Episode 9: Fall Concert 2011 "At Kitty O'Shea's"

11/08/11 • 16 min

On Sunday afternoon, Nov. 13, 2011 at 2:00, The Metropolitan Wind Symphony will give a concert in Cary Hall in Lexington MA. Listen to our podcast for a preview of the music, interesting insights into the various selections, and specific information about the conceert.

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Episode 8: Winter Concert 2011 "Major Wind Works"

On March 6, at 2:00 pm, the Metropolitan Wind Symphony will present "Major Wind Works". You'll hear music by Vaughan Williams, Copland, Gandolfi, Whitacre, Robert Russell Bennett, and others. We will present a world premiere of Kevin Wilt's Fanfare for Winds; and perhaps best of all, Frank Battisti, Conductor Emeritus of the New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble, will be our guest conductor. This will be a wonderful concert—don't miss it! But in case you have to, here's a taste of it in our "Major Wind Works" podcast.

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Episode 10: Winter Concert 2012 "An ACB Preview Concert"

The Metropolitan Wind Symphony, Lewis J. Buckley Conductor and Music Director This concert by the Metropolitan Wind Symphony will take place on Sunday, March 4, 2012 in Lexington MA, in Carey Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, at 2:00 pm. There will be a pre-concert talk by the Music Director at 1:30. The program will be based on a concert the MWS will perform at the annual convention of the Association of Concert Bands (ACB) in April, 2012. The program will include three major works: Percy Grainger's Lincolnshire Posy; Frank Tichelli's Blue Shades; and Mari van Gils' transcription of Gershwin's An American in Paris. Also included in the program will be: James Kessler's Hudson River Rhapsody for solo oboe and wind band, Elana Lorance, soloist; Keith Wilson's transcription of Hindemith's March from "Symphonic Metamorphosis"; Massenet's Castillane, from Ballet Music from "Le Cid"; and Eric Whitaker's October. The podcast includes brief interesting discussion of and excerpts from each piece, plus at least one interesting extra you definitely won't anticipate and almost certainly will not have heard before!