While on sabbatical leave in 1999, Milligan spent three months in Paris at the Center for Documentation of Contemporary Music, examining works written for winds and percussion by French composers since 1950 that are not available in this country. He discovered a number of compositions that the Symphony Band will perform over the next two or three years. For the most part, these are works that have never been performed in this country or in Canada. Mr. Sciortino is travelling from Paris for the final rehearsals and the performance, marking his first trip to the United States. Works by Berlioz, Ganne, Faure and Debussy round out the program.
Admission is free and open to the public.