David Kehler, Music Director and Conductor
Chris Shumick, Associate Conductor

ASSOCIATION OF CONCERT BANDS REGIONAL CONCERT

Saturday, September 21st, 2024 4:00 p.m.
Mabry Arts Center at Carrollton High School
510 Stadium Drive, Carrollton, GA 30117

• SAMUEL BARBER - Commando March
• VINCENT PERSICHETTI - Psalm for Band
• KATHRYN SALFELDER - Reminiscence
• PERCY ALDRIDGE GRAINGER - Molly on the Shore
• EDWIN EUGENE BAGLEY - National Emblem March

AN AMERICAN LEGACY

Sunday, October 13th, 2024 4:00 p.m.
Milton High School Auditorium
13025 Birmingham Hwy, Milton, GA 30004

• SAMUEL BARBER - Commando March
• VINCENT PERSICHETTI - Psalm for Band
• CAROLYN BREMER - Early Light
• PERCY ALDRIDGE GRAINGER - Molly on the Shore
• LEONARD BERNSTEIN - A Bernstein Tribute
• EDWIN EUGENE BAGLEY - National Emblem March

A HAPPY HOLIDAY WITH THE AWS
and the WHITEWATER HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE

Sunday, December 8th, 2024, 4:00 p.m.
Whitewater High School Auditorium
100 Wildcat Way, Fayetteville, GA 30215

Whitewater High School Wind Ensemble

• TBA

Atlanta Wind Symphony

• DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH - Festive Overture
• DAVID BIEDENBENDER - Enigma
• TYLER S. GRANT - The Sacred Spheres
1. From Harmony, from heav’nly harmony...
2. Cries, hark the foe comes

Combined Atlanta Wind Symphony and Whitewater High School Wind Ensemble

• KENNY BIERSHENK - A Festive Christmas
  Chris Shumick, conductor
• LEROY ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride

GMEA PREVIEW CONCERT WITH GUEST COMPOSER, DAVID BIEDENBENDER AND FEATURED TRUMPET SOLOIST, JENS LINDEMANN

Tuesday, January 28th, 2025 8:00 p.m.
Chattahoochee High School Auditorium
5230 Taylor Road, Johns Creek, GA 30022

• DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH - Festive Overture
• DAVID BIEDENBENDER - Enigma
• JENNIFER JOLLEY - Ash
• TYLER S. GRANT - The Sacred Spheres
1. From Harmony, from heav’nly harmony...
2. Cries, hark the foe comes
• ALLAN GILLILAND - Dreaming of the Masters III
1. 101 Damnations
2. Prayer
3. Lower Neighbours
• Jens Lindemann, Trumpet Soloist
• ALBERTO GINASTERA - Danza Final from “Estancia”

GEORGIA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE WITH GUEST COMPOSERS DAVID BIEDENBENDER AND TYLER S. GRANT AND FEATURED TRUMPET SOLOIST JENS LINDEMANN

Thursday, January 30th, 2025 8:15 p.m.
Classic Center Theatre
300 N Thomas Street, Athens, GA 30601

• DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH - Festive Overture
• DAVID BIEDENBENDER - Enigma
• JENNIFER JOLLEY - Ash
• TYLER S. GRANT - The Sacred Spheres
1. From Harmony, from heav’nly harmony...
2. Cries, hark the foe comes
• ALLAN GILLILAND - Dreaming of the Masters III
1. 101 Damnations
2. Prayer
3. Lower Neighbours
• Jens Lindemann, Trumpet Soloist
• ALBERTO GINASTERA - Danza Final from “Estancia”

ATLANTA WIND SYMPHONY / ATLANTA YOUTH WIND SYMPHONY SHARED CONCERT

Sunday, March 9th, 2025 4:00 p.m.
Lassiter High School Concert Hall
2601 Shallowford Road, Marietta, GA 30066

Atlanta Wind Symphony

• SCOTT MCALLISTER - Zing!
CARLOS SIMON - Sweet Chariot
• FLORENCE PRICE - Juba Dance
  Chris Shumick, conductor
• DAVID MASLANKA - Give Us This Day (Short Symphony)
1. Moderately Slow
2. Very Fast

Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony

• TBA

AWS HIGH SCHOOL CONCERTO CONTEST WINNER

Saturday, May 10, 2025 - 8:00 p.m.
Bailey Performance Center - Kennesaw State University
488 Prillaman Way, Kennesaw, GA 30144

• 2 HS chamber selections TBA


• JOHN WILLIAMS - The Cowboys
• MALCOLM ARNOLD - English Dances, set 1
1. Andantino
2. Vivace
3. Mesto
4. IV.Allegro Risoluto
• High School Concerto Winner TBA


