On Friday, January 23, 2026 Middle School musicians from Wisconsin and Minnesota participated in one of three Middle School Honor Bands. Honor Bands were conducted by Dr. John R. Stewart, Dr. Phil Ostrander, and Mr. Chris Gleason. This is the finale concert that was presented after a day of rehearsals.
Program:
Blugold Band - Dr. John R. Stewart conductor
Blue Nova Fanfare - Kevin Day
The Battle Pavane - Susato/Bob Margolis
Friends for Life - Katherine Likhuta
Winds of Resistance - Zander Westphaul
All for One, One for All - Carol Brittin Chambers
Blue Band - Dr. Phil Ostrander, conductor
One Final Mission - Adrian Sims
Softly Speaks the Night - Carol Britin Chambers
Huyano from Ritoms de la Tierra - Victoriano Valencia
Skyline Chase - Ben Robichaux
White Band - Mr. Chris Gleason, conductor
Paso Flamenco - Victor Lopez
Psalm 42 - Samuel Hazo
Green brier March - John Edmondson
Pinnacle - Rob Grice
The UW - Eau Claire Symphony Band brass, Dr. Phillip A. Ostrander, conductor, performed The Earle of Oxford's March by William Byrd, arranged Elgar Howarth on March 7, 2026 in Gantner Concert Hall.
The UW - Eau Claire Symphony Band, Dr. Phillip A. Ostrander, conductor, performed Limerick Daydreams by Nathan Daughtery on March 7, 2026 in Gantner Concert Hall.
The UW - Eau Claire Symphony Band, Dr. Phillip A. Ostrander, conductor, performed O Magnum Mysterium by Morten Lauridsen, transcribed by H. Robert Reynolds, on March 7, 2026 in Gantner Concert Hall.
The UW - Eau Claire Symphony Band, Dr. Phillip A. Ostrander, conductor, performed The Gallant Seventh by John Philip Sousa on March 7, 2026 in Gantner Concert Hall.
The UW - Eau Claire Wind Ensemble, Dr. Todd Fiegel, conductor, performed Come, Sweet Death by J. S. Bach, transcribed by Alfred Reed on November 12, 1995 in Gantner Concert Hall.
The UW - Eau Claire Wind Ensemble, Dr. Todd Fiegel, conductor, performed Canzona Duodecimi Toni by Giovanni Gabrieli on November 12, 1995 in Gantner Concert Hall.
The UW - Eau Claire Wind Ensemble, Dr. Todd Fiegel, conductor, performed Sonata Pian' e Forte by Giovanni Gabrieli on November 12, 1995 in Gantner Concert Hall.
The UW - Eau Claire Wind Ensemble, Dr. Todd Fiegel, conductor, performed Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo by Gustav Holst on November 12, 1995 in Gantner Concert Hall.
The UW - Eau Claire Wind Symphony, Dr. John R. Stewart, conductor, performed Poeme du Feu by Ida Gotkovsky on November21, 2025 in Gantner Concert Hall.
I. Majestuoso
II. Prestissimo
The UW - Eau Claire Wind Symphony, James Stephenson, guest conductor, performed Lonesome Valley Folk Suite on November 21, 2025 in Gantner Concert Hall.
I. The Silver Dagger ("The Woeful Warning")
II. Raccoon and Possum
III. Down in the Valley
IV. Tom Sherburner's Bar Room
V. The Murdered Wife (McFee's Confession)
VI. The Gum-Tree Canoe