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What follows is a listing of dates 'at a glance.' Scroll to the bottom of the page for programming details and announced repertoire!
Sunday, September 14, 2025, 2:00 pm - Founder's Day (Wind Ensemble and Concert Band)
Friday, October 17, 2025, 7:00 pm - Wind Ensemble
Friday, October 24, 2025, 7:00 pm - Concert Band
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 8:15 pm - Wind Ensemble
Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 8:15 pm - Wind Ensemble
Monday, December 8, 2025, 7:00 pm - Campus Band and Campus Orchestra
Friday, February 20, 2026, 7:00 pm - Concert Band
Saturday, February 21, 2026, 5:00 pm - Wind Ensemble
Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 8:15 pm - Concert Band
Friday, April 10, 2026, 7:00 pm - Wind Ensemble
Monday, April 27, 2025, 7:00 pm - Campus Band and Campus Orchestra
Thursday, April 30, 2025, 8:15pm pm - Shared Concert - Wind Ensemble and Concert Band
Friday-Saturday, May 1-2, 2026 - Music for All Regional Concert Band Festival with performance by the IC Wind Ensemble
IC Bands Repertoire
Sunday, September 17, 2023, 2:00 pm - Founder's Day (Wind Ensemble and Concert Band)
Concert Band (Ben Rochford, conductor)
America the Beautiful – Arr. Carmen Dragon Marche Hongroise – Hector Berlioz / arr. Yo Goto Shenandoah – Frank Ticheli Molly on the Shore - Percy Grainger Military Salute – Elliot Del Borgo On Parade – Amanda Aldridge / ed. Bove
Wind Ensemble (Daniel Cook, conductor)
American Salute – Morton Gould / arr. Lang Unidad en Ritmo – Michele Fernandez Rhosymedre – Ralph Vaughan Williams / arr. Beeler Cuban Overture – George Gershwin / arr. Rogers Ithaca Forever – Philip Lang / arr. Wilson, with Ithaca College Choir Slava! A Political Overture – Leonard Bernstein / arr. Grundman
Monday, October 9, 2023, 8:15 pm - Concert Band (Ben Rochford, conductor)
Marche Hongroise – Hector Berlioz / arr. Yo Goto Shenandoah – Frank Ticheli Molly on the Shore - Percy Grainger Cloudburst – Eric Whitacre Golden Light – David Maslanka Soul to Soul – Quinn Mason On Parade – Amanda Aldridge / ed. Bove
Saturday, October 28, 2023, 3:00 pm - Wind Ensemble Special Alumni Weekend Performance (Daniel Cook, conductor)
Dancing Fire – Day, Kevin (2016) Letter from Home (1944/2017) – Aaron Copland / arr. Belski Alpenglow (2021) – Stacy Garrop, featuring Eric Troiano, saxophone and Dave Earll, tuba Wild Nights! (2023) – Dana Wilson, with Ithaca College Choir Mannin Veen (1933) – Haydn Wood
Monday, December 4, 2023, 8:15 pm - Campus Band (Ben Rochford, conductor)
Halcyon Hearts – Katahj Copley Beneath the Canopy – Cait Nishimura Yorkshire Ballad – James Barnes Fortress – Frank Ticheli Music from Stranger Things – arr. Sean O'Loughlin The Black Horse Troop – John Phillip Sousa
Tuesday, December 5, 2023, 8:15 pm - Concert Band (Ben Rochford, conductor)
Pas Redouble – Camille Saint-Saens / arr. Frackenpohl Roma – Valerie Coleman In the Bottoms: Introduction and Juba Dance – Jazzie Pigott Camouflage – Jazzie Pigott World Premiere Concerto for Tuba (Opus 96b) – James Barnes / trans. Rogers, Dr. David Earll, tuba
Thursday, December 7, 2023, 8:15 pm - Wind Ensemble Special ~NOIS Performance (Daniel Cook, conductor)
Jarba, Mare Jarba – Stacy Garrop (Ithaca College Saxophone Choir) Pageant (1953) – Vincent Persichetti Solemn Prelude (1950) – Ulysses Kay Poème de Feu (1978) – Ida Gotkovsky Pond – Wiyu Zang (Ithaca College Saxophone Choir) Severance (2020) – David Biedenbender, featuring ~Nois Saxophone Quartet
