

En Bateau
Cortege
Menuet
Ballet

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
arr. Stefaan Brakkee

Marche Militaire (1822)

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
arr. Jean Francaix (1912-1997)

Seascape, Op. 53 (1960)

Ruth Gipps (1921-1999)

Divertissement Pour Instruments a Vent, Op. 36 (1890)

Andante Sostenuto-Allegro Molto Moderato
Allegro Vivace
Andante
Allegro non troppo

Emile Bernard (1843-1902)

Saturday, January 8th 2005

1/8/2005

Saturday, January 8, 2005 ~ 8:00 PM
Shattuck Auditorium
Carroll College

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Overture and Incidental Music to William Shakespeare’s Play

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)

Overture, Op. 21 (1826)

Arr. Valentine Zhuk

Incidental Music, Op. 61 (1843)

No. 1 Scherzo
No. 2 March of the Fairies
No. 3 Song and Fairy Chorus “You Spotted Snakes”
No. 4 Oberon’s Spell “What Thou Seest”
No. 5 Intermezzo and Entrance of the Rustics
No. 6 Nocturne
No. 7 Andante and Reprise of Nocturne
No. 8 Wedding March
No. 9 Fanfare to Announce the Playlet
No. 10 Funeral March
No. 11 Dance of the Clowns
No. 12 Reprise of Wedding March
No. 13 Finale

Arr. Andreas Tarkmann

Saturday, October 16th 2004

10/16/2004

Windfall
with DanceCircus

Friday, October 15, 2004 ~ 7:30 PM
Vogel Hall ~ Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
Milwaukee, WI

Saturday, October 16, 2004 ~ 8:00 PM
Otteson Theater ~ Carroll College
Waukesha, WI

Notturno, Op. 24 (1824)

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Symphony No. 5 (1922)

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)

Carmina Burana (1936)

Carl Orff (1895-1982)

Dixtuor, Op. 14 (1906)

Georges Enesco (1881-1955)

Danzas Concertantes (2001)

Pablo Escande (b. 1971)

Sunday, May 23, 2004

5/23/2004

THE WISCONSIN WIND ORCHESTRA
Sunday, May 23, 2004
Otteson Theater, Carroll College

Lawrence Dale Harper, Music Director and Conductor Rick Kirby, Associate Director and Conductor

Stage Director: TOM BRUNO
Assistant Director: KELSEY LEXOW .
Lighting: SCOTT FUDALI
Conductor: LAWRENCE DALE HARPER

DEAD ELVIS

MICHAEL DAUGHERTY

Robb Seftar, Bassoon

L'HISTOIRE DU SOLDAT
(THE SOLDIER'S TALE)

IGOR STRAVINSKYText by C.F. Ramuz

TO BE READ, PLAYED, AND DANCED IN TWO PARTS:

First Part, 3 scenes
Scene by a Stream, Scene of the Knapsack, Scene of the Book

INTERMISSION

Second Part, 4 Scenes
Scene in Front of the Curtain, Scene of the Card Game, Scene of the Princess,
Scene of Crossing the Border

CAST

Narrator: Susan Horner
The Soldier: Brian Hartman
The Devil: Drew Brhel
The Princess: Janelle Schmidt

ORCHESTRA

Violin: Paul Lundin, Contrabass: John Babbitt, Clarinet: Dan Roberdeau,
Bassoon: Robb Seftar, Trumpet: David Cooper, Trombone: Noreen Harris-Baer,
Percussion: Terry Smirl

Saturday, May 24th, 2003

5/24/2003

Saturday, May 24, 2003
Humphrey Memorial Chapel
Carroll College

Overture “The Barber of Seville” (1816)

Gioacchino Rossini
Arr. Wenzel Sedlak

Concertino for Bassoon and Wind Ensemble (1962)

Adagio-Allegro Deciso-Adagio-Allegro Deciso

Jurriaan Andriessen

Mr. Seftar, Bassoon

Serenade, Op. 7 (1881)

Richard Strauss

Suite in B-Flat Major for 13 Winds, Op. 4 (1911)

