Past Programs
Wind Symphony, DREAMS
Dr. Tim Pardue, conductor
Dr. Davaron Edwards, guest conductor
Professor Bill Rose, Trombone
October 1, 2024, Tritico Theatre, McNeese State University
Wind Symphony, DREAMS
Dr. Tim Pardue, conductor
Dr. Ben Cold, Alto Saxophone
Professor Bill Rose, Trombone
Ted Romero, Electric Guitar
April 25, 2024, Tritico Theatre, McNeese State University
Wind Symphony, Un Viaje de musica!
Dr. Tim Pardue, conductor
Dr. Davaron Edwards, Guest Conductor
Dr. Spencer Brand, Trumpet
Dr. Jay Kacherski, Guitar
March 1, 2024, Tritico Theatre, McNeese State University
Wind Symphony, LMEA PERFORMANCE
Dr. Tim Pardue, conductor
November 15 & 19, 2023, Tritico Theatre, McNeese State University and Baton Rouge, LA
Fanfare for La Peri - Dukas, Zephyr! Spirit of the Wind - Edwards, AMEN! - Simon, Give Us This Day - Maslanka, Groovy Loops - McKenzie
Wind Symphony, A Nod to the masters
Dr. Tim Pardue, conductor
September 27, 2023, Tritico Theatre, McNeese State University
Overture to Candide - Bernstein, Fantasia in G - Bach, Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn - Dello Joio, Give Us This Day - Maslanka, The Footlifter - Fillmore
Wind Symphony, Chaos Theory
Dr. Tim Pardue, conductor
March 2, 2023, Tritico Theatre, McNeese State University
Seeds of Glass - Taylor, Steampunk Suite - Svanoe, Irish Ayre for Winds, Blue Shades - Ticheli, Chaos Theory - Bonney
Wind Symphony, Across the Sea
Dr. Tim Pardue, conductor
April 2023, Tritico Theatre, McNeese State University
Folksong Suite - Vaughan Williams, Sea Songs - Vaughan Williams, On Shores of Endless Sea - Day, Diamond Tide - Cuong
Wind Symphony, Pictures
Dr. Tim Pardue, conductor
November 16, 2022, Tritico Theatre, McNeese State University
Fanfare for the Inauguration of JFK - Bernstein, O Magnum Mysterium - Lauridsen/Reynolds, Pictures at an Exhibition - Mussorgsky/Lavender
Wind Symphony, Snapshots
Dr. Tim Pardue, conductor
Dr. Davaron Edwards, guest conductor
Dr. Shane Thomas, narrator
September 28, 2022, Tritico Theatre, McNeese State University
Dancing Fire - Day, An American Elegy - Ticheli, Lincoln Portrait - Copland, Pictures at an Exhibition - Mussorgsky/Lavender
Wind Symphony, The Lord of the Rings
Dr. Jay Sconyers, conductor
April 13, 2022, Tritico Theatre, McNeese State University
Symphony No. 1 “The Lord of the Rings” - de Meij
Symphonic Band, Dance Music
Dr. Tim Pardue, conductor
April 28, 2022, Tritico Theatre, McNeese State University
Albanian Dance - Hansen, Courtly Airs and Dances - Nelson, Symphonic Dance No. 3 - C. Williams
Symphonic Band, Lights
Dr. Tim Pardue, conductor
March 8, 2022, Tritico Theatre, McNeese State University
Sun Dance - Ticheli, Heaven’s Light - Reineke, The Cruel Moon - Mackey, Chasing Sunlight - Nishimura, Illumination - Maslanka
Wind Symphony, 15 Minutes of Fame
Dr. Jay Sconyers, conductor
Dr. Tim Pardue, guest conductor
March 4 2022, Tritico Theatre, McNeese State University
Symphony No. 1, The Lord of the Rings, “Gandalf: The Wizard” - de Meij, Escapades, “Closing In” - Williams/Lavender, Three Dance Episodes from On the Town - Bernstein, Black Dog - McAllister, Gabriel’s Oboe - Morricone/Longfield, Mothership - Bates
Wind Symphony, Shades of Red, White, and Blue
Dr. Jay Sconyers, conductor
Soloist, SFC Selena Maytum (US Army Field Band)
November 18, 2021, Tritico Theatre, McNeese State University
For the President’s Own - J. Williams, Shades of Red - R. Williams, Grande symphonie funebre et triumphale - Berlioz
Wind Symphony, Cathedrals
Dr. Jay Sconyers, conductor
Dr. Tim Pardue, guest conductor
September 24, 2021, Tritico Theatre, McNeese State University
Canzon Primi Toni - G. Gabrieli/Rose, Cathedrals - Salfelder, Arbos - Pärt, Be Thou My Vision - Gillingham, there are no words - Stephenson
Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band Concert, American Icons
April 22, 2021, McNeese Alumni Pavilion, 6:00pm
Wind Symphony Concert
February 28, 2020, Tritico Theatre, 8:00pm
