Spring Term 2023 Performances
Saturday, April 15th at 8pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band Concert
Robert Kurka – The Good Soldier Schweik Suite
James Reese Europe – Castles in Europe
John Hennecken – Tartar Steppe
WORLD PREMIERE
John Philip Sousa – The Thunderer
Ira Hearshen – After “The Thunderer” from Symphony on Themes of John Philip Sousa
Jan Van der Roost – Dublin Dances
Friday, April 21st at 8pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Major Works Concert
Lili Boulanger – D’un matin de printemps
Mark Dupere, conductor
Jake Runestad – A Silence Haunts Me
Reena Esmail – This Love Between Us: Prayers for Unity
Phillip A. Swan, conductor
Wednesday, May 10th at 8pm - Harper Hall
Improvisational Group of Lawrence University (IGLU) Concert
Improvisations Meet Field Recordings
Wednesday, May 17th at 8pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Jazz Band & Tambo Toké Concert
Musical Roots from Puerto Rico
Traditional Taino song – Cay Eco Yara Ma O
José Encarnación – Inside the Kú (Adoration Temple) “Prayer & Meditation Prelude”
Fred Stride – Matador
Traditional Plena song – A Mayaguez
Wayne Wallace – Baila Bomba
Traditional Seis de Bomba Sicá songs
Papo Vázquez – Blue Ray
Traditional Seis de Bomba Yubá song – Teresita Cuidao’ con los Jurado
José Guzmán Borrero – Holandé Pá Uste’
Traditional Seis de Bomba Holandé song – Ae, Mis Barriles
Papo Vázquez – Baila Plena
Traditional Plena songs
Michael Mossman – The River Spirit
Thursday, May 18th at 8pm - Stansbury Theater
Spring Opera Scenes
Gaetano Donizetti/Giovanni Ruffini – Don Pasquale
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/Lorenzo da Ponte – Le nozze di Figaro
Carl Maria von Weber/Friedrich Kind – Der Freischütz
Jacques Offenbach/Jules Barbier – Les contes d’Hoffmann
Evan Mack/Josh MacGuire – A Nearer Mother
Saturday, May 20th at 8pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band Concert
Johann Strauss (arr. Alfred Reed) – Radetzky March
Robert Spittal – Pacem
Julie Giroux – Burning the Wicker Man
Omar Thomas – Of Our New Day Begun
Howard Niblock – Macro-Cosmic Rhythms
WORLD PREMIERE
Malcolm Arnold – English Dances, Set II
Florent Schmitt – Dionysiaques
Bernhard Heiden – Diversion
Featuring Gabe Reyes, saxophone (LUWE Concerto Competition Winner)
Wednesday, May 24th at 8pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Lawrence University Jazz Ensemble (LUJE) Concert
Jelly Roll Morton (arr. Jaxon Stock) – Black Bottom Stomp
Benny Carter – Symphony in Riffs
Duke Ellington (arr. Jimmy Mundy) – I Like the Sunrise
Miles Davis (arr. Mike Tomaro) – Boplicity
Harry Warren / Mack Gordon (arr. Bill Holman) – There Will Never Be Another You
Thad Jones – Kids Are Pretty People
Kristin Berardi (arr. Florian Ross) – Ode to Oli
Charles Mingus (arr. John Stubblefield) – Song with Orange
Friday, May 26th at 8pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Choirs Concert
Shawn Kirchner – Sweet Rivers
Kyle Pederson – Hands Are Knockin’
Katie Moran Bart – Blessing
Lerner/Loewe (arr. Mark A. Brymer) – I’m On My Way from Paint Your Wagon
Nico Gutierrez – Amo
Dale Trumbore – Faster
Sarah Quartel – Sing, My Child
Samo Vovk – Ta na Solbici (And so we dance in Resia)
Elaine Hagenberg – As the rain hides the stars
Billy Steinberg/Tom Kelly (arr. Tim Brent) – True Colors
arr. Stacey V. Gibbs – A Spiritual Trilogy
Sunday, May 28th at 3pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
LU Percussion Ensemble (LUPÉ) & Kinkaviwo Concert
