FRIDAY at 7:30 P.M.

Cal Poly Humboldt Wind Ensemble

Fulkerson Recital Hall

The Cal Poly Humboldt Department of Dance, Music, and Theatre Presents the “Cal Poly Humboldt Wind Ensemble”. Join us Friday May 1st at 7:30 pm for an evening of incredible wind repertoire performances. The concert is at the Fulkerson Recital Hall and directed by Chris Cox. Tickets are $15 General, $5 for Children, and free for Humboldt Students with ID. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at tickets.humboldt.edu/dance-music-and-theatre.
The program for the evening is as follows:

Overture to Colas Breugnon, by Dimitri Kabalevsky. This overture is a brisk, brilliant, and high-spirited piece, written as the curtain raiser of Kabalevsky’s opera based on Romain Rolland’s lusty novel of life in Burgundy, France, during the 16th century. The hero of the story has something in him of both Robin Hood and Francois Villon (a French lyric poet who was banished from Paris in 1463), and Kabalevsky has written music admirably fitting this character.

The Philosophers Stone by Thomas Duffy. This composition sings the praises of the South Shore Conservatory on the occasion of its twenty-fifth anniversary, 1970-1995. The title refers to the medieval Philosopher’s Stone, an imaginary substance sought for by alchemists in the belief that it would transform base metals into silver or gold.

Roma by Valerie Coleman. A nation without a country is the best way to describe the nomadic tribes known as gypsies, or properly called, the Romani. Their traditions, their language (Roma), legends, and music stretch all over the globe—from the Middle East, the Mediterranean region, and the Iberian peninsula, across the ocean to the Americas. Roma is a tribute to that culture, in five descriptive themes, as told through the eyes and hearts of Romani women everywhere: Romani Women, Mystic, Youth, Trickster, and History. The melodies and rhythms are a fusion of styles and cultures: malagueña of Spain, Argentine tango, Arabic music, Turkish folk songs, 3/2 Latin claves, and jazz.

Konigsmarsch by Richard Strauss. Although known primarily as a composer of operas and tone poems, Richard Strauss also wrote a number of marches and fanfares. This march was premiered in 1907 for a palace concert in Berlin, with Strauss conducting. During this concert, King Wilhelm II granted Strauss a citizenship award, and the piece is dedicated to the king, thus the title, King’s March. The work incorporates the Romantic forces of rich scoring, rigorous flourishes and a bold sense of harmonic power as well as a lyrical trio for winds and horns and an unusual hymn section for brass.

In Living Color by Katahj Copley. In Living Color is an ode to live music and the return to the wind band stage after COVID19. This piece was inspired by the different colors of modern jazz like Snarky Puppy and the likes of George Gershwin to hits like Estelle’s American Boy in order to create a kaleidoscope of colors and energy. This is a celebration of life and all the small things that lead to the big things.

Vigils Keep by Julie Giroux. Vigils Keep is an original celebration of Southern life and tradition, a tradition of generations steeped in hard physical work, tests of the human spirit and for many, black and white alike, poverty. The melody of Wayfaring Stranger spiritually weaves through Vigils Keep like faith has woven through Southern history, holding everything together. All the rest of the notes are inspired by stories, family, the Southern way of life, and its music. It is my attempt at drawing a musical picture of the South, both in days past and now. Vigils Keep will take you on a journey through the South where sometimes, just to endure life, is an accomplishment.

DATES/TIMES

• Friday : 7:30 p.m.

WHERE

• Fulkerson Recital Hall

PRICE

• $15
• $5 Children
• Free Cal Poly Students with ID