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Fall Concert

Bandfest: Over Sky and Sea!

Cal Poly Wind Orchestra, Wind Ensemble and Mustang Marching Band

Friday, November 21 - 7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Center

The Cal Poly Bands launch upon a season's tour of harmony and melody from around the world. The music of Cuba, the British Isles, and Bohemia will resound in Miossi Hall. The program will include Andrés Álvarez's Fortaleza, Gustav Holst's Second Suite in F, Dennis Llinás's La Chancla, and Jaromir Weinberger's Polka and Fugue from Schwanda the Bagpiper.

The powerful Pride of the Pacific Mustang Marching Band will make an appearance and fill the hall with highlights from the season of Cal Poly Athletics.

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WINTER CONCERT

Band Festival: Musical Journey Around the World

Wind Orchestra and Wind Ensemble

Friday, March 13 - 7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Center

The Cal Poly Wind Orchestra and Wind Ensemble bring an exciting conclusion to the Band and Orchestra Festival as they continue their musical travels across the globe. Japan, Spain, and Czechia will be our stops along this program. Included on the program will be Bin Kaneda’s Japanese Folk Song Suite and Gasper Cassadó’s Toccata. Karel Husa’s monumental work Music for Prague 1968 will conclude the program.

 


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SPRING CONCERT

Journey Home

Cal Poly Wind Orchestra and Wind Ensemble

Sunday, May 31 - 3:00 p.m., Performing Arts Center

The Wind Orchestra and Wind Ensemble conclude their season’s journey with a program of music by composers from here at home. The sonic landscapes of John Williams and Nicole Piunno have been student and audience favorites. The program will introduce a new work by Laura Kramer to honor the career of Cal Poly Director of Bands Emeritus William Johnson. The Wind Ensemble will conclude with John Mackey’s expansive tour-de-force Wine-Dark Sea.

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Would you like to know more?

All prospective and current Cal Poly students interested in joining the Wind Ensemble or Wind Orchestra should fill out our Online Interest Form.

We enjoy meeting new students and encourage you to send an email if you have any questions or plan to visit campus. Contact information for directors and all band faculty and staff can be found on our contacts page.