The
JMU Wind Symphony, under the direction of Stephen P. Bolstad, is the premier
woodwind, brass and percussion ensemble at JMU. The Wind Symphony is 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.
BUY
SINGLE TICKETS
Price
Regular: $12
JMU Fac/Staff: $10
Senior (62+): $10
Students: $5
STUDENT TICKETS: One per ID. JMU Student - In Person and online
via student
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