The 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Division of Wind Band Studies is proud to present the award-winning 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Wind Orchestra in its highly anticipated 2024-25 concert series opener, "Bernstein Brilliance!" at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3 in Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall.
Join the orchestra, conducted by Thomas G. Leslie and Dr. Zane S. Douglass, for an extraordinary evening of music as they celebrate the musical mastery of the great Leonard Bernstein.
Tickets are $20 and available at the Performing Arts Center Box Office, , or by calling 702-895-ARTS (2787). Discounts are available.
Featured pieces include Clifton Williams’ Fanfare and Allegro, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ alumnus Jorge Machain’s Guiding Light, and Vincent Persichetti’s O Cool is the Valley. The featured music of Leonard Bernstein includes his ´¡³Ü³Ù´Ç-»å²¹-´Úéfrom Candide. In addition, two moving transcriptions by 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ doctoral conducting student Ocean Akaka will be presented: Bernstein’s Opening Prayer, featuring special guest vocal soloist, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ alumnus Richard Hodges, and Make Our Garden Grow from Candide, once again featuring Hodges alongside five exceptional 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ vocalists: Courtney Schwalbe, Madelyn Salazar, Christian Shelton, Aaron Oberlander, and Joshua Thomas.
About the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ College of Fine Arts
The College of Fine Arts educates, empowers, and engages creative people to become visionary change-makers in the arts through acts of imagination. At 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ we believe the arts are an essential good for society. We make education relevant and accessible through our programs and outreach. We create new knowledge in the arts. We celebrate independent thought and the power of bringing people together to foster creativity.