• 2 HS chamber selections TBA


• JODIE BLACKSHAW - Soulstrom
  Chris Shumick, conductor
• JOHN WILLIAMS - March from “1941”

2023-2024      2022-2023      2021-2022      2019-2020      2018-2019      2017-2018      2016-2017

David Kehler, Music Director and Conductor
Chris Shumick, Associate Conductor

AN AMERICAN CELEBRATION

Sunday, October 15, 2023 4:00 p.m.
Milton High School Auditorium
13025 Birmingham Hwy.; Milton, GA 30004

• JAMES STEPHENSON - American Fanfare
• WILLIAM SCHUMAN - Chester
• RONALD LO PRESTI - Elegy for a Young American
• MICHAEL MARKOWSKI - Instinctive Travels
• MORTON GOULD - Symphony No. 4 “West Point”
1. Epitaphs
2. Marches
• KARL L. KING - Barnum and Bailey's Favorite

A HAPPY HOLIDAY WITH THE AWS
and the BUFORD HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE

Sunday, December 3rd, 2023, 4:00 p.m.
Buford HS Auditorium - Buford, GA
Buford High School Wind Ensemble
Erik Mason and Bridget Wildes, conductors

(repertoire tba)

Atlanta Wind Symphony

• CLARE GRUNDMAN - Deck the Halls “A Merry Fugue”
• VIET CUONG - Lasting Light
• JOHN WILLIAMS - A Home Alone Christmas arr. Lavender
• GEORGES BIZET - Farandole from "L'Arlésienne” arr. Bocook
  Chris Shumick, conductor

Combined Atlanta Wind Symphony and Buford High School Wind Ensemble

• KENNY BIERSCHENK - A Festive Christmas
• LEROY ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride

NORTH GEORGIA BAND SPECTACULAR

Sunday, March 24, 2024 3:00 p.m.
with the North Georgia Youth Wind Symphony
Kerry Bryant and Dennis Naughton, conductors
Reinhardt University
Sponsored by Arclin USA LLC

North Georgia Youth Wind Symphony

• BRIAN BALMAGES - Backstage Pass
• FRANK TICHELI - Sanctuary
• GEORGE GERSHWIN - Rhapsody in Blue arr. Hunsberger with Alex Wasserman - Piano
• JOHN WILLIAMS - Harry's Wonderous World arr. Lavender

Atlanta Wind Symphony

• ANDREW BOSS - À la Machaut
• TRADITIONAL SPIRITUAL - Deep River arr. Ben Horne
  Chris Shumick, conductor
• DONALD GRANTHAM - Southern Harmony
1. Midnight Cry
2. Wondrous Love
3. Exhilaration
4. The Soldier’s Return; Thorny Desert

Combined Atlanta Wind Symphony and North Georgia Youth Wind Symphony

• JOHN WILLIAMS - Summon the Heroes arr. Lavender
• HENRY FILLMORE - Americans We ed. Fennell

AWS HIGH SCHOOL CONCERTO CONTEST WINNER

Saturday, May 11, 2024 - 3:00 p.m.
Bailey Performance Center, Kennesaw State University
488 Prillaman Way; Kennesaw, GA 30144

• JOAQUIN TURINA - La Procession Du Rocio arr. Alfred Reed
  Chris Shumick, conductor
• MORTEN LAURIDSEN - O Magnum Mysterium trans. Reynolds
• W. A. MOZART - Concerto for Flute in D Major, movement I: Allegro aperto, trans. Ervin Monroe, featuring 2024 AWS High School Concerto Competition Winner, Grant Peng
• RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS - Toccata Marziale ed. Battisti
• CHARLES CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS - Symphony No. 3 “Organ Symphony” Second Movement, trans. Mark Hindsley

43rd ANNUAL ROSWELL PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION

Friday, June 28, 2024 - 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 30, 2024 - 3:00 p.m.
Roswell United Methodist Church
814 Mimosa Blvd.; Roswell, GA 30075

David Kehler, AWS Music Director and Conductor
Roswell United Methodist Church Sanctuary Choir
Angela Lepkofker, Director of Worship Arts

David Kehler, Music Director and Conductor
Chris Shumick, Associate Conductor

SINFONIA, A SYMPHONY, and SOUSA!

