Filtering by: Charles Olsen Composer
Flights of Fancy: An Imaginative Journey Through Time
May
16
3:00 PM15:00
2026, Peter Haberman, Charles Olsen Composer, Ensemble Soloist

Flights of Fancy: An Imaginative Journey Through Time

Encore closes its season with Flights of Fancy: An Imaginative Journey Through Time, featuring soloist Teresa Herbert performing Dana Wilson's Concerto for Horn. The concert also showcases the winning composition of the 2026–2027 Charles B. Olson Young Composer Competition, Bizaan, by composer Luke Soneral. Join us Sunday, May 16, 2027, at 3:00 PM at Messiah United Methodist Church at 17805 County Road 6, Plymouth, MN.

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“El Arca De Noe” [The Noah’s Ark]
May
8
3:00 PM15:00
2022, Jerry Luckhardt, Charles Olsen Composer

“El Arca De Noe” [The Noah’s Ark]

“El Arca De Noe” [The Noah’s Ark]

Messiah United Methodist

Messiah United Methodist

Encore Wind Ensemble
Jerry Luckhardt, Conductor

Selections to be performed include:
Of Our New Day Begun - Omar Thomas
Country Gardens - Percy Grainger
Cave of Mirrors - Charles D. Norris
“Silence Befalls the Lonely Embers”
Winner of the Charles B. Olson Composition Contest
”El Arce De Noe” [The Noah’s Ark] - Oscar Navarro
Symphonic Poem for Wind Band
The Liberty Bell - John Phillip Sousa

Charles D. Norris

Charles D. Norris

Winner of the Charles B. Olson Composition Contest
Charles D Norris.
His music has been called "Exhaustingly imaginative," and "highly creative with a compelling musical narrative." In 2020, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Music Education from the Greenwood School of Music at Oklahoma State University.

In his music, Charles D. Norris enjoys exploring the vast ranges of the instruments: physically, musically, and dramatically. He is drawn to the jarring sensation of the unexpected and harmonic dissonances. His recent works include a four-movement work for wind ensemble, a concerto for flute and orchestra, and a fanfare for antiphonal brass; among other works in progress.

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Music and Human Experience with Patrick Lenz
Apr
14
3:00 PM15:00
2018, Jerry Luckhardt, Charles Olsen Composer

Music and Human Experience with Patrick Lenz

Encore Wind Ensemble with Patrick Lenz

Encore Wind Ensemble
Jerry Luckhardt, Conductor

Funeral Music for Queen Mary ~ Henry Purcell
   March
   Anthem
   Canzona
Fingal’s Cave (The Hebrides) Overture Op. 23 ~ Felix Mendelssohn
As One Listens to the Rain ~ Daniel French
Pillar of Fire ~ Patrick Lenz
2018 Charles B. Olson Young Composer Contest Winner
O Magnum Mysterium ~ Morten Lauridsen
Alleluia Laudamus Te ~ Alfred Reed
Easter Monday on the White House Lawn - Sousa

Charles B. Olson
Young Composer Contest Winner

 

Patrick Lenz

Messiah United

 

Patrick Lenz (b.1994) is a current M.M. Composition student at Rice University from Eastman, Wisconsin. Patrick completed his Bachelor of Music degree at Baylor University (’17). Patrick has studied with Dr. Anthony Brandt, Dr. Scott McAllister, and Dr. Edward Taylor.

Recently, Patrick’s composition for Wind Ensemble, Pillar of Fire, was named the winner of the 2016 Baylor University Composition Contest and the 2018 Red Note New Music Composition Competition, and Funk Shui was selected as the winner of the 2018 International Woodwind Duo Symposium Composition Contest (recorded by Albany Records).

