Northshore Concert Band: Enduring Voices

Northshore Concert Band opens its 70th season with a powerful journey from darkness to light. Shostakovich’s Prelude in E-flat Minor sets a somber tone, its weighty harmonies giving way to brilliance and virtuosity as the program unfolds. Adolphus Hailstork’s American Guernica offers a poignant remembrance of four children killed in a racially motivated church bombing in 1963, juxtaposing the terror of the attack with gospel-tinged moments of introspection and hope. The Band presents the world premiere of a new work by composer Henry Dorn, a compelling new voice in wind band music, inspired by the deep emotional resonance that outlasts actions and words. Superstar sibling trumpeters Christopher Martin and Michael Martin take center stage in a dazzling duo arrangement of Bizet’s Carmen, trading melodies, flourishes, and cadenzas in a fiery showcase of the opera’s most cherished themes. The concert closes on a lighter note with Saint-Saëns’ quickstep Pas redoublé — an exhilarating spark to cap an afternoon of reflection, resilience, and renewal.

Mallory Thompson Artistic Director

Christopher Martin Trumpet (Principal Trumpet, New York Philharmonic)

Michael Martin Trumpet (Trumpet, Boston Symphony Orchestra)

Dmitri Shostakovich (arr. Reynolds) Prelude in E-flat Minor

Adolphus Hailstork American Guernica

Henry Dorn New Work — NCB Commission

Georges Bizet (arr. Hunsberger) Carmen Fantasia for Two Trumpets & Wind Ensemble

Camille Saint-Saëns (trans. Frackenpohl) Pas redoublé

Northshore Concert Band (NCB) is a 100-member symphonic band active in the Chicago metropolitan area. Founded in 1956, the 2025/26 Season marks the Band's 70th anniversary. In celebration, the Band will be joined by acclaimed guest artists Christopher Martin and Michael Martin, will premiere a new work by Henry Dorn, and will appear at the 79th annual Midwest Clinic in December 2025. Learn more about NCB at .

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