Tuesday, February 20, 2024, 8:15 pm - Concert Band (Ben Rochford, conductor)
Snow Caps – Richard Saucedo Elegy for a Young American - Ronald Lo Presti (Travis Cross, guest conductor) Dances with Winds – Shelley Hanson An American Elegy – Frank Ticheli (Travis Cross, guest conductor) Folk Dances – Dmitri Shotakovich / trans. Hunsberger
D'un Matin de Printemps – Lili Boulanger / arr. Hontz (1918/2021) Lyric - George Walker / arr. Luci Disano (1946/2022) Suite Francaise – Darius Milhaud (1944) (Travis Cross, guest conductor) In Wartime – David Del Tredici (2003) Commando March – Samuel Barber / ed. Collinsworth (1943) (Travis Cross, guest conductor)
Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 8:15 pm - Concert Band (Ben Rochford, conductor)
Magnolia Star – Steve Danyew Pirates of Penzance - Arthur Sullivan / arr. Sousa/Brion Nimrod from Enigma Variations – Edward Elgar / arr. Slocum Train of Thought – Alex Shapiro Steam Punk Suite – Erika Svanoe
Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 8:15 pm - Wind Ensemble Special FLEFF Performance (Daniel Cook, conductor)
Spoken Word Dramatic Performance by Cynthia Henderson, written by Saviana Stanescu Hounds of Spring – Alfred Reed Storm Chasers Timpani Concerto – Cathy Likhuta / Conrad Alexander, timpani Symphony No. 3 – Vittorio Giannini
Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 8:15 pm - Concert Band and Wind Ensemble
Concert Band (Ben Rochford, conductor)
Sun Dance – Frank Ticheli Superior Suite – Cait Nishimura Gumsuckers March – Percy Grainger / ed. Rogers Australian Up-Country Tune – Percy Grainger / ed. Rogers
Wind Ensemble (Daniel Cook, conductor)
Just Flyin' – Julie Giroux (2015) Mysterium - Jennifer Higdon (2002) Ecstatic Waters - Steven Bryant (2008)
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 1:30 pm - Wind Ensemble Music for All Concert (Daniel Cook, conductor)
Just Flyin' – Julie Giroux (2015) Mysterium – Jennifer Higdon (2002) Ecstatic Waters – Steven Bryant (2008)
Monday, May 6, 2024, 6:00 pm - Campus Band (Ben Rochford, conductor)
Bock Fanfares – Jess Turner Song for Lyndsay – Andrew Boysen Little Tango Music – Adam Gorb How to Train Your Dragon – John Powell / arr. O'Loughlin Sang! – Dana Wilson Selections from Chicago – Kander and Ebb / arr. Ricketts Kentucky 1800 – Clare Grundman
Sunday, September 15, 2024, 2:00 pm - Founder's Day (Wind Ensemble and Concert Band)
Concert Band (Ben Rochford, conductor)
America the Beautiful – Samuel Ward / arr. Dragon Second Suite in F – Gustav Holst / ed. Matthews To Reap the Blessings of Freedom – Douglas Wagner Folk Dances – Dmitri Shostakovich / arr. Reynolds
Wind Ensemble (Daniel Cook, conductor)
The Falls (2018) – Rossano Galante Early Light (1999) – Carolyn Bremer Second Prelude from “Three Preludes” (1927/1964) – George Gershwin / arr. Krance Shimmering Sunshine (2019) – Kevin Day First Suite in E-flat (1909/1984) – Gustav Holst / ed. Matthews The Stars and Stripes Forever (1896/2016) – Sousa, John Philip / ed. “President’s Own”
Thursday, October 10, 2024, 8:15pm - Concert Band (Benjamin Rochford, conductor)
El Camino Real - Alfred Reed (1985) Beauty Broken - Nicole Piunno (2015) One Life Beautiful – Julie Giroux (2010) Fusion - Brian Balmages (2007) Folk Dance - Dmitri Shostakovich, Ed. H. Robert Reynolds (1942/1979)
