COLORADO WIND ENSEMBLE
A Symphony Of Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion
Celebrating Season 42
Season 2025 – 2026 At A Glance
Gloriosa with Dr. John R. Locke, guest conductor
Saturday, Sept 13, at 7:30 PM @ King Center
Resplendent Glory – Rossano Galante
Petrichor – Charlie Johnson – Inclusive Repertoire Award Winner
Sunrise at Angel’s Gate – Philip Sparke
Wild Nights – Frank Ticheli
Glory of the Yankee Navy – John Philip Sousa
Deciduous – Viet Cuong
Gloriosa – Yasuhide Ito
Dance Mix
Saturday, Oct 11, 2:00 PM @ St. Andrew UMC, (Highlands Ranch)
Overture for Band – John Heins
Danceries (Set I) – Kenneth Hesketh
Grainger Set: Children’s March – Percy Grainger
Gumsucker’s March – Percy Grainger
Masquerade – Anne Clyne / Llinas
Tahiti Trot – Shostakovich / Brubaker
Samba Magic – Basement Jaxx / Sadler
People & Places
Saturday, Nov 15, 7:30 PM @ King Center
The Great Academy – Joshua Idio – Inclusive Repertoire Award Honorable Mention
A Somerset Rhapsody – Holst / Grundman
Three Washington Statues – Philip Sparke
Bamboo Shoots & City Streets – Benjamin Barker
La Chancla – Dennis Llinas
Avelynn’s Lullaby – Joel Puckett
Acts of Congress – Ryan George
Storyteller
Saturday, Feb 7, at 7:30 PM @ King Center
Overture to Light Cavalry – von Suppe / Godfrey
Incantation and Dance – John Barnes Chance
Give Us This Day – David Maslanka
The Light Within – Alan Stein
Wayfaring Stranger – Christopher Nelson
J’ai été au bal – Donald Grantham
Myths & Legends with Neil Guy, trombone
Saturday, Feb 28, at 7:30 PM @ King Center
Khan – Julie Giroux
Symphony for Band – Vincent Persichetti
The Adventures of Jesse Owens – Michael Daugherty
Raider’s March – John Williams / Lavender
Harvest Concerto – John Mackey
Metamorphosis
Friday, May 8, at 7:30 PM @ King Center
Aegean Festival Overture – Makris / Bader
Jazz Suite No. 2 – Dmitri Shostakovich / de Meij
Commando March – Samuel Barber
Symphonic Metamorphosis – Hindemith / Wilson
Trombone & Euphonium Auditions
We’re excited to announce openings for the Trombone and Euphonium sections for next season with the Colorado Wind Ensemble!
If you’re a talented musician with a passion for performing, we want to hear from you.
The deadline for submissions is June 15, 2025
Inclusive Repertoire Award Winner
Congratulations Charlie Johnson
Charlie Drew Johnson (b. 2002 in Minneapolis, MN) is a composer, musician, and educator based in Eugene, OR. Johnson’s music explores an eclectic range of styles for a variety of ensembles and solo instruments as well as electroacoustic music. They have had their works premiered and performed throughout the United States and at several conferences such as the Great Plains and Northwest Regional Tuba Euphonium Conferences, and the Oregon Music Educators Association Conference. Johnson holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of Nebraska- Lincoln and they are currently pursuing a master’s degree in music composition under Dr. Robert Kyr at the University of Oregon. Their primary teachers also include Bo Atlas (euphonium), and Dr. Benjamin Dean Taylor (music composition).
Inclusive Repertoire Award Honorable Mention
The Great Academy by Joshua Idio