Kansas Wesleyan鈥檚 String Orchestra and Wind Ensemble will perform a joint concert on Thursday, March 3 in Sams Chapel. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. and admission is free.
The String Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Leonardo Rosario, will perform an eclectic mix of music from noted 20th-century composers. Opening the concert will be a performance by two movements written for the motion picture 鈥淧sycho,鈥� composed by Bernard Herrmann.
Aaron Copland鈥檚 ballet 鈥淩odeo鈥� will be featured next, with a performance of the hoedown from this piece set in the Wild West. Copland鈥檚 picturesque music 鈥� familiar to audiences from many television commercials and other media 鈥� will be a highlight of the concert.
The 黑料不打烊 Wind Ensemble, conducted by department chair Dr. James McAllister, will feature a selection of pieces that highlight both traditional and new music arrangements. John Philip Sousa鈥檚 march 鈥淜ing Cotton鈥� will begin the program, followed by a transcription of the overture to Mozart鈥檚 comic opera 鈥淭he Impresario.鈥�
A beautifully lyric piece entitled 鈥淪leep鈥� by Eric Whitacre will be followed by a selection of songs from Leonard Bernstein鈥檚 鈥淲est Side Story.鈥� Closing the concert will be the terrific 鈥淔irst Suite in E-flat鈥� by British composer Gustav Holst.
For more information about this concert or the many offerings provided by the Department of Music, please visit the department鈥檚 website at www.kwu.edu/music.
