Concert 3 2017 By Invitation

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This concert is hosted by The Knox School, director of music Julia Stoppa, and is held at the school auditorium 220 Burwood Highway, Wantirna South. Admission to this concert is free. Saturday 17th June starting at 7.00pm

Guest artists are The Grainger Wind Symphony conducted by Roland Yeung, the music director and principal conductor, and

McKinnon High School Symphonic Wind Band conducted by Su Rogerson.

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The McKinnon Secondary College Symphonic Wind Band conducted by Su Rogerson will perform the following works

March from First Suite in Eb by Gustav Holst

Variation IX ‘Nimrod’ from Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar, arr. Alfred Reed

Closing In from Catch Me If Yoou Can by John Williams arr. Bocock

America from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein arr. Brown.

 

The Knox School Senior Concert Band conducted by Julia Stoppa will perform the following works.

That I May Love by Ralph Hultgren

The Dragon Prince by Rick Kirby

With Quiet Courage by Larry Daehn

Amen! by Frank Ticheli.

 

These are the two works that The Grainger Wind Symphony will perform alone

 

Sleepers, Awake! or Wachet Auf! Freely transcribed and adapted from J.S. Bach by Alfred Reed

YouTube performance by Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra click here

The Firebird (1919) by Igor Stavinsky transcribed by Randy Earles

YouTube performance by Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra conducted by Frederick Fennell click here

 

Our performance of the following work will be combined with The Knox School Senior Concert Band

First Suite in E Flat by Gustav Holst

YouTube performance by Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra click here