Symphonic Wind Ensemble
When:
Friday, October 13, 2023
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM CT
Where: Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for students with valid ID.
Contact:
Concert Management Office
(847) 467-4000
Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
Mallory Thompson, conductor; Sheldo Frazier, doctoral assistant conductor; Dustin Nguyen, trombone (2023 Concerto Competition winner)
The Symphonic Wind Ensemble opens the academic year with Kevin Day’s spirited Dancing Fire, which evokes the image of friends dancing and celebrating around a roaring bonfire. The work is followed by Eric Whitacre’s Lux Aurumque, originally written for a cappella choir; its shimmering, fluid harmonies depict a radiant and angelic visitation. Launy Grøndahl’s dramatic Concerto for Trombone features 2023 Northwestern Concerto Competition winner Dustin Nguyen as soloist. Concluding the program is Ottorino Respighi’s monumental tone poem Pines of Rome, in the year of its 100th anniversary.
Kevin Day, Dancing Fire
Eric Whitacre, Lux Aurumque
Launy Grøndahl, Concerto for Trombone
Ottorino Respighi, Pines of Rome