The following is a list of concert band works commissioned by or dedicated to Kappa Kappa Psi or Tau Beta Sigma.
In 1947, Kappa Kappa Psi created its first National Intercollegiate Band, a band composed of musicians from universities across the United States. Since 1953, the national chapters of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma have commissioned a new work for wind band to be premiered at the National Intercollegiate Band concert. This program was begun under the direction of Grand President Hugh McMillen to add to the wind repertoire. A number of the commissions have garnered national acclaim, including Robert Russell Bennett's Symphonic Songs for Band , commissioned for the 1957 National Intercollegiate Band, and Karel Husa's Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Orchestra, commissioned for the 1973 band. [1] [2]
In the years following the start of the national commissioning program, local chapters have begun to commission new band works themselves. Some of these have also received acclaim, including David Maslanka's Traveler, commissioned by the University of Texas at Arlington chapters of the fraternity and sorority in honor of the retirement of Director of Bands Ray Lichtenwalter. [2] [3]
Between the national Commissioning Program and commissions from individual chapters, many notable band composers have been commissioned, including Jack Stamp, David Gillingham, Julie Giroux, Claude T. Smith, Frank Ticheli and W. Francis McBeth.
Year | Title of Work | Composer | Commissioning Party and Institution |
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1931 | Kappa Kappa Psi March | J. DeForest Cline | ΚΚΨ National Chapter [4] |
1933 | The March of Kappa Kappa Psi | Joseph O. DeLuca | ΚΚΨ–Omega (University of Arizona) [5] |
1934 | Kappa Kappa Psi March | Bohumil Makovsky | ΚΚΨ National Chapter [4] |
1953 | Ballet for Band | Don Gillis | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] [6] |
1957 | Symphonic Songs for Band | Robert Russell Bennett | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] [7] |
1959 | Prelude and Dance | Paul Creston | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] |
1961 | National Intercollegiate Band March | Richard Franko Goldman | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] |
1963 | Symphonic Essays | Clifton Williams | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] |
1965 | Symphonic Requiem | Václav Nelhýbel | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] |
1967 | Study in Textures | Gunther Schuller | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] |
1969 | Songs of Abelard | Norman Dello Joio | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] |
Divergents | W. Francis McBeth | ΚΚΨ–Lambda (University of Arkansas) [8] ΤΒΣ–Psi | |
1970 | Propagula | Robert Linn | ΚΚΨ–Alpha Psi (West Texas A&M University) [9] [10] |
Neologue | Jared Spears | ΚΚΨ–Lambda (University of Arkansas) [11] ΤΒΣ–Psi | |
1971 | The Seventh Seal | W. Francis McBeth | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] |
Tau Beta Sigma March | Donald I. Moore | Ladine Bennett Housholder (ΤΒΣ) [4] | |
1973 | Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Orchestra | Karel Husa | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] [12] |
Overture: Memory of a Friend | Robert Jager | ΚΚΨ–Lambda (University of Arkansas) [13] ΤΒΣ–Psi | |
Chronolog | Jared Spears | ΚΚΨ–Epsilon Theta (University of Louisiana at Monroe) [11] | |
Dilemmae | William Latham | ΚΚΨ–Alpha Psi (West Texas A&M University) [14] | |
1975 | Let Us Now Praise Famous Men | Martin Mailman | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] |
