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Known for his standout soulful, pop vocals and songs that bring a modern and fresh feel, Jordan Feliz has released three studio albums, Beloved in 2015, The River in 2016, with Centricity Music and Future in 2018. His song, “The River,” has charted on the Billboard magazine Christian Songs, Christian Airplay, and Christian Digital Songs charts. Growing up listening to R&B artists and early groove-funk-soul singers, Jordan's own musical sound has been greatly influenced by these styles. A native of California, Jordan and his wife moved to Nashville just a few years ago to continue his music ministry.  Jordan’s first single “Witness” from his album “Future” is in the top 20 on all Christian Radio Charts. Do not miss hearing Jordan Feliz in person at the Howard Performing Arts Center.

Pianist Chi Yong Yun is an exceptional artist whose stellar abilities as a performer are recognized internationally and to critical acclaim. Whether as a soloist, collaborative musician, or master teacher, her skills as a pianist are exquisite. Listening to a concert performed by Chi Yong Yun is an experience not to be missed.

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Limited FREE tickets available to Andrews University music majors and minors, the Enjoyment of Music class, current Andrews University students and current Andrews University staff. You can pick up your ticket at the Howard Center office.

Spring has come early this year to Michiana, and we invite you to join us for the Wind Symphony Spring Concert! Th program is entitled “The Hounds of Spring”, and will feature a number of classic works for band, including the titular The Hounds of Spring by Alfred Reed, Gustav Holst’s Second Suite in F, transcriptions of Down a Country Lane by Aaron Copland and Festive Overture by Dmitri Shostakovich, and The Cowboys by John Williams. The concert will also showcase both the conducting and clarinet soloing talents of music performance major Jason Marquez, as he conducts Jubilate March by Filipino composer Lucio San Pedro and performs the clarinet solo Concert Fantasia on Motives from Verdi’s Opera “Rigoletto” by Luigi Bassi. 

Repertoire

1. The Hounds of Spring (Alfred Reed)  
2. Concert Fantasia on Motives from Verdi’s “Rigoletto” (Luigi Bassi) 
3. Second Suite in F (Gustav Holst) 

Intermission

1. Festive Overture (Dmitri Shostakovich) 
2. Down a Country Lane (Aaron Copland)   
3. Jubilate (Lucio San Pedro)  
4. The Cowboys (John Williams) 

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.

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Limited FREE tickets available to Andrews University music majors and minors, the Enjoyment of Music class, current Andrews University students and current Andrews University staff. You can pick up your ticket at the Howard Center office.

Andrews University Symphony Orchestra: "Beethoven’s 250th Birthday Celebration"
Pre-Concert Discussion at 8:30 p.m., Concert at 8:45 p.m.

Featuring composer Kaija Perry, the Andrews University Singers and vocal soloists Sara Emerson (soprano), Julie Karpenko Reid (alto), Charles Reid (tenor) and Stephen Zork (baritone). Conducted by Chris Wild.

Faculty and students of the Andrews University Department of Music are pleased to join together as a large (and physically distanced) group to celebrate composer Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday. His iconic "Symphony No. 9," which features a choir and vocal soloists in addition to full orchestra, promises to offer joy and inspiration to our community members at the close of a unique year.

Our event will begin with a special treat—Andrews University Masters of Music Composition student Kaija Perry has composed a new work that will begin the concert. Titled "Journey Through the Mind of a Composer," her composition provides an interpretation of what Beethoven’s “musical mind sounded like throughout the major events of his life, while also taking the creative liberty to interject [Perry’s] themes and ideas.” Since sunset will be late on May 1, our event will begin with an on-stage discussion with Perry at 8:30 p.m. and music shortly after 8:45.

Following the premiere performance of Perry’s work, the orchestra will be joined by vocalists to mount a full performance of Beethoven’s ambitious 9th symphony. The composition will test the technical and emotional range and endurance of all its performers, as it typically totals 65–75 minutes of complex music making. The first and second movements of the symphony are full of vibrant rhythmic energy, which Beethoven sets in many configurations, including some of the most delicate and contrastingly dramatic moments in Classical music, reflecting the highs and lows of the composer’s personal life. After the beautiful and replenishing third movement, Beethoven’s "Finale" includes a musical setting of Friedrich von Schiller’s poem "Ode to Joy," for which a full choir and four vocal soloists join the orchestra. Schiller’s poem is an inspiring call for unity and joy through Christian fellowship. In addition to colorful metaphors for the divine nature of joy, Schiller’s words compel us to “be embraced, millions” and to seek the creator “above the starry canopy!”

Program:

Kaija Perry—"Journey Through the Mind of a Composer"

Ludwig van Beethoven—"Symphony No. 9"

• "I—Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso"
• "II—Molto vivace"
• "III—Adagio molto e cantabile"
• "IV—Finale"

Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Chris Wild

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.

Please check back for updates as the concert date draws near.

Please check back for updates as the concert date draws near.

Please check back for updates as the concert date draws near.