Honor Band Concert
February 29, 2020, Tritico Theatre, 2:00pm
Wind Symphony Concert
November 10, 2019, Tritico Theatre, 7:00pm
Wind Symphony Concert - November 2017
Rolling Thunder - Fillmore, Southern Harmony - Grantham, Hydrogen Jukebox - Walden, First Suite in E-flat - Holst, Suite Dreams - Bryant, Tpt/Cl Concerto - Brubaker
Symphonic Band Concert - May 2016
Processional from Viva Mexico - Morrissey, Mexican Fold Fantasy - Erickson, Sheltering Skies - Mackey, Danzon - Bernstein, Amparito Roca - Texidor
Wind Symphony Concert - May 2016
Baron Cimetiere’s Mambo - Grantham, Affirmation - Oquin, La Fiesta Mexicana - Reed
Symphonic Band Concert - March 2016
Elsa’s Procession - Wagner, Vesuvius - Ticheli, Esprit de Corps - Jager
Wind Symphony Concert - February 2016
Blow It Up, Start Again - Newman, Pale Blue on Deep - Perrine, Concerto Americana - McAllister, Seal Lullaby - Whitacre, Mothership - Bates
Wind Symphony Concert - Fall 2015
Popcopy - McAllister, Aurora Awakes - Mackey, The Gumsuckers March - Grainger, Cathedrals - Rose, Idyll - Bryant
Symphonic Band Concert - April 2015
Noma Za Kenya… - Basler, Undertow - Mackey, Canterbury Chorale - Van der Roost, Hillbilly - Gould, Noble Men - Fillmore
Wind Symphony Concert - April 2015
Festive Overture - Shostakovich, Avellyn’s Lullaby - Joel Puckett, Slava! - Bernstein
Symphonic Band Concert - March 2015
Procession of the Nobles, Symphonic Dance No. 3 - C. Williams, Salvation is Created - Tchesnekov, Hands Across the Sea
Wind Symphony Concert - February 2015
Danzon No. 2 - Marquez, El Camino Real - A. Reed, Music from the Redneck Songbook II - McAllister
Wind Symphony Concert - November 2014
Overture to Candide - Bernstein
Wind Symphony Concert - October 2014
Vientos y Tangos - Gandolfi, Lincolnshire Posy - Grainger, Concerto for Trumpet - Arutunian
Wind Symphony Concert - April 2014
Symphony No. 2 - Ticheli
Symphonic Band Concert - April 2014
October - Whitacre, American Overture - W. Jenkins, Inchon - R. W. Smith, Shepherd’s Hey - Grainger
Wind Symphony Concert - March 2014
Adrenaline City - Gorb, This World Alive - Danyew, Homage to Perotin - Nelson, Concertino for Trombone - Rose, Easter Morning on the White House Lawn - Sousa
Symphonic Band Concert - February 2014
Emperata Overture - C. T. Smith, Solas Ane - Hazo, Second Suite in F - Holst, Circus Galop - Sousa
Wind Symphony Concert November 2013
Russian Christmas Music - A. Reed
Wind Symphony Concert - October 2013
Fanfare and Allegro - C. Williams, Psalm for Band - Persichetti, Incantation and Dance - Chance, Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn - Dello Joio, Alleluia Laudamus Te - A. Reed
Symphonic Band Concert - April 2013
Southern Hymn - Hazo, Scenes from the Louvre - Dello Joio, The Footlifter - Fillmore, The Patriot -Williams/McMillen, Selections from Wicked - Schwartz/Bocook
Wind Symphony Concert - April 2013
On the Mall - Goldman, Yiddish Dances - Gorb, The Promise of Living - Copland, Sasparilla - Mackey
Wind Symphony Concert - February 2013 (Honor Band Concert)
March Op. 99 - Prokovfiev, Hydrogen Jukebox - Walden, O Magnum Mysterium - Lauridsen, Symphony No. 6 for Band - Persichetti, Tempered Steel - Young
Symphonic Band Concert - February 2013
Florentiner March - Fucik, Third Suite - Jager, Canterbury Chorale - Van der Roost
Wind Symphony Concert - October 2012
Brooklyn Bridge - Daugherty, Motown Metal - Daugherty, Petite Symphony - Gounod, Give Us This Day - Maslanka
Wind Symphony Concert - May 2012
An Outdoor Overture - Copland, Waking Angels - Gillingham, Children’s March - Grainger
Symphonic Band Concert - May 2012
Festival - C. Williams, Amazing Grace - Ticheli, The Circus Bee - Fillmore
Wind Symphony Concert - March 2012
Noisy Wheels of Joy - Whitacre, Krump - McAllister, Colonial Song - Grainger, Handel in the Strand - Grainger
Symphonic Band Concert - March 2012
Under the Double Eagle - J.F. Wagner/Glover, Song for Lyndsay - Boysen, Zing! - McAllister, Walls of Zion - Danner, Albanian Dances - Hanson
