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2023-2024 CONCERT SEASON
Dr. Erik N. Janners, Conductor
FALL CONCERT - Sunday, October 29, 2023
Conga del Fuego Nuevo – Marquez/Nickel
Chorale Fantasia – Ito
Impressionist Prints – Forte
The Gum-Suckers March – Grainger
Symphonic Requiem: Seventh Symphony – Barnes
Winter Concert - Sunday, February 4, 2024
William Tell Overture – Rossini/Leidzen
Gone - McAllister
Poeme de Feu – Gotkovsky
Promising Skies – Smith
O Magnum Mysterium – Lauridsen/Reynolds
Steampunk Suite – Svanoe
Spring Concert - Sunday, April 7, 2024
Imprints – Mahr
Dance Suite – Horovitz
D-Day – Poelman
A Bernstein Tribute – Grundman
Irish Tune from County Derry – Grainger
Symphony No 1 “Annapurna” – Brooke Pierson
2022-2023 CONCERT SEASON
Dr. Erik N. Janners, Conductor
FALL CONCERT - Sunday, October 30, 2022
Symphonic Dance No. 3, “Fiesta!” – Williams
Font Negra – Navarro
Dance Movements – Sparke
Yiddish Dances - Gorb
A Jazz Funeral – Coleman
Come Sunday – Omar Thomas
WINTER CONCERT - Sunday, February 5, 2023
Toccata Marziale – Vaughan Williams
A Moorside Suite – Holst
Lincolnshire Posy – Grainger
Stephenson’s Rocket – Hess
Crown Imperial – Walton/Duthoit
The Vanished Army – Alford
Metropolis 1927 – Graham
SPRING CONCERT - Sunday, April 2, 2023
Eternal Vibrations – Soler
Amazonia – Van der Roost
The Engulfed Cathedral – Debussy/Patterson
The Legend of Maracaibo – Pina
Symphony No. 4 “Bookmarks from Japan” – Giroux
Taj Mahal – Chinesta
2021-2022 CONCERT SEASON
Dr. Erik N. Janners, Conductor
Fall Concert
October 31, 2021 @3PM
PROGRAM: Leonardo Dreams (Saul Gomez Soler)
Fifth Symphony (Alfred Reed)
Blue Shades (Frank Ticheli)
Twist (Jodie Blackshaw)
Song of Hope (Peter Meecham)
Winter Concert
February 6, 2022 @3PM
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID
Spring Concert
April 10, 2022 @3PM
PROGRAM: Favor and Treasure (Anthony LaBounty)
Machu Picchu (Satoshi Yagisawa)
Gallimaufry (Guy Woolfenden)
Paris Sketches (Martin Ellerby)
Symphony No. 1 (Onsby Rose)
2019-2020 CONCERT SEASON
Dr. Erik N. Janners, Conductor
FALL CONCERT: The Great Spirit
October 27, 2019 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program: Danzon No. 2: Arturo Marquez
After A Gentle Rain: Anthony Iannacone
Sunrise at Angel’s Gate: Phillip Sparke
Trittico: Vaclav Nelhybel
Symphony No. 3 “The Great Spirit”: Ferrer Ferran
WINTER CONCERT: Ancient Wonders and Legends
February 9, 2020 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program: Canzona: Peter Mennin
Rest: Frank Ticheli
Zion: Dan Welcher
Cartoon: Paul Hart
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: Alex Poelman
SPRING CONCERT: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2018-2019 CONCERT SEASON
Dr. Erik N. Janners, Conductor
FALL CONCERT: Ancient Gods & Mythology
October 28, 2018 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program: Equus – Eric Whitacre
Music of the Spheres – Phillip Sparke
The Gods of Olympus – Oscar Navarro
WINTER CONCERT: The Four Corners of the World
February 10, 2019 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program: Profanation: Leonard Bernstein
Les Couleurs Fauves: Karel Husa
“La Vita” Symphony: Yasuhide Ito
Danceries: Kenneth Hesketh
Wind of Yemen: Boris Pigovat
SPRING CONCERT: The Roman Trilogy
April 7, 2019 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program: Roman Trilogy: Martin Ellerby
Feste Romane: Ottorino Respigh, arr. Kimura
Fountains of Rome: Ottorino Respighi, arr. Odom
Pines of Rome: Ottorino Respighi, arr. Duker
2017-2018 CONCERT SEASON
Dr. Erik N. Janners, Conductor
FALL CONCERT: Wind Band Classics
October 29, 2017 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program Celebration Overture, Op. 61 (1955): Paul Creston
Jericho, Rhapsody for Symphonic Band (1941): Morton Gould
Suite Francaise (1945): Darius Milhaud
March from “Symphonic Metamorphosis” (1945): Paul Hindemith, Trans. By Keith Wilson
Symphony for Band, Op. 69 (1958): Vincent Persichetti