Sunday, October 16, 2022 4:00 p.m.
Milton High School Auditorium
13025 Birmingham Hwy.; Milton, GA 30004

David Kehler, Music Director and Conductor

• JULIE GIROUX - Husaria Cavalry Overture
• ANTHONY BARFIELD - Here We Rest
• CLIFTON WILLIAMS - The Sinfonians
• PAUL HINDEMITH - Symphony in Bb
1. Moderately Fast, with Vigor
2. Andante Grazioso
3. Fugue
• JOHN PHILIP SOUSA - The National Game, edited Brion

A HAPPY HOLIDAY WITH THE AWS
and the BUFORD HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE

Sunday, December 4th, 2022, 4:00 p.m.
Buford HS Auditorium- Buford, GA
Please bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots

Buford High School Wind Ensemble
Erik Mason and Bridget Wildes, conductors

• ANDREW WAINWRIGHT - Ukrainian Bell Carol
• ALFRED REED- Greensleeves
• JEFF SIMMONS - Cowboy Christmas

Atlanta Wind Symphony

• CLAUDE T. SMITH - Symphonic Prelude on “Adeste Fidelis”
• DAVID BIEDENBENDER - This Night
• CHICK HERMAN - Light our Lights
  Chris Shumick, conductor
• ALBERT HAGUE and EUGENE PODDANY - How the Grinch Stole Christmas, arr. Clark
• JOHN WASSON - Sounds of Christmas

Combined Atlanta Wind Symphony and Buford High School Wind Ensemble

• ALFRED REED - Russian Christmas Music
• LEROY ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride

WONDEROUS WINDS

Sunday, March 19, 2023 4:00 p.m.
with the EAST COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND
and guest composer, TYLER S. GRANT
Lassiter HS Auditorium, Marietta, GA
Sponsored by Arclan USA LLC

East Cobb Middle School Band, Gregory Denson, conductor

• RANDALL STANDRIDGE - Affirmations
• JAROD HALL - Loch Lomond
• BRIAN BLUME - Detour
  William Burke, Director of Percussion
• TYLER S. GRANT - Fanfare for the Gold
  World Premiere
• BRIAN BALMAGES - Spirit of the Stallion
  Patrick Walsh, Assistant Director
• JACK WILDS - Wellspring

Atlanta Wind Symphony

• JENNIFER JOLLEY - Lichtweg/Lightway
• VINCENT PERSICHETTI - Divertimento for Band
  Chris Shumick, conductor
• DAVID BIEDENBENDER - Luminescence
• RON NELSON - Sonoran Desert Holiday

Combined Atlanta Wind Symphony and East Cobb Middle School Band

• TYLER S. GRANT - Sweet Dreams
• TYLER S. GRANT - Breakthrough

AWS HIGH SCHOOL CONCERTO CONTEST WINNER

Saturday, May 13, 2023 - 3:00 p.m.
Bailey Performance Center, Kennesaw State University
488 Prillaman Way; Kennesaw, GA 30144
Sponsored by Betsy Brandt

• JACQUES PRESS - Wedding Dance trans. Johnstone
  Chris Shumick, conductor
• STEVEN BRYANT - Dusk
• ARTIE SHAW - Concerto for Clarinet, arr. Parson
  Nick Wandrick, clarinet
• DAVID MASLANKA - Symphony No. 4

41st ANNUAL ROSWELL PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION

Friday, June 23, 2023 - 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 25, 2023 - 3:00 p.m.
Roswell United Methodist Church
814 Mimosa Blvd.; Roswell, GA 30075

David Kehler, AWS Music Director and Conductor
Roswell United Methodist Church Sanctuary Choir
Michael Cromwell, Director of Worship Arts

David Kehler, Music Director and Conductor
Chris Shumick, Associate Conductor
Tyler Ehrlich, Associate Conductor

DANCING VARIATIONS

Sunday, October 17, 2021 - 3:00 p.m.
Milton High School Auditorium
13025 Birmingham Hwy.; Milton, GA 30004

David Kehler, Music Director and Conductor

• RON NELSON - Rocky Point Holiday


• AARON PERRINE - And Sings the Tune Without Words


• TIELMAN SUSATO - Selections from ‘The Danserye” (Dunnigan)
1. La Morisque
2. La Bergeretee
6. Ronde and Salterelle
7. Ronde and Aliud
8. Basee danse: mon desir
9. Pavane La Batille


• ASTOR PIAZZOLLA - Libertango (Thomas H. Graf)
  AWS Brass Quintet


• ERIC WHITACRE - October


• NORMAN DELLO JOIO – Variants on a Mediaeval Tune
• Variation I
• Variation II
• Variation III
• Variation IV
• Variation V


• JOHN PHILIP SOUSA - George Washington Bicentennial

MIDWEST CLINIC PREVIEW

Saturday, December 11, 2021 - 7:30 p.m.
Chattahoochee High School Auditorium
5230 Taylor Rd, Johns Creek, GA 30022