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Encore presents - Remembrances
Apr
8
3:00 PM15:00
2017, Jerry Luckhardt, Charles Olsen Composer

Encore presents - Remembrances

Encore Wind Ensemble
     Remembrances
Jerry Luckhardt, Conductor

Old Wine in New Bottles - Gordon Jacob
      The Wraggle-Taggle Gypsies
      The Three Ravens
      Begone, Dull Care
      Early One Morning
Fervent Is My Longing/Fugue in G minor - J.S. Bach/Lucien Calliet
Lux In Tenebris Lucet (Light Shines in the Darkness)-Darren Schmidt
   2017 Charles B. Olson Young Composer Contest Winner
Suite of Old American Dances - Robert Russell Bennett
      Cake Walk
      Schottische
      Western One-Step
      Wallflower Waltz
      Rag
Porgy and Bess - George Gershwin/Ralph Herman
Amazing Grace - traditional/William Himes
Slavic Farwell - Vasilij Ivan Agapkin

 
Darren Schmidt

Darren Schmidt

 

Darren Schmidt is an active composer and performer from Baltimore, Maryland.  A recent graduate of Towson University, Schmidt is taking a gap year to compose full time and sing with his award winning barbershop quartet, Pratt Street Power.  Schmidt served as principle F Horn in Towson University's Symphonic Band and conducted their premiere of his piece in December, 2016.  Lux In Tenebris Lucet (Light Shines in the Darkness) was also awarded 2nd Runner-Up in the National Band Association Young Mentor Project.  

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Encore at King of Kings LC
Mar
12
3:00 PM15:00
2016, Jerry Luckhardt, Charles Olsen Composer, Ensemble Soloist

Encore at King of Kings LC

Encore Wind Ensemble
Jerry Luckhardt, Conductor
Kristen Cooper, Oboe
Matthew Pellegrino, Charles B. Olsen Composer

Selections to be performed
Oboe Concert K314 - Mozart / Luckhardt
    Kristen Cooper, oboe

Winter Unending, Invincible Summer - Matthew Pellegrino
    2016-2017 Charles B. Olson Composer

Divertissement (1929) - Ibert / Wolfram
  1. Introduction
  2. Cortége
  3. Nocturne
  4. Valse
  5. Parade
  6. Finale

March from Symphonic Metamorphosis - Paul Hindemith

Shephrrd's Hey - Percy Grainger

Matthew Pellegrino

Matthew Pellegrino

Originally from Long Island, NY, Matthew John Pellegrino is an award winning composer and classically trained oboist. Striving towards honest music with a unique energy and lyricism, Matt seeks artistic expression that honors his artistic influences and background.

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MusicConnect with East Ridge High School
Feb
18
7:00 PM19:00
2014, MusicConnect, Guest Conductor, Charles Olsen Composer

MusicConnect with East Ridge High School

2014 Season

Heidi Johanna Miller & James Patrick Miller, conductors
Special guest, Charlie Bond (Winner 2014-2015 Charles B. Olson Young Composers Contest)
MusicConnect with East Ridge HS Band
at East Ridge High School

Selections from the following:
Orient et Occident - Camille Saint‐Saens
Against - Charlie Bond (Winner of 2014-2015 Charles B. Olson Young Composers Competition)
Evening Music - Jayce Ogren
Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo - Gustav Holst
O Magnum Mysterium - Morten Lauridsen
The Florentiner - Julius Fucik  

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Encore at Irondale High School
Feb
7
7:00 PM19:00
2014, Guest Conductor, Charles Olsen Composer, Joint Concert

Encore at Irondale High School

2014 Season

Joint concert with Gustavus Wind Orchestra
Heidi Johanna Miller & James Patrick Miller, conductors
at Irondale High School

Orient et Occident - Camille Saint‐Saens
Against - Charlie Bond (Winner of 2014-2015 Charles B. Olson Young Composers Competition)
Evening Music - Jayce Ogren
Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo - Gustav Holst
O Magnum Mysterium - Morten Lauridsen
The Florentiner - Julius Fucik 

