WCU Chamber Winds and WCU Concert Band Performance
Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 7:30pm EST, Madeline Wing Adler Theater or livestreamed at https://vimeo.com/wsom
The West Chester University Wind Bands welcome composer Frank Ticheli to campus for a residency and celebration of his music. The Chamber Winds introduces the concert with a performance of his Songs of Love and Life. The Concert Band begins its performance with Ticheli’s Joy Revisited and follows with his classic Cajun Folks Songs and Vesuvius.
WCU Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony Performance
Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 3:00pm EST, Madeline Wing Adler Theater or livestreamed at https://vimeo.com/wsom
Composer Frank Ticheli joins the WCU Wind Bands to kick off the spring semester. The Wind Symphony opens the program with Kimberly Archer’s Fanfare Politeia followed by Ticheli’s Lifestream and Shenandoah. The Wind Ensemble welcomes Ticheli to the podium in a performance highlighted by his Symphony No. 2.
36th Annual WCU Jazz Festival
Wednesday, March 18 – Saturday, March 21, 2026
https://www.wcupa.edu/music/jazzfest.aspx
WCU Wind Ensemble Performance: East Meets West Wind Band Invitational
Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 3:00pm EDT, Madeline Wing Adler Theater or livestreamed at https://vimeo.com/wsom
High School bands from opposite sides of the Commonwealth will be featured in the Fifth Annual “East Meets West” Invitational concert. Hollidaysburg and Easton High Schools will represent their communities as two of the state’s most outstanding high school wind bands.
WCU Wind Symphony and WCU Concert Band Performance
Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 7:00pm EDT, Madeline Wing Adler Theater or livestreamed at https://vimeo.com/wsom
The Concert Band presents its final performance of the year with contemporary works including Omar Thomas’ Forward Still and Erika Svanoe’s Tutued Toucan. Nicole Piunno’s Bright Shadow Fanfare heralds in the Wind Symphony’s performance. Solos by concerto competition winners and John Williams’ Dartmoor, 1912 round out this exciting evening of wind band music.
WCU Wind Ensemble Performance
Sunday, April 26, 2026 3:00pm EDT, Madeline Wing Adler Theater or livestreamed at https://vimeo.com/wsom
The Wind Ensemble concludes its season of performances with music celebrating our nation’s semiquincentennial. Commissioned by the United States Marine Band, Bravado by Gala Flagello opens the concert. Jim Stephenson’s Declaration and Michael Daugherty’s Passacaglia in Primary Colors inspired by the art works of American artist Andy Warhol conclude the performance.