O rose of May (2018) - Harrison Collins “And So” from Is A Rose (2016/2023) – Caroline Shaw / arr. Edgerton, featuring Tamara Acosta Re(new)al (2016) –Viet Cuong featuring Sō Percussion Remarks from Scott Doyle - Director, Energy Management and Sustainability Symphony No. 6 “The Blue Marble” (2022) – Julie Giroux with Ion Media projection
Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 8:15pm – Concert Band (Benjamin Rochford, conductor)
Concert Band (Benjamin Rochford, conductor) Fantasia in G – Timothy Mahr (1982) (Filippo Salemmi, guest conductor) Yosemite Sunrise – Karen Kachelmeier Robertson (2016) Shenandoah – Omar Thomas (2019) After a Gentle Rain – Anthony Iannaccone (1979) (Aaron Burgess, guest conductor) Deciduous – Viet Cuong (2023) (Filippo Salemmi, guest conductor) La Mezquita de Cordoba – Julie Giroux (2005)
Fête-Dieu à Seville (1909/1968) – Isaac Albéniz / arr. Cailliet En Mi, Familia (2020) – Ivette Rodríguez Herryman Divertimento for Band (1950) – Vincent Persichetti (Filippo Salemmi, guest conductor) La Fiesta Mexicana (1949) – H. Owen Reed with Mariachi Regionale
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 8:15 pm - Campus Band (Ben Rochford, conductor)
Repertoire to be added!
Thursday, February 20, 2025 8:15 pm - Wind Ensemble "Songs for Peace" (Daniel Cook, conductor)
Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (1924) – Richard Strauss The Avatar Concerto for Bassoon (2004) – Dana Wilson, featuring IC Chamber Winds and Christin Schillinger, bassoon American Hymnsong Suite (2007) – Dwayne Milburn Into My Father’s Eyes (2017) – Julie Giroux, with Ithaca College Treble Choir, Sean Linfors, conductor, and Greg Hesselink, cello Music for Prague 1968 (1968) – Karel Husa
Thursday, March 6, 2025, 8:15pm - Concert Band (Benjamin Rochford, conductor)
Vesuvius – Frank Ticheli (1999) A Movement for Rosa – Mark Camphouse (1992) A Hymn for Peace – Kevin Day (2017) Ikaruga – Tetsunosuke Kushida (1987/1997) The Thunderer – JP Sousa (1889) Symphony on Themes of John Philip Sousa – Ira Hearshen (1991) II. After “the Thunderer”
Friday, April 4, 2025 7:00 pm - Wind Ensemble "Pillars of Connection" (Daniel Cook, conductor)
George Washington Bridge (1950 – William Schuman Deep River (2021) – Benjamin Horne The Avatar Concerto for Bassoon (2004) – Dana Wilson, featuring IC Chamber Winds and Christin Schillinger, bassoon Love and Nature (2024) – Gala Flagello Passages (2023) – Will Healy, featuring Rachel Schutz, soprano; Mike Titlebaum, saxophone; spiritchild, emcee; G-Quan Booker, emcee; 2023-2025 Walter Beeler Memorial Composition Prize
Thursday, April 24, 2025 8:15 pm - Combined Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Winds Concert (Daniel Cook, conductor)
Chamber Orchestra performs first Sinfonietta, Op. 188 - Joachim Raff
Saturday, April 26, 2025 1:45 pm - Wind Ensemble "Music for All Showcase Concert" (Daniel Cook, conductor)
Overture in Five Flat (2010) – Julie Giroux Soul Suite No. 1 (2023) – Marie Douglas Give Us This Day (2015) – David Maslanka
Monday, April 28, 2025, 7:00 pm - Campus Band (Ben Rochford, conductor)
Repertoire to be added!
Thursday, May 1, 2025, 8:15pm – Concert Band (Benjamin Rochford, conductor)
Firefly – Ryan George (2008) Moonshot – Mat Campbell (2019) From the Delta – William Grant Still (1945) Acrostic Song – David Del Tredici / arr. Spede (1976/2009)(Aaron Burgess, guest conductor) La Lira de Pozuelo – Luis Serrano Alcarón (2011) Machu Picchu: City in the Sky – Satoshi Yagisawa (2019)