2010 to Present:
2018-2019
October 21, 2018 AUWE Festival Theatre
- Canzona Primi Toni(circa 1597)Giovanni Gabrieli (circa 1554-1612)
- Cathedrals(2009) Kathryn Salfelder (b. 1987)
- and the mountain rising nowhere(1977) Joseph Schwantner (b. 1943)
- Lake Superior Suite (2017) Cait Nishimura (b. 1991)
I Pancake Bay
II Puckaskwa
III Sleeping Giant
IV Neys
V Agawa Bay
- “March” from Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
transcribed by Keith Wilson (1916-2013)
Sunday October 28 and Nov 1-2, 2018 NSYWE tour
- “March” from Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
transcribed by Keith Wilson (1916-2013)
- William Byrd Suite by Gordon Jacob
- Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral Richard Wagner
Merlin Patterson - O Magnum Mysterium Morton Lauridsen
November 9-10, 2018 Second Chances Band Fredericton
- Portrait of Terry Fox Quan Li
- Chasing Sunlight Caitlin Nishimura
Monday November 19, 2018 AUWE CP Allen High School
and
Saturday November 24, 2018 AUWE Festival Theatre
- Good Night, Dear Heart Dan Forrest
- Trumpet Concerto Alexander Arutiunian
Lemuel Johnson, trumpet soloist - and the mountains rising nowhere Joseph Schwantner
Sunday February 10, 2019 AUWE & NSYWE Festival Theatre
with Composer Donald Coakley in Residence
- Vive La Canadienne Donald Coakley
- Moon Reflected on Twin Ponds Donald Coakley
- *I Lost My Talk On a Poem by Rita Joe John Estacio
Mark Hopkins
Introduction by Lorraine Whitman, “Grandmother White Sea Turtle”
with Shawnee Paul, narrator
*World premiere of wind ensemble edition
- Antiphonals Donald Coakley
Sunday March 24, 2019 AUWE plus Acadia University Symphony Orchestra
- “Prelude” from Die Meistersinger Richard Wagner
arr. for brass ensemble by Bruce Briney
- Athabasca Peter Meechan
- Music for Prague 1968 Karel Husa
I Introduction and Fanfare
II Aria
III Interlude
IV Toccata and Chorale
Full Symphony Orchestra:
- Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 Hector Berlioz
I Reveries and Passions
II A Ball
III Scene in the Country
IV March to the Scaffold
V Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath
May 5-10, 2019
Seven performances with the National Youth Band of Canada (NYB), Manitoba
- Fanfare from “La Peri” Paul Dukas
- Winter Wind Pat Carrabre
with French horn Soloist Patricia Evans - Athabasca Peter Meechan
- Lake Superior Suite (2017) Cait Nishimura (b. 1991)
I Pancake Bay
II Puckaskwa
III Sleeping Giant
IV Neys
V Agawa Bay
- I Lost My Talk John Estacio
Shawnee Paul, Narrator Mark Hopkins - The Florentiner Julius Fucik
M. Lake
Friday May 17, 2019 DWCWO Ottawa
- Serenity Ola Gjeillo
J. Eric Wilson - Serenade in E-flat, K 375 A. Mozart
- Aurora Awakes John Mackey
2017-2018
October 22, 2017 NSYWE Festival Theatre
- Danzon No. 2 dedicao a Lily Marquez(1950) Arturo Marquez
trans. by Oliver Nickel
- The Last Spring Edvard Grieg, transcribed by James Curnow
- Letters for HomePeter Meechan
- Ride Sam Hazo
Thursday February 1, 2018 WIRED! Ensemble, Denton Hall
- Vortex Temporum Gerard Grisey
Sunday February 25, 2018 NSYWE Festival Theatre
- Magnolia Star Steve Danyew
Friday May 18, 2018 DWCWO Isabel Bader Theatre, Toronto
- Festive Overture Dimitri Shostakovich
Donald Hunsberger - Mercury in Transit Derek Charke
- Shoonthree Henry Cowell
- Good Night, Dear Heart Dan Forrest
May 25-27, 2018 Halifax 2ndChances Band Festival
Level 1 Band:
