The 36th Annual Carolina Band Festival and Conductors Conference ∙ The Wind Ensemble presents a bright and energetic program featuring works by John Philip Sousa, Carolyn Bremer, Ingolf Dahl, Morton Gould, and Leonard Bernstein. The ensemble will be joined by Dr. Robert Young, professor of saxophone, along with festival guest clinicians Sarah McKoin, William L. Lake, Jr., and John R. Locke.
The Symphonic Band is joined by Dr. Abigail Pack, professor of horn, in a program of works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Catherine Likhuta, and Théo Schmitt.
The Symphony Orchestra welcomes Mongolian horsehead fiddle virtuoso Suyahan for a special program showcasing works by Weber, Tchaikovsky, and Brahms. The evening also features the world premiere of a new piece by Chinese composer 温泽 (Wenze), highlighting a dynamic blend of classical tradition and contemporary artistry.
The UNCG Concert Band presents a program of classic and contemporary repertoire featuring works from John Prescott, Richard Saucedo, William Owens, Nicole Piunno, and Gustav Holst.
The Symphonic Band celebrates the richness and diversity of American musical voices with a program featuring works by American composers Morton Gould, Elena Specht, Charles Ives, Mary Lou Williams, and William Schuman.
The Concert Band presents a program of classic and contemporary repertoire, highlighted by a feature performance from clarinet soloist Cat Keen Hock. The concert includes music by Reena Esmail, Julie Giroux, Nathan Daugherty, Carlos Simon, Rossano Galante, and Carol Brittin Chambers, showcasing a wide range of musical voices.
The Wind Ensemble closes its season with a dynamic program featuring Dr. Ryan Reynolds, professor of bassoon, alongside works by Igor Stravinsky, Omar Thomas, Luke Ellard, Edwin Franko Goldman, and a world premiere by Marianne Ploger.
It is John’s arrangement of the “Star Spangled Banner” that helped propel Whitney Houston in her 1990 performance at the Super Bowl (the recording went platinum). His recordings with the Clayton Brothers, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Milt Jackson, Monty Alexander, Count Basie and others are plentiful. John feels “I’ve been... Continue reading...
The Miles Davis Jazz Studies Program rounds out the year with jazz bassist, composer, arranger, and producer John Clayton. A GRAMMY® winner with nine additional nominations and has written and/or recorded with artists such as Milt Jackson, Diana Krall, Paul McCartney, Regina Carter, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Gladys Knight, Queen Latifah, McCoy Tyner, YoYo Ma, and Charles Aznavour, to name only a few.
