Dr. Erik N. Janners, Conductor
FALL CONCERT: Wind Band Classics
October 29, 2017 ~ 3:00 PM - South Milwaukee PAC
Celebration Overture (Creston)
Jericho (Gould)
Suite Française (Milhaud)
"March" from Symphonic Metamorphosis (Hindemith)
Symphony No. 6 (Persichetti)
Russian Christmas Music (Reed)
WINTER CONCERT: O Earth, O Stars
February 11, 2018 ~ 3:00PM - South Milwaukee PAC
SPRING CONCERT: Music of Exotic Lands
April 8, 2018 ~ 3:00 PM - South Milwaukee PAC
Dr. Erik N. Janners, Conductor
FALL CONCERT: Theme & Variations
October 30, 2016 ~ 3:00 PM - South Milwaukee PAC
WINTER CONCERT: The Big Apple
February 12, 2017 ~ 3:00PM - South Milwaukee PAC
SPRING CONCERT: Music of Exotic Lands
April 9, 2017 ~ 3:00 PM - South Milwaukee PAC
Dr. Erik N. Janners, Conductor
FALL CONCERT: The Lord of the Rings
October 25, 2015 ~ 3:00 PM - South Milwaukee PAC
Awayaday (Gorb)
Thames Journey (Hess)
Awakening of the Ents (Reed)
Symphony No. 1, Lord of the Rings (de Meij)
WINTER CONCERT: Russian Masters
January 31, 2016 ~ 3:00PM - South Milwaukee PAC
SPRING CONCERT: Suites
April 10, 2016 ~ 3:00 PM - South Milwaukee PAC
Bugler's Dream from "Charge!" (Arnaud) - Brass and Percussion Ensemble
First Suite in E-flat for Military Band (Holst)
Dali (Forte)
Whirr, Whirr, Whirr!!! (Hultgren)
Scenes from Childhood (Turnbull)
Gloriosa (Ito)
Dr. Erik N. Janners, Conductor
Dr. Erik N. Janners, Conductor
FALL CONCERT: Europa
October 27, 2013 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Smetana Fanfare (1984): Karel Husa
Dunamis (1979): Amdre Waignein
Two Symphonic Movements 91970): Vaclav Nelhybel
Dionysiaques, Op. 63 (1913): Florent Schmitt
The Pines of Rome (1925): Ottorino Respighi
WINTER CONCERT: American Composers
February 2, 2014 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Tempered Steel: Charles Rochester Young
The Thunderer March: John Philip Sousa
New England Triptych: William Schuman
The Klaxon March: Henry Fillmore
Elegy for a Young American: Ronald Lo Presti
Galactic Empires: David Gillingham
Give Us This Day: David Maslanka
SPRING CONCERT: From Russia With Love
April 6, 2014 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Overture to Colas Breugnon: Kabalevsky/Beeler
Gagarin: Nigel Clark
Symphony No: 12, The Year of 1917: Shostokovich/Janners
Pictures at an Exhibition: Mussorgsky/Hindsley
Dr. Erik N. Janners, Conductor
FALL CONCERTS: Music of Places
October 25, 2012 ~ WMEA Convention (Madison, WI)
Midnight in Buenos Aires: Adam Gorb
Angels in the Architecture: Frank Ticheli (featuring Morgan R. Rossi, soprano)
Dance of the New World: Dana Wilson
November 18, 2012 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Rocky Point Holiday: Ron Nelson
Hammersmith, Prelude and Scherzo: Gustav Holst
Midnight in Buenos Aires: Adam Gorb
Angels in the Architecture: Frank Ticheli - featuring Morgan R. Rossi, soprano
Midnight in Buenos Aires: Adam Gorb
Lincolnshire Posey: Percy Grainger
Dance of the New World: Dana Wilson
WINTER CHAMBER CONCERT: Members of the Knightwind Ensemble perform chamber works
February 10, 2013 ~ Mount Mary College (Milwaukee, WI)
Serenade, Op. 7: Richard Strauss
Woodwind Quartet: Walter Hartley
Scarlattiana (woodwind quartet): arr. Irving Rosenthal
Contra Dance (woodwind quartet): Beethoven, arr. Hahn
Octet for Wind Instruments (1952): Igor Stravinsky
Quartette (Allegro de Concert) [sax quartet]: Caryl Florio
Celtic Collage (saxophone quartet): arr. Paul Harvey
The Good Soldier Schweik Suite: Robert Kurka
SPRING CONCERT: A Renaissance Faire