- African Festival Quincy Hilliard
- Prehistoric Suite Paul Jennings
- Crossings in Time Michael Sweeney
- Rocky Mountain Lullaby Christiaan Venter
Level 2 Band
- Rippling Watercolours Brian Balmages
- Blackwater Fergal Carrol
- Florentiner March Julius Fucik
M. Lake - Down Longford Way Percy Grainger
Leroy Osmon - Old Churches Michael Colgrass
2016-2017
October 16, 2016 AUWE, Festival Theatre
- Magnolia Star Steve Danyew
- Six Variations on Mein Junges Leiben hat ein end”
Jan Pieterzoon Sweelinck, arr. By Mark Hopkins - The Marbled Midnight Mile Steve Bryant
- Theme and Variations Op. 43a Arnold Schoenberg
November 20, 2016 AUWE Chamber Concert
Wind Ensemble
- The Florentiner Julius Fucik
- *Liquid Compass Alex Shapiro
*Canadian Premiere
Chamber Ensembles
- Canzona Per Sonare No. 1 “La Spiritata” Giovani Gabrieli
- Duet in G major Ludwig van Beethoven
- Cantilene Jean Francaix
- Sonata Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Redowa Richard Shuebruk
- Raga Das Derek Charke
- Belo Horizonte Bill Brennan
- SoundPainting #1 student improvisation
Wind Ensemble - *Cloud / Mass Liam Elliot
*World Premiere - The Solitary Dancer Warren Benson
February 10, 2017 AUWE “Acadia New Music Festival”
- Sunan Dances Dorothy Chang
- Rocky Mountain Lullaby Christiaan Venter
Acadia Youth Band, Paul Hutten, Conductor - Bali Michael Colgrass
Acadia University Symphonic Band Ardith Haley, Conductor - *Faustus: A SaxOpera John Plant
Based on the libretto Faustus Lights the Lights by Gertrude Stein
Acadia University Wind Ensemble with Tristan De Borba, Saxophone Soloist *Canadian Premiere
I Faustus and Mephisto
II Marguerite and the Viper in the Forrest
III Faustus cures Marguerite
IV The Man from Over the Seas
V Faustus goes to hell
March 19, 2017 AUWE Festival Theatre
- Romantic Variations(1975) Morley Calvert (1928-1991)
- 1Q84 (WORLD PREMIERE) Adam Langille (b. 1995)
- One Midsummer Morning Derek Healey
I Among the New Mown Hay
II The Banks of Sweet Primroses
III High Germany
IV Strawberry Fair
V Bushes and Briars
VI Shropshire Rounds
May 19, 2017 DWCWO Niagara Falls
- Frenergy John Estacio
- Mein Junges Leiben Habt Ein End Jan Pieterzoon Sweelinck
Mark Hopkins - In a Mellowtone / It’s Alright Allistair Kay
2015-2016
October 3, 2015 Scotia Brass “Children’s Brass Zoo”
Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library
- Jums Chris Hazell
- Kracken Chris Hazell
- Animal Ditties Antony Plog, with poetry by Ogden Nash
- Contrapunctus IX S. Bach, arranged by Michael Allen
October 18, 2015 NSYWE Festival Theatre, Acadia University
- “Procession of the Nobles” (led by Pam Paddock)Nicolai Rimsky Korsakov, (led by Pam Paddock) edited Eric Leidzen
- Gloriosa: A Tone Poem in three movements Yasihude Ito
- Marsch Marcel Wengler
(led by Pam Paddock)
October 30, 2015 AUWE “Simulacrum” Festival Theatre
- Toccata from “Orfeo” Claudio Monteverdi
- San Marco Henry Kucharzyk
- While the Dew is Still on the Roses David Gillingham
- Simulacrum Jordan Nobles
- Symphony in B-flat Paul Hindemith
October 31, 2015 AUWE “Fall Celebrations Concert” with Hebbville Academy
Hebbville Academy, Mahone Bay
- Toccata from “Orfeo” Claudio Monteverdi
- San Marco Henry Kucharzyk
- Simulacrum Jordan Nobles
- Symphony in B-flat Paul Hindemith
November 18, 2015 AUWE “Brave New Voices” Festival Theatre
- Serenade in B-flat, K. 365, “Gran Partita” A. Mozart
