Tuesday, September 13, 2016, 7:30pm, Meyerson Symphony Center
Laurence Kaptain, cimbalom
Start the season in timeless fashion with the wind band premiere of Kodaly’s Hary Janos Suite, featuring an authentic Hungarian folk instrument: the cimbalom
- Ron Nelson – Rocky Point Holiday
- Percy Grainger – The Power of Rome and the Christian Heart
- Percy Grainger – Irish Tune from County Derry
- Percy Grainger – Shepherd’s Hey!
- Zoltan Kodaly – Hary Janos Suite
- Richard Wagner – Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral
Stained Brass
Tuesday, October 11, 2016, 7:30pm, Meyerson Symphony Center
Joe Lulloff, saxophone
From Respighi’s Church Windows to Rimsky-Korsakov’s Procession of the Nobles, it’s the perfect blend of sacred, stately and stirring.
- Nikolia Rimsky-Korsakov – Procession of the Nobles
- Johannes Hansen – Valdres
- Steven Bryant – Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Band
- Ottorino Respighi – Church Windows
Shadow of Sirius
Tuesday, November 15, 2016, 7:30pm, Meyerson Symphony Center
Sarah Frisof, flute
Joel Puckett, composer
An out-of-this-world concert of contemporary American wind music by rising superstar Adam Schoenberg, along with Joel Puckett’s stellar beauty, Shadow of Sirius.
- Joel Puckett – Avelynn’s Lullaby
- Joel Puckett – The Shadow of Sirius
- Adam Schoenberg – American Symphony
Christmas At The Meyerson
Tuesday, December 20, 2016, 7:30pm, Meyerson Symphony Center
Angela Turner Wilson, soprano
Carl Johnson, narrator
We’re making spirits bright-and ears happy-with our annual Christmas concert. Bring the whole family along to experience this treasured holiday tradition.
- Leroy Anderson – Sleigh Ride
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker Fantasy
- Traditional – Deck the Halls
- John Jacob Niles – I Wonder as I Wander
- Adolphe Adam – O Holy Night
- Alfred Reed – Russian Christmas Music
- Julie Giroux – Christmas and Sousa Forever
- John Williams – A Home Alone Christmas
- Randol Bass – Twas the Night Before Christmas
- David Lovrien – Christmas Singalong
- Leroy Anderson – A Christmas Festival
Band Geeks On Fleek
Tuesday, January 24, 2017, 7:30pm, Meyerson Symphony Center
GDYO Wind Symphony
The band geeks are back! Join the Dallas Winds and the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Wind Symphony for one seriously clutch collaboration.
- John Mackey – Fanfare for Full Fathom Five
- Leonard Bernstein – Overture, Glitter and Be Gay from Candide
- Jaromir Weinberger – Polka and Fugue from Schwanda
- Michael Daugherty – Winter Dreams
- Paul Dooley – Mavericks
Hearts and Horns
Tuesday, February 14, 2017, 7:30pm, Meyerson Symphony Center
Anton Nel, piano
Brian Shaw, trumpet
Go for the Gershwin this Valentine’s Day with some of this American icon’s most-loved classics, from Rhapsody in Blue to Our Love Is Here to Stay.
- Music by George Gershwin:
- Overture to Strike up the Band
- Our Love is Here to Stay
- Summertime from Porgy and Bess
- Fascinating Rhythm
- Someone to Watch Over Me
- S’Wonderful from the Broadway musical Funny Face
- Embraceable You
- Rhapsody in Blue
- Catfish Row from Porgy and Bess
Video Games in Concert
Tuesday, March 7, 2017, 7:30pm, Meyerson Symphony Center
Dennis Llinas, conductor
Our musical ode to joysticks is back by popular demand! Enjoy an evening of next-level musicianship as we bring the coolest video game music to the concert hall.
Asphalt Cocktail: The Music of John Mackey
Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 7:30pm, Meyerson Symphony Center
Chris Martin, trumpet
John Mackey, composer
The sounds and rhythms of the city come to life in the title piece, just one of seven selections from a composer The New York Times calls “electrifying”
- The Ringmasters March
- Sheltering Sky
- Concerto for Trumpet
- Asphalt Cocktail
- Hymn to a Blue Hour
- The Frozen Cathedral
- This Cruel Moon
A Star Spangled Spectacular!
Tuesday, July 4, 2017, 1:00pm, Meyerson Symphony Center
Jeffrey Gershman, conductor
Strike up the band and hoist the stars and stripes — it’s a star-spangled salute to our country featuring patriotic music, confetti, and a cameo from Uncle Sam!