April 14, 2013 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
Poeme Montagnard: Jan Van der Roost
William Byrd Suite: Gordon Jacob
Variants on a Mediaeval Tune: Norman Del Joio
Terpsichore: Bob Margolis
Dr. Erik N. Janners, Conductor
FALL CONCERT: Wind Band Masterworks
November 20, 2011 ~ South Milwaukee PAC
Tunbridge Fair: Walter Piston
Alborada del Gracioso: Maurice Ravel (arr. Lawrence Odom)
Music for Prague 1968: Karel Husa
Divertimento for Band: Vincent Persichetti
Dance Movements: Philip Sparke
Folk Dances: Dmitri Shostokovich (arr. H. Robert Reynolds)
SPRING CONCERTS: Songs & Dances
Friday, March 30, 2012 ~ Lawrence University Chapel (Appleton, WI)
Sunday, April 1, 2012 ~ South Milwaukee PAC (South Milwaukee, WI)
To Walk With Wings: Julie Giroux
Passacaglia & Fugue in C Minor: J.S. Back (arr. Hunsberger)
Venetian Spells: Martin Ellerby
Piece of Mind: Dana Wilson
Colonial Song: Percy Grainger (Tribute to Chris Kolbe, former Knightwind member)
Scootin' on Hardrock: David Holsinger
Dr. Erik N. Janners, Conductor
FIRST SEASON AS MUSIC DIRECTOR
FALL CONCERT: Music From the World and Beyond
November 21, 2010 ~ Wisconsin Lutheran College, Schwan Concert Hall (Milwaukee WI)
The Planets: Mars, The Bringer of War & Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity: Gustav Holst
Fantasia in G Major: J.S. Bach (trans. Goldman and Leist)
Spartacus: Jan Van der Roost
Dreamscapes: Martin Ellerby
Song of Lir: Fergal Carroll
Aspen Jubilee: Ron Nelson - featuring Kathryn Mantoan, soprano
SPRING CONCERT: Music of the Heart
April 3, 2011 ~ South Milwaukee PAC
Year of the Dragon: Philip Sparke
Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral: Richard Wagner (trans. Lucien Cailliet)
English Dances, Set One: Malcolm Arnold (trans. Maurice Johnstone)
Third Symphony, OP. 89: James Barnes
John H. Steinke, Conductor
LAST CONCERT AS MUSIC DIRECTOR
FALL CONCERT: Milestones
November 22, 2009 ~ Wisconsin Lutheran College, Schwan Concert Hall (Milwaukee WI)
Symphony No. 5 - Finale: Shostakovich (trans. Charles B. Righter)
Three Grainger Gems: Percy Aldridge Grainger
1. Fanfare from Duke of Marlborough
2. Irish Tune from County Derry
3. Children's March
March from Symphonic Metamorphosis: Paul Hindemith (arr. Keith Wilson)
Mundstuck Studie: Evzen Zamecnik
La Fiesta Mexicana: H. Owen Reed (small group)
The Irish Dragoon: John Phillip Sousa (arr. Keith Brion)
Russian Christmas Music: Alfred Reed
Donald Glassel, Interim Conductor
SPRING CONCERT: Transitions
March 21, 2010 ~ Wisconsin Lutheran College, Schwan Concert Hall (Milwaukee WI)
Magic Overture: Thomas Doss
Giles Farnaby Suite: Gordon Jacob
Mountain Prayers: Timothy Mahr
Lord of the Rings: Gandalf the Wizard: Johan de Meij
Symphony for Band: Vincent Persichetti
Liturgical Dances: David R. Holsinger
John H. Steinke, Conductor
FALL CONCERT: Pastiche
November 23, 2008 ~ Wisconsin Lutheran College, Schwan Concert Hall (Milwaukee WI)
Partita: Edward Gregson
Elegy for a Young American: Ronald Lo Presti
Lollapalooza: John Adams (trans. James Spinazzola)
The Padstow Lifeboat: Malcolm Arnold
First Suite for Military Band in E-flat Major: Gustav Holst
Pictures at an Exhibition: Modeste Moussorgsky (trans. Mark H. Hindsley)
SPRING CONCERT: Deja Vu
March 22, 2009 ~ Wisconsin Lutheran College, Schwan Concert Hall (Milwaukee WI)
Treasure State Festival Overture: John Heins
Introduction and Dance: J. Edouard Barat (arr. Dan Phillips) - Dan Neesley, Tuba Soloist
Van Gogh Portraits: Aldo Rafael Forte
Foshay Tower Washington Memorial March: John Philip Sousa