- Acrimony(WORLD PREMIERE) Shannon Lauriston
- going to the bathroom at a party (WORLD PREMIERE) Adam Langille
- Portrait(WORLD PREMIERE) Shelby Marshall
- After the Year of Glad (WORLD PREMIERE) Adam Langille
- Scenes from “The Louvre” Norman Dello Joio
November 19, 2015 Scotia Brass Faith Baptist Church, Halifax
- Old French Dances Claude Gervaise and Pierre d’Attaignant,
arranged by Elgar Howarth - O Magnum Mysterium Morten Lauridsen
- Animal Ditties Antony Plog, with poetry by Ogden Nash
- Contrapunctus IX S. Bach, arranged by Michael Allen
January 24-28, 2016 UMJ SoundPainting Performances, Paris
February 28, 2016. NSYWE & the Stadacona Band Mount St Vincent U.
- Lincolnshire Posy Percy Grainger
- Sokol Fanfare Leos Janacek, arr. Mark Hopkins
- Overture to Dancer in the Dark Björk Guõmundsdóttir
- Pavanne pour une Enfante Defunte Claude Debussy
May 28, 2016 Scotia Brass
Mount St. Vincent University
- Pictures at an Exhibition (brass ensemble version)
Modest Moussorgsky, arranged by Elgar Howarth
2014-2015
October 23, 2014 AUWE with Guest Conductor *Gillian MacKay
Festival Theatre, Acadia University
- Toccata Marziale Ralph Vaughan Williams, edited by Frank L. Battisti
- Tabula Rasa (WORLD PREMIERE)Don MacDonald, freely transcribed by Mark Hopkins
- Music for the Morning of the World Elliott Weisgarber
- *An Irish Nosegay:A Collection of Grainger Works Percy Grainger
(i) Irish Tune (1902 version, transcribed by Joseph Kreines)
(ii) Faeroe Island Dance
(iii) Down Longford Way (arranged by Leroy Osmon)
(iv) Gumsucker’s March, Featuring Jennifer King, piano
(v) Irish Tune (1909)
October 23, 2014 NSYWE with Guest Conductor *Gillian MacKay
Festival Theatre, Acadia University
- Hannaford Overture Scott Irvine
- Serenade Derek Bourgeois
- *Bugs Roger Cichy
- *Sketches on a Tudor Psalm Fisher Tull
November 16, 2014 AUWE and Guest Ensemble the Scotia Brass
Festival Theatre, Acadia University
- Feierlicher Einzug(Scotia Brass and AUWE Brass Section) Richard Strauss
- Sinfonico for Four Flutes (AUWE Flutes) Anton Reicha
- Trois Pieces (AUWE Saxophones) Issac Albeniz
- Liturgical Symphony (Scotia Brass) Fisher Tull
- Arabian Waltz (AUWE Percussion) Rabih Abou-Khalil
Ken Shorely - Kleine Dreigroschenmusik Kurt Weill
November 21, 2014 Scotia Brass First Baptist Church, Halifax, NS
- Feierlicher Einzug(Scotia Brass and AUWE Brass Section) Richard Strauss
- Symphony for Brass and Percussion Alfred Reed
- Liturgical Symphony Fisher Tull
- Overture from “Dancer in the Dark” Björk Guðmundsdóttir
February 3, 2015 NBG Ensemble & CD Launch Event, as part of STS 2015
Anvil Beverage Room, Wolfville, NS
- Innundation Abigail Richardson-Schulte
- Bedrock Cycles Carmen Braden
- Connotations Monica Pearce
- Eastern Passage Anthony Genge
February 3, 2015 AUWE & the Acadia Chamber Orchestra, as part of STS New Music Festival Festival Theatre, Acadia University
- Wired and Wound (WORLD PREMIERE) Derek Charke
With Tristan de Borba, Saxophone Soloist arr.Mark Hopkins
- The Four Sections Steve Reich
AUWE and Acadia Chamber Orchestra (Led by Christoph Both)
March 1, 2015 NSYWE & Stadacona Band Mount St. Vincent University
- A Grainger Suite (Led by Pam Paddock) Percy Grainger
- Faeroe Island Dance
- Down Longford Way (arranged by Leroy Osmon)
- Handel in the Strand (arranged by John Philip Sousa)
- Aurora Awakes (led by Mark Hopkins) John Mackey
