The ensemble performs John Mackey's Wine-Dark Sea – Symphony for Band; Russel C. Mikkelson, conductor. Five student chamber groups are also featured including an oboe/English horn duet, woodwind quintet and several quartets. They will perform works by Arne Running, Jean Françaix, Shawn Kelley, Marc Mellits and Lowell E. Shaw.
Chamber players are Hilary Hobbs, oboe and Erica Kruse, English horn (Quodlibet, Running); Daniel Gallagher, flute, Sam Zelnik, oboe, Cosmos Fristachi, clarinet, Erik Malmer, bassoon and Ben Hottensmith, horn (Tempo di marcia francese, Françaix); Elise Daigle and Tyler Kunkel, euphonium, with Bennett Deshotels and Jocelyn Smallwood, tuba (Urban Suite, Kelley); Allie Powell, Vanessa Klassen, Zachary Dierickx and Sarah Jaegers, clarinet (Black, Mellits); Philip Claassen, Anna Dorey, Benjamin Hottensmith and Sarah Zonders, horn (Frippery No. 8 – Barbershop, Shaw).
This event is free and open to the public. No ticket required.
Live stream broadcast begins 7:30 p.m.
