CMU Wind Ensemble

WHO:

Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble
George Vosburgh & Thomas Thompson, Co-Directors
Stephen Story, Associate Director

SOLOISTS:

Carrie Vertin, horn
Tami Fire, mezzo-soprano

COST:

$5 General Admission
All students, along with CMU faculty and staff, are free w/ valid ID. 

DETAILS:

Under the direction of George Vosburgh, Thomas Thompson, and Stephen Story, the Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble will perform a multitude of pieces including Mendelssohn's Overture for Wind Band in C Major Op. 24, Mahler's Der grosse Apell, offstage sequence from Symphony No. 2, Beckel's The Glass Bead Game, featuring soloist Carrie Vertin, and Mahler's Um Mitternacht, from his song cycle Rückert-Lieder, featuring Tami Fire as soloist.

PROGRAM:

Mendelssohn's Overture for Wind Band in C Major Op. 24
Beckel's The Glass Bead Game
Mahler's Der grosse Appell (offstage sequence from Symphony No. 2)
Mahler's “Um Mitternacht” from Rückert-Lieder
Gorbos' Lift
Copland's Emblems