1976 | Reflections On An Old Hymn Tune | Richard Willis | ΚΚΨ–Epsilon Theta (University of Louisiana at Monroe) [15] ΤΒΣ–Delta Sigma |
Dance Variations | John Zdechlik | ΚΚΨ–Gamma Pi (Purdue University) [16] | |
1977 | Symphony No. 1 for Band | Claude T. Smith | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] |
1978 | Affirmation and Credo | Claude T. Smith | ΤΒΣ–Delta Rho (Missouri State University) [17] |
1979 | Prelude and Double Fugue | Fisher Tull | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] |
Rondo Cappricio | John Zdechlik | ΚΚΨ–Beta Gamma (Louisiana State University) [16] ΤΒΣ–Alpha Lambda | |
Dance Scene | Michael Hennagin | ΚΚΨ–Epsilon Theta (University of Louisiana at Monroe) [18] ΤΒΣ–Delta Sigma | |
1980 | Caccia for Band | W. Francis McBeth | ΚΚΨ–Gamma Phi (Stephen F. Austin State University) [8] |
King Ubu | Michael Schelle | ΚΚΨ–Alpha Beta (Butler University) [19] ΤΒΣ–Epsilon | |
1981 | Chamarita! | Roger Nixon | University of Florida [20] [nb 1] National Endowment for the Arts |
Cantique and Festival | Jared Spears | ΚΚΨ–Delta Rho (Arkansas State University) [11] | |
LUX: Legend of Sankta Lucia | Mary Jeanne van Appledorn | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] | |
1982 | Ferris Fantasy | Harry Dempsey | ΚΚΨ–Delta Omega (Ferris State University) [21] ΤΒΣ–Gamma Pi |
1983 | Stars and Stripes Variations | Robert Jager | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] |
Century Tower | James Barnes | ΚΚΨ–Alpha Eta (University of Florida) [22] ΤΒΣ–Beta Xi | |
1984 | Seven Deadly Sins | Robert Xavier Rodriguez | ΚΚΨ–Zeta Kappa (Texas A&M University–Commerce) [23] ΤΒΣ–Epsilon Beta |
1985 | Chorale Prelude on a German Folk Tune | James Barnes | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] |
Sinfonia Drammatica | Arnold Franchetti | ΚΚΨ–Alpha Beta (Butler University) | |
Sinfonia for Winds and Percussion | John Boda | ΚΚΨ–Gamma Nu (Florida State University) [24] ΤΒΣ–Alpha Omega | |
1987 | Overture Alfresco | Jerry Bilik | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] |
Variants on an Ancient Air | James Curnow | ΚΚΨ–Gamma Phi (Stephen F. Austin State University) [25] ΤΒΣ–Beta Zeta | |
Sinfonia XV "Ursa Major" | Timothy Broege | ΚΚΨ–Gamma Phi (Stephen F. Austin State University) [26] | |
Pagan Dances | James Barnes | ΚΚΨ–Epsilon Beta (University of Central Arkansas) [27] | |
1988 | In The Spring, at the Time When Kings Go Off to War | David Holsinger | ΚΚΨ–Gamma Phi (Stephen F. Austin State University) [28] ΤΒΣ–Beta Zeta |
Catcher of Shadows | Philip Wilby | ΚΚΨ–Iota Alpha (California State University, Fresno) [29] ΤΒΣ–Eta Omega | |
1989 | Symphonic Canticle | David Holsinger | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] |
Riverwalk | Carl Johnson | ΚΚΨ–Eta Phi (Syracuse University) [30] ΤΒΣ–Eta Alpha | |
In Memoriam | David Maslanka | ΚΚΨ–Delta Sigma (University of Texas at Arlington) [31] ΤΒΣ–Gamma Nu | |
Athenian Festival | Anne McGinty | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] | |
Danse Celestiale | Robert Sheldon | ΚΚΨ–Alpha Eta (University of Florida) [32] ΤΒΣ–Beta Xi | |
1991 | Infinite Horizons | John Cheetham | ΚΚΨ–Alpha Omicron (Texas Tech University) [33] |
Hymn Variants (based on Lasst uns erfreuen [1623]) | Alfred Reed | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] | |
Gaian Visions | Frank Ticheli | ΚΚΨ–Gamma Phi (Stephen F. Austin State University) [34] | |
Space Symphony | Julie Giroux | ΚΚΨ–Theta Nu (Northwestern State University) [35] | |
1992 | Crest of Allegiance | Robert Foster | Elizabeth Ludwig Fennell (ΤΒΣ) [4] |
But God's Own Descent | John White | ΚΚΨ–Alpha Eta (University of Florida) [36] ΤΒΣ–Beta Xi | |
1993 | Daystar: Symphonic Variations for Wind and Percussion | James Curnow | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] |
1995 | A Tuning Piece: Songs of Fall and Winter | David Maslanka | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] |
Cycles of Moons and Tides | Mary Jeanne van Appledorn | ΤΒΣ–Gamma Tau (University of Central Arkansas) [37] | |
1996 | A Gathering of Angels | Jared Spears | ΚΚΨ–Epsilon Kappa (Angelo State University) [38] |
1997 | Desert Winds | Cynthia Folio | ΚΚΨ–Alpha Epsilon (Temple University) [39] |
Revenge of the Darkseekers! | Stephen Melillo | ΚΚΨ–Theta Alpha (Southwest Texas State University) [40] ΤΒΣ–Eta Epsilon | |
Capitan Majesty | Timothy Rhea | ΚΚΨ–Alpha Omicron (Texas Tech University) [41] ΤΒΣ–Beta | |
Rondo Jubiloso | John Zdechlik | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] | |
A Fraternal Prelude | Gary Powell Nash | ΚΚΨ–Eta Gamma (Morgan State University) [42] | |
1998 | Dark Dreams of a Circus Bandstand | David Williams | ΚΚΨ–Omicron (West Virginia University) [43] |
1999 | From This Wilderness... | Roland Barrett | Alan Bonner (ΚΚΨ) [4] |
Unusual Behavior in Ceremonies Involving Drums | Daniel Bukvich | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] | |
Culloden | Julie Giroux | Alan Bonner (ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ) [4] | |
2000 | Hajj | Stephen Melillo | Consortium
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Four Maryland Songs | Jack Stamp | ΚΚΨ–Gamma Xi (University of Maryland) [45] ΤΒΣ–Beta Eta | |
An American Elegy | Frank Ticheli | ΚΚΨ–Alpha Iota (University of Colorado Boulder) [46] | |
2001 | Hands of Mercy | Julie Giroux | Donna Beth McCormick (ΤΒΣ) [4] |
Mourning Dances | Timothy Mahr | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] | |
The Imperceptible Voices Cloaked in Wind | Jerome P. Miskell | ΚΚΨ North Central District Chapter [47] | |
To the Summit! (Strive for the Highest) | Robert W. Smith | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ Southeast District Chapters [48] | |
From the Mountains | Jay Chattaway | ΚΚΨ–Omicron (West Virginia University) [49] | |
2002 | High Adventure | Randol Bass | ΤΒΣ–Theta (University of Cincinnati) [50] |
Dances of Nahawand | Scott Meister | ΚΚΨ–Iota Omicron (Appalachian State University) [51] | |
Dakota | M.J. Cotton | ΚΚΨ–Kappa Mu (University of Georgia) [52] | |
Cloudless Day, Bitter Sky | Donald Grantham | ΚΚΨ–Epsilon Kappa (Angelo State University) [53] ΤΒΣ–Delta Tau | |
Jacob's Ladder | Paul Richards | Consortium
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Come, memory ... | Donald Grantham | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] | |
Into the Solitude | Katherine Murdock | ΤΒΣ–Alpha Mu (Wichita State University) [55] | |
2003 | Caccia | Reber Clark | ΚΚΨ–Delta Delta (Arkansas Tech University) [56] ΤΒΣ–Beta Nu |
Vigor | Sean O'Loughlin | ΚΚΨ–Gamma Kappa (Northern Arizona University) [57] | |
Colors Aloft | Daniel Godfrey | ΚΚΨ–Gamma Nu (Florida State University) [58] | |
Ebullience | Stephen Lias | ΚΚΨ–Gamma Phi (Stephen F. Austin State University) [59] | |
Morning Song | Philip Sparke | ΚΚΨ–Beta Kappa (Bowling Green State University) [60] ΤΒΣ–Alpha Xi | |
Traveler | David Maslanka | ΚΚΨ–Delta Sigma (University of Texas at Arlington) [3] ΤΒΣ–Gamma Nu University of Texas at Arlington Band Alumni Association | |
Bandancing | Jack Stamp | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] | |
2005 | Fanatic Fanfare | Paul Richards | ΚΚΨ–Alpha Eta (University of Florida) [61] |
