University of Maryland Wind Orchestra
Michael Votta, Jr., conductor
Repertoire 2024-2026
Friday, May 8,, 2026
International Minimalism Festival Concert
John Adams: Grand Pianola Music
Fredric Rezewski: Les Moutan de Panurge
Danny Clay: New Work TBA (Premiere performance) with guest artists,
The Living Earth Show
Friday, April 10, 2026
“Conductors Concert”
WA Mozart: Serenade in Bb, K. 361 (“Gran Partita”) -
James Gates, Giovanni Clarke, Erick von Sas, graduate conductors
Saturday, February 28, 2026
Richard Strauss: Feierlicher Einzug
Joseph Schwantner: Fast Track: Concerto for Percussion and Wind Ensemble -
Jonathan Bisesi, percussion
John Corigliano: Symphony #3 (“Circus Maximus”)
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Gustav Holst: Hammersmith - Erick von Sas, graduate conductor
Jan Bach: Concerto for Steelpan and Wind Ensemble - Josanne Francis, soloist
Walter Hartley: Concerto for 23 Instruments
James David: Symphony No. 2
Saturday, November 8,, 2025
Clarice Assad: Multiverse (2023)
Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Friday, November 7,, 2025
JS Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor (arr. Hunsberger)
David Biedenbender: Enigma
Tuesday, October 28 2025
International Quantum Conference Concert
Gerard Grisey: Partieles
Quantum improvisation
Friday, October 3,, 2025
Anna Clyne: Masquerade (2013/2018)
Michael Gilbertson: Lands End (2021)
Ida Gotskovsky: Poeme de Feu - Giovanni Clarke, graduate conductor
Karel Husa: Apotheosis of This Earth
J.S. Bach - My Jesus, Oh What Anguish (arr. Reed)
Friday, May 9, 2025
Bohuslav Martinu: Memorial to Lidice (1943, arr. Rumbelow)
Shuying Li: Starry Ocean (2021)
Shuying Li: The Last Hivemind
Shuying Li: In This Breath (2025)
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances (arr. McBain)
Concert #5 - Saturday, April 19, 2025
“Conductors Concert"
JS Bach: Fervent is My Longing / Little Fugue in G Minor (arr. Calliet) - Giovanni Clarke, graduate conductor
Karel Husa: Al Fresco - Erick von Sas, graduate conductor
Leonard Bernstein: Scherzo (“Profanation”) from Symphony No. 1 (“Jeremiah”) - James Gates, graduate conductor
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Björk Guðmundsdóttir: Overture to “Dancer in the Dark”
Olivier Messiaen: Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
Alexander Borodin: Scherzo from Symphony No. 3 (arr. Rivera)
Patrick Harlin: The Time Traveler
Richard Wagner: Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral (arr. Votta)
Saturday, December 7, 2024
Leanna Primiani: Glass Ceiling (2014)
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Concerto Grosso for Woodwind Quartet and Wind Orchestra
Maurice Ravel: La Valee du Cloches (arr. Hunsberger) - Erick von Sas, graduate conductor
Augusta Read Thomas: A Plea for Peace - Theresa Bickham, soprano
Karel Husa: Music for Prague 1968
Friday, November 1, 2024
"Thanks for everything, Don: A Tribute to Donald Hunsberger"
Ralph Vaughan-Williams: Variations for Wind Band (arr. Hunsberger)
Julian Work: Autumn Walk - 6 - James Gates, graduate conductor
Quinn Mason: Trombone Concerto - Myles Blakemore, trombone soloist
John Williams: Sinfonietta for Winds and Percussion
Sergei Rachmaninov: Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 - Giovanni Clarke, graduate conductor
John Williams: Star Wars Trilogy
Friday, October 4, 2024
"Fourths on the Fourth: Symphonies for Winds"
Joseph Schwantner: Recoil (2004)
Alan Hovhaness: Symphony No. 4 (1959)
Arthur Meulemanns: Symphony No. 4 - Joseph Scott, guest conductor
Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Suite from “On the Waterfront”
Friday, May 3, 2024
Robert Kurka: Suite from “The Good Soldier Schweik”
Michael Gilbertson: Usonian Dwellings - Luci Disano, conductor
Ivan Trevino: Run to the Light - Zachary Harwell, conductor
Sean Klink: New Work
Omar Thomas: Come Sunday
Saturday, April 20th, 2024
"Conductor’s Concert"
Arturo Marquez: Danzon No. 2 - Christine Higley, conductor
Kaoru Wada: Concerto for 4 flutes, harp and wind orchestra -Bradley Jopek, conductor
BJ Brooks: Strange Loops - Zachary Harwell, conductor
Saturday, February 24, 2024
Clarice Assad: Sin Fronteras
J.S. Bach, arr. Luciano Berio: Contrapunctus XIX from The Art of the Fugue (2001)
Lennon-McCartney, arr. Luciano Berio: Beatles Songs (1967) - Clarice Assad, vocals
William Goldstein: The Goldstein Variation
Clarice Assad: Amazonia Sem Lei - Clarice Assad, vocals / electronics; James Stern, violin
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Fantasia em três movimentos (em forma de chôros), W. 550
Alberto Ginastera: Danza Final from “Estancia” (arr. John)