Michael Haithcock, conductor Dan Gilbert, soloist U-M graduate Frank Ticheli’s Clarinet Concerto pays homage to Aaron Copland, George Gershwin, and Leonard Bernstein as three of the icons of American classical music. The Symphony Band pays its own respects and is joined by acclaimed U-M faculty clarinetist, Dan Gilbert. The rousing evening concludes with dance inspired music by three of U-M’s own American composition icons as the Symphony Band presents music by Michael Daugherty, the late William Albright, and William Bolcom. PROGRAM: Copland - Outdoor Overture; Gershwin - Second Prelude; Bernstein - Symphonic Dances from West Side Story ; Ticheli - Clarinet Concerto; Daugherty - Desi; Albright - Shimmy; Bolcom - Machine