University Wind Ensemble,
Mitchell Fennell, director
April 24, 2003 :: No. 212
The University Wind Ensemble, acclaimed for
its broad repertoire and excellence, regularly performs works ranging
from contemporary chamber literature by composers including Ticheli,
Persichetti and Dello Joio to traditional concert band music by
Sousa and Post. Comprised of the finest instrumental majors
in the Music Department, the ensemble has been invited to perform
throughout the world. Last spring the ensemble toured Japan performing
in Tokyo, at the Yamaha musical instrument faculty near Hamamatsu,
and for the Japan Band Director’s Association annual clinic
at Nemo-No-Sato. They have also performed at the Fourth of July
Celebration in Ribald, Denmark and were invited to perform in Moscow
for the 125th anniversary of the Moscow Conseratoire of Music.
Director Mitchell Fennell, in addition to conducting
the University Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, teaches conducting
classes, coordinates band activities, assists with the music education
program and is artistic director of the California Music Academy.
Fennell has taught and conducted at both the college and high school
levels for the past sixteen years, beginning his career at Mission
Viejo High School where he developed one of the finest high school
programs in the western United States. He has also served on the
faculty at California State University, Long Beach and as director
of bands at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. Fennell holds
a Bachelor of Music in performance from CSU, Long Beach, a Master
of Music and Doctor of Arts degrees in conducting from the University
of Northern Colorado.
Program: |
Shostakovich ............................ Prelude
Op. 34, No. 14
Whitaker .................................... October
Mahoney .................................... Sparkle
Grainger .................................... Lads of Wamphray
Persichetti ................................ Symphony for Band
Op. 69 |
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