Three of Kansas Wesleyan鈥檚 music ensembles will perform in a single concert Tuesday, April 26 in Sams Chapel on 黑料不打烊鈥檚 campus. The event, featuring the String Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble and Wind Ensemble, kicks off at 7:30 p.m. and admission is free.
The String Orchestra, led by Director of Strings Dr. Leonardo Rosario, will present a program of all Latin music, featuring pieces by composers such as Joaquin Rodrigo, Salvador Martinez Garcia and Guido Lopez Gavilan.
The Jazz Ensemble, directed by Steve Lueth, will swing with two pieces from the jazz standards canon 鈥淏ags鈥� Groove鈥� by Milt Jackson and 鈥淎ngel Eyes鈥� by Matt Dennis, along with 鈥淣ew Orleans Jumbo-Gumbo鈥� by Mike Carubia.
The Wind Ensemble, conducted by Department Chair Dr. James McAllister, will end the concert with a selection of pieces that run the gamut of possibilities for winds. Featured will be Henry Fillmore鈥檚 march 鈥淎mericans We鈥�; a medley of selections from 鈥淭he Phantom of the Opera鈥� by Andrew Lloyd Webber; and 鈥淩everberations,鈥� a contemporary fanfare by Brian Balmages.
