AU Wind Symphony & SMC Brass Band Winter Concert
Howard Performing Arts Center
Sat, January 31, 2026 @ 08:00 pm - 09:30 pm
Sat, January 31, 2026 @ 08:00 pm - 09:30 pm
Howard Performing Arts Center
A British Winter’s Night concert will be an evening of lively traditional British tunes and ballads. From the popular Vaughan Williams Sea Songs and English Folk Song Suite, to the rousing tunes of the Irish Washerwoman and Country Gardens, this evening is sure to delight!
The Andrews University Wind Symphony, under the direction of Denisse Santos-Gooden, will once again collaborate with the Southwestern Michigan College Brass Band under the direction of Mark Hollandsworth. The two ensembles will take the stage at the Howard Performing Arts Center on January 31, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. Start off your new year with toe-tapping tunes and swaying sweet melodies!
Repertoire
Hornpipe from the Water Music - G.F. Handel, arr. Burgmayer 1:30
The Girl I Left Behind Me - Traditional, arr. Philip Sparke 6:00
Sweet Sunset - Jan DeHaan 4:00
Sea Songs - Ralph Vaughan Williams 4:30
I. Princess Royal
II. Admiral Benbow
III. Portsmouth
SMC Brass Band, Mark Hollandsworth, conductor
-Intermission-
Coventry Variant - Greg Sanders 7:00
The Irish Washerwoman - Leroy Anderson 3:12
English Folk Song Suite - Ralph Vaughn Williams 11:30
I. March: Seventeen Come Sunday
II. Intermezzo: My Bonny Boy
III. March: Songs From Sommerset
Canterbury Chorale - Jan Van der Roost 5:50
Country Gardens - Percy Grainger 2:17
Andrews University Wind Symphony, Denisse Santos-Gooden, Conductor
Length of program 45:09
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Andrews University Wind Symphony
Conductor: Denisse Santos
The Andrews University Wind Symphony maintains a significant travel schedule throughout the Great Lakes area and seeks to provide high quality music programs and concerts representative of Adventist education and Andrews University. The Wind Symphony has performed in England, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Canada and throughout the United States.
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Contact:
Howard Performing Arts Center
hpac@andrews.edu
269-471-3560
Contact:
Howard Performing Arts Center
hpac@andrews.edu
269-471-3560
