The Blair Academy Wind Symphony performs a varied repertoire of music, from traditional marches to classical, pops, and jazz arrangements. The group is composed of musicians who share a commitment to their instruments and to a high standard of musical performance. Members of the Wind Symphony have a minimum of two years of playing experience on their instruments and perform in at least three major concerts a year. Wind Symphony meets during the academic day and is a yearlong commitment, though students may join at any time.
Repertoire
“Children’s March”
Percy Grainger
Second Suite in F
Gustav Holst
“Shepherds Hey”
Percy Grainger
“Irish Tune from County Dairy”
Percy Grainger
“Fortress”
Frank Ticheli
“In Heaven’s Air”
Sam Hazo
“Ascend”
Sam Hazo
“Salvation is Created”
Tschesnokoff
“Mars” from The Planets
Gustav Holst
English Folk Song Suite
Ralph Vaughan Williams
“Festivo”
Vaclav Nelhybel
“On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss”
David R. Holsinger
“Shenandoah”
Frank Ticheli
“An American Elegy”
Frank Ticheli
“Washington Post March”
John Phillip Sousa
“Midway March”
John Williams
Highlights from “Star Wars: Episode I,
The Phantom Menace”
Introduction
