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Simply known as “The Voice,” Sandi Patty is one of the most highly acclaimed performers of our time with five Grammy Awards, four Billboard Music Awards, three platinum records and five gold records. Sandi is the most awarded female vocalist in contemporary Christian music history with 40 Dove Awards. Though her career is heavily rooted in the gospel music industry, Sandi has also extended her musical genre and has performed with symphonies across the country and headlined the title role in soldout performances of the musical “Hello Dolly” in January 2012. In addition to her prolific musical career, Sandi is also an accomplished author of seven books, receiving the 2006 Silver Angel Award for her bestseller, “Broken on the Back Row.” Join us for an evening with Sandi Patty as she shares her message of hope, life and love.

Tickets go on sale: July 1

James Lee III, professor of music theory and composition at Morgan State University, is an accomplished pianist and composer widely praised for his work in both areas. He is viewed by notable musicians of our time as one of the most promising young contemporary composers. A son of the Great Lakes State, former student at Andrews University, and a graduate of the University of Michigan, Lee returns to premiere “Violin Concerto No.2 “Teshuah” performed by Carla Trynchuk, violin, and the Andrews University Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Chris Wild. In all of his writing, Lee aims to “compose music to reach the inner soul of the listener that elevates them regardless of race and religious affiliation."

Tickets go on sale: July 1

Andrews University Symphony Orchestra’s “Young Artist Concert”

Featuring Andrews University music students Danya Wilson (violin), Betania Cañas (flute), Jason Marquez (clarinet), Tyler Ninalga (piano), Vivian Raimundo (soprano), Annelise Burghardt (soprano) and Nehemias Calsin (conductor)

The Andrews University Symphony Orchestra is pleased to continue its annual Young Artist Concert, showcasing students that have been selected as winners of the Department of Music’s Young Artist Competition.

The Young Artist Competition was a culmination for students of selecting then practicing their solos for multiple months, then performing them for music faculty after the students had committed the music to memory. Unsurprisingly, many talented and deserving students auditioned and it was a difficult process to select only six students to perform their solos with the Symphony Orchestra this month.

For 2020, it is notable how varied the winning selections are, encompassing music composed by American, French and German composers taking inspiration from jazz (Gershwin’s "Piano Concerto in F"), musical theater (Bernstein’s "Candide"), the Hindu Goddess of Wealth (the “Bell Song” from "Lakmé"), a Polish polonaise dance (Weber’s "Clarinet Concerto No. 2"), and gypsy music (Ravel’s "Tzigane"), as well as a "Flute Concertino" by Cécile Chaminade. The soloists will be Department of Music students Danya Wilson (violin), Betania Cañas (flute), Jason Marquez (clarinet), Tyler Ninalga (piano), Vivian Raimundo (soprano) and Annelise Burghardt (soprano).

Following the six soloists, all members of the Andrews University Symphony Orchestra will join forces to perform Richard Wagner’s monumental "Overture to Die Meistersinger" under the baton of Nehemias Calsin, a graduate student in orchestral conducting that hails from Peru. Wagner’s overture is the introductory number for his 1868 opera "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg," depicting the Renaissance era guild of Master Singers in Nuremberg, Germany.

Program

George Gershwin—"Piano Concerto in F," first movement—Tyler Ninalga, piano

Leonard Bernstein—"Glitter & Be Gay" from "Candide"—Vivian Raimundo, soprano

Cécile Chaminade—"Flute Concertino"—Betania Cañas, flute
 

- Intermission -
 

Maurice Ravel—"Tzigane"—Danya Wilson, violin

Carl Maria von Weber—"Clarinet Concerto No.2 in E-flat Major," 3rd movement (alla Polacca)—Jason Marquez, clarinet

Leo Delibes—"Bell Song" from "Lakmé"—Annelise Burghardt, soprano

Richard Wagner—"Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg"—Nehemias Calsin, conductor

Come join us for the Wind Symphony Winter Concert, featuring our annual partnership with the Southwestern Michigan College Brass Band under the direction of their new conductor, Mark Hollandsworth. We will be featuring several classic works for band, including Joseph Jenkins exuberant "American Overture for Band," Gustav Holst’s seminal "First Suite in Eb," one of the first serious works for wind band, and Oliver Nickel’s transcription of "Danzón No. 2," a contemporary classical work by Mexican composer Arturo Márquez inspired by Cuban dance rhythms. We will also perform to gorgeous melodies, Frank Ticheli’s lush arrangement of the folk song "Shenandoah," and a lullaby "Song for My Children," by Andrew Boysen Jr.

Program

(Repertoire by the Southwestern Michigan College Brass Band)

"Fanfare" from "La Peri" (Paul Dukas)

"Emblem of Freedom March" (Karl King)

"Dances from Terpsichore" (Michael Praetorius)

"Nimrod" from "Enigma Variations" (Edward Elgar)

"Fiesta!" (Philip Sparke)
 

- Intermission -

"American Overture for Band" (Joseph Jenkins)

"Shenandoah" (Frank Ticheli) 

"First Suite in Eb" (Gustav Holst)

Chaconne
Intermezzo
March

"Song for My Children" (Andrew Boysen, Jr.) 

