Orchestra & Band Fall

2025-26 Season

The University

Concert Band Kevin Champagne, Conductor In All Its Glory - James Swearingen The Music-Makers - Alfred Reed Jurassic Park - John Williams Nabucco Overture - Giuseppe Verdi

The University

Symphony Orchestra Christopher Neubert, Conductor BATMAN The Dark Knight Rises Symphonic Poem No. 3 LES PRELUDES - Franz Liszt

Sunday, October 19 - 3 pm - Main Theatre Advance Tickets: $9 general public/$5 seniors, & UAlbany faculty-staff/$3 students Day of Show Tickets: $14 general public/$10 seniors, & UAlbany faculty-staff/$8 students

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Department of Music and Theatre University at Albany presents:

UAlbany Concert Band

Kevin Champagne, conductor

and

UAlbany Symphony Orchestra

Christopher David Neubert, conductor

Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 3:00pm

Main Theatre UAlbany Performing Arts Center

Program

The University Concert Band In All Its Glory………………………………... James Swearingen The Music-Makers…………………………………… Alfred Reed Jurassic Park Soundtrack Highlights .…………... John Williams Arr. by Paul Lavender Nabucco Overture…………………………......... Giuseppe Verdi Transcribed by Lucien Calliet INTERMISSION

The University Symphony Orchestra Hans Zimmer…………………………….. The Dark Knight Rises Batman 2012 Arranged by Ralph Ford Franz Liszt……………………………….Symphonic Poem No. 3 1854 LES PRELUDES Program Notes In All Its Glory was composed in 1989 by James Swearingen, who has composed extensively for wind bands. “Glory” refers to the American flag. After a brief slow introduction, the lively main melody begins, which resembles a drum and fife style tune. Some mixed meter makes for a more interesting setting.

The lushly arranged middle section sounds an ode to the American landscape before the main melody returns.

The Music-Makers Concert Overture is a concert overture written specifically for band and debuted on May 16th 1967.

The music is made up of seven different motives of different moods and colors and was inspired by Arthur O’Shaughnessy’s ODE:

We are the music-makers, and we the dreamers of dreams Yet we are the movers and shakers of the world forever, it seems One man with a dream, at pleasure shall go forth and conquer a crown And three with a new song’s measure can trample an empire down

Jurassic Park Soundtrack Highlights is another example of John Williams’ genius movie scoring ability. Alternatingly slow and mysterious, soaring and melodious, gentle and delicate, and gloriously triumphant, the movie would not have been the same without this music as a backdrop.

Nabucco Overture is from Verdi’s opera that is in four acts and premiered ar La Scala, Milan on March 9th, 1842. This piece proclaimed Verdi as a new hero of Italian Operas inn the company of Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti. The plot involves the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzer, king of Babylon and the subsequent enslavement of the Hebrews. Typical of operas at the time there are also subplots and lovers’ intrigues mixed in with the historical aspects.

Les Préludes Les préludes ("Preludes" or "The Beginnings"), S.97, is the third of Franz Liszt's thirteen symphonic poems. The music was composed between 1845 and 1854, and began as an overture to Liszt's choral cycle Les quatre élémens (The Four Elements), then revised as a stand-alone concert overture, with a new title referring to a poem by Alphonse de Lamartine.

Its premiere was on 23 February 1854, conducted by Liszt himself. Les préludes is the earliest example of an orchestral work entitled "Symphonic Poem".

Performers

UAlbany Concert Band

Kevin Champagne, Conductor Flute Abby Davis Liz McDonald Rachel Oddo Garima Yadav Magdalena Ramos Clarinet Grace Augenstern Grace Heiner Liam Sheffield Ricky Sierra Daniel Truax Bass Clarinet Jake Avella Ken Schade Alto Saxophone Brian Feder Chloe Lamb Jack Piranio Landon Vaillancourt Tenor Sax Jordynne Marshall Xavier Rosario Baritone Sax Anthony Dimeo

Trumpet Mal Greene Dasha Hegeman Keziah Job Carly Johnson Michael Orgera Jay Smith Daniel Zamroz French Horn Emma Clements Tsvi Gold Andrew Meng Trombone Jade Arias Sorto Tyler Davis Daniel Dunn Rachel Grudus Rich Massa William Lemus Sylva

Baritone/Euphonium Andrew Brunetti Kevin Keller Sylvar NazarioGoodwin Eleanora Palmer Tuba Eri Hishida Jordan Medina Andre Speller Percussion Natalie Carrasquillo Aaron Guzman Marielle Hyacinthe Rhiannon Loucas Ciara Reilly Renee Scott Jonathan Wolter Band Manager Keziah Job

UAlbany Symphony Orchestra

Christopher David Neubert, Conductor Violins Bryan Fonder Concertmaster Nicole Maher Leah Magee Soojeong Ahn Logan Stone Amelia Desmarais Amanda Sue Shantel Sime Sarah Cohen Amanda Sue Principal Hope Savercool Sophia Minuto Madelyn Knopfke Katy Christman Liz Gingrich Isabel Borges Paige Dougher Cristina Schiaffo Ajani Johnson Isabelle Savage Seth Varun Marcella Reiter Melissa Yusaitis Malkiel Ferrens Violas Dara Ribis Principal Kayla Wardlaw Acadia Wingard Sam Greene Samantha Dalton Catherine Rafferty Thaddeus Conner Brenda Padilla De Jesus Riley Bowman Izabellla Czajkowski Jaime Kendrick

Cellos Michael Krachenfels Principal Aidan Urstadt Normearleasa Thomas Connor Gordon Claire Choi Renee La Londe Ananya Samuel Seth Chaiken Alisa Bielert Ryosuke Takahashi Ayva Dell

Bassoons Laura Canham-Lunde Jennifer Fullam

Double Basses Erik Laurin Principal Joey Aragones Samuel Fuentes Uniah Murdaugh

Trombones Caleb Clapper Jessica Watson Matthew Scheidt

Piccolo Brianna Boyce Flutes Melynda Matheke Isabella Bulnes Brianna Boyce Magdalena Ramos Oboe Susan Kokernak Ian Cohen Clarinets James Affatigato Stephanie Oshiotse Ken Schade Bass Clarinet Ryan O’Connell

French Horns Erica DeNicola Priscilla Duskin Sarah Howard Trumpets Ethan Chen Sean Cummins Vincent Amodeo

Tuba Jacob Reiter Tympani Jonathan Wolter Yeajee Chon Percussion Jonathan Wolter Yeajee Chon Andre Speller Keziah Job Rachel Grudus Harp Karlinda Caldicott Orchestra Librarian and Management Jonathan Wolter

2025-26 Season

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by Thornton Wilder Directed by Jean-Remy Monnay MARCH 4-8 - Arena Theatre

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

by William Shakespeare Directed by Michael Schantz APRIL 22-25 - Arena Theatre

FRESH ACTS Artistic Directed by Shaun Patrick Tubbs

For tickets visit: https://www.albany.edu/pac/department-music-and-theatre-performances

2025-26 Season

Music Program Upcoming Performances Fall 2025 November 1st —Main Theatre

Fall Choral Hour November 8th - Recital Hall

Alumni Trio December 1st - Recital Hall

UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE December 3rd - Recital Hall

Student Recital December 7th - Main Theatre

ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT December 8th - Main Theatre

12 Drummers Drummin’ For tickets visit: https://www.albany.edu/pac/department-music-and-theatre-performances

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