2026-2027 Concert Season

Friday, October 2, 2026
Bailey Hall, Cornell University, 7:30 p.m.
Larry Burroughs, trumpet

Toccata in C Major, BWV 564 - J.S. Bach, arr. Thomas Knox
The Thunderer - John Philip Sousa
After The Thunderer - Ira Hearshen
Variations on “The Carnival of Venice” - Jean-Baptiste Arban
España - Emmanuel Chabrier

Sunflower Slow Drag - Scott Joplin, trans. John Bourgeois
Black Bottom Stomp - Jelly Roll Morton, arr. James Spinazzola
Combination March - Scott Joplin
Jubilo: The Scent of Democracy - Wynton Marsalis, arr. James Spinazzola

Saturday, December 5, 2026
Bailey Hall, Cornell University, 7:30 p.m.
D.J. Sparr, electric guitarist & composer

Zephyr Roaring Thunder: Concerto for Electric Guitar and Wind Ensemble - D.J. Sparr
Symphony No. 4 - David Maslanka
Additional repertoire TBA

Saturday, March 6, 2027
Bailey Hall, Cornell University, 7:30 p.m.
Linda Ruan, piano
Repertoire TBA

Sunday, May 2, 2027
Bailey Hall, Cornell University, 3:00 p.m.
Thomas C. Duffy, guest composer & conductor
Xak Bjerken, piano
Katherine Fortunato, marimba

Three Places in New Haven: Concerto for Marimba and Wind Ensemble - Thomas C. Duffy
Concerto for Piano and Wind Ensemble - Jesse Jones
Additional music TBA