The JMU Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band, under
the direction of Stephen P. Bolstad, are committed to performing the great
works of the wind band’s core repertoire while also exploring the best of
contemporary composition.
Since 2007, the ensemble has hosted on-campus residencies
with composers including David Maslanka, John Mackey, Michael Daugherty, Joel
Puckett, Steven Bryant, Donald Grantham and JMU alumnus Brian Balmages. The
ensemble has also presented consortium premieres of Maslanka’s Symphony
No. 8, Puckett’s The Shadows of Sirius, Grantham’s Tuba
Concerto, Plog’s Concerto 2010 and Balmages’ Portraits
in Bluestone. As part of JMU’s annual Contemporary Music Festival, students
have had the opportunity to work with composers such as Karel Husa, Joseph
Schwanter, Don Freund, Donald Erb, John Harbison, Francis McBeth, Mark
Camphouse and Samuel Adler.
In addition to an active on-campus concert schedule, the
Wind Symphony has performed at the College Band Directors National
Association/National Band Association conventions in Nashville, New Orleans,
Charlotte, Williamsburg and Greensboro, plus numerous performances for the VMEA
Conference. They have also performed at the Kennedy Center in 2007 and 1987.
Graduates of the Wind Symphony hold positions in several of the
Washington-based military bands, military post bands and symphony orchestras
throughout the world; numerous graduates are serving as noted educators and
conductors throughout the country.
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Regular: $12
JMU Fac/Staff: $10
Senior (62+): $10
Students: $5
STUDENT TICKETS: One per ID. JMU Student - In Person and online
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login. Other Student - In Person only.
TICKETS: Online, box office (in person at 147 Warsaw Ave. or by
phone at 540.568.7000).
Seating: Reserved
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