Northwinds Symphonic Band Annual Spring Concert

On Sunday, April 19, 2026, 3 pm at the Sands Point Preserve, The Northwinds Symphonic Band will present their annual Spring program - Concert Band Classics and Virtuoso Artistry.

Conductors Helen P. Bauer and Concetta Stevens invite you to enjoy a musical afternoon featuring musicians from the band who will impress with their virtuosity and captivate with their musicality.

Twilight in Central Park, a beautiful jazz ballad will feature flugelhorn soloist, Matt Deegan. Musicians Jessica Palen on piccolo and Nicoletta Kenny on euphonium will play the lighthearted polka The Elephant and the Flea, and percussionist Ryan Mitchell will display his perpetual motion expertise on marimba with the whimsical Fiddle Faddle. The mini concerto, Divertimento for Tuba and Band showcases the versatility of Northwinds tubist Dan Yankow, and the Louis Armstrong tribute Satchmo! features trumpet solos by Michael Palczewski and Caitlin Mallon.

In addition, the band will demonstrate its own artistry and musical skill with a program of classic compositions for concert band. Variations on a Korean Folksong takes the traditional folk song Ariring and sets it to Western tonal techniques with percussion instruments that add Eastern character. The Pilgrim’s Chorus from Wagner’s opera Tannhäuser is a reverent hymn, and Holst’s First Suite in Eb is a three movement mainstay of concert band literature.

Other programmed music include music by Richard Strauss and Paul Murtha.