Combined Stadacona Band and NSYWE
Sunday March 15, 2015 AUWE Festival Theatre, Acadia University
- Second Suite in F Gustav Holst, URTEXT edition
- Song of the Tides Derek Charke
- A Child’s Garden of Dreams David Maslanka
April 25-28, 2015 Kei Wai Academy Concert Band, New Territories, Hong Kong
Festival Theatre, Acadia University
- Blackwater Fergal Carrol
- A Sailor’s Odyssey David Bobrowitz
- Ancient Voices Michael Sweeney
- Chinese Folk Song Medley Robert Garofalo
May 15, 2015 DWCWO MacMillan Theatre, University of Toronto
- Night on Fire John Mackey
- Sept Danses d’Apres Le Ballet “Les Malheurs de Sophie (Winds)
Jean Francaix
- Tabula Rasa Don MacDonald, freely transcribed by Mark Hopkins
2013-2014
October 20, 2013 AUWE Festival Theatre, Acadia University
- Overture from “Dancer in the Dark” Björk Guðmundsdóttir
- Folk Song Suite Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Gone Scott McAllister
- Lincolnshire Posy Percy Granger, ed. Frederick Fennell
October 27, 2013 NSYWE Festival Theatre, Acadia University
- Pictures at an Exhibition
Modest Mussorgsky, arranged by Jack Stamp
November 17, 2013 AUWE Festival Theatre, Acadia University
- Suite from the Dansyre (Brass) Tylman Susato, arranged by Elgar Howarth
- Sept Danses d’Apres Le Ballet “Les Malheurs de Sophie (Winds)
Jean Francaix
- Le Petit Negre (Saxophones) Debussy
- Vespertine Formations (Percussion) Christopher Dean
- Concerto for Flute Michael Mower
Jack Chen, Flute Solo
November 21, 2013 Acadia University Chamber Orchestra, Festival Theatre
- Concerto Grosso in D Minor, Op. 3, No. 11 Antonio Vivaldi
- String Quartet in F Minor Maurice Ravel
- Symphony No. 2 in D-dur, Op. 43 Jean Sibelius
February 1, 2014 AUWE & AUSB & Acadia Youth Band, With Composer Alan Gordon Bell in Residence, as part of STS New Music Festival
- From Chaos to the Birth of a Dancing Star Alan Gordon Bell
- Venus and Mars Unite the Sky Alan Gordon Bell
- Five Landscapes (WORLD PREMIERE) Liam Elliot
- Sun Moon Scott Good
With Trombone Soloist Dale Sorenson
- Vision Quest Alan Gordon Bell
February 7, 2014 Fifth Wind Quintet, Acadia Chamber Winds, and Acadia Vocal Ensemble, as part of STS New Music Festival
University Hall
- Rewind and Fast Forward (WORLD PREMIERE) Derek Charke
February 8, 2014 NBG Ensemble, as part of STS New Music Festival
University Hall, Acadia University
- Dream People Peter Paul Koprowski
- Eastern Passage (WORLD PREMIERE Alan Gordon Bell
- (Un)forgotten Voices (WORLD PREMIERE) Jerome Blais
- Sweetgrass Alan Gordon Bell
March 15, 2014 AUWE
- Ides March Derek Bermel
- Funeral March Edvard Grieg, edited by Frederick Fennell
- L’Englissina David delle Cese, edited by Mark Hopkins
- City Trees Michael Markowski
- Symphony No. 6 Vincent Persichetti
May 16, 2014 DWCWO
Fraserview Mennonite Brethren Church, Richmond, BC
- Prairie Ride and Sunset John Estacio
- Petit Symphonie Charles Gounod
- City Trees Michael Markowski
2012-2013
October 20, 2012 British Columbia Honour Band
Fraserview Mennonite Brethren Church, Richmond, BC
- L’Englissina David delle Cese
- Serenade Derek Bourgeois
- Song of the Tides Derek Charke
- Cave of the Winds Russel Peck
- Blackwater Fergal Carrol
October 21, 2012 AUWE
Festival Theatre, Acadia University
- Prairie Ride and Sunset John Estacio
- Pantomime Pierre Mercure
- Three Canadian Bird Songs:
(i) Rocky Mountain Lullaby Christiaan Venter
