February 20, 2026
- 53rd Annual Showcawse of Band Wind Ensemble Concert - Mike Fansler, conductor with guests Nicole Gillotti, trumpet; Jett Walker, trombone; Chris Jenkins, guest graduate conductor, and Cody Birdwell, guest conductor
- Time: 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
- Location:
COFAC Recital Hall
- Description: This performance is free and open to the public and will be live-streamed on the School of Music's YouTube channel.
PROGRAM
Celebrations (1988/1991) - John Zedchlik (1937-2020)
Chris Jenkins, guest conductor
Prelude in E-flat Minor, Op. 34, No. 14 (1933/1988) - Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)/trans. H. Robert Reynolds
Three Dance Episodes from On the Town (1944/2016) - Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)/trans. Paul Lavender
I. The Great Lover
II. Lonely Town: Pas de deux
III. Times Square: 1944
Cody Birdwell, guest conductor
Fandango (1999) - Joseph Turrin (b. 1947)
Nicole Gillotti, trumpet
Jett Walker, trombone
American Hymnsong Suite (2007) - Dwayne S. Milburn (b. 1963)
I. Prelude on “Wondrous Love”
II. Ballad on “Balm in Gilead” - arr. Joe Utterback/trans. Milburn
III. Scherzo on “Nettleton” - arr. James Brooks Kuykendall/trans. Milburn
IV. March on “Wilson”
Symphonic Movement (1966/1944) - Vaclav Nelhybel (1919-1996)
- Related Web Site: SHOWCASE OF BANDS 2026
- Contact Information:
Joanie Herbert
Phone: 309-298-1843
Email: JE-Herbert@wiu.edu - Source: School of Music
