Guest post by Michael Purves-Smith High Flight, by Joseph Turrin (1947 – ) http://www.curnowmusicpress.com/josephturrin.htm This challenging work was written in 2008 for the United States Air force Band, certainly a contender for the finest band in the world. It is a work that capitalizes fully on the virtuosic resources of that group, as the composer …
Longtime Winds followers will remember euphonium player extraordinaire, Harvey Gleiser, who passed away in 2010 after a lifetime of music-making. Our concerts on February 8 and February 22 include a tribute to Harvey. Harvey left a generous bequest to the Winds, and we have used some of those funds to partner in a consortium for …
We are very pleased to welcome Mark Dubois, internationally renowned lyric tenor, as our soloist on November 23. Mr. Dubois will be performing selections by Donizetti, Lalo, Strauss, and Gilbert and Sullivan. Mark Dubois has performed with major orchestras across Canada and the United States. He has performed on opera and concert stages of Europe …
Our first set of concerts, themed Konzert der Deutschen Musik, are coming up! We will be performing on Sunday October 19 at Grandview Baptist Church in Kitchener, and Sunday October 26 at Knox Presbyterian Church in Waterloo. Both concerts begin at 3 p.m.. When asked about the German theme to our concert, music director Dan …