(ii) Songbird Loomis McGlohon, arranged by Rob McConnell
(iii) On the Banks of the Sweet Primroses Derek Healey
- Fugue in G Minor “The Little”, BVW 578 S. Bach
arranged by Lucien Caillet - Aurora Awakes John Mackey
October 26, 2012 AUWE KEYNOTE PERFORMANCE at the NSMEA Conference
Brookfield Elementary School, Brookfield, NS
- Prairie Ride and Sunset John Estacio
- Pantomime Pierre Mercure
- Three Canadian Bird Songs:
(i) Rocky Mountain Lullaby Christiaan Venter
(ii) Songbird Loomis McGlohon, arranged by Rob McConnell
(iii) On the Banks of the Sweet Primroses Derek Healey
- Aurora Awakes John Mackey
November 17, 2012 AUWE & Guests the Acadia Youth Band
Festival Theatre, Acadia University
- Che Felice Giorno Giovanni Gabrieli
- Dog Breath Variations/Uncle Meat Frank Zappa
- Dance Movements Philip Sparke
February 2, 2013 AUWE as part of the STS 2013 Gala Performance, with Composer Michael Colgrass in Residence
Festival Theatre, Acadia University
- Four Horsemen Andrew Staniland
- Urban Requiem Michael Colgrass
With Guest Performers the “QUASAR SAXOPHONE QUARTET”
March 10, 2013 AUWE Festival Theatre, Acadia University
- Alleluia Randall Thompson, arranged by Lewis Buckley
- Solemn Music: Tribute to Station No. 3, Brooklyn Derek Healey
- With Brightness Round About It Nancy Galbraith
- Pictures at an Exhibition Modest Mussorgsky, arranged by Jack Stamp
May 17, 2013 DWCWO MacMillan Theatre, University of Toronto
- Concert Suite William Bolcom
Featuring Wallace Halladay, Saxophone Solo
- Gone Scott McAllister
- Aurora Awakes John Mackey
2011-2012
September 28, 2011 Central Ontario Band Workshop Honour Band
Theatre Auditorium, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Toccata from the Opera “L’Orfeo” Claudio Monteverdi
arranged by Jacob de Haan - Dusk Steven Bryant
- Suite Francaise Darius Milhaud
- Song of the Tides Derek Charke
- Manhattan Beach William P. Latham
November 16, 2011 Rehearsal & Lecture, University of Toronto Wind Ensemble
Boyd Neel Room, University of Toronto Faculty of Music
- Symphonies of Wind Instruments 1947 Igor Stravinsky
November 27, 2011 PEI Senior Honor Band
- Fanfare from “La Peri” Paul Dukas, arranged for full band by Robert Longfield
- Second Suite in F Gustav Holst, edited by Colin Matthews
- Dusk Steven Bryant
- Fortress Frank Ticheli
- Song of the Tides Derek Charke
- Short Symphony: Give Us This day David Maslanka
- Manhattan Beach William P. Latham
February 27, 2012 Southern Alberta AIBF Honour Band
Rosza Centre, University of Calgary
- Serenade Derek Bourgeois
- Song of the Tides Derek Charke
- Festive Overture Dimitri Shostakovich, arranged by Donald Hunsberger
May 7, 2012 Peel District School Board Honour Band
Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, ON
- Gavorkna Fanfare Jack Stamp
- Serenade Derek Bourgeois
- Song of the Tides Derek Charke
- Lux Arumque Eric Whitacre
- Ride Samuel Hazo
Friday May 18, 2012 Denis Wick Canadian Wind Orchestra (DWCWO)
Southam Hall, National Arts Centre, Ottawa, ON
- Redline Tango John Mackey
- Four Horsemen (WORLD PREMIERE) Andrew Staniland
- Serenade Derek Bourgeois
- Song of the Tides Derek Charke
2010-2011
September 24, 2010 Guest Conductor with the Eastman Wind Ensemble
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
- Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947) Igor Stravinsky
