Chamber Works: The Light Fantastic

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August 12th, 2023 | St. Mark's Episcopal Church

August 13th, 2023 | Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church

While the Florida Wind Band typically plays music written for a large concert ensemble, for this concert we are exploring music that was composed for a smaller, more intimate ensemble. We'll feature a brass septet on "Theme and Variations on A Mighty Fortress is Our God", a woodwind octet on "Seascape", and a 17-piece wind ensemble on "The Light Fantastic."  There are two features on this concert program. The first is a dedication of Astor Piazzolla's Oblivion to long time Florida Wind Band supporter and sponsor, Jerry Krumbholz. The second is a bass clarinet feature starring USF's School of Music Faculty member, Calvin Falwell, in The Light Fantastic. 

The Light Fantastic Concert Replay

July 1st, 2023 | Carrollwood Village Park

July 2nd, 2023 | Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church

This concert will celebrate the best of American music while stopping through the Colonial Era with "Yankee Doodle," the National Expansion with "Silverado," and the Revolutionary War with "Chester." This program includes additional American favorites that the entire family will enjoy. 

In the first performance, the Florida Wind Band will join Summer Breeze on Saturday, July 1st (outdoors) at Carrollwood Village Park at 5:30 pm. We invite you to bring family and friends to picnic and enjoy the festive celebration of this outdoor patriotic performance.

The Florida Wind Band will do a repeat showing of this concert on Sunday, July 2nd (indoors) at Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church at 6:00 pm with a guest narrator.

All Things America Concert Replay

May 21st, 2023 | USF School of Music

 This concert is in partnership with our Bay Area Youth (BAY) Winds Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Winds conducted by Dr. Matthew McCutchen and Mrs. Devin DeDon.  

 Let's Dance! will explore masterwork pieces from the wind ensemble repertoire. For as long as humans have moved, they have danced. In fact, historians believe that social, celebratory, and ritual dances were essential factors in the development of human civilizations. The Florida Wind Band will be dancing through the new world in a concert that celebrates many of the different styles of dance that are beloved in South America featuring Michael Gandalfi’s “Vientos y Tangos” and Luis Serrano Alarcon’s “Duende". From the United States, we will highlight Leonard Bernstein’s classic “Four Dances from Westside Story” and Aaron Copland’s iconic “Variations on a Shaker Melody”. From Argentinian tangos, to British dance halls, to America's Broadway, this concert is full of music that will make it difficult for the audience to sit still.  

March 25th, 2023 | Sickles High School (Educational Outreach)

March 26th, 2023 | Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church (Community Concert)

Throughout recorded history, music has played an important role in celebrations. Whether people are dancing the night away to let off steam, memorializing the life of a loved one, or simply enjoying a concert, music is there to rejoice, eulogize, and comfort. The repertoire includes pieces that are beloved to global audiences including Shostakovich's "Festive Overture" (Russia), Grainger's "Scotch Strathspey and Reel" (Scotland), and Brahms' "Blessed are They" (Germany), alongside newer works such as Giroux's "Evening Snow at Kambara" (Japan), and Day's "Havana" (Cuba). The American work on this performance is Ticheli's masterwork "Blue Shades", which is one of the most performed wind band works of the past decade. 

An International Celebration Concert Replay

December 10th, 2022 | Hyde Park United Methodist Church

The Florida Wind Band celebrates the Christmas season with a pops program of classic favorites narrated by Colleen Schmitt, including Silent Night, What Child is This, Gesu Bambino, and newer gems including The Eighth Candle, and Three Wise Guys. We are thrilled to feature Brian Panetta & Heather Lundahl as guest conductors during this performance taking place at Hyde Park United Methodist Church's beautiful sanctuary, which is a setting that is guaranteed to get you in the holiday spirit! 

Tis The Season Concert Replay

October 9th, 2022 | Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church

Join the Florida Wind Band in a program that explores the many ways music is used in a church service. From celebrating weddings to mourning tragedies and everything in between. The repertoire includes hymns, a pipe organ, and even a work that pays homage to Scotland, where Presbyterianism originated. 

Sacred Spaces Concert Replay