Student Artist Competition second prize winner Taylor Stirm and Spanish conductor Juan José Navarro join the Wind Ensemble for a program of works by faculty composer Mark Engebretson, Arnold Schoenberg, Scott McAllister, Amando Blanquer Ponsoda, Luis Serrano Alarcón, and Jaime Texidor.
The Symphonic Band is joined by Dr. Stephanie Ycaza, UNCG professor or tuba and euphonium, for a program of works by Kevin Day, Ivette Herryman Rodríguez, Norman Dello Joio, Gala Flagello, Drew Bonner, and Dmitri Shostakovich.
The Wind Ensemble will be joined by contemporary music trailblazers Hub New Music and composer Gala Flagello. Currently based in Detroit, the ensemble’s name is inspired by its founding city of Boston’s reputation as a hub of innovation.
The Casella Sinfonietta presents a faculty-student side-by-side concert of works by Steve Reich, Maria Schneider, and Aaron Copland, with video of Martha Graham’s original choreography for ‘Appalachian Spring.’
The UNCG Wind Ensemble performs for the National Conference of the College Band Directors National Association at Van Cliburn Concert Hall in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Music by Michael Burns, Mark Engebretson, Billie Feather, Steve Landis, Alejandro Rutty and Hank Smith
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The Concert Band presents a diverse program of works by Václav Nelhybel, William Grant Still, Cait Nishimura, Dwayne Milburn, and Kevin Day.