Russian Christmas Music (1947): Alfred Reed
WINTER CONCERT: O Earth, O Stars
February 11, 2018 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program: Flourishes and Meditations on a Renaissance Theme (2012): Michael Gandolfi
Selections from The Danserye (2002): Tielman Susato, arr. P. Dunnigan
O Earth, O Stars (2010): David Maslanka - Guest Artists: Sergio Pallottelli (Flute), Francesca McNeeley (Cello)
SPRING CONCERT: Suites
April 8, 2018 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program: Jubilee Overture: Phillip Sparke
Harrison’s Dream: Peter Graham
Les Trois Notes du Japon: Toshio Mashima
Heroes, Lost and Fallen: David Gillingham
Ceremonial: Ferrer Ferran
2016-2017 CONCERT SEASON
Dr. Erik N. Janners, Conductor
FALL CONCERT: Theme & Variations
October 30, 2016~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program: Danse Folatre: Claude T. Smith
My Sister’s Tears: Ralph Hultgren
Fantasy Variations on a Theme by Niccolo Paganini: James Barnes
Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn: Norman Della Joio
Symphony No. 3: Vittorio Giannini
WINTER CONCERT: The Big Apple
January 31, 2016 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program: To Tame the Perilous Skies: David Holsinger
Symphony for Band, “West Point”: Morton Gould
Symphony No. 2, “The Big Apple”: Johan de Meij
SPRING CONCERT: Music of Exotic Lands
April 10, 2016 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program: Aegean Festival Overture: Andreas Makris
Sinfonietta: Ingolf Dahl
Torch Dance: James Barnes
Samurai: Nigel Clarke
Dances from Crete: Adam Gorb
2015-2016 CONCERT SEASON
Dr. Erik N. Janners, Conductor
FALL CONCERT: Lord of the Rings
October 25, 2015 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program: Awayday (1996): Adam Gorb
Thames Journey (2003): Nigel Hess
The Awakening of the Ents (1987): H. Owen Reed
Symphony No. 1, “The Lord of the Rings” (1988): Johan de Meij
WINTER CONCERT: Rimsky-Korsakov
January 31, 2016 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program: Festive Overture (1954): Shostakovich/Hunsberger
Cappriccio Italien (1880): Tchaikovsky/Hindsley
Polovetsian Dances (1890): Borodin/Hindsley
Cappriccio Espagnol (1887): Rimsky-Korsakov/Hindsley
1812 Overture (1880): Tchaikovsky/Hindsley
SPRING CONCERT: Suites
April 10, 2016 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program: Bugler’s Dream from “Charge!” (1958): Leo Arnaud
First Suite in Eb for Military Band (1909): Gustav Holst
Dali (2005): Aldo Forte
Whirr, Whirr, Whirr!!! (2002): Ralph Hultgren
Scenes from Childhood (2009): Kit Turnbull
Gloriosa (1990): Yasuhide Ito
2014-2015 CONCERT SEASON
Dr. Erik N. Janners, Conductor
FALL CONCERT: Dances
October 26, 2014 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program: Suite from “The Pineapple Poll” (1952): Arthur Sullivan, Arr. Charles Mackerras
Incantation and Dance (1963): John Barnes Chance
Yiddish Dances (1998): Adam Gorb
Three Dances from “The Bartered Bride” (1866): Bedrich Smetana, Arr. Erik Janners
Symphonic Dances (2010): Yosuke Fukuda
WINTER CONCERT: Band Symphonies
February 8, 2015 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program: Olympica (1992): Jan Van der Roost
Sinfonia “Il Fiume” (1984): Jurriaan Andriessen
Symphony XV, “Conflicts and Confluences” (1983): Henk Badings
Symphony in Bb (1951): Paul Hindemith
SPRING CONCERT: Latino-Mexicana
April 12, 2015 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program: El Golpe Fatal (1989): Dirk Brosse
Fete-Dieu a Seville (1909): Isaac Albeniz, Arr. By Lucien Cailliet
Magallanes (2005): Ferrer Ferran
Vientos Y Tangos (2004): Michael Gandolfi
La Rodana: Pasacalle Espanol (2005): Ferrer Ferran
Duende (2010): Luis Serrano Alarcon
2013-2014 CONCERT SEASON
Dr. Erik N. Janners, Conductor
FALL CONCERT: Europa
October 27, 2013 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program: Smetana Fanfare (1984): Karel Husa
Dunamis (1979): Amdre Waignein
