CSUN Wind Ensemble

Course Description A select concert band ensemble, modeled on Frederick Fennell’s Eastman Wind Ensemble concept from the 1950s, designed for high-level, artistic, public performances of major literature for winds and percussion. As a member of this Wind Ensemble, you are contributing to the three-hundred year legacy of concert band music in the western world. Sensitivity to outstanding musicianship, historical styles, and appropriate performance practices is required. In addition to the highest expectations as an instrumentalist, your ability to apply intellect and spirit in meaningful ways during rehearsals and concerts is also demanded. Membership in the Wind Ensemble is open to any student who qualifies through audition. The course syllabus is availble on-line.

Performances — Fall 2008

Wind Ensemble Tuesday, October 7, 2008 8:00 P.M. University Student Union Plaza del Sol Performance Hall (on the CSUN campus)	Program: Program subject to change. 50th Anniversary Season: "That Was Then..." Robert Russell Bennett, Symphonic Songs for Band John Barnes Chance, Incantation and Dance Frank Erickson, Third Symphony Norman Dello Joio, Fantasies of a Theme by Haydn Ron Nelson, Rocky Point Holiday
Wind Ensemble Friday, November 14, 2008 8:00 PM Joint concert with the Caltech-Occidental Concert Band Ramo Auditorium (on the CalTech campus) Pasadena	Program: Program subject to change. John Adams, Lollapalooza Nancy Galbraith, Danza de los Duendes Peter Graham, The Red Machine John Barnes Chance, Incantation and Dance Jonathan Newman, Uncle Sid
Wind Ensemble Tuesday, November 25, 2008 8:00 PM University Student Union Plaza del Sol Performance Hall (on the CSUN campus)	Program: Program subject to change. 50th Anniversary Season: "...and This Is Now." John Adams, Lollapalooza Nancy Galbraith, Danza de los Duendes Peter Graham, The Red Machine Scott McAllister, Black Dog Jonathan Newman, Uncle Sid Elizabeth Sellers, Fanfare for a 50th Anniversary