- Serenade for 13 Winds, Op. 7 Richard Strauss
October 17, 2010 AUWE with guest saxophone soloist Tristan de Borba
Festival Theatre, Acadia University
- La Bergamasca Lodovico Viadana
- 2 Grainger Gems: Irish Tune and Gumsucker’s March Percy Grainger
- William Byrd Suite William Byrd, transcribed by Gordon Jacob, edited by Frederick Fennell
- Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble Karel Husa
- and the mountains rising nowhere Joseph Schwantner
October 23, 2010 AUWE with special guest conductor Donald Hunsberger*
Conductor Emeritus, Eastman Wind Ensemble
Prince Andrew High School, Dartmouth, NS
- La Bergamasca Lodovico Viadana
- 2 Grainger Gems: Irish Tune and Gumsucker’s March Percy Grainger
- William Byrd Suite* William Byrd, transcribed by Gordon Jacob, edited by Frederick Fennell
- Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble* Karel Husa
Featuring Tristan de Borba, Alto Saxophone
- and the mountains rising nowhere Joseph Schwantner
November 20, 2010 AUWE
University Hall, Acadia University
- Canzona Per Sonare No. 4 Giovanni Gabrieli
- Vientos y Tangos Michael Gandolfi
- Serenade in B-flat “Gran Partita” A. Mozart
- Hyperprism Edgard Varese
- The Marbled Midnight Mile Steven Bryant
- Variants on a Mediaeval Tune Norman Dello Joio
January 19, 2011 NBG Ensemble, as part of STS 2011
Denton Hall, Acadia University
- Paramirabo Claude Vivier
- Shattering the Ethereal Resonance Vincent Ho
- What Do the Birds Think? Derek Charke
January 21, 2011 AUWE, as part of STS 2011
Denton Hall, Acadia University
- A Child’s Garden of Dreams David Maslanka
January 30, 2011 PEI Intermediate Honors Band
Confederation Centre, Charlottetown, PEI
- O Canada Calixa Lavalée
- Ascend Samuel Hazo
- Song of the Tides Derek Charke
- March of the Buccaneers Victor Flowers
- The King Across the Water Bruce Fraser
March 6, 2011 AUWE, Stadacona Band, and the NSYWE
With Special Guest Conductor Johan de Meij
Festival Theatre, Acadia University
- Symphony No. 2: The Big Apple Johan de Meij
- Symphony No. 1: Lord of the Rings Johan de Meij
March 19, 2011 AUWE Festival Theatre
- March des Rogations Eugene Gigout
- Adagio Samuel Barber, arranged by Eric Leung
- Second Suite in F (URTEXT) Gustav Holst
- Jim Ron MacKay
Featuring trumpet soloists Marianne Greene and Kevin Barnes
- The Big Apple Johan de Meij
May 20, 2011 Denis Wick Canadian Wind Orchestra (DWCWO)
Vancouver Centre for the Performing Arts, Vancouver, BC
- Concerto for Trumpet Jacques Hetu
Featuring Larry Knopp, Principal Trumpet, VSO
- Folk Song Suite Ralph Vaughan Williams
(with Guest Conductor Bramwell Tovey, VSO) - Marbled Midnight Mile Steven Bryant
2009-2010
July 4-11, 2009 International Youth Wind Ensemble
Cincinnati College Conservatory, Cincinnati, OH
During the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) World Conference
- Rehearsed and prepared the International Youth Wind Ensemble for the arrival of Frank L Battisti, to record and perform Holst’s First Suite in E-Flatand Second Suite in F
- Producer and Editor of rehearsal and performance video footage that led to the production of the dvd “Three Icons”
October 17, 2010 Professional Chamber Ensemble performance of “Origins Cycle” with Soprano Jane Sheldon. This was the Canadian premiere of this work, which was recorded live and later broadcast by the CBC and Australian Broadcast Corporation (ABC).