Prelude
Romance
Gavotte
Introduction and Fugue

Richard Strauss

Holland Tour

5/19/2003

May 19-30, 2002
Holland Tour
Itinerary:
May19th- Humphrey Memorial Chapel
May 24th- Grote Kerk, Muiden, Netherlands
May 26th- St. Janskerk, Zutphen, Netherlands
May 26th – The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
May 27th- St. Andreas Kerk, Hattem, Netherlands
May 28th- Den Bolder, Waspik, Netherlands
Program
Petite Suite (1889)                                                                                                               Claude Debussy
En Bateau                                                                                                          Arr. Stefaan Brakke
Cortège
Menuet
Ballet

Divertimento for Double Wind Quintet and Piano (2002)                                                   Hugo Hartig
May Phang, Piano
World Premiere
Intrada
Capriccio
Nocturne
Toccata
Intermission
Die Zauberflöte Ouverture (1971)                                                                Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Hommage à l’Ami Papageno (1986)                                                                                      Jean Françaix

Old Wine in New Bottles (1960)                                                                                            Gordon Jacob
The Wraggle Taggle Gipsies
The Three Ravens
Begone, Dull Care!
Early One Morning

“Maria” and “America” From West Side Story (1957)                                               Leonard Bernstein

Saturday, January 18th, 2003

1/18/2003

Saturday, January 18, 2003
Humphrey Memorial Chapel
Carroll College

Dance Suite

Entrée
Air
Tambourin I
Marche
Tambourin II

Jean Pilippe Rameau (1683-1744)
Arr. Clark McAlister

Slavonic Dances (1878)

Opus 46, No. 4 (arr. J. S. Taylerson)
Opus 46, No. 2 (arr. Patrick Clements)

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Consort I: Renaissance Reflections (2000)

Jeux
Aubade
Sautereau

Robert Spittal

Scaramouche

Vif
Modere
Brazileira-Movement de Samba

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)

Mr. Klunk, Saxophone

Danses Exotique (1981)

Pambiche
Baiao
Nube girs
Merengue
Mambo
Samba Lento
Malambeando
Rock ‘n’ Roll

Jean Francaix

“Invitation to the Dance”

1/18/2003

January 18th, 2003 Humphrey Memorial Chapel
“Invitation to the Dance”
Glenn C. Hayes, Guest Conductor
Corey Klunk, Saxophone

Program:
Dance Suite Jean Philippe Rameau     (1683-1744)
Arr. Clark McAlister
Air
Entrée   I
Marche
Tambourin II

Slavonic Dances (1878) Antonin Dvorak
Op. 46, No. 4 (arr. J. S. Taylerson) (1841-1904)
Op. 46, No. 2 (arr. Patrick Clements)

Consort for 10 Winds (2000) Robert Spittal
Jeux
Aubade
Sautereau

Intermission

Scaramouche   Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974)
Mr. Klunk, saxophone

Vif
Modere
Braziliera – Movement de Samba

Danses Exotique (1981) Jean Françaix
Pambiche
Baiao
Nube gris
Merengue
Mambo
Samba Lento
Malambeando
Rock ‘n’ Roll

Sunday, November 17th, 2002

11/17/2002

November 17, 2002
Humphrey Memorial Chapel

Octet-Partita, Op. 57 (1790)

Allegro Vivace
Minuetto
Adagio
Alla Polacca

Franz Krommer (1759-1831)

Don Giovanni (ca. 1788)

Ouvertura
Notte e giorno faticar
Madamina
Giovinette
La ci darem la mano
Dalla sua pace
Gia la mensa e preparata

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Arr. Josef Triebensee (1772-1846)

Octet in E Flat, Op. 103 (ca. 1798)

Allegro
Andante
Menuetto
Finale-Presto

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

“An Afternoon in the Royal Viennese Court”

11/17/2002

November 17th, 2002 Humphrey Memorial Chapel
“An Afternoon in the Royal Viennese Court”
Program:
Octet- Partita, Op. 57 (1790)                                                                                              Franz Krommer
Allegro Vivace                                                                                                             (1759-1831)
Minuetto
Adagio
Alla Polacca