"Danzón No. 2" (Arturo Márquez/trans. Oliver Nickel) 

Wind Symphony

Conductor: 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.

Violinist Carla Trynchuk and pianist Chi Yong Yun will be performing a recital including works by Beethoven and Brahms. They are both music faculty at Andrews University and as soloists and recitalists have performed internationally in more than 20 countries.

Andrews University Symphony Orchestra’s “Young Artist Concert”

Featuring Andrews University music students Danya Wilson (violin), Betania Cañas (flute), Jason Marquez (clarinet), Tyler Ninalga (piano), Vivian Raimundo (soprano), Annelise Burghardt (soprano) and Nehemias Calsin (conductor)

The Andrews University Symphony Orchestra is pleased to continue its annual Young Artist Concert, showcasing students that have been selected as winners of the Department of Music’s Young Artist Competition.

The Young Artist Competition was a culmination for students of selecting then practicing their solos for multiple months, then performing them for music faculty after the students had committed the music to memory. Unsurprisingly, many talented and deserving students auditioned and it was a difficult process to select only six students to perform their solos with the Symphony Orchestra this month.

For 2020, it is notable how varied the winning selections are, encompassing music composed by American, French and German composers taking inspiration from jazz (Gershwin’s "Piano Concerto in F"), musical theater (Bernstein’s "Candide"), the Hindu Goddess of Wealth (the “Bell Song” from "Lakmé"), a Polish polonaise dance (Weber’s "Clarinet Concerto No. 2"), and gypsy music (Ravel’s "Tzigane"), as well as a "Flute Concertino" by Cécile Chaminade. The soloists will be Department of Music students Danya Wilson (violin), Betania Cañas (flute), Jason Marquez (clarinet), Tyler Ninalga (piano), Vivian Raimundo (soprano) and Annelise Burghardt (soprano).

Following the six soloists, all members of the Andrews University Symphony Orchestra will join forces to perform Richard Wagner’s monumental "Overture to Die Meistersinger" under the baton of Nehemias Calsin, a graduate student in orchestral conducting that hails from Peru. Wagner’s overture is the introductory number for his 1868 opera "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg," depicting the Renaissance era guild of Master Singers in Nuremberg, Germany.

Program

George Gershwin—"Piano Concerto in F," first movement—Tyler Ninalga, piano

Leonard Bernstein—"Glitter & Be Gay" from "Candide"—Vivian Raimundo, soprano

Cécile Chaminade—"Flute Concertino"—Betania Cañas, flute
 

- Intermission -
 

Maurice Ravel—"Tzigane"—Danya Wilson, violin

Carl Maria von Weber—"Clarinet Concerto No.2 in E-flat Major," 3rd movement (alla Polacca)—Jason Marquez, clarinet

Leo Delibes—"Bell Song" from "Lakmé"—Annelise Burghardt, soprano

Richard Wagner—"Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg"—Nehemias Calsin, conductor

Come join us for the Wind Symphony Winter Concert, featuring our annual partnership with the Southwestern Michigan College Brass Band under the direction of their new conductor, Mark Hollandsworth. We will be featuring several classic works for band, including Joseph Jenkins exuberant "American Overture for Band," Gustav Holst’s seminal "First Suite in Eb," one of the first serious works for wind band, and Oliver Nickel’s transcription of "Danzón No. 2," a contemporary classical work by Mexican composer Arturo Márquez inspired by Cuban dance rhythms. We will also perform to gorgeous melodies, Frank Ticheli’s lush arrangement of the folk song "Shenandoah," and a lullaby "Song for My Children," by Andrew Boysen Jr.

Program

(Repertoire by the Southwestern Michigan College Brass Band)

"Fanfare" from "La Peri" (Paul Dukas)

"Emblem of Freedom March" (Karl King)

"Dances from Terpsichore" (Michael Praetorius)

"Nimrod" from "Enigma Variations" (Edward Elgar)

"Fiesta!" (Philip Sparke)
 

- Intermission -

"American Overture for Band" (Joseph Jenkins)

"Shenandoah" (Frank Ticheli) 

"First Suite in Eb" (Gustav Holst)

Chaconne
Intermezzo
March

"Song for My Children" (Andrew Boysen, Jr.) 

"Danzón No. 2" (Arturo Márquez/trans. Oliver Nickel) 

Wind Symphony

Conductor: 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.

Violinist Carla Trynchuk and pianist Chi Yong Yun will be performing a recital including works by Beethoven and Brahms. They are both music faculty at Andrews University and as soloists and recitalists have performed internationally in more than 20 countries.