Andrews University Wind Symphony Winter Concert

Come join us for the Wind Symphony Winter Concert, featuring our annual partnership with the Southwestern Michigan College Brass Band under the direction of conductor Mark Hollandsworth. We will explore an outdoors theme, with music from the Grand Canyon ("Sunrise at Angel’s Gate" by Philip Sparke), the Sierra Nevada ("The Grand Sierras" by Gary Kuo), an Illinois barn dance ("Spoon River" by Percy Grainger), a Roman volcano ("Vesuvius" by Frank Ticheli), Rudyard Kipling’s poem, "The White Seal" ("The Seal Lullaby" by Eric Whitacre), and a tribute to the late Stephen Sondheim ("In the Woods").

Program

Russian Christmas Music (Alfred Reed)
O Magnum Mysterium (Morton Lauridsen)
Symphonette (Stephen Bulla)

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Spoon River: An American Folk Dance (Percy Grainger/arr. Bainum) 
The Seal Lullaby (Eric Whitacre)
Sunrise at Angel’s Gate (Philip Sparke)
Selections from "Into the Woods" (Stephen Sondheim/arr. Bulla)
The Grand Sierras (Gary Kuo)
Vesuvius (Frank Ticheli)   

Andrews University Wind Symphony
Conductor: Byron Graves

The Andrews University Wind Symphony maintains a significant travel schedule throughout the Great Lakes area and seeks to provide high quality music programs and concerts representative of Adventist education and Andrews University. The Wind Symphony has performed in England, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Canada and throughout the United States.

COVID-19 Safety Measures

We encourage you (our guests) to be vaccinated or have recently tested negative for COVID-19. Please self-screen for symptoms and exposures prior to attending a concert. You should not attend events If symptomatic or if you meet Health Department criteria for isolation or quarantine. Wearing of masks is currently required.

The University is continually monitoring transmission data for the area as well as recommendations from both local and federal agencies. The University may alter mitigation protocols to address changes in risk. This could include requiring the wearing of masks/face coverings and up to canceling or postponing an event.