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Encore at MMEA
Feb
13
7:00 PM19:00
2013, Jerry Luckhardt, Guest Musician, Guest Conductor, Charles Olsen Composer

Encore at MMEA

  • Minneapolis Convention Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

2013 Season

Jerry Luckhardt, Craig Kirchhoff, Kathy Romey, and Matthew Mehafey, conductors
Special Guests, Charles Lazarus, trumpet, and Justin Weiss, composer
at Minneapolis Convention Center - MMEA Convention

Overture in C, Op. 24 - Felix Mendelssohn
My Jesus! Oh, What Anguish - J. S. Bach arr. Alfred Reed
Toccata Marziale - Ralph Vaughan Williams
Landscapes - Justin Weiss, Winner of the Charles B. Olson Young Composers Contest
Oblivion - Astor Piazzolla
Trumpet Concerto - Harry James arr. Dean Sorenson
Charles Lazarus, trumpet
"Machine" from Symphony No. 5 - William Bolcom
Symphony No. 7 - Howard Hanson
University of Minnesota Choir
Kathy Romey, Matthew Mehaffey, conductors

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MusicConnect with Stillwater High School
Feb
6
7:00 PM19:00
2013, Jerry Luckhardt, MusicConnect, Guest Musician, Charles Olsen Composer

MusicConnect with Stillwater High School

2013 Season

Jerry Luckhardt and Dennis Lindsay, conductors
Special guests, Justin Weiss and Charles Lazarus
MusicConnect with Stillwater HS Band
at Trinity Lutheran Church

Overture in C, Op. 24 - Felix Mendelssohn
My Jesus! Oh, What Anguish - J. S. Bach arr. Alfred Reed
Landscapes - Justin Weiss, 2013-2014 Winner of the Charles B. Olson Young Composers Contest
Oblivion - Astor Piazzolla
Trumpet Concerto - Harry James arr. Dean Sorenson, Charles Lazarus, trumpet
"Machine" from Symphony No. 5 - William Bolcom

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MusicConnect with Rosemount High School
Mar
10
3:00 PM15:00
2012, Jerry Luckhardt, MusicConnect, Charles Olsen Composer, Guest Conductor

MusicConnect with Rosemount High School

2012 Season

Jerry Luckhardt and Steve Olson, conductor
Grant Luhmann* - 2012-2013 Charles B. Olson Young Composers Winner
MusicConnect with Rosemount HS Band
at Rosemount High School

Chester (Overture for Band) - William Schuman
Hold This Boy and Listen - Carter Pann
"Cakewalk" for Wind Band - Grant Luhmann*
Give Us This Day: A Short Symphony - David Maslanka

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Encore presents - The Need for Speed
May
15
3:00 PM15:00
2010, Jerry Luckhardt, Guest Musician, Charles Olsen Composer

Encore presents - The Need for Speed

2010 Season

Jerry Luckhardt, conductor
John David De Haan - Guest Tenor
Keane Southard* - 2010-2011 Charles B. Olson Young Composers Winner
at Wayzata Community Church 

Noisy Wheels Of Joy - Eric Whitacre
As Summer Was Just Beginning - Larry Daehn
“Waltzing Dervish” for Wind Powered Ensemble - Keane Southard*
I’ve Made My Plans for the Summer (tenor soloist) - Sousa 
Moto perpetuo - Shelley Hanson
Catch Me If You Can - John Williams
Whip & Spur - Thomas S. Allen

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Encore presents - Celebrations
Dec
5
7:00 PM19:00
2009, Jerry Luckhardt, Charles Olsen Composer

Encore presents - Celebrations

2009 Season

Jerry Luckhardt, conductor
at Gethsemane Episcopal Church

A Dakota Rhapsody - Mark Camphouse
After Rain (premiere)- Jack Hughes*
Russian Christmas Music - Alfred Reed
Jazz Suite No. 2 - Dmitri Shostakovich/Johan de Meij
Brasiliana - Joao Guilherme Ripper
Moon By Night- Jonathan Newman
In The Bond Concert March - David J. Borsheim

