AU Wind Symphony Spring Concert

Scenes of Summer is the theme of the upcoming Wind Symphony Spring Concert. As the semester draws to an end, we begin to think about warmer days, celebrations and festivals, and for some students, going home. This concert celebrates all things summer, featuring pieces such as Summer Dances by Brian Balmages, As Summer Was Just Beginning by Larry Daehn, and the fun march, The Purple Carnival arranged by Frank Erickson.

This concert is unique in that it features some of our student composers. Carlos Lugo, will debut his Danza Fantástica, a piece for piano and Wind Symphony, in this world premiere performance. Also debuting a world premier is Naomi Pelayo Cang with her piece, Mi Hogar Querido. The first half of our concert will conclude with Yohance Mack’s Take My Hand, Precious Lord, a piece composed for the unveiling of the new Martin Luther King Jr. monuments in Benton Harbor and St Joseph, MI.

Repertoire

A Celebration Fanfare - Alfred Reed 

Danza Fantástica - Carlos Lugo
    Carlos Lugo, Piano

Mi Hogar Querido - Naomi Pelayo Cang

Take My Hand, Precious Lord - Yohance Mack
 

-Intermission- 

The Purple Carnival - Harry Alford, arr. Frank Erickson
    Francis Aguilar Jr., Graduate Student Conductor

Summer Dances - Brian Balmages
    Earlon Cornwall, Graduate Student Conductor

Percussion Ensemble Feature

As Summer Was Just Beginning - Larry Daehn
    Janelle Dobson, Graduate Student Conductor

The Stars and Stripes Forever - John Philip Sousa

Andrews University Wind Symphony

Conductor: Denisse Santos

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.