Van Buren Winds Armstrong Concert Hall Timothy J. Robblee, Artistic Director & Conductor Music without Borders A powerful evening of music shaped by history, displacement and artistic resilience unfolds with Paul Hindemith’s Symphony in B-flat for Band, a cornerstone of the wind repertoire composed after Hindemith fled Nazi Germany for the United States. Alongside it, Kurt Weill’s Kleine Dreigroschenmusik — a spirited suite drawn from The Threepenny Opera — blends cabaret flair with biting satire from another German émigré turned American icon. Gustav Holst’s majestic “Jupiter” from The Planets adds depth, written by a British composer of German descent who changed his name during World War I to escape anti-German sentiment. The program concludes with Hymn of the Fallen by Erik Ruane ’27 (Bachelor of Music in Composition), winner of the 2025 William Averitt Prize for Excellence in Composition, offering a contemporary voice that resonates with themes of loss and remembrance. This concert stands as a tribute to the enduring power of music across borders, eras and identities. Digital Program Shenandoah Conservatory uses digital programs for all performances. In addition to their engaging and accessible design, digital programs are cost effective, environmentally friendly and enable us to create and update our programs more efficiently, which means we can focus our resources on the performances you love! View our digital programs by clicking the button above, scanning the QR code in our venue or texting PROGRAM to (540) 307-2336 at the performance. [Note: Digital programs are best viewed on your mobile or tablet device.] View Digital Program