The Rutgers University Symphony Band’s membership is drawn primarily from the finest undergraduate instrumental music majors at the Mason Gross School of the Arts. Membership is also open to highly qualified non-majors. The highest quality traditional and contemporary literature for wind band makes up the foundation of musical repertoire performed by the group. The Symphony Band is proud to be included with the Rutgers Wind Ensemble on eight educational CDs on the Mark Custom Recording label.

The conductor of the Symphony Band, Darryl Bott is a teacher of undergraduate instrumental music education, and instrumental conducting at the Mason Gross School of the Arts.

Symphony Band meets in the fall and spring semesters on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7-9.

Performance Schedule

Thursday, December 6th, 2007 8:00 p.m.

Friday, February 29th , 2008 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 30th, 2008 8:00 p.m.

 

Repertoire 2007-2008 Thursday, December 6th, 2007 Chester Overture – William Schuman – Marc DeNicuolo, conductor Lux Aurumque – Eric Whitacre Symphonic Movement - Vaclav Nelhybel Concerto in C Major – Antonio Vivaldi – Kaoru Hinata, piccolo soloist Chester Leaps In – Steven Bryant Spartacus – Jan Van der Roost Florentiner March – Julius Fucik Thursday, October 23rd, 2007 Conductors’ Collegium Concert Sea Songs – Ralph Vaughan Williams – Dr. William Berz, conductor Toccata for Band –Frank Erickson - Catherine Stanek, conductor Suspended Animation – Patrick J. Burns - Peter Stanley Martin, conductor Old Churches – Michael Colgrass - Marian Stewart, conductor Dedicatory Overture – Clifton Williams - Marc DeNicuolo, conductor Armenian Dances – Aram Khachaturian - edited by Ralph Satz Be Thou My Vision – David R. Gillingham Incantation and Dance – John Barnes Chance The Circus Bee – Henry Fillmore 2006-2007 Tuesday, April 24th , 2007 An Outdoor Overture – Aaron Copland –Daniel Zugale - conductor Concerto for Marimba – Eric Ewazen –trans. by Virginia Allen – She-e Wu, marimba soloist Suite from Pineapple Poll - Arthur Sullivan/Charles Mackerras – trans.by W.J. Duthoit Marching Song – Gustav Holst –trans. by Timothy Renish Al Fresco – Karel Husa Themes from "Green Bushes" – Percy Aldridge Grainger – trans. by Larry Daehn Friday, February 17th , 2007 General Grant March – Henry Fillmore A Lincoln Portrait – Aaron Copland – Professor Frederick Urrey - narration Symphony no. 3 "JFK" - Andrew Boysen Jr. Kirkpatrick Fanfare – Andrew Boysen Jr. Thursday, December 7th, 2006 Slava – Leonard Bernstein – arr. by Clare Grundman Concertino, Op. 26 – Carl Maria von Weber – Maureen Hurd, clarinet To Direct Fenok’s Misfits... - Max Morden – Scott Mendoker, tuba- premier performance Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn – Norman Dello Joio The Fire of Eternal Glory – Dimitri Shostakovich – trans. by Timothy Rhea Apocalyptic Dreams, A Symphony for Band – David R. Gillingham Thursday, October 26th , 2006 Conductors’ Collegium Concert Galop – Arthur Bird – edited by James Syler – Dr. William Berz, conductor Mosaic – Stephen Paulus – Charles Lopez, conductor Arioso - Joseph Wilcox Jenkins– Daniel Zugale, conductor Chorale and Capriccio – Caesar Giovannini – David Goss, conductor Overture for Winds – Charles Carter- Marc DeNicuolo, conductor Toccata – Giolamo Frescobaldi – arranged by Earl Slocum Russian Christmas Music – Alfred Reed 2005-2006 Tuesday, April 23rd, 2006 Galop – Dimitri Shostakovich – trans. by Donald Hunsberger – Todd Nichols, conductor Dramatic Overture, Op. 60 – Nikolai Miaskovsky, trans. by John Boyd Symphony #2 - Frank Ticheli Folk Festival – Dimitri Shostakovich – trans. by Donald Hunsberger – Daniel Zugale, conductor Prelude - Dimitri Shostakovich – trans. by H. Robert Reynolds – Andrew Yozviak, conductor Concertino for Horn No. 1 in Eb, Op.11 – Richard Strauss – Douglas Lundeen, French horn Folk Dances – Dimitri Shostakovich – trans. by Donald Hunsberger – Mark Stickney, conductor Friday, February 17th, 2006 Concert Fanfare – Herbert Bielawa A Movement for Rosa – Mark Camphouse Saxophonia, Concerto for Sax Quartet - Erland Koch– Meredith Sullivan, Cory Disbrow, James Brady, John DiSanto, saxophone quartet- Andrew Yozviak, conductor Concerto Grosso – William Latham – Paul Cohen, John DiEgidio saxophone Suite Francaise – Darius Milhaud March Omega Lambda Chi – Charles Ives – arr. Keith Brion – Kyle R. Glaser, conductor December 8th, 2005 Fest Marsch – Richard Wagner – trans. by Robert Rumbelow Blythe Bells – Percy Grainger, trans. by Robert Jager- Kyle Glaser, conductor Divertimento for Band - Vincent Persichetti – Andrew Yozviak, conductor Liturgical Dances – David Holsinger Prologue and March – Walter S. Hartley Concertino for Percussion and Winds – Clifton Williams Concerto for Trumpet and Winds – John S. O’Reilly – Kevin Cobb, trumpet Mannin Veen – Haydn Wood