UBC Bands: Energy and Life


DATE
Wednesday March 25, 2026
TIME
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
COST
$10 - $27

Concert Winds, Meijun Chenconductor
UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Cheng Xin Ip conductor

Celebrate the finale of our UBC Bands season with an electrifying evening of music led by conductors Meijun Chen and Cheng Xin Ip. Featuring a program that highlights the spectrum of contemporary and classic wind repertoire—from the brilliance of Julie Giroux and Samuel Barber to the evocative sound worlds of Maslanka, Lauridsen, Fukushima, and Composer‑in‑Residence Dylan Fitzhenry. Join us at the Chan Centre for a celebration of wind band music at its finest.

Concert Winds

Medalist Fanfare by Julie Giroux
Commando March by Samuel Barber
Quebec Folk Fantasy by Howard Cable (arr. by W.J. Duthoit)
Canadian Landscape by James M. Gayfer
Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo by Arnold Malcolm (arr. by John P. Paynter)
Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite by Karl L. King

Symphonic Wind Ensemble

O Magnum Mysterium by Morten Lauridsen / trans. H. Robert Reynolds
The Thirteenth Hour by Dylan Fitzhenry (Composer-in-Residence)
Traveler by David Maslanka
Eternal Memoir: Saga of the Lucky Dragon by Hirokazu Fukushima