The Austin Symphonic Band, renowned for exceptional performances, presents its third concert of the season. The program promises a diverse range of music, from the uplifting Halcyon Hearts by Katahj Copley to the playful Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann by Robert Jager. The audience will also experience the dramatic "Bacchanale" from Saint-Saëns' Samson and Dalila, and the world premiere of Sinfonietta by Ryan Fillinger — the winner of ASB’s Second Young Composers’ Contest. The concert will conclude with the energetic Dance of the Jesters by Tchaikovsky, ensuring a finale that's as festive as it is memorable.

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Program

Dr. Kyle Glaser, Music Director
Bill Haehnel, Assistant Director

Halcyon Hearts — Katahj Copley
Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann (Happy Farmer) — Robert Jager
"Danse Bacchanale" from Samson and Dalila — Camille Saint-Saëns, arr. Steiger
Sinfonietta — Ryan Fillinger
Adoration — Florence B. Price, trans. Williams
Showboat; Selections from the 1927 musical — Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern; arr. Clifton Jones
Dance of the Jesters — Peter I. Tchaikovsky, trans. Cramer