David Kehler, Music Director and Conductor
Tyler Ehrlich and Chris Shumick, Associate Conductors
Andy Hudson, Clarinet Soloist

Please bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots

• RON NELSON - Rocky Point Holiday


• AARON PERRINE - And Sings the Tune Without Words


• KATAHJ COPLEY - Infiniti
  AWS Commission and World Premiere
  Chris Shumick, conductor


• TIELMAN SUSATO - Selections from ‘The Danserye” (Dunnigan)
1. La Morisque
2. La Bergeretee
6. Ronde and Salterelle
7. Ronde and Aliud
8. Basee danse: mon desir
9. Pavane La Batille


• KATHERYN SALFELDER - Reminiscence
  Tyler Ehrlich, conductor


• TYLER S. GRANT - Ash and Stone


• SCOTT MCALLISTER - Black Dog
  Andy Hudson, clarinet


• JOHN PHILIP SOUSA - George Washington Bicentennial

MIDWEST INTERNATIONAL BAND AND ORCHESTRA CLINIC

December 16, 2021 - 9:00 a.m. CST
McCormick Place West, Room 375 AB
2301 S Indiana Ave, Chicago, IL 60616

David Kehler, Music Director and Conductor
Tyler Ehrlich and Chris Shumick, Associate Conductors
Andy Hudson, Clarinet Soloist

• RON NELSON - Rocky Point Holiday


• AARON PERRINE - And Sings the Tune Without Words


• KATAHJ COPLEY - Infiniti AWS Commission
  Chris Shumick, conductor


• TIELMAN SUSATO - Selections from ‘The Danserye” (Dunnigan)
1. La Morisque
2. La Bergeretee
6. Ronde and Salterelle
7. Ronde and Aliud
8. Basee danse: mon desir
9. Pavane La Batille


• KATHERYN SALFELDER - Reminiscence
  Tyler Ehrlich, conductor


• TYLER S. GRANT - Ash and Stone


• SCOTT MCALLISTER - Black Dog
  Andy Hudson, clarinet


• JOHN PHILIP SOUSA - George Washington Bicentennial

WONDERWINDS!

Sunday, March 20, 2022 - 3:00 p.m.
Lassiter High School Concert Hall
2601 Shallowford Rd, Marietta, GA 30066

David Kehler, Music Director and Conductor
With the Milton High School Wind Ensemble
Chris Shumick, Conductor

Milton High School Wind Ensemble

• HENRY FILLMORE - His Honor, arr. Fennell


• MORTON LAURIDSEN - O’ Magnum Mysterium, arr. Reynolds


• PERCY ALDRIDGE GRAINGER - Lincolnshire Posy
1. Lisbon
2. Horkstow Grange
4. The Brisk Young Sailor
5. Lord Melbourne
6. The Lost Lady Found

Atlanta Wind Symphony

• MICHAEL MARKOWSKI - JoyRIDE
  Chris Shumick, Conductor


• PERCY ALDRIDGE GRAINGER - Lads of Wamphray (Kreines)


• JENNIFER HIGDON - Mysterium


• NATHEN DAUGHTREY – Blaze
  AWS Percussion Feature


• MALCOLM ARNOLD - English Dances set 1, Opus 27 (Johnstone)
  1. Andantino
  2. Vivace
  3. Mesto
  4. Allegro Risoluto

CLAUDE T. SMITH - Eternal Father, Strong to Save
combined Atlanta Wind Symphony and Milton HS Wind Ensemble

BANDS A PLENTY

Saturday, May 14, 2022 - 3:00 p.m.
Bailey Performance Center, Kennesaw State University
488 Prillaman Way; Kennesaw, GA 30144

David Kehler, Music Director and Conductor
Tyler Ehrlich, Associate Conductor
With the Chattahoochee High School Wind Ensemble
Nick Garofalo, Conductor

Chattahoochee HS Wind Ensemble

• JOSEPH HELLMESBERGER - Danse Diabolique (trans. Tohru Takahashi)


• JOHN MACKEY - This Cruel Moon


• HARDY MERTENS - Philips Centennial March

Atlanta Wind Symphony

• LEONARD BERNSTEIN - Overture to "Candide" (Grundman)


• MICHAEL GANDOLFI - Vientos Y Tangos
  Tyler Ehrlich, conductor


• DAVID BIEDENBENDER - Daybreak Crossing


• LEONARD BERNSTEIN - West Side Story Selection (Duthoit)


• JOHN WILLIAMS - March from “1941” (Lavender)
  combined Atlanta Wind Symphony and Chattahoochee HS Wind Ensemble

41st ANNUAL ROSWELL PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION

Friday, June 24, 2022 - 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 26, 2022 - 3:00 p.m.
Roswell United Methodist Church
814 Mimosa Blvd.; Roswell, GA 30075

David Kehler, AWS Music Director and Conductor
Roswell United Methodist Church Sanctuary Choir
Michael Cromwell, Director of Worship Arts

• JOHN WILLIAMS - Liberty Fanfare (from 100th Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty)
• MACK WILBERG - My Country ‘Tis of Thee
• JOHN WILLIAMS - When You’re Alone (from "Hook")
• JOYCE EILERS - Armed Forces Salute
• IRVING BERLIN - God Bless America
• JOHN WILLIAMS - Hymn to the Fallen (from "Saving Private Ryan")
• JOHN WILLIAMS - Exsultate Justi (from "Empire Of The Sun")
• JOHN WILLIAMS - March (from “1941”)
• JOHN WILLIAMS - Summon the Heroes (from 1996 Summer Olympics) (arr. Paul Lavender)
• SAMUEL WARD, KATHARINE BATES - America the Beautiful (arr. Angerman/Martin)
• JOHN RUTTER - When the Saints Go Marching In
• PETER WILHOUSKY - Battle Hymn of the Republic
• JOHN PHILIP SOUSA - Stars and Stripes Forever

AMERICAN CLASSICS

Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 3:00 p.m.
Milton High School Auditorium
13025 Birmingham Hwy.; Milton, GA 30004

David Kehler, Music Director and Conductor
Chris Shumick, Associate Conductor

• Robert Jager - Esprit de Corps
• Vincent Persichetti - Symphony No. 6 “Symphony for Band”
1. Adagio - Allegro
2. Adagio sostenuto
3. Allegretto
4. Vivace
• Joel Puckett - Avelynn’s Lullaby
  Chris Shumick, Conductor
• Morton Gould - American Salute
• Malcolm Arnold, trans. Paynter - Four Scottish Dances
1. Pesante
2. Vivace
3. Allegretto
4. Con brio
• John Philip Sousa - The Washington Post

A HAPPY HOLIDAY WITH THE ATLANTA WIND SYMPHONY

Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.
Centennial High School Auditorium
9310 Scott Road; Roswell, GA 30076

David Kehler, Music Director and Conductor
Tyler Ehrlich, Associate Conductor

Please bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots

• Leroy Anderson - A Christmas Festival
• Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Leidzen – Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
• Cindy McTee - Notezart
  Tyler Ehrlich, Conductor
• John Wasson - In the Christmas Mood
• Edward J. Madden - Fantasy on a Bell Carol
• Claude T. Smith - Symphonic Prelude on “Adeste Fidelis”
• Clare Grundman - Deck the Halls (A Merry Fugue)
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, arr. Lake – “Waltz of the Flowers” from “The Nutcracker”
• Claude T. Smith – A Rhapsody on Christmas Carols
• Leroy Anderson - Sleigh Ride

GMEA CONFERENCE PREVIEW

Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.
Lassiter High School Auditorium
2601 Shallowford Rd, Marietta, GA 30066

David Kehler, Music Director and Conductor
Chris Shumick, Associate Conductor
Tyler Ehrlich, Associate Conductor

Milton High School Wind Ensemble
Chris Shumick, Director

• Tyler S. Grant - Fanfare for Athena (commission)
• Bach, trans Goldman/Liest - Fantasia in G
  David Vandewalker, conductor
• Harrison Collins - O Rose of May
• Philip Sparke - Morning Song
• Chen Yi - Dragon Rhyme, mvt. II
  Kevin Kenney, conductor
• John Mackey - Kingfishers Catch Fire

Atlanta Wind Symphony

• Robert Jager - Esprit de Corps
• Vincent Persichetti - Symphony No. 6 “Symphony for Band”
1. Adagio - Allegro
2. Adagio sostenuto
3. Allegretto
4. Vivace
• Cindy McTee - Notezart
  Tyler Ehrlich, Conductor
• Joel Puckett - Avelynn’s Lullaby
  Chris Shumick, Conductor
• Malcolm Arnold, trans. Paynter - Four Scottish Dances
1. Pesante
2. Vivace
3. Allegretto
4. Con brio
• John Philip Sousa - The Washington Post

GEORGIA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE

January 24, 2020 at 8:45 p.m.
Classic Center Theatre
300 N. Thomas Street; Athens, GA 30601

David Kehler, Music Director and Conductor
Chris Shumick, Associate Conductor
Tyler Ehrlich, Associate Conductor

• Robert Jager - Esprit de Corps
• Vincent Persichetti - Symphony No. 6 “Symphony for Band”
1. Adagio - Allegro
2. Adagio sostenuto
3. Allegretto
4. Vivace
• Cindy McTee - Notezart
  Tyler Ehrlich, Conductor
• Joel Puckett - Avelynn’s Lullaby
  Chris Shumick, Conductor
• Malcolm Arnold, trans. Paynter - Four Scottish Dances
1. Pesante
2. Vivace
3. Allegretto
4. Con brio
• John Philip Sousa - The Washington Post

CARL ORFF'S CARMINA BURANA

Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.
Johns Creek United Methodist Church
11180 Medlock Bridge Road; Johns Creek, GA 30097

with the Johns Creek Chorale, Tapestry Women's Ensemble and Georgia Tech Chorale
Anne Beloncik, soprano
Nathan Frank, tenor
Cory Schantz, baritone

WE GOT (EVEN MORE) TALENT, YES WE DO!

Canceled

Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.
Bailey Performance Center, Kennesaw State University
488 Prillaman Way; Kennesaw, GA 30144

David Kehler, Music Director and Conductor
Chris Shumick, Associate Conductor
Tyler Ehrlich, Associate Conductor

Featuring the winner of the second annual AWS High School Concerto Competition

Chattahoochee High School Wind Ensemble
Nicholas Garofalo, Director

Repertoire to be announced

Atlanta Wind Symphony

• Steven Reineke - Celebration Fanfare
  Chris Shumick, Conductor
• Warren Benson – The Solitary Dancer
  Tyler Ehrlich, Conductor
• AWS High School Concerto Competition Winner
  Concerto selection and competition winner to be announced
• Clare Grundman - A Bernstein Tribute
  David Kehler, Conductor

Combined Atlanta Wind Symphony and Chattahoochee High School Wind Ensemble

• John Williams, arr. Lavender - March from “1941”
  David Kehler, Conductor

39th ANNUAL ROSWELL PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION

Canceled

Friday, June 26, 2020 - 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 28, 2020 - 3:00 p.m.
Roswell United Methodist Church
814 Mimosa Blvd.; Roswell, GA 30075

David Kehler, AWS Music Director and Conductor

Roswell United Methodist Church Sanctuary Choir
Michael Cromwell, Director of Worship Arts

Dynamic Duos

Sunday, October 14, 2018 - 3:00 PM
Milton High School
13025 Birmingham Hwy, Milton, GA 30004

• DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH - Festive Overture, trans. Hunsberger
• GORDON JACOB - An Original Suite
• AMILCARE PONCHIELLI - Il Convegno Divertimento for Two Clarinets, Opus 76
  Laurie Corbin and John Warren, clarinet soloists
• JOHN WILLIAMS - The Cowboys, arr. James Curnow,
  Chris Shumick, conductor
• FISHER TULL - Sketches on a Tudor Psalm
• SERGEI PROKOFIEV - March, Opus 99, trans. Yoder

A Happy Holiday with the AWS

Saturday, December 08, 2018 -- 7:30 PM
Centennial High School
9310 Scott Rd, Roswell, GA 30076

Please bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots

• KENNY BIERSCHENK - A Festive Christmas
• JAY DAWSON - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
• JOHN WILLAMS - A Home Alone Christmas, arr. Lavender
• STEVE REISTETER - The Eighth Candle
  Tyler Ehrlich, conductor
• LEROY ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride
• JOHN WASSON - Sounds of Christmas
• ALFRED REED - Greensleeves
• ALFRED REED - Russian Christmas Music

Tributes

Saturday, March 09, 2019 -- 7:30 PM
Lassiter High School Concert Hall
2601 Shallowford Rd, Marietta, GA 30066

Paul Dickinson, euphonium soloist
Eric Willoughby, conducting Woodland High School Wind Symphony from Cartersville, GA

• MARK CAMPHOUSE - Tribute
• PETER GRAHAM - Brillante
  Paul Dickinson, euphonium
• FRANK TICHELI - An American Elegy
  Chris Shumick, conductor
• JOSEPH HELLMESBERGER, Jr. - Danse Diabolique, trans. Takahashi

Woodland Wind Symphony

• HENRY FILLMORE - The Klaxon
• DAVID GILLINGHAM - With Heart and Voice
  Michael Kobito, conductor
• TRAVIS CROSS - Tribute
• PERCY ALDRIDGE GRAINGER - Lincolnshire Posy
1. Dublin Bay (Lisbon)
2. Horkstow Grange (The Miser and His Man - a Local tragedy)
3. Rufford Park Poachers (Poaching Song)
4. The Brisk Young Sailor (who returned to wed his True Love)
5. Lord Melbourne (War Song)
6. The Lost Lady Found (Dance Song)

Combined Ensembles

• ALFRED REED - Alleluia Laudamus Te

We Got Talent - Yes We Do!

Saturday, May 11, 2019 - 3:00 PM
Bailey Performance Center, Kennesaw State University
488 Prillaman Way, Kennesaw, GA 30144

Ben Smith, Flute
AWS High School Concerto Competition Winner

• RON NELSON - Fanfare for a Celebration
• ERIC WHITACRE - Lux Aurumque
• OTAR GORDELI- Concerto for Flute in D, Opus 8
  Ben Smith, Flute
• DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH - Folk Dances, trans. Reynolds
• JONATHAN NEWMAN - Blow it Up, Start Again
• JOHN ZDECHLIK - Chorale and Shaker Dance
  Tyler Ehrlich, conductor
• JOHN PHILIP SOUSA - The Gallant Seventh

38th Annual Roswell Patriotic Celebration

Friday, June 28, 2019 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 30, 2019 - 3:00 PM
Roswell United Methodist Church
814 Mimosa Blvd, Roswell, GA 30075

• Overture - Liberty Fanfare - John Williams AWS
• National Emblem March - E. E. Bagley AWS
• The Star-Spangled Banner (arr. John Stafford Smith) Choir, AWS, and Audience
• Homeland (arr. Z. Randall Stroope) Choir, AWS
• The National Game - John Philip Sousa AWS
• Armed Forces Salute (arr. Joyce Eilers) Choir, AWS
• God Bless America (arr. Joseph Martin) Choir, AWS
• Presentation of the Offering
  Esprit de Corps - Robert Jager AWS
• Battle Hymn of the Republic (arr. Mark Hayes) Choir, AWS
• God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand (arr. Mack Wilberg)
  Choir, AWS
• Stars and Stripes Forever AWS

Suite October

Sunday, October 22, 2017 3:00 PM
Milton High School Auditorium

• Scott McAllister (b. 1969) Zing! (2008)
• Gustav Holst (1874-1934) Second Suite in F (1911)
1. March: Morris Town, Swansea Town, Claudy Banks
2. Song Without Words, I’ll Love My Love
3. Song of the Blacksmith
4. Fantasia on the Dargason
• Eric Whitacre - October (2000)
• Kevin McKee - Centennial Horizons (2017) Georgia Premiere
  Doug Lindsey, trumpet
1. Aspen Grove
2. Roaring Gunnison
• Johann Strauss II - Selections from the Opera “Die Fledermaus”, arr. by Eijii Suzuki
David Maslanka - Give Us This Day (Short Symphony) 2005

1. Moderately Slow
2. Very Fast
• John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) Black Horse Troop (1924)

A Happy Holiday with the Atlanta Wind Symphony

Sunday, December 9, 2017 7:30 PM
Centennial High School
9310 Scott Rd, Roswell, GA 30076

• A Festive Christmas - Kenny Bierschenk
• O Come, O Come, Emanuel - Jay Dawson
• A Home Alone Christmas - John Williams arr. Lavender
• The Eighth Candle - Steve Reisteter
• Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson
• Sounds of Christmas - John Wasson
• Greensleeves - Alfred Reed
• Russian Christmas Music - Alfred Reed
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American Legacies

Saturday, March 10, 2017 7:30 PM
Lassiter High School Concert Hall
2601 Shallowford Rd, Marietta, GA 30066

• Ron Nelson - Lauds-Praise High Day! (1991)
• Samuel Barber - Commando March (1943)
• Frank Ticheli - Sanctuary (2006)
• William Schuman - George Washington Bridge (1950)
• Morton Gould - Symphony No. 4 “West Point” (1952)
1. Epitaphs
2. Marches
• Edwin Eugene Bagley - National Emblem March (1906)"

Brass-A-Plenty

Saturday, May 12, 2018 3:00 PM
Kennesaw State University
Bailey Performance Center featuring the Georgia Brass Band and the Atlanta Wind Symphony
Special guest: Milton High School Jazz Band

• Percy Aldridge Grainger - Molly on the Shore (1920/2002)
• Arturo Marquez- Danzon No. 2 (2009), arr. Oliver Nickel
• John Gibson – Resting in the Peace of His Hands (1995)
• John Mackey - Kingfishers Catch Fire (2007)
1. Following falls and falls of rain
2. Kingfishers catch fire
• Combined Atlanta Wind Symphony and Georgia Brass Band:
  John Williams - Olympic Fanfare and Theme (1984), arr. Curnow"

Roswell Patriotic Celebration

Friday, June 29, 2018 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, July 1, 2018 - 3:00 PM
Roswell United Methodist Church
814 Mimosa Blvd, Roswell, GA 30075

The 120-voice RUMC Sanctuary Choir and Atlanta Wind Symphony join forces to raise this inspiring musical tribute to our great nation, honoring her heritage of freedom and the men and women who serve in the Armed Forces.

Nature Walk

Sunday, October 16, 2016 3:00 PM
Roswell Cultural Arts Center
Music inspired by Nature

• Rocky Point Holiday - Ron Nelson
• After a Gentle Rain - Anthony Iannaccone
• Woodland Sketches - Edward MacDowell
• JAlpina Fanfare - Franco Cesarini
• The Moldau - Bedrich Smetna
• Shepherd's Hey - Percy Grainger

Seasons Greetings

Sunday, December 18, 2016 3:00 PM
Roswell Cultural Arts Center
Holiday music and more!

• Silver Sleigh - Ceasar Giovaninni
• Awayday - Adam Gorb
• Polonaise - Rimsky-Korsakov
• Two Marches - Darius Milhaud
  
• Stille Nacht - Franz Gruber/Chip Davis
• Morning Alleluias - Ron Nelson
• A Rhapsody on Christmas Carols - Claude Smith
• Pageant - Vincent Persichetti
• Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson

Parody

Saturday, March 11, 2017 7:30 PM
Lassiter High School Concert Hall
2601 Shallowford Rd, Marietta, GA 30066

• Americans We by Henry Fillmore
• Chester by William Schuman
• Chester Leaps In by Steven Bryant
• First Suite in E-Flat by Gustav Holst
• Suite Dreams by Steven Bryant
• Lincolnshire Posy by Percy Grainger
1. Dublin Bay (Lisbon)
2. Horkstow Grange (The Miser and His Man - a Local tragedy)
3. Rufford Park Poachers (Poaching Song)
4. The Brisk Young Sailor (who returned to wed his True Love)
5. Lord Melbourne (War Song)
6. The Lost Lady Found (Dance Song)
• ImPercynations by Steven Bryant
• The Liberty Bell Marchby John Philip Souza
• MetaMarch by Steven Bryant
• Turkey in the Straw by Michael Markowski

Marching to Our Own Beat

Sunday, May 7, 2017 3:00 PM
Roswell Cultural Arts Center
Marches from all over the world, but many
from the USA, some faster than others!

• Centennial Fanfare March - Roger Nixon
• Raiders March - John Williams
• The January, February, March - Don Gillis
• Eagle Squadron March - Kenneth Alford
• The Purple Pageant - K. L. King
• Sol y Sombra - George Gates
• Irish Tune from County Derry - Percy Grainger
• Florentiner Mrch - Julius Fucik
• Nobles of the Mystic Shrine - John Philip Sousa
• The Klaxon - Henry Fillmore
• Entry March of the Boyars - Johan Halvorsen
• Valdres - Johannes Hanssen
• Seventeen Come Sunday - R. Vaughan Williams
• The Roosters Lay Eggs in Georgia - Mathew Lake
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Roswell Patriotic Celebration

Friday, June 23, 2019 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 25, 2019 - 3:00 PM
Roswell United Methodist Church
814 Mimosa Blvd, Roswell, GA 30075

The 120-voice RUMC Sanctuary Choir and Atlanta Wind Symphony join forces to raise this inspiring musical tribute to our great nation, honoring her heritage of freedom and the men and women who serve in the Armed Forces.

The Atlanta Wind Symphony small ensembles perform for community events, particularly around the winter and patriotic holidays, as well as throughout the year as entertainment for retirement communities, afternoons in the park, and outdoor festivals. The ensembles also perform as accompaniment with choral groups and for church services.

The AWS Clarinet Quartet performs and promotes small ensemble clarinet literature to provide enjoyable performances both for audiences and for quartet members. The quartet strives for self-improvement both in individual and ensemble playing, greater awareness of clarinet literature, and fun musical experiences.

The AWS Woodwind Quintet is comprised of five Atlanta Wind Symphony members playing flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and French horn. The ensemble look forwards to sharing woodwind quintet music with a variety of audiences. In addition to membership in the Atlanta Wind Symphony, ensemble members are active in many community musical organizations in the metro Atlanta area.

The AWS Brass Quintet follows the standard instrumentation of two trumpets, French horn, trombone, and tuba. The repertoire is broad for the brass quintet and includes transcriptions of orchestral pieces, original works, collaborations with organ or choir for church services, and a variety of popular music and marches.