Symphonic Band

Bucknell Music Department

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The Symphonic Band is the central ensemble of the University Bands program. The band was one of only four university bands from the east selected to perform for the 1998 conference of College Band Directors National Association. Membership generally numbers from sixty-five to eighty personnel. Programs are selected from some of the most challenging and rewarding music of the entire band repertoire. Recent programs have included music by such composers as Holst, Grainger, Reed, Copland, and Shostakovich. Rehearsals are held Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:00 to 6:15 p.m.