Charles Peltz presides over an evening of extraordinarily varied music that ranges from Giovanni Gabrieli to Duke Ellington to John Cage. The new, earlier 7pm start time makes it easy for working people and families to attend.
Continuing last year's exploration of the works of Gabrieli, the Wind Ensemble opens with an arrangement of a Canzone.
Gunther Schuller, former NEC President, jazz scholar, conductor, returns to give the young wind players a "lesson" in authentic Duke Ellington style.
Faculty pianist Stephen Drury (in photo) is soloist in John Cage's 1951 Concerto for Prepared Piano and Chamber Orchestra in a continuing nod toward that composer's 100th birthday celebrations.
Read Stephen Drury's notes on this piece.
Works of Richard Strauss, Cherubini, and Jacob Druckman complete the evening.
The Gabrieli Project
In anticipation of the 400th anniversary of the death of composer Giovanni Gabrieli (c.1555–1612), members of the New England Conservatory community have joined forces to create and disseminate performing editions for modern instruments of some key Gabrieli early editions. The works performed on this season's NEC Wind Ensemble concerts have been edited by NEC Wind Ensemble director Charles Peltz and ;composer Kathryn Salfelder '09.
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GEORGE GERSHWIN