SF State Wind Ensemble

Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 5:00 pm
The SF State Wind Ensemble is comprised of about 65 musicians, including students, faculty, staff and community members. Guest conductor: Mark Davis Scatterday, director, Eastman Wind Ensemble. Free.
Location: 
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall
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Website: 
School of Music and Dance
Sponsor: 
School of Music and Dance
Contact: 
SF State Box Office
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Phone: 
415-338-2467
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While offering performers opportunities to expand their technical, intellectual and musical horizons, the SF State Wind Ensemble intends to broaden performance and teaching skills by cultivating an interest in wind music as an integral part of the American music scene. Wind Ensemble alumni perform all across the globe, and hold teaching positions or leadership roles in their respective major areas of concentration throughout the U.S.

Wind Ensemble performances feature new compositions for wind band in addition to works from the core wind literature. The ensemble is dedicated to presenting an exciting variety of challenging repertoire from all musical periods, cultures and styles. The ensemble commissions new music, presents world premieres and collaborates with renowned guest artists.

Program

  • Bach (1685–1750): Fantasia in G major
  • Woolfenden (1937–): Illyrian Dances (1986)
  • Aaron Copland (1900–1990): Variations on a Shaker Melody (1956)
  • Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978): Armenian Dances
  • Frank Ticheli (1958–): Angels in the Architecture (2008)

Press coverage

San Francisco Chronicle, October 3, 2013

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