The San Jose Wind Symphony is pleased to present its 2026-2027 season titled "Storytellers." This season explores the many ways music tells stories through literature, mythology, cultural traditions, film, history, and community.
A Novel Concert, Sunday, October 11. Step into the pages of great literature brought to life through music. The San Jose Wind Symphony draws from beloved characters and narratives spanning centuries of storytelling, with works connected to Candide, Scheherazade, Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings, and the epic voyage of Moby-Dick through McBeth's Of Sailors and Whales. Aaron Lington, Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and composer, and Coordinator of Jazz Studies at San Jose State University will be featured soloist on Maxime Aulio's The Butterfly That Stamped. Together, the program unfolds like a great book, one musical chapter at a time.
October Concert Program:
Overture to "Candide" by Leonard Bernstein arr. by Grundman
The Young Prince & the Princess - 3rd Movement from "Scheherazade" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov arr. by Hindsley
The Butterfly That Stamped by Maxime Aulio
Aaron Lington, baritone saxophone
Symphony No. 1 Lord of the Rings 1. "Gandalf" by Johan de Meij
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Waves Toward the Pebbled Shore by Peter Meechan
Of Sailors and Whales, Op. 78 by W. Francis McBeth
Finale to Symphony No. 3 by Gustav Mahler arr. by Saucedo
- Buon Natale with Pasquale Esposito; Sunday, December 13. We celebrate the season with internationally acclaimed tenor Pasquale Esposito and the San Jose Wind Symphony in an afternoon of music, memory, and holiday tradition.
- Myths and Legends; Sunday, Feb 28, Journey through the realm of gods, spirits, and fantastical creatures in a program that brings timeless stories to life through music.
- Star Wars at 50, A Galaxy of Music; Sunday, May 16 Celebrate one of the most recognizable examples of cinematic storytelling as we mark 50 years of Star Wars.
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Presented by San Jose Wind Symphony