CCM Winds Series Presents New Works, Masterpieces and More This Semester

UC College-Conservatory of Music’s

Spring 2018 Winds Series

presents twelve concerts beginning on

Jan. 31

and continuing through

April 18

, featuring new works by the college’s up-and-coming composers and classic pieces by renowned artists.

The Wind Orchestra’s first ticketed performance of the semester,

Musical Brilliance

, takes place at

8 p.m. 

Thursday, Feb. 1

in CCM’s Corbett Auditorium. Created to inspire and ignite audiences’ imaginations, the program features Joseph Schwantner’s

Luminosity

, James Mobberley’s

Songs of Love

, Larry Clark’s

Samurai

and Jeff Tyzik’s

Images

.

CCM’s Wind Orchestra and Wind Ensemble join forces to present

An Evening of Classics

at

8 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 15

in Corbett Auditorium, featuring works by J.S. Bach, Gioachino Rossini, Percy Grainger, Henry Fillmore and more!

At

8 p.m. 

Friday, March 2

, CCM’s Wind Orchestra celebrates the legacy of

Leonard Bernstein

with Symphonic Dances from

West Side Story

and Three Dance Episodes from

On the Town

. The program also includes

Spartacus

by Aram Khachaturian and

Der Rosenkavalier

by Richard Strauss.

The concert series comes to a close at

8 p.m. 

Wednesday, April 18

, as the CCM Wind Orchestra transports audiences to

Other Worlds

. The program features music about other levels of existence including Eric Whitacre’s

Ghost Train

, Óscar Navarro’s

Gods of Olympus

and more!

Tickets for CCM’s Spring 2018 Winds Series concerts are on sale now. View the complete performance listings below!

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Event Information

All events listed below take place on the campus of the University of Cincinnati unless otherwise indicated. Some events do require purchased tickets; please see individual event information for single ticket prices and ordering information.

Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online through our e-Box Office! Visit

ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice

for CCM Box Office hours and location.

All event dates and programs are subject to change. Visit

ccm.uc.edu

or contact the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183 for the most current event information.

Parking and Directions

Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visit

uc.edu/parking

for information on parking rates.

For detailed maps and directions, please visit

uc.edu/visitors

. Additional parking is available off-campus at the U Square complex on Calhoun Street and other neighboring lots.

For directions to CCM Village, visit

ccm.uc.edu/about/directions

.

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SPRING 2018 WINDS SERIES

8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31

• Winds Series •

WAR AND PEACE
CCM Wind Ensemble
Kevin Michael Holzman, music director and conductor

Join the CCM Wind Ensemble for an evening of music composed in response to war, conflict and loss that celebrates the remarkable tenacity of the human spirit in striving for peace. With this concert, we recognize the centennial of the end of WWI.

MILHAUD:

Suite Française

MASLANKA:

Liberation

J.S. BACH/REED:

Komm süßer Tod

MESSIAEN:

Et exspecto

resurrectionem mortuorum

Location

: Corbett Auditorium

Admission

: FREE

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8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1

• Winds Series •

MUSICAL BRILLIANCE
CCM Wind Orchestra
Terence Milligan, music director and conductor

Music has the power to generate and describe an infinite variety of images and impressions. This program presents music that shines and shimmers in the imagination. Join us, listen and envision!

SCHWANTNER:

Luminosity

MOBBERLEY:

Songs of Love

for soprano and winds

CLARK:

Samurai

TYZIK:

Images

Location

: Corbett Auditorium

Tickets

: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

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4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11

• Winds Series •

NEW WORKS FROM CCM COMPOSERS
CCM Chamber Players
Terence Milligan, music director and conductor

The performance features works by CCM’s up-and-coming student composers. Repertoire will be selected by CCM’s Wind Studies and Composition faculty members.

Location

: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall

Admission

: FREE

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8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15

• Winds Series •

AN EVENING OF CLASSICS
CCM Wind Orchestra and Wind Ensemble
Terence Milligan and Kevin Michael Holzman, music directors and conductors

WIND ENSEMBLE

J.S. BACH/CAILLIET: Chorale Prelude to

Herzlich tut mich verlangen

, BWV 727 and “Little” Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578

WOOD:

Mannin Veen

RESPIGHI/ROSSINI:

La Boutique fantasque

CHEN:

Dance Festival

WIND ORCHESTRA

SCHWANTNER: .

