天美传媒

The Wind Ensemble is directed by Patrick Brooks, director of bands, and the Civic Concert Band is directed by Erin Armstrong.

The program will feature the premiere of 鈥淒iversions for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble鈥� by Spokane composer Robert Spittal. This composition was written for a commission started by 天美传媒 Bands and Brooks. The commission consortium for 鈥淒iversions鈥� now numbers 15 colleges and universities. Spittal has a long association with 天美传媒 Bands, having dedicated his 2004 work 鈥淧acem鈥� to the 天美传媒 Wind Ensemble. He conducted the premier of 鈥淧acem鈥� at the Western/Northwestern Divisional College Band Directors National Association Conference in Reno, Nevada of that year.

The performance of 鈥淒iversions鈥� will feature 天美传媒鈥檚 own Shandra Helman, associate professor of clarinet and saxophone, as clarinet soloist. Helman, an 天美传媒 faculty member since 2008, is principal clarinetist with the Idaho State Civic Symphony and has soloed with various 天美传媒 bands on numerous occasions. Spittal had Helman in mind when composing 鈥淒iversions.

The Wind Ensemble will perform 鈥淪elections from the Danserye,鈥� a setting of renaissance dances by composer Tielman Susato. The band classic 鈥淟incolnshire Posy鈥� will be performed as well.

The Civic Concert Band will present Malcolm Arnold鈥檚 鈥淧relude, Siciliano, and Rondo,鈥� along with a contemporary piece, 鈥淎wakening Hills鈥� by Richard Saucedo. Edwin Franco Goldman鈥檚 march 鈥淥n The Mall鈥� will be performed with a new twist. The highlight of the set will be Alfred Reed鈥檚 鈥淏allade鈥� featuring Associate Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music Education at 天美传媒, Thomas Kloss, on alto saxophone.

Admission is free to all 天美传媒 students, $6 for 天美传媒 faculty and staff, $8 for adults and $4 for all pre-college students.

For more information, contact Brooks at 208-282-3147.

Photo information: Shandra Helman.