Cal Poly Bandfest 2012: 'Year of the Dragon'

Cal Poly Wind Orchestra, Wind Ensemble and Pride of the Pacific Marching Band

This concert celebrates the Year of the Dragon by featuring works inspired by the mystical as well as the natural and supernatural aspects of human existence. Using the complete palette of color available to the modern wind band, the performers will take you on a dazzling journey that will explore the universe around us — both seen and unseen. Then experience the powerful Pride of the Pacific marching band as it fills… Show more the concert hall with the stunning arrangements performed at football games to be played this fall in the Spanos Stadium.

- Steven Bryant – "Dusk"
- Gustav Holst – “Mars” from The Planets
- Johan de Meij – “Lothlorien” from Symphony No. 1
- Philip Sparke – "Year of the Dragon"

"The starry vault of heaven is in truth the open book of cosmic projection..." – Carl Jung

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