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax, NS
- The Face of Nature Elliott Gyger
- Hourly Scruitinising Kate Neal
- Tree of Life Elena Kats-Chernin
- Economy of Wax Nicholas Vines
- A History Imperfectly Kept Dan Walker
- Entangled Bank Paul Stanhope
- Floreana Rosalind Page
October 18, 2009 Acadia University Wind Ensemble (AUWE)
Festival Theatre, Acadia University
- Frenergy John Estacio
- First Suite In Eb, Op.28, No.1 Gustav Holst, URTEXT edition
- Ecstatic Waters Steven Bryant
October 23, 2009 AUWE Keynote Performance for the Nova Scotia Music Educator’s Association (NSMEA) Conference
Festival Theatre, Acadia University
- Frenergy John Estacio, transcribed for wind band by Fraser Linklater
- First Suite In Eb, Op.28, No.1 Gustav Holst, URTEXT edition
- Ecstatic Waters Steven Bryant
November 15, 2009 Nova Scotia Youth Wind Ensemble (NSYWE) performance
Fall Performance, Halifax, NS
- A Movement for Rosa Mark Camphouse
- Cloudburst Eric Whitacre
- I’ll Love My Love Gustav Holst, arranged by Kenneth Singleton
- Marsch Marcel Wengler
November 22, 2009 AUWE, Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra (NSYWE), and the Acadia University Symphonic Band (AUSB)
University Hall, Acadia University
- Frenergy John Estacio, transcribed for wind band by Fraser Linklater
- Canzona a Four Giovanni Gabrieli
- Dusk Steven Bryant
- Theme and Variations, Op. 43a Arnold Schoenberg
January 21, 2010 AUWE at “Shattering the Silence” (STS) New Music Festival
Denton Hall, Acadia University
- Tongues of Fire Christos Hatzis, trans. Kevin Lau
Featuring Mark Adam, Percussion Soloist
January 22 & 24, 2010 Acadia University Production Ensemble
Denton Hall, Acadia University
- The Little Match Girl Passion David Lang
(First staged production and CANADIAN PREMIERE)
January 23, 2010 NBG Ensemble, “Tom Regan” Concert, A Co-Production between STS 2010 and the Acadia Performing Arts Series
Festival Theatre, Acadia University
- Mirabai Songs John Harbison
with Mezzo Soprano Christianne Rushton & The NBG Ensemble - Folk Songs Luciano Berio
with Mezzo Soprano Zorana Sadiq & The NBG Ensemble
February 7, 2010 AUWE and NSYWE performance
Lockview High School, Fall River, NS
- Falling from Cloudless Skies (WORLD PREMIERE) Derek Charke
- First Suite In Eb, Op.28, No.1 Gustav Holst, URTEXT edition
- Solemn Music: Tribute to Station No. 3, Brooklyn (WORLD PREMIERE) Derek Healey
- Tongues of Fire Christos Hatzis, trans. Kevin Lau
Featuring Mark Adam, Percussion Soloist
- Frenergy John Estacio, transcribed for wind band by Fraser Linklater
February 14, 2010 AUWE performance (tour program)
Middleton High School, Middleton, NS
- Falling from Cloudless Skies Derek Charke
- First Suite In Eb, Op.28, No.1 Gustav Holst, URTEXT edition
- Solemn Music: Tribute to Station No. 3, Brooklyn Derek Healey
- Tongues of Fire Christos Hatzis, trans. Kevin Lau
Featuring Mark Adam, Percussion Soloist
