UBC Concert Winds and Symphonic Wind Ensemble – Postcard from the Past II
Presented by the UBC School of Music
“Postcard from the Past II”
UBC Concert Winds and
UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Brian Balmages: Fanfare Canzonique
Richard Strauss: Serenade in Eb, Op. 7
Gaspar Cassando/arr. Slocum: Toccata (in the style of Girolamo Frescobaldi)*
James arnes: Yorkshire Ballad
Gustav Holst: Second Suite in F
Alfred Reed: Gallop from First Suite for Band
J.S. Bach/arr. Goldman: Fantasia in G Major
Gustav Holst: First Suite in Eb
Paul Hindemith/trans. Wilson: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber
* conducted by Nina Falcos all other works Dr. Robert Taylor, conductor
The Symphonic Wind Ensemble, which is open to Music and other university students by audition, plays four concerts on campus each year. This group also hosts an annual band festival, attracting talented high school students from all over British Columbia. Wind Ensemble players also take part in U.B.C. convocation ceremonies and regularly tour the province (and occasionally the United States). This ensemble is dedicated to performing the finest and most challenging wind repertoire.
FREE – Tickets will be issued from the Chan Centre Ticket Office on the day of the performance beginning at noon. Arrive early to avoid disappointment.
