2025 Conducting Symposium Repertoire
Conductor participants will be asked to select up to three pieces (or movements) for large ensemble and two pieces (or movements) for chamber ensemble.
We will communicate final repertoire choices in advance of the symposium.
Large Ensemble
Katahj Copley - Infinity
Gustav Holst/ed. Matthews - Second Suite in F
Li Chan - Folksong of Midu
Vincent Persichetti - Divertimento for Band, Op. 42
William Grant Still - Folk Suite for Band
Frank Ticheli - Cajun Folk Songs
Roger Zare - Mare Tranquillitatis
Chamber Ensemble
Charles Gounod - Petite Symphonie
Gordon Jacob – Old Wine in New Bottles
Ruth Gipps - Seascape, op. 53
2024 Conducting Symposium Repertoire
Large Ensemble
Katahj Copley - Infinity
Kevin Day - Shimmering Sunshine
Gustav Holst/ed. Matthews - First Suite in E-flat
Susan Labarr/arr. Wilson - Grace Before Sleep
Vincent Persichetti - Pageant
Nicole Piunno - Safely Rest
Philip Sparke - Sunrise at Angel’s Gate
Hugh Stuart - Three Ayres from Gloucester
John Zdechlik - Chorale and Shaker Dance
Chamber Ensemble
Jean Francaix – Sept Danses
Carl Orff/arr.Wanek - Carmina Burana
Franz Schubert/arr. Reynolds – Little Symphony for Winds
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2023 Conducting Symposium Repertoire
Large Ensemble
Katahj Copley - Halcyon Hearts
Percy Grainger - Lincolnshire Posy (Fennell/Rogers edition)
Gustav Holst/Matthews - Second Suite in F
Darius Milhaud - Suite Francaise
Vincent Persichetti - Divertimento for Band, op. 42
William Schuman - Chester
Hugh Stuart - Three Ayres from Gloucester
Omar Thomas, Shenandoah
Chamber Ensemble
Émile Bernard - Divertissement, op. 36
Ruth Gipps - Seascape, op. 53
Gordon Jacob - Old Wine in New Bottles
2022 Conducting Symposium Repertoire
Conductor participants select up to three pieces for large ensemble and one piece for chamber.
Large Ensemble
Holst/Matthews, First Suite in E-flat
Grainger, Lincolnshire Posy (selected movements)
Schuman, Chester
Mackey, Sheltering Sky
Thomas, Shenandoah
Stuart, Three Ayres from Gloucester
Nishimira, Chasing Sunlight
Sheldon, Lindbergh Variations
Barfield, Here We Rest
Chamber Ensemble
Schubert/Reynolds, Little Symphony in F
Jacob, Old Wine in New Bottles
2020 Conducting Symposium Repertoire
(NOTE: The 2021 Illinois Band Conductors Symposium was cancelled due to COVID-19)
Conductor participants select up to three pieces for large ensemble and one piece for chamber.
Large Ensemble
Holst/Matthews, First Suite in E-flat
Grainger, Lincolnshire Posy (selected movements)
Tull, Sketches on a Tudor Psalm
Schuman, Chester
Mackey, Sheltering Sky
Thomas, Shenandoah
Stuart, Three Ayres from Gloucester
Nishimira, Chasing Sunlight
Sheldon, Lindbergh Variations
Chamber Ensemble
Schubert/Reynolds, Little Symphony in F
Jacob, Old Wine in New Bottles
2019 Conducting Symposium Repertoire
Large Ensemble
Ticheli, Simple Gifts
Ticheli, Cajun Folk Songs
Stuart, Three Ayres from Gloucester
Holst, Second Suite in F
Arnold, Four Scottish Dances
Bernstein, Overture to Candide
Grainger, Lincolnshire Posy
Chamber Ensemble
Hartman/Kearney, Serenade in Eb
Jacob, Old Wine in New Bottles
2018 Conducting Symposium Repertoire
Large Ensemble
Holst, First Suite in Eb
Milhaud, Suite Francaise
Dello Joio, Scenes from the Louvre
Grainger, Lincolnshire Posy
Nelson, Courtly Airs and Dances
Ticheli, Cajun Folk Songs I
Stuart, Three Ayres from Gloucester
Chamber Ensemble
Strauss, Serenade Op. 7
Gounod, Petite Symphonie