The UW - Eau Claire Symphony Band, Dr. Donald S. George, conductor, performed the premiere performance of Carnival March 1972 by Ivar Lunde on April 18, 1973 in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall.
The UW - Eau Claire Symphony Band, Dr. Donald S. George, conductor, performed the world premiere of Symphony for Band, Op. 33, "Thunder Bay" by Lawrence Hartzell on April 18, 1973 in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall.
The UW - Eau Claire Wind Symphony, Dr. John R. Stewart, conductor, performed the world premiere of Jie Ching by Chiayu Hsu on May 24, 2014 at the International Tuba Euphonium Conference in at Indiana University in the MAC Theatre.
The University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Symphony Band, Dr. Donald S. George, conductor, performed Metamorphosis for Symphonic Band by Ivar Lund, Jr. on December 8, 1971 in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall.
World Premiere Performance
The Wisconsin State University – Eau Claire (UW – Eau Claire) Symphony Band, Dr. Donald S. George, conductor, performed the world premiere Evocations: Promise of Spring by Norman Dello Joio on December 6-7, 2970 for the dedication of the new Fine Arts Center Concert Hall.
Norman Dello Joio, guest conductor
Assisted by:
Eau Claire Memorial High School Choir, Bruce Paulson, conductor
Eau Claire North High School Choir, Geneva Hughes, conductor
Eau Claire Regis High School Choir, Sister Laurice, OSB, conductor
The UW - Eau Claire Symphony Band, Dr. Phillip A. Ostrander, conductor, performed the World Premiere of Atmospheric by Ben Phillips (UWEC Composition Major) on March 11, 2017 in Gantner Concert Hall.
The UW - Eau Claire Wind Symphony performed the World Premiere of Precedented Times by senior composition major Gwenyth Lark on March 9, 2024 in Gantner Concert Hall. Dr. John R. Stewart, conductor.
The UW - Eau Claire Wind Symphony, Dr. John R. Stewart, conductor performed the World Premiere of Fanfare for JS by Chiayu Hsu on February 23, 2016 in Gantner Concert Hall.
The UW - Eau Claire Wind Symphony, Dr. John R. Stewart, conductor, performed the World Premiere of In Memoriam by Zachary Moore on February 23, 2016 in Gantner Concert Hall.
UW - Eau Claire Wind Symphony, Dr. John R. Stewart, conductor; Angela Klinkner and Joe McCausland, student conductors; Emmeline Liske, French Horn soloist
