Michael Haithcock, conductor
H. Robert Reynolds, guest conductor
William Lucas, trumpets.

Pre-concert conversation in the lower lobby at 7:15PM with Kristin Kuster, H. Robert Reynolds, and Michael Haithcock.

The sounds of the blues, inspiration sparked by a favorite summer campsite, homages to classical era composers, and a set of Italian dances by a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer offer a rich variety of musical perspectives. U-M professor of jazz trumpet, William Lucas, is featured as a soloist in the premiere of U-M faculty composer Kristin Kuster’s Pinery Park commissioned by the Symphony Band.

PROGRAM:
Frank Ticheli- Blue Shades
Kristin Kuster- Pinery Park, Bill Lucas, trumpet
Richard Strauss- Serenade No. 7 in E-flat
John Corigliano- Gazebo Dances
Harry Alford- The World Is Waiting for The Sunrise
Henry Fillmore- Rolling Thunder
Paul Hindemith/Wilson- “March” from Symphonic Metamorphosis