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Wind Orchestra - The Sound of Light
Michael Votta, music director
Gregory Miller, horn
Program guide:
- Download the program [PDF format]
You can also learn more about the music and its creators at the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library's website.
Featuring the world premiere of The Sound of Light, a new work by faculty composer and School of Music director Robert Gibson, followed by Kazimierz Machala’s Concerto for Horn, Winds and Percussion with guest soloist and faculty artist Greg Miller of Empire Brass.
Also, two works steeped in ceremony and ritual — Igor Stravinsky’s Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1920 version) and Oliver Messiaen’s Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum (‘And I await the resurrection of the dead’).
This event is part of the UM Wind Orchestra, The Sound of Light Engagement Project:
Upcoming performances:March 27 – The Two Viennese Schools
May 6 – Post-modern/romantic-ism
Note: Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start time of all performances; late-comers will be seated at appropriate breaks only.
Ticket Office: Call the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Ticket Office at 301-405-ARTS (2787) for ticket information.
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