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Encore presents - Celebrations
Nov
14
7:00 PM19:00
2009, Jerry Luckhardt, Charles Olsen Composer

Encore presents - Celebrations

2009 Season

Jerry Luckhardt, conductor
Jack Hughes* - Charles B. Olson Composition Winner
at Trinity Lutheran Church

A Dakota Rhapsody - Mark Camphouse
After Rain (premiere)- Jack Hughes*
Russian Christmas Music - Alfred Reed
Jazz Suite No. 2 - Dmitri Shostakovich/Johan de Meij
Brasiliana - Joao Guilherme Ripper
Moon By Night- Jonathan Newman
In The Bond Concert March - David J. Borsheim

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Oct
28
3:00 PM15:00
2007, Jerry Luckhardt, Charles Olsen Composer, Guest Musician

Encore presents - Musical Miniatures

  • St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

2007 Season

St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church Music Series
Jerry Luckhardt, conductor 
Steve Newbrough, guitar
James Benhardus, 2007 CBO Young Composers Winner
at St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church

Sea Songs - Ralph Vaughan Williams 
Danses Espagnoles - Enrique Granados
Five Miniatures, Op. 52 (1929) - Joaquin Turina
A Night Voyage to the Moon - James Benhardus
Suite from The Red Pony - Aaron Copland

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Encore presents - Celebrating Past, Present & Future
Feb
15
7:00 PM19:00
2006, Jerry Luckhardt, Guest Conductor, Guest Musician, Charles Olsen Composer

Encore presents - Celebrating Past, Present & Future

  • Minneapolis Convention Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

2006 Season - Celebrating 10 Years

Jerry Luckhardt & Shelley Hanson, conductors
Carolyn Pratt, soprano
Elbert Liu, 2006 CBO Young Composers Winner
at MMEA Mid-Winter Clinic at Minneapolis Convention Center

Colas Breugnon Overture, Op. 24 - Kabalevsky
Revolvz - Elbert Liu
Io Son L'umile Ancella - Francesco Celia, trans. Luckhardt
Abanian Dance - Shelley Hanson
Capriccio from Scarlatti, Op. 17 - Shostakovich
Short Symphony - Libby Larsen

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Feb
4
3:00 PM15:00
2005, Jerry Luckhardt, Guest Musician, Charles Olsen Composer

Encore presents - Freedom Dreams

2005 Season

Jerry Luckhardt, conductor
Anna Wytko, alto saxophone
at Chautauqua Fine Arts Center

Freedom Dreams - Jennifer Higdon
Symphony No. 6 - Vincent Persichetti
Serenade for Alto Saxophone and Band - Frank Bencrisciutto
To Venture into the Realm of the Unknown - Kathryn Salfelder
George Washington Bridge - William Schuman

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Oct
16
3:00 AM03:00
2005, Charles Olsen Composer, Jerry Luckhardt, MusicConnect

MusicConnect with Cambridge-Isant High School

2005 Season

Jerry Luckhardt, conductor
Kathryn Salfelder, 2005 Charles B. Olson Young Composers Winner
MusicConnect with Cambridge-Isanti HS Band
at Cambridge-Isanti High School

Konigsmarsch - Richard Strauss
Four Scottish Dances - Malcolm Arnold
To Venture into the Realm of the Unknown - Kathryn Salfelder
Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral - Richard Wagner
Komm’, Susser Tod (Come Sweet Death) - J.S. Bach, trans. Alfred Reed
Blue Shades - Frank Ticheli

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Oct
9
3:00 PM15:00
2005, Jerry Luckhardt, Charles Olsen Composer

Encore presents - Old, New, Borrowed & Blue

2005 Season

Jerry Luckhardt, conductor
Kathryn Salfelder, 2005 Charles B. Olson Young Composers Winner
at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church

