MusicThursday, November 12
BU Wind Ensemble - America 250: Part 2
Thursday, November 12 · 7:30-9 p.m. · Boston Univesity Tsai Performance Center
- When
- Thursday, November 12 · 7:30-9 p.m.
- Where
- Boston Univesity Tsai Performance Center685 Commonwealth Avenue · Boston, MA · 02215
About this event
Boston University Wind Ensemble
Joshua Roach, Conductor
• BOLCOM - Liberty Enlightening the World
• SCHUMAN - George Washington Bridge
• BERNSTEIN/LAVENDER - Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
• GERSHWIN - Prelude II
• GRANTHAM - Fantasy Variations on Gershwin’s Prelude II
Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Music presents the Boston University Wind Ensemble as it concludes its America 250 celebration with a program honoring American history, culture, and innovation. Highlights include William Bolcom’s Liberty Enlightening the World, presented in a new critical edition prepared by Joshua Roach, William Schuman’s tribute to New York’s iconic George Washington Bridge, and Leonard Bernstein’s vibrant dances from On the Town. Pianist Antian Ye is featured in Gershwin’s Prelude II and Donald Grantham’s virtuosic Fantasy Variations, which reimagines Gershwin’s beloved work through a contemporary lens.
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