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Symphony Band

Close up of MSU Euphonium players performing on stage in front of music stands.

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Wharton Center

7:30 pm

Tickets go on sale to the public beginning August 19

The Symphony Band presents a program featuring MSU Woodwind Faculty as guest artists, with works that unite these instrumentalists with the full ensemble. The program includes anti-Fanfare by Andrew Blair and Un Momento Dado by Johan de Meij, featuring members of the MSU woodwind faculty, alongside Fanfare “Stadt Wien” (arr. Banks) by Richard Strauss and Traveler by David Maslanka. Conducted by David Thornton, joined by guest conductors Taylor LaPrairie and Emily Trapani.