Select Performances
Experience Our Artistry
Our recordings capture the precision, artistry, and collaborative spirit that define our ensemble's commitment to exceptional wind music.
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Sheltering Sky | Certamen International Band Festival (Valencia Spain, 2017)
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Second Symphony for Wind Orchestra | ​Certamen International Band Festival (Valencia Spain, 2017)
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Shadow Rituals | Certamen International Band Festival (Valencia Spain, 2017)
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Havana | Twin Cities Band Festival (Edina MN, 2024)
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(NOTE: Additional pieces to be added)
A showcase of the diverse, contemporary works that define Grand Symphonic Winds' artistic identity
Featured Repertoire
World-Class Programming
WORLD PREMIERES & COMMISSIONS
Showcasing GSW's role in creating new works for the wind ensemble medium
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Aaron Perrine - Only Light (2023) World Premiere
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Boris Pigovat - Lights from the Yellow Star: Music of Sorrow and Love (2010) Dedicated to UST and Matthew George
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Kevin Day - Capricho (2024) World Premiere - 38-ensemble consortium commission
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James Stephenson - [25th Anniversary Commission]
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MIDWEST CLINIC 2019 PROGRAM
GSW's internationally acclaimed performance at the premier wind ensemble conference
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Chang Su Koh - Chirche (Korea/Japan)
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James Rae - Big Screen Fanfare (England)
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Chen Qian - Folksong of Climbing Mountain (China)
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Nigel Clarke - La Fleur en Papier Doré (Belgium/England)
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Saint-Saëns/Hauswirth - Sur les bords du Nil (France)
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Daniel Maudonnet - Arraial da Ventania (Brazil)
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Christopher Marshall - Transcending (New Zealand/USA)
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Kimberly Archer - Common Threads (Nebraska, USA)
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CONTEMPORARY VOICES
Showcasing innovative works by today's leading composers
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Steven Bryant - Ecstatic Fanfare (2012)
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Kit Turnbull - "Everything starts from a dot" (2016)
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David/Matthew Maslanka - Symphony No. 10 "The River of Time" (2018)
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Michael Markowski - Machiavelli's Conscience (2018)
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Randall Standridge - Symphony No. 1: A Ghost Story (2023)
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James Stephenson - Unfrettered (2023)
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Kevin Day - Requiem for the Unarmed (2020/2022)
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Kevin Day - Havana (2018)
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Jennifer Higdon - Aspire (2024)
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Frank Ticheli - Over the Moon (2024)
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Frank Ticheli - Postcard (1991)
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Alexandre Kosmicki - Danse Satanique (France, 2015)
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Roger Zare - Lift-Off (2007)
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Jess Langston Turner - I Know Moonrise (2019)
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INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Celebrating diverse musical traditions from around the world
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Jakov Gotovac - Simfonijsko Kolo (Croatia, 1926)
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Roberto Sierra - Sinfonía No. 3 "La Salsa" (Puerto Rico, 2022)
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Chang Su Koh - Fantajia (Korea, 2024)
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Nubia Jaime-Donjuan - Maso Ye'eme (Mexico, 2024)
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Martin Ellerby - Menorcan Dances (UK, 2023)
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Philip Sparke - The Year of the Dragon (UK, 2023)
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Gilson Silva - Dobrado Barroco (Brazil, 2019)
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Kevin Charoensri - An American Songkran (Thai-American, 2024)
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Chaiwanichsiri - Hæ (The Procession) (Thailand, 2025)
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Ko-Tse Chan - May Hwua San Nong (Taiwan, 2025)
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Alexandre Kosmicki - Danse Satanique (France, 2015)
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Claude Arrieu - Dixtuor pour Instruments à vent (France)
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Edmundo Villani-Côrtes - Sinfonia No. 1 (Brazil, 1998)
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Oliver Waespi - Divertimento (Switzerland, 2023)
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REGIONAL VOICES
Supporting composers from Minnesota and the broader Midwest
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Aaron Perrine - Temperance (Minnesota, 2016)
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Aaron Perrine - Only Light (Minnesota, 2023)
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Kimberly K. Archer - Common Threads (Nebraska, 2019)