UW Wind Ensemble: China Tour Preview Concert

James Newton Howard — Grand Canyon Fanfare
Steven Bryant — Radiant Joy
Xin Wang — Ode to the Motherland
Eric Ewazen — Shadowcatcher
John Williams — The Cowboys
Irving Berlin — Blue Skies
Micky Wrobleski — Theseus in the Maze of the Minotaur
David Maslanka — Symphony No. 7
John Philip Sousa — The Stars and Stripes Forever
George Gershwin — "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess

The University of Washington Wind Ensemble performs repertoire prepared for upcoming concert dates in China.

Grand Canyon Fanfare (1996) – James Newton Howard (b. 1951) (arr. Isaiah Odajima)

Radiant Joy (2006) – Steven Bryant (b. 1972)
Doug Morin, conductor

Ode to the Motherland (1950) – Xin Wang (1917-2007) / Dan Chen (b. 1967)

Shadowcatcher (1996) – Eric Ewazen (b. 1954)
IV. Dancing to Restore an Eclipsed Moon
David Sloan, Gabriel Palmer, trumpet / Renee Millar, horn / Elizabeth McDaniel, trombone / Andy Abel, tuba
Mark Tse, conductor

The Cowboys (1972) – John Williams (b. 1932)

Blue Skies (1926) – Irving Berlin (1888-1989) / arr. Tai Taitano
Hannah Burson, vocalist

Theseus in the Maze of the Minotaur (2014) – Micky Wrobleski (b. 1974)
Julio Cruz & Andy Abel, tuba

Symphony No. 7 (2004) – David Maslanka (b. 1943)
I. Moderate
II. Slow
III. Very Fast
IV. Moderately Slow
Yen-Chung Yeh, piano

The Stars and Stripes Forever (1896) – John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

Summertime (1934) – George Gershwin (1898-1937) / arr. Brendan McGovern
Hannah Burson, vocalist