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Symphonic Band

Friday, May 29, 2026 | 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM CT
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Shawn Vondran, conductor

The Symphonic Band’s second spring-quarter concert takes as its focal point George Gershwin’s Catfish Row: Symphonic Suite from Porgy and Bess, arranged for band by Donald Hunsberger. Enjoy hits from Gershwin’s 1935 opera including “Summertime,” “I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’,” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So.”

George Gershwin (arr. John Paynter), “Strike Up the Band” 
George Gershwin (arr. John Krance), Second Prelude 
George Gershwin (trans. Mark Rogers), Cuban Overture 
George Gershwin (trans. Donald Hunsberger), Catfish Row: Symphonic Suite Based on Porgy and Bess 

Cost: Tickets are $6 for the general public and $4 for students with valid ID.

Audience

  • Faculty/Staff
  • Student
  • Public
  • Post Docs/Docs
  • Graduate Students

Contact

Concert Management Office
(847) 467-4000
Email

Interest

  • Arts/Humanities

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