18th Annual LIU Post Band Festival
Presented by The LIU Post Department of Music
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DateApril 29
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Event Starts7:30 PM
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LocationConcert Hall
- Wednesday, Apr 29, 2026 7:30 PM
Event Details
The LIU Post Department of Music and Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
present
Featuring the music of Brian Balmages
Brian Balmages | Composer, Conductor

James McRoy, Artistic Director and Conductor
Zachary St. John, Christopher Toomey, Paul Caputo and Lynn Cromyn, Guest Conductors
Brian Balmages, 2026 Guest Conductor & Composer-in-Residence
with performances by
Mineola High School Wind Ensemble
Syosset High School Wind Ensemble
Northport High School Symphonic Winds
2026 Tilles Festival Band
(including musicians from LIU Post and 45 Long Island High Schools)
PROGRAM
Mineola High School Wind Ensemble
REED A Festival Prelude
GIROUX Khan
BALMAGES Summer Dances
Syosset High School Wind Ensemble
BARKER Bamboo Shoots and City Streets
BALMAGES How Sweet the Sound
BALMAGES Fusion, Mvt. III: Fusion
Northport High School Symphonic Winds
HAZO Arabesque
THOMAS A Mother of a Revolution!
BALMAGES Three Celtic Dances
2026 Tilles Festival Band
CURNOW Fanfare and Flourishes
SHELDON Danzas Cubanas
BALMAGES With You
BALMAGES Rail Riffs
$15.00 adults
$10.00 students/seniors
Free Admission with LIU Post ID
Ticket Sales (these are the terms agreed to – I’m not sure how you would want to translate this for the website listing.
DAY OF SALES: Box Office open at 1pm and would remain open straight through to the proposed end time after the Concert begins. This event cannot be sold online and will not appear on Ticketmaster.
ADVANCE SALES: Tickets can be purchased in person during Box Office Hours (M-F 1p-6p) or by Phone (Phone Fees waived, same times). Advance tickets ordered over the phone can be held here for pickup or texted digitally
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