PWS Personnel

Robert Simon, Artistic Director

Up Guest Artists Repertory by Date Repertory by Soloist Repertory by Composer

Our Repertory

The Piedmont Wind Symphony enjoys a good challenge. We perform original band compositions and arrangements of works from the classical repertoire from all nations and periods, as well as arrangements of popular music from movies, Broadway, and television.

We have performed original works or arrangements of works by Hindemith, Rossini, John Williams, J.S. Bach, P.D.Q. Bach, Elgar, Grainger, Holst, Vaughan Williams, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Tichelli, Grieg, Walton, Mozart, von Weber, von Suppe, Alford, Sousa and many others.

At least one of our concerts each year is a 'Pops' concert.

Lists of Works We Have Performed by Composition

 

Composition

Composer

Date Performed

Soloist

Instrument

 

A Piedmont Celebration

Forte

November 2, 2000

World premiere performance – commissioned by PWS for 10th Anniversary

 

Adagio para Orquesta de instrumentos de Viento

Rodrigo

November 11, 2002

 

 

 

Aladdin Suite

Nielsen / de Meij

May 4, 1999

 

 

 

All Night Long*

Richie, Arr. Charles NcNeill

March 24, 2004

 

 

 

Amazing Grace

Ticheli

March 6, 1997

 

 

 

American Civil War Fantasy

Bilik

February 8, 1998

 

 

 

American Overture for Band

Jenkins

February 19, 1991

 

 

 

American Overture for Band

Jenkins

May 7, 2000

 

 

 

American Salute

Gould

November 5, 2001

 

 

 

Amparito Roca

Texidor

February 28, 1993

 

 

 

Amparito Roca

Texidor

November 4, 2003

 

 

 

Andante and Hungarian Rondo

von Weber

November 19, 1995

Jonathan Julian

bassoon soloist

 

Andante and Allegro

J. Ed. Barat

March 8, 2005

 

Armenian Dances

Reed

March 6, 1997

 

 

 

Armenian Dances I

Reed

May 17, 1992

 

 

 

Armenian Dances, Part I & II

Reed, Alfred

March 18, 2002

Alfred Reed

Conductor

 

Army of the Nile / March

Alford

March 5, 1995

 

 

 

Ballade and Allegro

Follas

November 12, 1990

James Houlik

saxophone soloist

 

Ballade and Allegro

Follas

November 24, 1996

James Houlik

saxophone soloist

 

Ballade for Solo Alto Saxophone

Reed, Alfred

March 18, 2002

L. David Legette

Alto Saxophone

 

Barber of Seville

Overture Rossini / Lake

February 13, 2000

 

 

 

Barnum and Bailey's Favorite /March

King

November 7, 1993

 

 

 

Besame Mucho*

Consuelo Velasquez, Arr. Reggie Watkins

May 11, 2005

 

 

 

Birdland

Zawinul/McNeill

May 18, 2002

Maynard Ferguson & Big Bop Nouveau

Trumpet

 

Black Horse Troop

Sousa

November 13, 2004

 

 

 

Blithe Bells

Grainger / Jaeger

November 19, 1995

 

 

 

Blue Lake Overture

John Barnes Chance

March 11, 2003  

 

 

 

Bugler's Holiday

Anderson

November 19, 1995

 

 

 

Bugler's Holiday

Anderson / Edwards

February 7, 1999

Ogburn / Shulstad / Noell

trumpet soloists

 

Bullets and Bayonets

Sousa

February 28, 1993

 

 

 

Caccia and Chorale

Williams

March 3, 1992

 

 

 

Candide Overture

Bernstein / Beeler

November 19, 1995

 

 

 

Canzonetta for Euphonium and Band

Forte

May 4, 1999

Patrick Clark

euphonium soloist

 

Caravan

Ellington/McNeill

May 18, 2002

Maynard Ferguson & Big Bop Nouveau

Trumpet

 

Carmina Burana

Orff / Krance

May 2, 1993

 

 

 

Carmina Burana

Orff

November 2, 2000

 

 

 

Celebration Overture

Creston

March 5, 1995

 

 

Top of Page

Chester Overture - from New England Triptych

Schuman

February 13, 2000

 

 

 

Children's March - Over the Hills and Far Away

Grainger

March 3, 1992

 

 

 

Childrens' March - Over the Hills and Far Away

Grainger / Erickson

November 13, 1999

 

 

 

Climbing Higher Mountains*

Aretha Franklin, Arr. Richard Evans

May 11, 2005

 

 

 

Colas Breugnon Overture

Kabalevsky / Hunsberger

April 10, 1990

 

 

 

Colas Breugnon Overture

Kabalevsky / Beeler

March 17, 1996

 

 

 

Colonial Song

Grainger

May 19, 1991

 

 

 

Comedians / suite

Kabalevsky / Fujita

November 14, 1998

 

 

 

Commando March

Barber

April 10, 1990

 

 

 

Commando March

Barber

November 15, 1997

 

 

 

Concert Piece for Tuba

Follas

February 19, 1991

Keith Yarborough

tuba soloist

 

Concertino for Clarinet in C Minor

von Weber / Lake

April 10, 1990

Robert Listokin

clarinet soloist

 

Concertino for Clarinet in C Minor

von Weber / Lake

march 11, 2003

Laura Kreup

clarinet soloist

 

Concerto for Tenor Saxophone & Wind Ensemble

Jenkins

November 11, 2002

James Houlik
World Premiere performance

Tenor Saxophone

 

Concerto in Bb, Opus 96 k191

Mozart, Arr. David Werden

March 8, 2005

Kamyren Evan Nield

bassoon soloist

 

Concerto in Bb, Opus 96 k191

Mozart, Arr. David Werden

March 11, 2003

Leah Shaw

bassoon soloist

 

Confession**

Ivan Lins, Special Lyrics by Brenda Russell

May 11, 2005

 

Cowboys music from the film

Williams / Curnow

February 8, 1998

 

 

 

Crown Imperial

Walton / Duthoit

November 14, 1998

 

 

 

Cuban American Medley

Hanley/McDonald/Wise/Kaye Lippman/Tilzer/Norworth/McNeill Sandoval/Tucker

May 12, 2001

Arturo Sandoval

Trumpet

 

Cuban Overture

Gershwin / Barker

February 8, 1998

 

 

 

Danny Boy

Sebesky/Tucker

May 18, 2002

Maynard Ferguson

Trumpet

 

Deedle's Blues*

Aams, Arr. Frank Foster

May 11, 2005

 

Dedication Overture

Giannini

November 19, 1995

 

 

 

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Overture

Wagner/Hindsley

November 5, 2001

Danny Green

Conductor

 

Divertimento for Band

Persichetti

March 5, 1995