.. and the mountains rising nowhere

GRAINGER:

Colonial Song

GRAINGER:

Gum-Sucker’s March

ITOH:

Daydreams

FILLMORE:

The Crosley March

Location

: Corbett Auditorium

Tickets

: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

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8 p.m. Thursday, March 1

• Winds Series •

STAR WARS: MUSIC FOR THE STAGE AND BIG SCREEN
CCM Wind Ensemble
Kevin Michael Holzman, music director and conductor

Inspired by the enduring popularity of John Williams’ most beloved soundtrack, this concert features wind ensemble works inspired by or transcribed directly from film and musical theatre scores.

BERNSTEIN/GRUNDMAN: Overture to

Candide

DE MEIJ: “Gandalf” from

Lord of the Rings

DANYEW:

This World Alive

WILLIAMS/HUNSBERGER:

Star Wars Trilogy

Location

: Corbett Auditorium

Admission

: FREE

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8 p.m. Friday, March 2

• CCM at 150 Celebrates Bernstein at 100 •

BERNSTEIN, KHACHATURIAN, STRAUSS: DANCES
CCM Wind Orchestra
Terence Milligan, music director and conductor

Leonard Bernstein was an American treasure and a larger-than-life force in music. We celebrate his 100 years with Symphonic Dances from

West Side Story

and Three Dance Episodes from

On the Town

, along with

Spartacus

by Aram Khachaturian and

Der Rosenkavalier

by Richard Strauss.

Location

: Corbett Auditorium

Tickets

: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

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4 p.m. Sunday, March 4

• Winds Series •

CONCERTOS
CCM Chamber Players
Terence Milligan, music director and conductor

Featuring CCM alumnus Jordan Dodson, guitar

IBERT:

Concerto pour Violoncelle

GOSS:

A Concerto of Colours

for guitar and wind ensemble (Ohio Premiere)

RAVEL:

Introduction et Allegro  

Location

: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall

Admission

: FREE

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4 p.m. Sunday, March 25

• Winds Series •

PRISM XXI
CCM Wind Orchestra, CCM Wind Ensemble, CCM Jazz Ensembles and Special Guests
Terence Milligan and Kevin Michael Holzman, music directors and conductors

CCM proudly presents 60 minutes of crowd-pleasing, non-stop excitement by diverse performers throughout Corbett Auditorium. An annual favorite, this year’s PRISM concert showcases the future stars of tomorrow from CCM Preparatory and Community Engagement!

Location

: Corbett Auditorium

Tickets

: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

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8 p.m. Thursday, April 12

• Winds Series •

MUSIC FOR A SPRING EVENING
CCM Chamber Winds
Terence Milligan, music director and conductor

ELLERBY: Divertimento

RAFF: Sinfonietta, Op. 188

Location

: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall

Admission

: FREE

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4 p.m. Sunday, April 15

• Winds Series •

HAPPY, WACKY MUSIC
CCM Chamber Players
Terence Milligan, music director and conductor

STRAUSS: Symphony for Winds

The Happy Workshop

IBERT:

Divertissement

for Chamber Orchestra

Additional repertoire to be announced.

Location

: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall

Admission

: FREE

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8 p.m. Tuesday, April 17

• Winds Series •

SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING BLUE
CCM Wind Ensemble
Kevin Michael Holzman, music director and conductor

This popular saying comes from an Old English rhyme that refers to the objects a bride carries or wears on her wedding day for good luck. It just so happens that the saying also lends itself to a great concert program. Join the CCM Wind Ensemble for our final concert of the academic year — this is one you don’t want to miss!

GABRIELI: Selections from

Sacrae Symphoniae

GERSHWIN:

Rhapsody in Blue

PROKOFIEV/DE MEIJ:

Romeo and Juliet

MACKEY:

Wine-Dark Sea

Location

: Corbett Auditorium

Admission

: FREE

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8 p.m. Wednesday, April 18

• Winds Series •

OTHER WORLDS
CCM Wind Orchestra
Terence Milligan, music director and conductor

The supernatural world, the spiritual world, other worlds – are they real? Do they exist? We weigh those questions as we present music about other levels of existence.

WHITACRE:

Ghost Train

MACKEY:

The Frozen Cathedral

NAVARRO:

Gods of Olympus

DAUGHERTY:

Red Cape Tango

Location

: Corbett Auditorium

Tickets

: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

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CCM Season Presenting Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation