top of page

OUR MUSIC

Grand Symphonic Winds


Hear the music that has taken Grand Symphonic Winds to international stages and prestigious conferences.

A showcase of the diverse, contemporary works that define Grand Symphonic Winds' artistic identity

Featured Repertoire

World-Class Programming

A showcase of the diverse historic and contemporary tapestry of works that define Grand Symphonic Winds' artistic identity.

​​​

CONTEMPORARY VOICES
Showcasing innovative works by today's leading composers​

​​​

  • David/Matthew Maslanka - Symphony No. 10 "The River of Time" (2018)

  • Frank Ticheli - Over the Moon (2024)

  • Gala Flagello - Bravado (2023)

  • James Stephenson - Unfrettered (2023 - premier) | Rhythms of the Spirit  (2006 - premier) 

  • Jennifer Higdon - Aspire (2024)

  • Jess Langston Turner - I Know Moonrise (2019)

  • Kevin Day - Havana (2018)

  • Michael Markowski - Remember the Molecules (2013)

  • Randall Standridge - Symphony No. 1: A Ghost Story (2023)

  • Roberto Sierra - Sinfonía No. 3 "La Salsa" (Puerto Rico, 2022)

  • Roger Zare - Lift-Off (2007)

  • Shuying Li - In this Breath (2024)

  • Steven Bryant - Ecstatic Fanfare (2012)

​​​​​​

​​

INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Celebrating diverse musical traditions from around the world​​​

  • Alexandre Kosmicki - Danse Satanique (France, 2015)

  • Boris Pigovat - Lights from the Yellow Star: Music of Sorrow and Love (Israel, 2010)

  • Chang Su Koh - Fantajia (Korea, 2024), Chirche (Korea/Japan, 2020)

  • Chaiwanichsiri - Hæ (The Procession) (Thailand, 2025)

  • Chen Qian - Ambush (China, 2012)

  • Ching-Shan Chang  - An Eternal Glimpse (Taiwan, 2024)

  • Christopher Marshall - Transcending (New Zealand/USA, 2019)

  • Daniel Maudonnet - Arraial da Ventania (Brazil, 2009)

  • Edmundo Villani-Côrtes - Sinfonia No. 1 (Brazil, 1998)

  • Gilson Silva - Dobrado Barroco (Brazil, 2019)

  • Jakov Gotovac - Simfonijsko Kolo (Croatia, 1926)

  • Kevin Charoensri - An American Songkran (Thai-American, 2024)

  • Kit Turnbull - "Everything starts from a dot" (United Kingdom, 2016)

  • Ko-Tse Chan - May Hwua San Nong (Taiwan, 2025)

  • Martin Ellerby - Menorcan Dances (United Kingdom, 2023)

  • Nigel Clarke - La Fleur en Papier Doré (Belgium/England, 2019)

  • Nubia Jaime-Donjuan - Maso Ye'eme (Mexico, 2024)

  • Oliver Waespi - Divertimento (Switzerland, 2023)

  • Philip Sparke - The Year of the Dragon (United Kingdom, 2023)

  • Yasuhide Ito - Gloriosa (Japan, 1990/2013)

​​​​​

​​​

REGIONAL VOICES
Supporting composers from Minnesota and the broader Midwest​

  • Aaron Perrine - Temperance (Minnesota, 2016), Only Light (Minnesota, 2023)

  • Kimberly K. Archer - Common Threads (Nebraska, 2019)

  • Jack Stamp - NEED INFORMATION ABOUT RECORDING PROJECT

  • Shelly Hanson- WHAT DID WE PLAY

  • Timothy Mahr - ...and in this dream there were eight windows (Minnesota, 2003)

​​​

​

HISTORIC WORKS
Honoring the legacies of masters from through out the centuries

  • Aaron Copland - Emblems

  • Alfred Reed - Symphony No. 4

  • Arnold Schoenberg - Theme and Variations

  • Darius Milhaud - Suite Française

  • Gustav Holst - Hammersmith

  • Igor Stravinsky- Symphonies of Wind Instruments

  • Ingolf Dahl - Sinfonietta

  • Joseph Schwantner - ….and the mountains rising nowhere

  • Karel Husa - Music for Prague

  • Morton Gould - Symphony for Band

  • Paul Hindemith - Symphony in Bb

  • Percy Aldridge Grainger - Lincolnshire Posy

  • Ron Nelson - Passacaglia

  • Vincent Persichetti - Symphony No. 6

  • Vittorio Giannini - Symphony No. 3

bottom of page