- Frenergy John Estacio, transcribed for wind band by Fraser Linklater
March 7, 2010 NSYWE with guests The Stadacona Band of the Armed Forces
Lockview High School, Fall River, NS
- Prelude, Siciliano, and Rondo Malcolm Arnold
- First Suite In Eb, Op.28, No.1 Gustav Holst, Colin Matthews edition
- Irish Tune from County Derry Percy Grainger
- Trauersinfonie Richard Wagner, arranged by Erik Leidzen
- Blue Shades Frank Ticheli
March 11, 2010 AUWE on Tour
Newton High School, Newton, MA
- Falling from Cloudless Skies (American Premiere) Derek Charke
- First Suite In Eb, Op.28, No.1 Gustav Holst, URTEXT edition
- Tongues of Fire Christos Hatzis, trans. Kevin Lau
Featuring Mark Adam, Percussion Soloist
March 13, 2010 AUWE at the College Band Director’s National Association (CBDNA) Conference
Madeline Alder Wing Theatre, West Chester University, West Chester, PA
- Falling from Cloudless Skies Derek Charke
- First Suite In Eb, Op.28, No.1 Gustav Holst, Urtext edition
Featuring special guest conductor Frank L Battisti
Conductor Emeritus, New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble
- Solemn Music: Tribute to Station No. 3, Brooklyn (American Premiere) Derek Healey
- Tongues of Fire Christos Hatzis, trans. Kevin Lau
Featuring Mark Adam, Percussion Soloist
- Frenergy John Estacio, transcribed for wind band by Fraser Linklater
March 21, 2010 AUWE Prince Collection Dedication Concert
Festival Theatre, Acadia University
- O Canada Calixa Lavalée
- Frenergy John Estacio, transcribed for wind band by Fraser Linklater
- Solemn Music: Tribute to Station No. 3, Brooklyn Derek Healey
- Falling from Cloudless Skies Derek Charke
- First Suite In Eb, Op.28, No.1 Gustav Holst, URTEXT edition
- Tongues of Fire Christos Hatzis, trans. Kevin Lau
Featuring Mark Adam, Percussion Soloist
- Procession to Cathedral from “Lohengrin” Richard Wagner, transcribed for wind band by Merlin Patterson
April 29, 2010 Atlantic Wind Orchestra (AWO)
Performance at the Atlantic band Festival
Seton Auditorium, Mount St Vincent University, Halifax
- Sensemaya Silvestre Revualtas, arr. Frank Bencriscutto
- The Immovable Do Percy Grainger
- La Bergamasca Lodovocino Viadana
- The Promise of Living Aaron Copland, arranged by Kenneth Singleton
- Concert Etude Alexander Goedicke, arr. Al Kay
FeaturingTrombone Soloist Alistair Kay
- Music for Prague 1968 Karel Husa
May 21, 2010 Denis Wick Canadian Wind Orchestra (DWCWO)
Southam Hall, National Arts Centre, Ottawa, ON
- Reflections on Three Ron Collier
Featuring Alto Saxophone soloist Campbell Ryga
- Shoonthree Henry Cowell
- Ecstatic Waters Steven Bryant
August 27, 2010 Wind Ensemble at the Calgary Summer Band Workshop
Lord Beaverbrook High School, Calgary, AB
- Short Symphony: Give Us This day David Maslanka
- Fanfare from “La Peri” Paul Dukas
- October Eric Whitacre
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