Sunday, 9/14/2025
3:00pm | Dewitt Park
Special Event: 33rd Annual Founder’s Day Concert in the Park
Join us for an exhilarating afternoon of bold fanfares, heartfelt melodies, and classic Americana as the Ithaca College Wind Ensemble brings to life five vibrant works from the heart of the American concert band tradition in celebration of our annual Founder's Day concert.

The program opens with Robert Jager’s Esprit de Corps, a rousing tribute to spirit and unity. Next, experience the soulful lyricism of Adoration by Florence Price—one of the first African American women to gain national recognition as a composer—arranged beautifully for winds. Walter Piston’s Tunbridge Fair offers a brilliant and energetic musical picture of a New England fairground, followed by the joyful, whistling march On the Mall by Edwin Franko Goldman. The afternoon concludes with the cinematic sweep of The Cowboys Overture, John Williams’ beloved score arranged for concert band.

Free, open to the public