Band Extravaganza

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School groups are cordially invited to attend the 24th annual(ish) University of New Hampshire Band Extravaganza. This exciting concert will feature the UNH Wind Symphony and the Wildcat Marching Band in the Johnson Theater. We will be performing THREE matinees for school groups and would like to encourage you to plan a field trip with your music students. Don't miss out!


Friday, November 15, 2024

9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and noon
Johnson Theater
Paul Creative Arts Center

Tickets will be $5 each, payable upon arrival. Please bring a check made out to "UNH Music Department" (or "UNH Wildcat Marching Band" for the correct amount with you to the Extravaganza. We are unable to accept cash or credit cards on site.

TICKETS Ticket prices are $5/person and schools will be required to pay for the number they have registered. Changes to numbers may be made prior to November 1st. This will allow us to move schools off the wait list if possible. Thank you for your understanding.

To register: Please complete the online registration form (earlier is better - shows fill up quickly).

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2024 Program Information

Wind Symphony
  • 9 a.m.
    • Smetana Fanfare, Karel Husa
    • Excerpt from SYMS-75, Daniel Bukvich
    • Paprikash, Julie Giroux
  • 10:30 a.m.
    • SYMS-75, Daniel Bukvich
    • Paprikash, Julie Giroux
  • Noon
    • Variations and Theme, Daniel Bukvich
    • Paprikash, Julie Giroux
Wind Symphony bass clarinet player smiles next to alto clarinetist playing instrument
Wildcat Marching Band
  • ALL PERFORMANCES:
  • Pre-Game Show
    • Premiere (drumline groove)
    • In the Stone, Earth, Wind, and Fire, arr. Paul Murtha and Will Rapp
    • On to Victory, (UNH Fight Song) Florence V. Cole, arr. Tom Keck
    • UNH Cheer, Erika Svanoe
  • Duel-Ity, arr. Michael J. Miller and Jason Palmer (additional percussion by Mark Adams and Ron Goodwin)
    • The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Ennio Morricone
    • ​​​​​"O, Fortuna" from Carmina Burana, Carl Orff
    • Mars, the Bringer of War, Gustav Holst
    • Hide and Seek, Imogen Heap
    • Separate Ways, Journey
  • UNH Alma Mater, H.F. Moore
  • A Batida (Cadence), Mark Adams
Wildcat Marching Band sousaphone player plays under the lights in Wildcat Stadium