Evan Chapman – Sympathy
Harold Arlen (arr. Robert Oetomo) – Over the Rainbow
Alexis C. Lamb – Matters/Mind
Ewe, traditional – Gahu
Ewe, traditional – Gamamla
Ewe, traditional – Agbekor
Ewe, traditional – Adzogbo
Wednesday, May 31st at 3:10pm - Harper Hall
Jazz Combos (Miles & Thelonious Combos) Performance
Thursday, June 1st at 4:30pm - Harper Hall
Jazz Combos (Elvin, Melba & Mary Lou) Performance
Friday, June 2nd at 8pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Lawrence Symphony Orchestra Concert
Chabrier – España
Ravel – Piano Concerto in G Major
Featuring Benjamin Keating, piano (LSO Concerto Competition Co-winner)
Ravel – Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
Friday, June 9th at 7:30pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Commencement Concert
Winter Term 2023 Performances
Monday February 20th at 8pm - Harper Hall
Improvisational Group of Lawrence University (IGLU) Concert
Improvisations Based on Folk Songs
Wednesday February 22nd at 8pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Jazz Band Concert
Don Sebesky – Bluer Than Blue
Bill Russo – 23 Degrees N 82 Degrees W
Van Heusen/Mercer (arr. Vern Sielert) – I Thought About You
Jamey Simmons – Greasin’ the Skids
Burke/Van Heusen (arr. Bill Holman) – Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Chris Cornell (arr. James Miley) – Black Hole Sun
Bill Holman – Plain Brown Wrapper
Friday February 24th at 8pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Choirs Concert
Rosephanye Powell – Non Nobis, Domine
arr. Wendell Whalum – The Lily of the Valley
Rosephanye Powell – Arise, Beloved!
Amy Beach – Kyrie from Mass in E-flat
Margaret Bonds – No Man Has Seen His Face
Paul John Rudoi – Comet from Spheres of Influence
R. Nathaniel Dett – Let Us Cheer the Weary Traveler
Norman Dello Joio – A Jubilant Song
Hans Leo Hassler (arr. Gwynn S. Bement) – Cantate Domino
Jake Runestad – Winter Stars
Mari Esabel Valverde – Patterns on the Snow
arr. Gwyneth Walker – Sweet Molly
Featuring Professor Marty Erickson, tuba
Mia Makaroff – Spes (Hope)
Sean Ivory – The Peace of Wild Things
Featuring Professor Matthew Michelic, viola
Saturday February 25th at 8pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Wind Ensemble Concert
Carl Reinecke – Finale from Octet
Stephen Gryc – Guignol
Featuring Professor Carl Rath, bassoon
William Grant Still – Summerland
Artie Shaw – Concerto for Clarinet and Band
Featuring Professor David Bell, clarinet
Vittorio Giannini – Symphony No. 3
Sunday February 26th at 3pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
LU Percussion Ensemble (LUPÉ) Concert
Alexandre Lunsqui – SHI
Warren Enström – some contingencies
Ney Rosauro – Concerto for Marimba and Percussion Ensemble
Folkloric music from Puerto Rico – Plena Medley
Tambo Toké
Folkloric music from Puerto Rico – Bomba Medley
Tambo Toké
Wednesday March 1st at 8pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Lawrence University Jazz Ensemble (LUJE) Concert
Nathan Parker Smith – Carrington Super Flare
Jones/Reinhardt (arr. Chris Dyble) – I’ll See You in My Dreams
Owen Brady – Sonder
Darcy James Argue – Transit
Mitchell VonEschen – Bleeding in Cycles
Patty Darling – Gratitude
Maria Schneider – Wyrgly
Thursday-Sunday, March 2nd-5th - Stansbury Theater
Opera Performances
Handel – Alcina
Saturday, March 4th at 8pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Symphonic Band Concert
Viskamol Chaiwanichsiri – Chao Phraya March
Asha Srinivasan – To Be Heard...
