Symphonic Band
Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 3:00pm CDT
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Shawn Vondran, conductor
The centerpiece of the Symphonic Band’s first spring concert is Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestrated by Maurice Ravel and transcribed for band by Paul Lavender). The pictures the work depicts were created by Mussorgsky’s friend, artist Viktor Hartmann. Following Hartmann’s untimely death, the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg exhibited his work, and after touring the exhibition, Mussorgsky was inspired to compose the score.
Johan Halvorsen (arr. Frederick Fennell), Bojarernes intogsmarsch (Entry March of the Boyars)
Eric Whitacre, Lux Aurumque
Dennis Llinás, La Chancla
Modest Mussorgsky (orch. Maurice Ravel, trans. Paul Lavender), Pictures at an Exhibition
Tickets are $6 for the general public and $4 for students with valid ID.
Buy TicketsPick-Staiger Concert Hall
Address
50 Arts Cir Dr
Evanston, IL 60208
United States
About
Pick-Staiger is a 972-seat hall located in the Arts Circle on the Evanston campus of Northwestern University. The main lobby entrance for concerts is on the west side of the building (revolving and regular doors). Since its inception in 1975, the hall has functioned as both a classroom and performance facility for Bienen School of Music performing ensembles, faculty recitals, festivals, and professional guest artists.