Konigsmarsch - Richard Strauss
Four Scottish Dances - Malcolm Arnold
To Venture into the Realm of the Unknown - Kathryn Salfelder
Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral - Richard Wagner
Komm’, Susser Tod (Come Sweet Death) - J.S. Bach, trans. Alfred Reed
Blue Shades - Frank Ticheli

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Nov
14
7:00 PM19:00
2004, Jerry Luckhardt, Joint Concert, Charles Olsen Composer

Encore presents - Centuries of Winds II

  • Rosemount United Methodist Church (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

2004 Season

Encore with RUMC Chancel Choir
Jerry Luckhardt, conductor
Tami Luckhardt, music director
at Rosemount United Methodist Church

Twelve Dances from "The Danserye" - Tielman Susato
O Magnum Mysterium - Morten Lauridsen, ed. Reynolds
Variants on a Medieval Tune - Norman Dello Joio
Alleluia - Randall Thompson, orch. Buckley
Sonata for Wind Orchestra - Artun Hoinic
Shenandoah - Dean Sorenson
Polka and Fugue from "Schwanda the Bagpiper" - Jaromir Weinberger, arr. Bainum

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Nov
1
7:00 PM19:00
2004, Jerry Luckhardt, MusicConnect, Charles Olsen Composer

MusicConnect with Buffalo Senior High School

2004 Season

Jerry Luckhardt & Lee Kjesbo, conductors
MusicConnect with the Buffalo Senior HS Band
at Buffalo Senior High School

Twelve Dances from "The Danserye" - Tielman Susato
Sonata for Wind Orchestra - Artun Hoinic
Theme and Variations for Full Band, Op. 43a - Arnold Schönberg
Pineapple Poll - Arthur Sullivan

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Oct
10
1:00 PM13:00
2004, Jerry Luckhardt, Charles Olsen Composer

Encore presents - Centuries of Winds I

2004 Season

Centuries of Winds I
Jerry Luckhardt, conductor
Artun Hoinic, 2004 Charles B. Olson Young Composers Winner
at St. Mark's Lutheran Church

Twelve Dances from the "Danseyre" - Tielman Susato
O Magnum Mysterium - Morten Lauridsen, arr. Reynolds
Theme and Variations Op. 43a - Arnold Schönberg
Sonata for Wind Orchestra - Artun Hoinic
Variants on a Medieval Tune - Norman Dello Joio
Polka and Fugue from "Schwanda the Bagpiper" - Jaromir Weinberger, arr. Bainum

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Oct
23
7:00 PM19:00
2003, Jerry Luckhardt, MusicConnect, Charles Olsen Composer

MusicConnect with Burnsville HS Band

2003 Season

Jerry Luckhardt, conductor
Stuart Breczinski, 2003 Charles B. Olson Young Composers Winner
MusicConnect with Burnsville HS Band
at Burnsville High School

Festive Overture - Dmitri Shostakovich, Donald Hunsberger
Ricecare a 6 - J.S. Bach, arr. McAllister, orch. Fennell
Puszta (4 Gypsy Dances) - Jan van der Roost
Clipper - Stuart Breczinski

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Feb
23
3:00 AM03:00
1996, Charles Olsen Composer, Inaugural Season, Ensemble Soloist

Encore presents - A Winter Concert

  • Benson Great Hall, Bethel University (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

1996 Season - The Inaugural Season

Charles B. Olson, conductor
Dick Wyland & Patricia West, clarinet
at Benson Great Hall, Bethel University

Colas Breugnon Overture - Dmitri Kabalevsky, trans. Walter Beeler
Enigma Variations, Opus 36 - Edward Elgar, arr. Earl Slocum
Concertpiece No. 2, Opus 114 - Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Harry Gee
A Somerset Rhapsody - Gustav Holst, trans. Clare Grundman
William Byrd Suite - Gordon Jacob
Symphonic Marches - Richard Rogers
Danzon - Leonard Berstein, arr. John Krance

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