Student Conductors
Jacob Hunkins ‘24, Conductor
Alexis Gonzales ‘26, Conductor
Jack Kane ‘24, Conductor
Christian Teufel ‘27, Conductor
JJ Jordan ‘24, Conductor
Michael Tropp ‘25, Conductor
Program:
Motivations – Anne McGinty
Jacob Hunkins, Conductor
Kentucky 1800 – Clare Grundman
Alexis Gonzales, Conductor
“Moorside March” from A Moorside Suite – Gustav Holst
Jack Kane, Conductor
“Nimrod” from Enigma Variations – Edward Elgar
Christian Teufel, Conductor
American Riversongs – Pierre La Plante
JJ Jordan, Conductor
Backlash – Katahj Copley
Michael Tropp, Conductor
Russell McCutcheon, Conductor and Avner Dorman, Guest Conductor
John Tadlock and Zoey Cobb, percussion
Program:
Vous avez du feu? -- Emmanuel Séjourné
Sunderman Conservatory Percussion Ensemble
Dispatches from the Anthropocene – Armando Bayolo
I. Manifest Destiny
II. Carousel of Progress
III. Follow the Leaders (after Isaac Cordal)
IV. Manifest Destiny: World on Fire
V. Thunberg’s Children
Commission Consortium Premiere
Second Suite in F, Op. 28, No. 2 – Gustav Holst
I. March
II. Song without Words
III. Song of the Blacksmith
IV. Fantasia on “The Dargason”
Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! -- Avner Dorman / trans. Amanda Heim
I. Spices
II. Perfumes
III. Toxins
Avner Dorman, Guest Conductor
Ouf Duo: John Tadlock and Zoey Cobb, Percussion Soloists
Russell McCutcheon
Program:
Now and Today
Good 4 U – Olivia Rodrigo / arr. Chris M. Bernotas
80’s Flashback
Livin’ on a Prayer – Bon Jovi / arr. Paul Murtha
The Motown Sound
The Soulful Sxities – arr. Michael Brown
I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
Land of A Thousand Dances – Wilson Pickett
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
Country Crossings
Old Town Road (I Got the Horses in the Back) -- Lil Nas X / arr. Paul Murtha
Classical Air
Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 103 – Ludwig van Beethoven / trans. Avner Dorman
III. Minuet and Trio
Sunderman Chamber Winds
70’s Disco Forever
Dance Fever – arr. Michael Brown
You Should be Dancing – The Bee Gees from Saturday Night Fever
Boogie Fever – The Sylvers
Reunited – Peaches and Herb
That’s the Way (I Like It) - K.C. and the Sunshine Band
Y.M.C.A. -- Village People
Now and Today
A Taylor Swift Duo – arr. Michael Story
Bad Blood
You Belong with Me
Jazz Journeys
Autumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes) -- Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer / arr. Alfred Reed
Classic Rock Rocks
Legends of Rock! -- arr. Paul Murtha
Hit Me with Your Best Shot – Pat Benatar
Barracuda -- Heart
Paranoid – Black Sabbath
Rock and Roll All Nite – Kiss
Classical Air
Overture to “Candide” -- Leonard Bernstein / arr. Walter Beeler
90’s Garage Grunge
Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana / arr. Tom Wallace
Russell McCutcheon
Program:
Music of John William "Buzz" Jones
Salute to PMEA -- A.D. Davenport
For the People
Commissioned by the Pennsylvania Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and the
Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College
I. Overture ~ Liberty and the Law
II. Recitative ~ God
III. Aria ~ Death
IV. Rallying Songs ~ Conflict
V. Hymn ~ Thanksgiving
Susan Hochmiller, soprano
Jeffrey Fahnestock, tenor
Matthew Osifchin, baritone
Elegy and Dance
Dedicated to the Gettysburg College Wind Symphony
Russell McCutcheon, conductor
Kenneth Bell and Abbey Jemison ’24, horns
1916
Dedicated to Aire Duo
Rhapsody by Florence Coates (1850-1927)
Monotone by Carl Sandburg (1878-1967)
I Shall Be Gone (The Sound of the Trees) by Robert Frost (1874-1963)
Aire Duo: Susan Hochmiller, soprano & Steve Marx, trumpet & flugelhorn
Aaron Scott, clarinet Diana Flesner, cello Jocelyn Swigger, piano
Swedish Samba
Commissioned by the Christianson Family
Bret Crawford, soprano saxophone Steve Marx, flugelhorn
George Grund, keyboards John Pineda, bass Chris Loser, drums
César Leal, Symphony Orchestra Conductor and Russell McCutcheon, Wind Symphony Conductor
Program:
Sunderman Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
Libertango -- Astor Piazzola / arr. Kazik
Holberg Suite – Edvard Gried
I. Praelude
II. Sarabande
III. Gavotte
IV. Air
V. Rigaudon
Sunderman Conservatory Wind Symphony
Prelude, Siciliano, and Rondo, Op. 90 – Malcolm Arnold / trans. John Paynter
I. Prelude
II. Siciliano
III. Rondo
Riften Wed – Julie Girous
Psalm for Band, Op. 53 – Vincent Persichetti
Moderato, Piu Mosso, Allegro Vivace
A Mother of a Revolution! – Omar Thomas