The University of North Dakota Wind Ensemble, under the direction of James Popejoy, director of bands at UND, will present a concert at 8 p.m., Monday, Nov. 30, in the Chester Fritz Auditorium. Tickets, available at the door, are $7 for adults, $3 for students and senior citizens or $14 per family.
The program will feature two works by acclaimed film composer John Williams, starting with the opening song, “Olympic Fanfare and Theme,” composed for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Donald Hunsberger’s setting of the music from one of the most recognizable film scores ever composed — “Star Wars” — will close the concert.
Other works on the program include Vincent Persichetti’s “Symphony No. 6” and “Ye Banks and Braes O’Bonnie Doon” by Percy Grainger. Rounding out the program will be two traditional “war horse” compositions for band, “Light Calvary Overture” of Franz von Suppé, and Henry Fillmore’s entertaining “Lassus Trombone.”
Selected by audition, the UND Wind Ensemble consists of the finest wind and percussion musicians from across the campus and includes students from many academic disciplines. They have performed at various conferences and events, most recently presenting a featured performance at the Western International Band Clinic in Seattle.
For additional information, please contact the UND Band Department at 777.2815.
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