Fantasia for Band | Nolan Schmit | ΚΚΨ–Epsilon Omega (University of Nebraska–Lincoln) [62] | |
The Seasons | Philip Sparke | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] | |
2006 | Home Again | Brian Biddle | ΚΚΨ–Alpha Beta (Butler University) [63] |
Husaria Cavalry Overture | Julie Giroux | ΚΚΨ–Omicron (West Virginia University) [64] | |
Ancient Irish Hymn | Sean O'Loughlin | ΚΚΨ–Eta Phi (Syracuse University) [65] ΤΒΣ–Eta Alpha | |
2007 | Variations and Fugue on How Firm a Foundation | Stephen Emmons | ΚΚΨ–Epsilon Kappa (Angelo State University) [66] ΤΒΣ–Delta Tau |
Dream | Adam F. Brennan | ΤΒΣ–Gamma Chi (Mansfield University) [67] | |
Celestial Dancers | Eric Ewazen | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] | |
Mansions of Glory | David Gillingham | ΚΚΨ–Lambda Epsilon (Ouachita Baptist University) [68] ΤΒΣ–Theta Beta | |
Purple Heart | David Shaffer | ΚΚΨ–Epsilon Xi (Miami University) [69] ΤΒΣ–Delta Epsilon | |
Variations on a Maine Theme | Craig Skeffington | ΚΚΨ–Epsilon Upsilon (University of Maine) [70] | |
2008 | Concerto for Piano and Wind Ensemble | James Woodward | ΚΚΨ–Alpha Beta (Butler University) [71] |
Fugue with Drums | Joe Nelson | ΚΚΨ–Alpha Psi (West Texas A&M University) [72] | |
Loud Sunsets | George Lam | ΚΚΨ–Theta Beta (Boston University) [73] | |
Fuse | Rob Smith | ΚΚΨ–Theta Nu (Northwestern State University) [74] | |
2009 | Two American Canvases | Mark Camphouse | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] |
A Century of Opportunity Celebration | Lester Pack | ΚΚΨ–Zeta Zeta (University of Arkansas at Monticello) [75] | |
The Gates of the Wonder-World Open | Joseph C. Phillips | ΚΚΨ–Gamma Xi (University of Maryland) [76] | |
Concerto for Piano and Wind Orchestra: Solar Traveller | Judith Lang Zaimont | Consortium
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A Little Learning is a Dangerous Thing | Eric Honour | ΚΚΨ–Lambda Omega (Northwestern Oklahoma State University) [78] | |
2010 | HardDrive | Julie Giroux | ΚΚΨ–Iota (Georgia Institute of Technology) [79] |
Always We Begin Again | Patrick Burns | ΚΚΨ–Sigma (Ohio Northern University) [80] | |
Back to Old Fairview | Michael Leckrone | ΚΚΨ–Alpha Beta (Butler University) [81] | |
Glass Menagerie | Brant Karrick | ΚΚΨ–Beta Rho (University of Toledo) [82] | |
Carolina Fantasy | Gordon "Dick" Goodwin | University of South Carolina Music Fraternities
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2011 | Movements for Wind Ensemble | Jack Hughes | ΚΚΨ–Gamma Delta (Wayne State College) [84] |
Someday | Zachary J. Friedland | ΚΚΨ–Theta Upsilon (University of Rhode Island) [85] [nb 2] | |
Repercussions | Adam Gorb | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [4] | |
2012 | Blue and White Dance | Andrew Boysen Jr. | ΚΚΨ Northeast District Chapter [86] |
2013 | Idyll and Whirlwind | Steven Bryant | ΚΚΨ North Central District Consortium
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(Redacted) | John Mackey | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [88] | |
2013 | The Two Rivers | Richard D. Hall | ΚΚΨ -Theta Alpha Chapter [89] |
2015 | Of Blood and Stone | Julie Giroux | ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ National Chapters [90] |
2017 | The Eyes of the World Are upon You | Jennifer Jolley | ΚΚΨ-Alpha Tau (University of Texas at Austin) [91] |
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(help)[ permanent dead link ]Later in the program, Campo will direct another work from the standard repertoire, Robert Russell Bennett's Symphonic Songs for Band. The three-movement suite was commissioned in 1957 by Kappa Kappa Psi, the national band fraternity.