Encore MusicConnect with Eagan HS with Betsy McCann

The Power of Music

Encore Wind Ensemble
Betsy McCann, Conductor

Bright Shadow Fanfare - Nicole Piunno
A Hymn for Peace - Kevin Day
High Water Rising - Sally Lamb McCune
Children’s March: “Over the Hills and Far Away”
Percy Grainger
Festal Ballade for Band - Yasuhide Ito

Eagan High School

Dr. Betsy McCann is the Assistant Director of Bands and Director of Marching and Athletic Bands at the University of Minnesota. In this position, she directs the “Pride of Minnesota” Marching Band, conducts the University Band, instructs undergraduate conducting, and manages the comprehensive Athletic Bands program. McCann is the first woman to head a Big Ten Marching Band and Athletic Bands program. She has guided the program to great success on and off the field, including internationally renowned performances in the Super Bowl LII Halftime Show and World Expo 2020 in Dubai, UAE.