Don Giovanni (ca. 1788)                                                                                        Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Notte e giorno faticar                                                                                  (1756-1791)
Madamina                                                                                                      Arr. Josef Triebensee
Giovinette
La ci darem la mano
Dalla sua pace
Gia la mensa e preparata

Intermission

Octet in E-Flat, Op. 103 (ca. 1798)                                                                        Ludwig van Beethoven
Allegro                                                                                                                 (1770-1827)
Andante
Meuetto
Finale - Presto

Thursday, May 30th, 2002

5/30/2002

Holland Tour
May 19-30, 2002

Petite Suite (1889)

En Bateau
Cortege
Menuet
Ballet

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Arr. Stefaan Brakkee

Divertimento for Double Wind Quintet and Piano (2002)
World Premiere

Intrada
Capriccio
Nocturne
Toccata

Hugo Hartig (b. 1947)

May Phang, Piano

Die Zauberflote Ouverture (1791)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Hommage a l’Ami Papageno (1986)

Jean Francaix (1912-1997)

Old Wine in New Bottles (1960)

The Wraggle Taggle Gipsies
The Three Ravens
Begone, Dull Care!
Early One Morning

Gordon Jacob (1895-1984)

“Maria” and “America” (1957)
From West Side Story

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Arr. Rick Kirby

Sunday, January 14th, 2001

1/14/2001

Sunday, January 14, 2001 ~ 4:00 PM
Shattuck Auditorium

Petite Symphonie (1885)

Adagio and Allegretto
Andante Cantabile
Scherzo
Finale

Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

The Good Soldier Schweik Suite (1956)

Overture
Lament
March
War Dance
Pastoral
Finale

Robert Kurka (1921-1957)

Serenade in D minor, Op. 44 (1878)

Moderato, quasi marcia
Minuetto: Tempo di minuetto
Andante con moto
Finale: Allegro molto

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

January 14, 2001

1/14/2001

Sunday, October 1st, 2000

10/1/2000

Sunday, October 1, 2000
Humphrey Memorial Chapel
Carroll College

Old Wine in New Bottles

The Wraggle Taggle Gipsies
The Three Ravens
Begone, Dull Care!
Early One Morning

Gordon Jacob (1895-1984)

Serenade in B-flat (“Gran Partita”), K. 361 (370a)

Adagio
Menuetto: Allegretto
Romance: Adagio-Allegretto-Adagio
Tema con variazioni: Andante
Finale: Molto allegro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

October 01st, 2000

10/1/2000

Sunday, February 20th, 2000

2/20/2000

Sunday, February 20, 2000 ~ 2:00 PM
Wisconsin Lutheran College

Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16 (1858)

Allegro moderato
Scherzo-Trio
Adagio non troppo
Quasi menuetto-Trio
Rondo

Johannes Brahms (1833-97)

Concertino for Violoncello (1924)

Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)

Mr. Scott Tisdel, Cello

Sept Danses (1970)
From Les Malheur des Sophie (1935)

Le jeu de la poupee
Funeralilles de la poupee
La presentation des petits amis
Variation de Paul
Pas de deux entre Sophie et Paul
La gouter
Danse des filets a papillons

Jean Franciax (b.1912)

February 20, 2000

2/20/2000

Saturday, November 13th, 1999

11/13/1999

Saturday, November 13, 1999
Shattuck Auditorium
Carroll College

Serenade “Songs of the Night” (1990)

Journey into Darkness
Apparitions
Romance
Nocturnal Life-Forces
Journey into Daylight

David Gillingham (b. 1947)

Le Bal de Beatrice d’Este (1909)

Entrée pour Ludovic Le More
Lesquercade
Romanesque
Iberienne
Leda et L’Oiseau
Courante
Salut Final au Duc de Milan

Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947)

Estampie (1978, rev. 1992)

Bernard van Beurden (b. 1933)

Sonatine for Winds,Timpani and Xylophone, Op. 61 (1935)

Andantino commodo
Andante molto sostenuto
Allegro scherzando, leggiero
Allegro risoluto

Nikolai Tcherepnin (1873-1945)

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