This Sunday November 1 we mark the second performance of our On the Road Again program. We are very pleased to have mezzo-soprano Jennifer Enns Modolo joining us once again to perform Gustav Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer). The orchestral song cycle was a relatively new form when Mahler wrote these …
The first pair of concerts of our 2015-16 season features the Slide by Slide trombone quartet, performing Jan Koetsier’s Concerto for Four Trombones and Wind Orchestra. The Trombone Concertino was originally written for string orchestra and trombone quartet. It recently was transcribed for wind band, which is a perfect for the Wellington Wind Symphony. We …
By now we suspect you’ve noticed that the Wellington Winds is now the Wellington Wind Symphony. A small change, but an important one. Here’s why we changed our name, and why we chose the one we did: The name Wellington Winds was a bit confusing to people unfamiliar with who we are. It did not …
The Wellington Winds is very pleased to announce the release of its new web-based learning resource, Music in a Lifetime: www.musicinalifetime.ca Music in a Lifetime is dedicated to the role that being involved in music can play in a fulfilled and rewarding life. The website helps young musicians explore community music-making at its finest, through …