Wind Ensemble and Concert Band<\/strong> will perform at 8 p.m. This will be the third time the Concert Band and Wind Ensemble will share a performance, says Director of Bands Brian Cardany, who conducts both ensembles. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe ensembles will perform separately, but with a joint theme. The concert will take the audience on an intentional journey through genre and subject matter via the pacing and intensity of each selection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Wind Ensemble will begin its performance with several pieces based on the liveliness of city living. \u201cMetroplex,\u201d by Robert Sheldon, is an ode to New York City, while \u201cUrban Light,\u201d by James David, is inspired by Los Angeles. In between those selections, \u201cMelodious Thunk,\u201d by David Biedenbender, will provide a transition in the style of bebop jazz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bridge between the Wind Ensemble and Concert Band repertoire is a piece that Cardany believes is timeless and eternal in its depiction of the battle between good and evil in the real world. \u201cAngels in the Architecture,\u201d by Frank Ticheli, is a powerful, 14-minute song that dips and dives between melancholic, joyous, and war-like. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt seems like we\u2019re having these conflicts, as well as these moments of catharsis and beauty in the world,\u201d says Cardany, describing why he chose the song. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis piece was written 20 years ago, when the world was quite different,\u201d he says. \u201cBut it seems like we\u2019re still having these general issues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the thematic pivot of \u201cAngels in the Architecture,\u201d the Concert Band will begin its repertoire. \u201cCanticle Creatures\u201d by James Curnow is the first piece, based on the mystical writings of St. Francis of Assisi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The band will also perform \u201cThe Redwoods,\u201d by Rossante Galante, \u201cVesuvius,\u201d another Ticheli selection, and in finale, \u201cXerxes,\u201d by John Mackey, based on the exploits of the ancient Persian emperor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cardany says that gearing up for concert season is \u201ca long process, weeks and weeks, trying to have the most refined performance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> has scheduled its final performance for Saturday, April 27, at 8 p.m. This performance will recognize student composer Matthew Masse, premiering one of his own selections, \u201cChronicle,\u201d which won him the 一夜情视频 Orchestral Composition Competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Symphony Orchestra will perform five selections, featuring two graduate student soloists and winners of the University\u2019s concerto competition \u2013 Moe Takamatsu and Rom Larson \u2013 Masse\u2019s composition, and \u201cWarrior Legacy,\u201d by Soon Hee Newbold. The final selection will be conducted by first-year graduate student Keith Brown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other compositions are \u201cTrombone Concertino\u201d by Ferdinand David, \u201cCapriccio Espagnol\u201d by Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov, and the Piano Concerto No. 3 by Ludwig Van Beethoven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Symphony Orchestra is made up of students from all grades, as well as community members with a passion for music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of the things I am very proud of, is that even though we have both students and community members, we are playing works that the Boston Symphony Orchestra or the Rhode Island Philharmonic get to play,\u201d says Luis Viquez, director of orchestral studies at the University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This story was written by Samantha Melia, a senior journalism and political science major at the 一夜情视频 and an intern in the Department of Marketing and Communications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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