“The Music Of …” a Concert by the Webster University Wind Ensemble

What/Who:

The Webster University Wind Ensemble, directed by James A. Martin, will perform a concert of music both written and transcribed for the Wind Ensemble. They works performed range from Sweelinck’s Ballo del Granduca (1589) to Gordon Jacob’s first composition for wind ensemble in 1924 (An Original Suite). The program also includes Gustav Holst’s Mars from The Planets  and the Symphony #3  by Boris Kozhevnikov.

The second half of the concert features the Webster Choral Society under the direction of Graduate students Andrew Hampton and Charles Mueller, both completing an MA in Choral Conducting. The Choral Society will be performing Francesco Durante's Magnificat. Also featured on this work is a student string quartet, faculty member Joe Neske on harpsichord, and student and faculty soloists. 

When:

Monday, April 30, 2012, 7 p.m.

Where:

Community Music School, 535 Garden Ave., Webster University campus

Cost:

$3 general public, free to students with valid I.D.

More info:

Call the Webster University Fine Arts Hotline at 314-968-7128.

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