Benjamin Harper, conductor
2020-2021 Concert Season

OCTOBER 8

6:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Pops in the Park
College of the Arts Outdoor Amphitheater

This performance commemorates the 100-year anniversary that Karl L. King, the famed circus band composer, and conductor, came to Fort Dodge, Iowa, to lead the Fort Dodge Municipal Band for the next 51 years. His contributions to the community and municipal band movement are incalculable.

This performance recreates the type of performance presented by community bands 100 years ago, including performances of marches, orchestral transcriptions, and performances by feature soloists.

  • Star-Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key
  • Barnum and Bailey's Favorite, Karl King
  • Annie Laurie, Arthur Pryor, featuring Doug Farwell, VSU trombone professor, and guest conducted by Skye Holmes, VSU assistant director of bands
  • Someone to Watch Over Me, George and Ira Gershwin, featuring VSU voice professor Lara Wilson, soprano
  • "Light Cavalry" Overture, Franz von Suppé, guest conducted by Thetheus White, VSU graduate student in conducting
  • Trombone King, Karl King, featuring the VSU trombone studio
  • Bride of the Waves, Herbert Clarke, featuring Javian Brabham, VSU trumpet professor
  • Blue Skies, Irving Berlin, arranged by VSU jazz professor David Springfield, featuring VSU voice professor Lara Wilson, soprano
  • The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa

NOVEMBER 19

7:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Whitehead Auditorium

  • Procession of the Nobles, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  • Chorale and Alleluia, Howard Hanson
  • Folk Song Suite, Ralph Vaughn-Williams, guest conducted by Skye Holmes
  • Variants on a Medieval Tune, Norman Dello Joio

FEBRUARY 17

7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Whitehead Auditorium

  • Slava!, Leonard Bernstein
  • Variations on a 16th Century Chanson, Masahiko Suwa
  • Children's March, Percy Grainger

APRIL 9

South Georgia Region Honor Band

8:00 p.m.
Friday, April 9, 2021
Whitehead Auditorium

  • Slava!, Leonard Bernstein, guest conducted by Catheryn Foster
  • O Magnum Mysterium, Morten Lauridsen, guest conducted by Skye Holmes
  • Concerto Scion, Kevin Walczyk, featuring Peter Geldrich, clarinet
  • Hail to the Spirit of Liberty, John Philip Sousa, guest conducted by Col. Timothy Holtan
  • Children's March, Percy Grainger

APRIL 21

7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Whitehead Auditorium

  • Concerto Scion, Kevin Walczyk, featuring Peter Geldrich, clarinet
  • Give Us This Day, David Maslanka