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WIU Wind Ensemble to Present 52nd President's Concert May 4

April 29, 2019

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MACOMB, IL -- The Western Illinois University School of Music will present the WIU Wind Ensemble's 52nd annual "President's Concert" at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 4 in the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) Recital Hall.

The Wind Ensemble will perform a program of historically significant composers from the 19th and 20th centuries including Hindemith, Grainger, Strauss, Reed and Wagner. The ensemble is conducted by WIU Professor of Music and Director of Bands Mike Fansler. Graduate instrumental conducting student Andrey Cruz will guest conduct and WIU faculty artists Professor Bruce Briney, Assistant Professor Jena Gardner, Professor Eric Ginsberg, Associate Professor Kevin Nichols and Faculty Assistant Minjung Seo will perform. Guest "off-stage" contributors include Jordan Fansler, Allie Hulen, Cicely McCain and Frank Syrek.

This performance is open free to the public.

PROGRAM:

Symphony in B-flat (1951) - Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
I. Moderately fast, with vigor
II. Andantino grazioso / Fast and gay
III. Fugue, rather broad

Colonial Song (1911/1921) - Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961)

Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, op. 28 (1894-5) - Richard Strauss (1864-1949)/Trans. Mark Hindsley (1905-1999)

La Fiesta Mexicana (1949) - H. Owen Reed (1910-2013)
I. Prelude and Aztec Dance
II. Mass
III. Carnival
- Cruz, graduate conductor

Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral (1849/1938) - Richard Wagner (1813-1883)/Trans. Lucien Calliet (1891-1985)

This will be the final live-streamed performance of the Spring 2019 semester. The performance can be found at bit.ly/2t9KeqK or on the WIU School of Music Facebook page at facebook.com/westernillinoisuniversitymusic/.

For more information about the WIU School of Music, visit wiu.edu/music.

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