REGIONAL PREMIERE
Jasper Kashou – Let's Lift the Bandstand
WORLD PREMIERE
Arlen/Harburg (arr. James Barnes) – Wizard of Oz
Oscar Navarro – Libertadores
Sunday, March 5th at 2pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Lawrence Gamelan Cahaya Asri, Sekar Kemuda, and Children's Gamelan Performance
Monday, March 6th at 8pm - Harper Hall
Jazz Combos (Miles Combo) Performance
Wednesday, March 8th at 3:10pm - Harper Hall
Jazz Combos (Thelonious & Elvin) Performance
Thursday, March 9th at 4:30pm - Harper hall
Jazz Combos (Melba & Mary Lou) Performance
Friday, March 10th at 8pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Lawrence Symphony Orchestra Concert
Revueltas – Sensemayá
Bennett – Concerto for Stan Getz
Featuring Jasper Kashou, saxophone (LSO Concerto Competition Co-winner)
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5 in D minor, op. 47
Fall Term 2022 Performances
Saturday, October 1st at 8pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band Concert
Cait Nishimura – Chasing Sunlight
Omar Thomas – Shenandoah
Ralph Vaughan Williams – English Folk Song Suite
Carolyn Bremer – Impulse Engine
Ricardo Lorenz – Caminantes
Ida Gotkovsky – Poème du Feu
Friday, October 7th at 8pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Choirs Concert
arr. Neil Ginsberg – Hine Ma Tov
Mykola Lysenko – Prayer for Ukraine
Gaetano Donizetti – “Chi mi frena in tal momento” from Lucia di Lammermmor
Joan Szymko – Invincible
Donna Gartman Schultz – Banks of Doon
Tim Brent– Peace Song (Beatitudes)
Christopher H. Harris – Joy Never Leaves
B.E. Boykin – Holding the Light
Ko Matsushita – Jubilate Deo
Saturday, October 8th at 8pm - PAC
Kaleidoscope
Ticket Required
Saturday, October 15th at 8pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Lawrence Symphony Orchestra Concert
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36
Sunday, October 16th at 1pm - Main Hall Green
Lawrence University New Music Ensemble
John Luther Adams – Ten Thousand Birds
Monday, October 24th at 8pm - Esch Hurvis Studios, Warch Campus Center
Improvisational Group of Lawrence University (IGLU) Concert with Dance Collective Ensemble (DanCE)
Sunday, November 6th at 3pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
LU Percussion Ensemble (LUPÉ) Concert
Folkloric Music from Puerto Rico – Seis de Bomba
Tambo Toké
Robert Chappell – Algorhythm for Steelpan and Percussion Ensemble
George Hamilton Green (arr. Bob Becker) – Triplets
Featuring Liam Teage, steelpan
Traditional Ghana – Kinka
Kinkaviwo featuring Nani Agbeli, Ghanaian dance
Friday, November 11th at 8pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Choirs Concert
arr. Craig Courtney – My Shepard Will Supply My Need
Eric Lane Barnes – Lambscapes
Traditional Spanish Folk Song (arr. Joni Jensen) – El Vito
Santiago Veros – Almas de barro
Veros – Lake of Stars
Wolfram Buchenberg – Ich bin das Brot des Lebens from Vier geistliches Gesänge
Veros – Galaxias
Guido López-Gavilán – El Guayaboso
Monday, November 14th at 8pm - Harper Hall
Jazz Combos (Miles Combo) Performance
Wednesday, November 16th at 3:10pm - Harper Hall
Jazz Combos (Thelonious & Elvin Combos) Performance
Wednesday, November 16th at 8pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band Concert
Aakash Mittal – Salt March for Wind Ensemble
Shelley Hanson – Islas y Montañas
Frank Ticheli – Lux Perpetua
Margaret Brouwer – Sizzle
John Barnes Chance – Concerto for Trumpet and Concert Band
Featuring Prof. John Daniel, trumpet
Percy Grainger – Lincolnshire Posy
Featuring Sonu., rapper/artist
Thursday, November 17th at 4:30pm - Harper Hall
Jazz Combos (Melba & Mary Lou Combos) Performance
Thursday, November 17th at 8:30pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Fall Opera Scenes
Laurence O'Keefe/Keythe Farley, & Brian Flemming
– Bat Boy: The Musical, Three-Bedroom House
Douglas Moore/John Latouche – The Ballad of Baby Doe
G.F. Handel/William Congreve – Semele
Jules Massenet/Édouard Blau, Paul Milliet, & Georges Hartmann – Werther
Engelbert Humperdinck/Adelheid Wette – Hansel & Gretel
Laurence O'Keefe/Keythe Farley, & Brian Flemming
– Bat Boy: The Musical, Inside Your Heart
Benjamin Britten/Myfanwy Piper – Turn of the Screw
Marvin Hamlisch/Edward Kleban – A Chorus Line
Friday, November 18th at 8pm - Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Lawrence Symphony Orchestra Concert
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 in F major, “Pastoral”, op. 68