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Wind Ensemble President's Concert May 4
April 30, 2024
MACOMB, IL - The Western Illinois University School of Music will present the 58th Annual Wind Ensemble President's Concert at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 4 in the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) Recital Hall.
The WIU Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Matt Thomas, professor of Music and Associate Director of Bands, will perform a concert honoring WIU's Interim President, Kristi Mindrup, featuring guest pianist Po-Chuan Chiang; Master of Ceremonies; and WIU graduate assistant conductor Adrian Lowry.
The program will include:
We're Marching On (Western Illinois University Fight Song) (1935) - Walter H. Eller
Fanfare for an Angel (2010/2018) - James Stephenson
- Adrian Lowry, Graduate Assistant Conductor
Scherzo for X-Wings (2016) - John Williams (1932b)/ arr. Paul Lavender
Four Dances from West Side Story (1957-/1980) - Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)/arr. Ian Polster
I. Scherzo
II. Mambo
III. Cha-cha
IV. Cool
Introduction and Capriccio (1966) - John Barnes Chance
- Po-Chuan Chiang, piano
Ecstatic Waters (2008) - Steve Bryant (1972b)
I. Ceremony of Innocence
II. Augurs
III. The Generous Wrath of Simple Men
IV. The Loving Machinery of Justice
V. Spiritus Mundi (epilogue)
Commencement Ceremony March from University Scenes (1999) – Randall E. Faust (1947b)
This performance is open free for general audience seating and will be live-streamed on the School of Music's YouTube channel and Facebook page.
For more information, call the COFAC Recital Hall office at (309) 298-1843 or visit wiu.edu/recitalhall.
Posted By: University Communications (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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