Due to the storm, the Wind Ensemble concert has been rescheduled for Friday, April 19.
The Bismarck State College Wind Ensemble performs a program of classic and contemporary band repertoire Monday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Sidney J. Lee Auditorium, Schafer Hall.
Conductor John Darling, associate professor of music, conducts the band in "Allegro Barbaro," a famous piece by Bela Bartok that utilizes folk elements and Hungarian and Romanian scales. The program then moves into "Trois Rag-Caprices" by Milhaud, a 1922 composition that helped introduce jazz influences into classical music.
Two pieces contain visual components. "Chisholm Trail" has special effects created by the Digital Production class. Memorable themes in "Gettysburg" are enhanced with video produced by the Communications 270 class.
Other works are "The Fairest of the Fair," one of John Philip Sousa's more melodic marches based on the memory of a pretty girl. Andrew Boysen Jr. based his "Fantasy on a Theme by Sousa" on the opening bars of "The Fairest of the Fair" march. The Wind Ensemble also plays soundtrack highlights from "The Hunger Games," a film adapted from the book by Suzanne Collins selected for this year's BSC Campus Read.
The concert is presented at no charge during ArtsQuest, BSC's month-long celebration of the arts.
About Bismarck State College
Bismarck State College, an innovative community college in Bismarck, N.D., offers high quality education, workforce training, and enrichment programs reaching local and global communities.
The Bismarck State College Wind Ensemble performs a program of classic and contemporary band repertoire Monday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Sidney J. Lee Auditorium, Schafer Hall.
Conductor John Darling, associate professor of music, conducts the band in "Allegro Barbaro," a famous piece by Bela Bartok that utilizes folk elements and Hungarian and Romanian scales. The program then moves into "Trois Rag-Caprices" by Milhaud, a 1922 composition that helped introduce jazz influences into classical music.
Two pieces contain visual components. "Chisholm Trail" has special effects created by the Digital Production class. Memorable themes in "Gettysburg" are enhanced with video produced by the Communications 270 class.
Other works are "The Fairest of the Fair," one of John Philip Sousa's more melodic marches based on the memory of a pretty girl. Andrew Boysen Jr. based his "Fantasy on a Theme by Sousa" on the opening bars of "The Fairest of the Fair" march. The Wind Ensemble also plays soundtrack highlights from "The Hunger Games," a film adapted from the book by Suzanne Collins selected for this year's BSC Campus Read.
The concert is presented at no charge during ArtsQuest, BSC's month-long celebration of the arts.
About Bismarck State College
Bismarck State College, an innovative community college in Bismarck, N.D., offers high quality education, workforce training, and enrichment programs reaching local and global communities.