• Conductor leading a seated concert band performing on the Koger Center stage.

USC School of Music

Wind Ensemble and Alumni Concert Band: “Windows and Mirrors”

April 26 – April 7, 2026

Concert

April 26, 2026

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

About This Show

Cormac Cannon, conductor
David Warren, guest conductor
Scott Herring, percussion

The Wind Ensemble concludes their season in a shared concert with the USC Alumni Concert Band. The Wind Ensemble portion includes two new works commissioned in part by the USC Wind Ensemble. Professor of Percussion Dr. Scott Herring will be featured on Joseph Schwantner’s thrilling new concerto for percussion and wind ensemble, Fast Track. Also included is Brian Balmage’s epic new symphony for band, Windows and Mirrors. USC Bands Alumni will gather to rehearse, reminisce, and perform the second half of the program.

Program:
Kabalevsky/Hunsberger, Overture to “Colas Breugnon”
Schwantner, Fast Track (Consortium Premiere)
Balmages, Windows and Mirrors: Symphony for Band (Consortium Premiere)

Alumni Concert Band program TBD

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