WIND ENSEMBLE PLAYS SERIES
Corvallis Gazette Times, OR
Nov 2 2007
Corvallis – The Oregon State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble,
directed by Christopher Chapman, will give a preview of its fall
concert, "To the Dance," at noon Thursday, Nov. 8, in the Memorial
Union lounge on the OSU campus.
The program will open with "Armenian Dances, Part I" by Alfred Reed,
which is built upon five Armenian folk songs. Movements III and I
from John Corigliano’s "Gazebo Dances" will follow that number. The
piece was originally written as a set of four-hand piano pieces.
Next will be Nathan Tanouye’s "Kokopelli’s Dance," which is the
first traditional wind band composition from this predominantly
jazz-oriented composer. The performance will conclude with John
Mackey’s "Redline Tango."
Chapman is in his second year as acting director of bands. In addition
to conducting the OSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble, he also directs the
Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble, and teaches courses in music education
and instrumental conducting.
Thursday’s program will be a sampling of the ensemble’s longer fall
concert, to be held at the LaSells Stewart Center on Nov. 15. For more
information, see or call 737-5592.
The Entertainer
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