Wind Symphony Concert - October 2011
Lincoln Portrait - Copland, U.S. Field Artillery March - Sousa, Variations on America - Ives, Fanfare for the Common Man - Copland, American Salute - Gould, A Hymn for the Lost & the Living - Ewazan, Stars and Stripes Forever - Sousa
Wind Symphony Concert - April 2011
Blue Shades - Ticheli, Prelude II for Piano - Gershwin, Fantasy Variations - Grantham, Cuban Overture - Gershwin
Symphonic Band Concert - April 2011
A Copland Portrait - Copland/Grundman, Three Ayers from Gloucester - Stuart, Barnum & Bailey’s Favorite - King/Bainum
Wind Symphony Concert - March 2011
March, Symphonic Metamorphosis - Hindemith, Southern Harmony - Grantham, Godzilla Eats Las Vegas - Whitacre
Symphonic Band Concert - March 2011
American Fanfare - Stephenson, Shenandoah - Ticheli, First Suite in E-flat - Holst
Wind Symphony Concert - November 2010
Harvest Concerto for Trombone - Mackey, Southern Harmony - Grantham
Wind Symphony Concert - October 2010
Gavorkna Fanfare - Stamp, Suite Francais - Milhaud, Allerseelen - Strauss, After a Gentle Rain - Iannaccone, Prelude, Siciliano & Rondo - Arnold/Paynter
Wind Symphony Concert - April 2010
Awayday - Gorb, Angels in the Architecture - Ticheli, Galop - Shostakovich/Hunsberger
Symphonic Band Concert - April 2010
Fanfare and Flourishes for a Festive Occasion - Curnow, Variations on a Korean Folk Song - Chance, In the Bleak Midwinter - Holst/Smith, Vesuvius - Ticheli
Wind Symphony Concert - March 2010
Carnival - Basler, Chorale and Alleluia - Hansen, Suite of Old American Dances - Bennett
Symphonic Band Concert - March 2010
English Folksong Suite - Vaughan Williams, Night Dances - Yurko
Wind Symphony Concert - November 2009
Slava! - Bernstein, La Fiesta Mexicana - Reed
Wind Symphony Concert - October 2009
Fanfare for the Great hall - Stamp, Trauersinfonie - Wagner/Leidzen, Emblems - Copland, Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn - Dello Joio, King Cotton - Sousa/Fennell
Wind Symphony Concert - April 2009
Waking Angels - Gillingham, Second Suite in F - Holst, Golden Light - Maslanka
Symphonic Band Concert - April 2009
Belgian Paratroopers - Leeman/Wiley, Courtly Airs and Dances - Nelson, Shenandoah - Ticheli, Prelude, Siciliano & Rondo - Arnold/Paynter
Wind Symphony Concert - February 2009
Noisy Wheels of Joy, Elegy for a Young American - Lo Presti, Shakata - Wilson, Rolling Thunder
Symphonic Band Concert - February 2009
Florentiner March, Suite for Winds and Percussion - Broege, Cajun Folk Songs - Ticheli
Wind Symphony Concert - November 2008
Symphonic Dance No. 3 - C. Williams, Lux Arumque - Whitacre, Glory of the Yankee Navy
Wind Symphony Concert - October 2008
Commando March, Be Glad Then America, When Jesus Wept, Chester, Yiddish Dances, Gumsuckers March
Symphonic Band Concert - April 2008
Brighton Beach - Latham, Hymnsong of Lowell Mason - Holsinger, Black Canyon of the Gunnison - Erickson, Illumination - Fred Thayer, Walls of Zion - Danner, Hebrides Suite - Grundman, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine - Sousa
Symphonic Band Concert - March 2008
Flourish for Wind Band - Vaughan Williams, Third Suite - Jager, As Summer Was Just Beginning, Chorale and Shaker Dance - Zdechlik, National Emblem - Bagley
Wind Symphony Concert - April 2008
Mangulina, The Last Voluntary - Gates, Tempered Steel, Pageant, Backwater Catfish - Richards, Promise of Living, Folk Dances - Shostakovich
Wind Symphony Concert - February 2008
Crown Imperial, Salvation is Created, Carnival of Venice, Danse Napolitaine, Romatic Overture - Gates, Variants on a Medieval Tune, Academic Festiv Overture, English Dances Set 1 - Arnold
Wind Symphony Concert - November 2007
Gavorka Fanfare, Fiesta Del Pacifico, Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs - Bernstein
Wind Symphony Concert - October 2007
George Washington Bridge, Ye Banks and Braes, Introduction and Allegro - Gates, Pineapple Poll, His Honor