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Brilliant vocal harmonies, an inspired lyrical creativity, and powerful, uncompromising testimonies pervade an evening with the award-winning Heritage Singers. This talented group of professional musicians features carefully selected vocalists with vocal styles ranging from traditional to contemporary Christian. Celebrating 45 years of ministry, Heritage has continued to bring the love of Jesus to millions through the international language of music.  Come join the Heritage Singers for this special time of praise!

This concert is sponsored by:

Everett, Schalk & Associates
Allred Funeral Homes
Tim & Tom Straman

The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America Concert Band represents the professionalism and excellence found every day throughout the Air Force. This diverse, 45-piece ensemble’s repertoire ranges from symphonic band masterworks, to traditional marches, to modern compositions, to pops and jazz. During a concert, you are likely to hear stirring works from contemporary composers as well as the familiar sounds of John Philip Sousa or Major Glenn Miller. The band also features talented vocal soloists, performing a wide variety of popular, classical, and patriotic selections.

Founded in 2015, Fuego Quartet is an award-winning chamber group devoted to the performance of both standard and contemporary works written for the saxophone. Most recently, they were the awarded the Gold Medal of the 2017 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, 1st place in Brass, Winds and Percussion at the Plowman Chamber Music Competition and 2nd Place in the 2017 National MTNA Chamber Music Competition. Fuego has been featured in a variety of settings from standard concert hall venues to community outreach concerts.  

Come enjoy this special gala concert presented by the Andrews University Wind Symphony (under the direction of Byron Graves) and Symphony Orchestra (directed by Dr. Claudio Gonzalez). The first half of the program will include a variety of summer-themed music presented by the Wind Symphony, and the second half will feature pianist and AU alumnus Wen-Ting Ong performing the first movement of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Symphony Orchestra. This program is specially designed for the alumni visiting for Homecoming 2017, but all are invited to join us for this free concert.

Repertoire

The Star-Spangled Banner, arr. Jack Stamp  

Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite, by Karl King (arr. Bainum)                        

As Summer Was Just Beginning (Song for James Dean), by Larry Daehn  

Summer Dances, by Brian Balmages  

Nitro, by Frank Ticheli  

"Egmont" Overture, by Ludwig van Beethoven                       

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Allegro (1^st Mvt.), by Ludwig van Beethoven

Andrews University Wind Symphony

Director: Byron Graves

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. 

Andrews University Symphony Orchestra

Director: Claudio Gonzalez

The Andrews University Symphony Orchestra is the core ensemble of the orchestral program at Andrews University. In addition to their current series at the Howard Performing Arts Center, the Symphony Orchestra travels within the Great Lakes region as well as internationally. Since 2006, the orchestra has performed in Italy, Austria, Germany, France, the Philippines and Costa Rica.

Pianist and conductor Ian Hobson is recognized internationally for his command of an extraordinarily comprehensive repertoire.  In addition to being a lauded performer, Mr. Hobson is a dedicated scholar and educator.  An artist of prodigious energy and resource, having to date amassed a discography of some 60 releases, including the complete piano sonatas of Beethoven and Schumann and a complete edition of Brahms’s variations for piano.  Mr. Hobson is also in the process of recording a complete edition – the most comprehensive to date – of the works of Frédéric Chopin.

Free Admission

University Singers

Director: Stephen Zork

The Andrews University Singers is the select choir from 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. 

Come enjoy this special gala concert presented by the Andrews University Wind Symphony (under the direction of Byron Graves) and Symphony Orchestra (directed by Dr. Claudio Gonzalez). The first half of the program will include a variety of summer-themed music presented by the Wind Symphony, and the second half will feature pianist and AU alumnus Wen-Ting Ong performing the first movement of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Symphony Orchestra. This program is specially designed for the alumni visiting for Homecoming 2017, but all are invited to join us for this free concert.

Repertoire

The Star-Spangled Banner, arr. Jack Stamp  

Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite, by Karl King (arr. Bainum)                        

As Summer Was Just Beginning (Song for James Dean), by Larry Daehn  

Summer Dances, by Brian Balmages  

Nitro, by Frank Ticheli  

"Egmont" Overture, by Ludwig van Beethoven                       

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Allegro (1^st Mvt.), by Ludwig van Beethoven

Andrews University Wind Symphony

Director: Byron Graves

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. 

Andrews University Symphony Orchestra

Director: Claudio Gonzalez

The Andrews University Symphony Orchestra is the core ensemble of the orchestral program at Andrews University. In addition to their current series at the Howard Performing Arts Center, the Symphony Orchestra travels within the Great Lakes region as well as internationally. Since 2006, the orchestra has performed in Italy, Austria, Germany, France, the Philippines and Costa Rica.

Brilliant vocal harmonies, an inspired lyrical creativity, and powerful, uncompromising testimonies pervade an evening with the award-winning Heritage Singers. This talented group of professional musicians features carefully selected vocalists with vocal styles ranging from traditional to contemporary Christian. Celebrating 45 years of ministry, Heritage has continued to bring the love of Jesus to millions through the international language of music.  Come join the Heritage Singers for this special time of praise!

This concert is sponsored by:

Everett, Schalk & Associates
Allred Funeral Homes
Tim & Tom Straman

Pianist and conductor Ian Hobson is recognized internationally for his command of an extraordinarily comprehensive repertoire.  In addition to being a lauded performer, Mr. Hobson is a dedicated scholar and educator.  An artist of prodigious energy and resource, having to date amassed a discography of some 60 releases, including the complete piano sonatas of Beethoven and Schumann and a complete edition of Brahms’s variations for piano.  Mr. Hobson is also in the process of recording a complete edition – the most comprehensive to date – of the works of Frédéric Chopin.

Free Admission