The Carleton College Symphony Band will perform their fall concert on Friday, October 30 at 8 p.m. in the Carleton College Concert Hall. The program will feature a unique theme – the selections will commemorate composers and events whose dates end in the numeral ‘9.’  This event is free and open to the public.

Directed by professor of music Ronald Rodman, the Symphony Band will perform "Music from the Royal Fireworks" by Handel (died 1759), “Fingal's Cave Overture” by Mendelssohn (born 1809), and the finale to the "Farewell Symphony” by Haydn (died 1809). Also on the program is a suite of pieces by Handel compiled by English conductor Thomas Beecham called "The Gods Go A-Begging." Finally, they will perform the “Symphony No. 1” by Daniel Bukvich, a programmatic piece commemorating the beginning of World War II (1939).

The Symphony Band is comprised of Carleton students from all around the world and performs publically once per academic term. Rodman earned his Ph.D. in Music Theory from Indiana University in 1992.  He has published articles for the Journal of Music Theory, College Music Symposium, and Indiana Theory Review, has contributed chapters to several books on music and film, and is currently writing an article on television music for the “New Grove Dictionary of American Music.” Oxford University Press recently published Rodman’s book “Tuning In: American Narrative Television Music.”

The Carleton College Concert Hall is located at First Street and Winona Street in Northfield. For more information or disability accommodations, contact the music department at (507) 222-4475.