Who: |
Cal State Fullerton Department of Music |
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What: |
University Wind Ensemble, Larry Curtis,
interim director |
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When: |
4 p.m. Sunday, December 5, 2004 |
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Where: |
Little Theatre, California State University,
Fullerton
800 N. State College Blvd. (Nutwood and State College Blvd.)
Fullerton |
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Program: |
Performing: Marche Heroique .............................
Camille Saint Saens La Fiesta Mexicana .........................
H. Owen Reed The Pines of Rome ........................
Ottorino Respighi Yiddish Dances ...............................
Adam Gorb The Padstow Lifeboat ....................
Malcolm Arnold Divertimento for Band ....................
Ira Hearshen |
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Background: |
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. In 2003,
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 Conservatoire of Music.
Larry Curtis is a distinguished educator
and professional conductor. His diverse musical background
is exemplified by his recent guest conducting engagements
with the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Orchestra, an “Imagination Celebration” concert
in conjunction with New York’s Lincoln Center for the
Performing Arts, a live concert broadcast from Suisse Romane
Studios in Geneva, Switzerland, a command performance for
the “Society for the Preservation of Film Music”
and at the Hollywood Bowl. Curtis is a recognized authority
on wind band literature with an international reputation spanning
Japan to Australia. |
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Admission: |
Advance sales $15 ($10 with advance Titan discount
& $6 with advance CSUF student discount) At the door all
tickets $15. |
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Box Office: |
Tickets available at the Performing Arts Center
box office 657-278-3371. Hours: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday-Friday
and one hour prior to performance. Or online at: www.tickets.com |
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Website: |
http://www.fullerton.edu/arts/events/ |
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Media Contact: |
Elizabeth Champion, College of the Arts at 657-278-2434 |