Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/08/2026
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Location
Caltech - Ramo Auditorium
Category(ies)
Interior of Ramo Auditorium (Photo – Caltech.edu)
Enjoy a two-for-one musical evening at Caltech’s Ramo Auditorium (inside Donald E. Baxter M.D. Hall of the Humanities and Social Sciences at 1200 E. California Blvd.), offered both Friday and Saturday nights, May 8 and 9, from 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm.
By Melanie Hooks
Classical First Half
The classical form fills the first half of the program, featuring two of the most beloved historic composers for the wind band, Percy Grainger and Gustav Holst, alongside of two of the most vital composers of today, Britain’s Philip Sparke and the leading composer of wind music today, Frank Ticheli.
Program
- First Suite in E-flat by Gustav Holst
- Rufford Park Poachers, Lord Melbourne by Percy Grainger
- from Lincolnshire Posy: Rest by Frank Ticheli
- Dance Movements by Philip Sparke
Jazzy Second Half
This concert also features the acclaimed Caltech Jazz Band, under the direction of Barb Catlin.
The Jazz Band will perform iconic selections by Stan Kenton, Bob Mintzer, Thad Jones, Chucho Valdes, and Gordon Goodwin, as well as an original composition by Caltech grad student Phil Kocheril.
For more information, please see Caltech Public Events, or contact Hyesung Park by phone at (626) 808-2641 or by email at hschoe@caltech.edu.
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