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Four wind soloists, keen to chamber music, and one pianist, devote themselves to this still undiscovered wonderful musical genre. Critics have praised ensemble 4.1 as having an intoxicating atmosphere on stage and an exceptional communicative power that reaches their audience. Their music ranges from Mozart and Beethoven to rarely played compositions from the turn of the 19^th to the 20^th century.

Featuring all six saxophones from soprano to bass, The Moanin’ Frogs are unique on today’s chamber music landscape.  Conservatory trained and entertainment minded, their dynamic and technically precise performances of classical, ragtime, jazz, and pop delight fans across the world.

Selah, a contemporary Christian vocal trio, became known for transforming old Christian hymns into songs with a more modern style complete with powerful vocals and beautiful harmonies.  Having sold over 4 million records, won 11 Gospel Music Association Dove awards and has over 900 million streams across all digital music platforms, they are now working on their 22^nd album in 27 years of performing.

A concert of choral music with the University Choirs and guests under the direction of Stephen Zork.

Andrews University Wind Symphony presents a concert of music that honors our past as we celebrate 150 years. We begin with an exciting piece that embodies the spirit of our pioneers, followed by two pieces composed by our very own Dr. Max Keller, Assistant Professor of Music, Theory and Composition Area Coordinator, and Chair of the Department of Music and Dr. Kenneth Logan, Organ Instructor and Minister of Music at Pioneer Memorial Church.Sharing his arrangement of Advent hymn tunes, Dr. Keller’s work weaves in The Morning Trumpet and Oh When Shall We See Jesus. Dr. Logan’s original composition, We, From Battle Creek highlights in four movements important places in Battle Creek SDA history.

The second half of the program begins with a march commemorating 150 years of Michigan history, and ends with the Travis Cross arrangement of Be Thou My Vision, a collaboration with singers from the Battle Creek Tabernacle and Pioneer Memorial Church. We hope you will join us for a wonderful evening on Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 8:00 pm at the Howard Performing Arts Center.

Repertoire

The Pioneers - Philip Sparks 

Crown of Glory - Max Keller 
     Earlon Cornwall, Graduate Student Conductor

We, From Battle Creek - Kenneth Logan 

     I. The Publishing House
     II.  The College
     III.  The Tabernacle
     IV.  The Cemetery

-Intermission-

Michigan Sesquicentennial March - Campbell  

October - Eric Whitacre

American Overture for Band - Jenkins

Be Thou My Vision - Travis Cross 

                With singers from The Battle Creek Tabernacle and Pioneer Memorial Church

Andrews University Wind Symphony

Conductor: Denisse Santos

The Andrews University Wind Symphony maintains a significant travel schedule throughout the Great Lakes area and seeks to provide high quality music programs and concerts representative of Adventist education and Andrews University. The Wind Symphony has performed in England, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Canada and throughout the United States.

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 Andrews University Singers & Chorale

Conductor: Stephen Zork

The Andrews University Singers is the select choir of the Department of Music and represents Andrews University locally, nationally and abroad through concert tours, television broadcast and audio recordings. They have given highly acclaimed international concert tours throughout the countries of Great Britain, Iceland, Norway, Brazil, Zimbabwe, Chile, Bahamas, Bermuda and Puerto Rico.

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Please join us for the South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestra fall concert on November 10, 2024 at the Howard Performing Arts Center.  

Concert Orchestra Repertoire

Finale from Symphony No. 2 -Tchaikovsky, arr. Merle J Isaac

Shenandoah- arr. Daniel Walter 

Rarely March-J.Strauss, arr. Merle J Isaac 

Symphony Orchestra Repertoire

Letter from Home  by Copland

Unfinished Symphony no. 8, mvt. 1   by Schubert

Go Where the Wind Takes You  by Iryna Aleksiychuk

Nimrod, from Enigma Variations  by Elgar

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 1, mvt. 1  by Prokofiev

        John Miller, soloist, SBYSO concerto competition winner 

Farandole, from L'arlesienne suite no. 2  by Bizet

The South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestra is based out of the Ernestine M. Raclin School fo the Arts at Indiana University South Bend since their inception in 1968.  They perform three concerts annually, in fall, winter and spring.  The SBYSO comprise of students from as far south as Culver, as far west as La Porte, north to Edwardsburg and east to Goshen.  Their current conductors are Dr. Robert Boardman and Emilie Grondin.

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