The 9th Annual Percy Grainger Wind Band Festival took place on Saturday, April 7, 2018 and featured five outstanding wind ensembles conducting standalone performances of Percy Grainger literature in an afternoon matinee performance in Chicago’s Historic Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center.
Featured bands:
Orono High School Wind Ensemble –
Timothy Arnold, Director
Hinsdale South Wind Symphony –
Alexandra Baxmeyer, Director
Patrick Maag, Director
Quabbin Regional High School Symphonic Wind Ensemble –
Peter Lewis, Director
University of Illinois at Chicago Wind Ensemble –
José Oliver Riojas, Director
Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble –
Reginald McDonald, Director