Let’s Band Together Next Saturday!

Saturday, Oct 26th | Fick Auditorium, Edina High School | Details Below!

Our first concert of the season is just one week away. This concert is going to be incredibly special. In joint effort with Encore Wind Ensemble and Grand Symphonic Winds we will present the inaugural “Let’s Band Together” Band Festival! This event is FREE TO THE PUBLIC.

Of course, no festival would be complete without a special guest. We have invited Pulitzer award-nominated composer Kevin Day to join us. Kevin will be working with local schools in the preceding days and will join us for a Meet-and-Greet as well as an Open Dialogue session ahead of the concert. We will round out the program with the world premiere performance of his new work, Capricho, conducted by the composer!

Details of the day are listed below, and we have a webpage with additional details as well as a Facebook event. Spread the word far and wide because this is going to be a serious set of sensational performances by some remarkable ensembles.
 
Band Together with Friends and Family!
Free to the public! Bring your family and friends!
Program12:30 – 1PM: Meet and Greet with Kevin Day
1:00 – 2:30PM: Composer Talk: Open dialogue about creating music with Kevin
3:00 PM: Concert Performances

Encore Wind Ensemble
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Serenade in B-Flat “Gran Partita”I. Largo-Molto AllegroGiovanni Gabrielli – “Canzon Primi Toni” from Sacrae Symphoniae
Kathryn Salfelder – Cathedrals
Kevin Day – Requiem for the Unarmed

Grand Symphonic Winds
Gilson Silva – Dobrado Barroco
Kevin Day – Havana
Jess Turner – I Know Moonrise
Alexandre Kosmicki – Danse Satanique

Brief Break for Stage Reset

Minnesota Symphonic Winds
Jocelyn Hagen – To Gold in Broadest Blue
Vaclav Nehlybel – Corsican Litany
John Barnes Chance – Elegy for Concert Band
Kevin Day – Capricho **PREMIERE PERFORMANCE, conducted by the composer**