Two Symphonic Movements 91970): Vaclav Nelhybel
Dionysiaques, Op. 63 (1913): Florent Schmitt
The Pines of Rome (1925): Ottorino Respighi
WINTER CONCERT: American Composers
February 2, 2014 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program: Tempered Steel: Charles Rochester Young
The Thunderer March: John Philip Sousa
New England Triptych: William Schuman
The Klaxon March: Henry Fillmore
Elegy for a Young American: Ronlad Lo Presti
Galactic Empires: David Gillingham
Give Us This Day: David Maslanka
SPRING CONCERT: From Russia With Love
April 6, 2014 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program: Overture to Colas Breugnon: Kabalevsky/Beeler
Gagarin: Nigel Clark
Symphony No: 12, The Year of 1917: Shostokovich/Janners
Pictures at an Exhibition: Mussorgsky/Hindsley
2012-2013 CONCERT SEASON
Dr. Erik N. Janners, Conductor
FALL CONCERTS: Music of Places
October 25, 2012 ~ WMEA Convention (Madison, WI)
Program: Midnight in Buenos Aires: Adam Gorb
Angels in the Architecture: Frank Ticheli (featuring Morgan R. Rossi, soprano)
Dance of the New World: Dana Wilson
November 18, 2012 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program: Rocky Point Holiday: Ron Nelson
Hammersmith, Prelude and Scherzo: Gustav Holst
Midnight in Buenos Aires: Adam Gorb
Angels in the Architecture: Frank Ticheli - featuring Morgan R. Rossi, soprano
Midnight in Buenos Aires: Adam Gorb
Lincolnshire Posey: Percy Grainger
Dance of the New World: Dana Wilson
WINTER CHAMBER CONCERT: Members of the Knightwind Ensemble perform chamber works
February 10, 2013 ~ Mount Mary College (Milwaukee, WI)
Program: Serenade, Op. 7: Richard Strauss
Woodwind Quartet: Walter Hartley
Scarlattiana (woodwind quartet): arr. Irving Rosenthal
Contra Dance (woodwind quartet): Beethoven, arr. Hahn
Octet for Wind Instruments (1952): Igor Stravinsky
Quartette (Allegro de Concert) [sax quartet]: Caryl Florio
Celtic Collage (saxophone quartet): arr. Paul Harvey
The Good Soldier Schweik Suite: Robert Kurka
SPRING CONCERT: A Renaissance Faire
April 14, 2013 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program: Poeme Montagnard: Jan Van der Roost
William Byrd Suite: Gordon Jacob
Variants on a Mediaeval Tune: Norman Del Joio
Terpsichore: Bob Margolis
2011-2012 CONCERT SEASON
Dr. Erik N. Janners, Conductor
FALL CONCERT: Wind Band Masterworks
November 20, 2011 ~ South Milwaukee PAC
Program: Tunbridge Fair: Walter Piston
Alborada del Gracioso: Maurice Ravel (arr. Lawrence Odom)
Music for Prague 1968: Karel Husa
Divertimento for Band: Vincent Persichetti
Dance Movements: Philip Sparke
Folk Dances: Dmitri Shostokovich (arr. H. Robert Reynolds)
SPRING CONCERTS: Songs & Dances
Friday, March 30, 2012 ~ Lawrence University Chapel (Appleton, WI)
Sunday, April 1, 2012 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Program: To Walk With Wings: Julie Giroux
Passacaglia & Fugue in C Minor: J.S. Back (arr. Hunsberger)
Venetian Spells: Martin Ellerby
Piece of Mind: Dana Wilson
Colonial Song: Percy Grainger (Tribute to Chris Kolbe, former Knightwind member)
Scootin' on Hardrock: David Holsinger
2010-2011 CONCERT SEASON
Dr. Erik N. Janners, Conductor (1st season as Music Director)
FALL CONCERT: Music From the World and Beyond
November 21, 2010 ~ Wisconsin Lutheran College, Schwan Concert Hall (Milwaukee WI)
Program: The Planets: Mars, The Bringer of War & Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity: Gustav Holst
Fantasia in G Major: J.S. Bach (trans. Goldman and Leist)
Spartacus: Jan Van der Roost
Dreamscapes: Martin Ellerby
Song of Lir: Fergal Carroll
Aspen Jubilee: Ron Nelson - featuring Kathryn Mantoan, soprano
SPRING CONCERT: Music of the Heart
April 3, 2011 ~ South Milwaukee PAC
Program: Year of the Dragon: Philip Sparke
Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral: Richard Wagner (trans. Lucien Cailliet)
English Dances, Set One: Malcolm Arnold (trans. Maurice Johnstone)
Third Symphony, OP. 89: James Barnes