2022 In Review

Last updated: 27 August 2025

Semester 1 – SUWO Presents: Viva Musica!

Under principal conductor Cathy Chan, SUWO’s Viva Musica! spotlights wind-band favorites and showpieces—from Stanhope’s Little Ripper March and Grainger’s Irish Tune from County Derry to Reed’s Viva Musica!, de Meij’s Phantom of the Opera suite, and Mackey’s Night on Fire.

Program

Little Ripper March — David Stanhope

Into the Light — Jay Bocook

Nellie — Jayne Groves & Matt Moore

Irish Tune from County Derry — Percy Grainger

Viva Musica — Alfred Reed

Phantom of the Opera Suite — Andrew Lloyd Webber; Johan de Meij

Colonial Song — Percy Grainger

Night on Fire — John Mackey

Conductors

Cathy Chan, principal conductor

Jasmine-Jade Mills, guest conductor (Irish Tune from County Derry)

Stephen Firmer, guest conductor (Colonial Song)

Semester 2 – SUWO Presents: Game On (30 October)

SUWO Presents: Game On – YouTube

Press start with SUWO’s Game On—featuring themes from Halo, Sid Meier’s Civilization IV, Assassin’s Creed III, Skyrim, and Civilization IV, plus a special collab with SPLASH Percussion on Undertale’s MEGALOVANIA.

Program

Fanfare for the Common Man — Aaron Copland

Festivo — Edward Gregson

Video Games Live — arr. Ralph Ford

Kingdom of Elberkhan — Yuxiao Chen

Game of Thrones — Ramin Djawadi; arr. Jay Bocook

Epic Gaming Themes — arr. Paul Murtha

Riften Wed — Julie Giroux

Black Rainbow — Nathan Daughtrey

MEGALOVANIA — Toby Fox; arr. Sean Josey

Super Mario Bros. — Koji Kondo; arr. Takashi Hoshide

Conductors

Cathy Chan, principal conductor

Georgia Harrington, guest conductor (Fanfare for the Common Man)

Yuxiao Chen, guest conductor (Kingdom of Elberkhan)

Jasmine-Jade Mills, guest conductor (Game of Thrones)