Symphony in B flat: Paul Hindemith
Satiricon Suite: Bogdan Trotsuk
Porgy and Bess Selections: George Gershwin (arr. Robert Russell Bennett)
John H. Steinke, Conductor
FALL CONCERT: Hands Across the Sea
November 18, 2007 ~ Wisconsin Lutheran College, Schwan Concert Hall (Milwaukee WI)
The White Rose: Philip Sparke
The Immovable Do: Percy Aldridge Grainger (ed. Joseph Kreines)
Sidus: Thomas Doss
Hands Across The Sea: John Philip Sousa
Divertimento for Wind Orchestra: Jindrich Feld
The Girl With The Flaxen Hair: Claude Debussey (arr. Michael Brand)
Symphony on the Themes of John Philip Sousa-IV. Hands Across The Sea: Ira Hearshen
SPRING CONCERT: Heroes
April 6, 2008 ~ Wisconsin Lutheran College, Schwan Concert Hall (Milwaukee WI)
Program: Olympic Fanfare and Theme: John Williams (arr. Jim Curnow)
Sinfonia Hungarica: Jan Van der Roost
The Dam Busters: Eric Coates
William Tell Overture: Gioacchino Rossini (arr. Erik Leidzen)
The Man Who Invented Music: Don Gillis - Norman Moses - Narrator
Symphonic Suite from Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves: Michael Kamen (arr. Paul Lavender)
John H. Steinke, Conductor
FALL CONCERT: About Love
November 19, 2006 ~ Wisconsin Lutheran College, Schwan Concert Hall (Milwaukee WI)
Festive Overture: Dimitri Shostakovich (tran. Donald Hunsberger)
Casanova: Johan de Meij - cello soloist Ravenna Helson
March from The Love of Three Oranges: Serge Prokofieff (tran. Robert Cray)
Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde: Richard Wagner (tran. Mark H. Hindsley)
Suite from Romeo and Juliet: Serge Prokofieff (arr. Johan de Meij)
Selections from West Side Story: Leonard Bernstein (arr. W. J. Duthoit)
SPRING CONCERT: A View to the East
March 18, 2007 ~ Wisconsin Lutheran College, Schwan Concert Hall (Milwaukee WI)
Orient et Occident, op. 25: Camille Saint-Saens (ed. Timothy Reynish and Bruce Parry)
Japanese Suite: Gustav Holst (arr. John Boyd)
Samurai: Nigel Clarke
Colonel Bogey: Kenneth Alford (ed. Frederick Fennell)
Japanese Dances: Bernard Rogers
Variations on a Korean Folk Song: John Barnes Chance
Medley from Miss Saigon: Claude-Michel Schoenberg (arr. Warren Barker)
John H. Steinke, Conductor
FALL CONCERT: Vive la France!
November 20, 2005 ~ Wisconsin Lutheran College, Schwan Concert Hall (Milwaukee WI)
Featuring Trumpet Soloist Guillaume Fortin
Marche des Musiques de la Révolution (Louis Jadin, arr. William A. Schaefer)
La Vallée des Cloches from "Miroirs" (Maurice Ravel, arr. Donald Hunsberger)
Concerto in D Major (Giuseppe Tartini, arr. Johann Sebastian Bach) Guillaume Fortin, Piccolo Trumpet Soloist
Suite Française (Darius Milhaud)
Fanfare from "La Péri" (Paul Dukas)
Paris Sketches - Homages for Band (Martin Ellerby)
Overture to Candide (Leonard Bernstein, arr. Walter Beeler)
Candide Suite (Leonard Bernstein, adpt. Clare Grundman)
SPRING CONCERT: Somewhat Organic
March 26, 2006 ~ Wisconsin Lutheran College, Schwan Concert Hall (Milwaukee WI)
Sudler Silver Scroll Award Presentation
Toccata & Fugue in d minor (J.S. Bach, trans. Erik Leidzén)
Ave Maria (Franz Biebl, arr. Robert Cameron)
Selections from "The Danserye" (Tielman Susato, arr. Patrick Dunnigan)
Crown Imperial (William Walton, arr. W.J. Duthoit)
Hey! (Timothy Mahr)
Metamorphosis on an Original Cakewalk (Daniel Kallman)
Grand Serenade for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion (P.D.Q. Bach, tastefully adapted by Professor Peter Schickele)
Polka and Fugue from "Schwanda, the Bagpiper" (Jaromír Weinberger, trans. Glen Cliff Bainum)