The Mason Wind Symphony invites our dedicated audience to “The Blue Marble: An Earth Concertvation Experience" April 25, 2024 | 8:00pm Featured Concert Performance. Guests are invited to a Pre-Concert Discussion titled “Mission eARTh - A Call to Action for Artists and Audience in Earth Conservation,” at 6:30pm featuring Mason Wind Symphony's Director of Concert Bands, Dr. William L. Lake, Jr.; Professor of Composition, Dr. Andrea Reinkemeyer and Mr. David Tucker, Director of Development for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Washington, D.C, a sustainability marketplace featuring vendors who repurpose goods in unique ways and explore emerging research from various Mason disciplines that are tackling issues on climate change, our ecosystem, and impactful initiatives that raise awareness.
The Mason Wind Symphony is excited to perform newly hired Professor of Composition Andrea Reinkemeyer's “Smoulder,” inspired by our ever-increasing concern about climate change as witnessed in forest fires. The work creatively uses the wind ensemble to challenge audiences to take action on complex issues of our planet through color, tension, and effect.
The Mason Wind Symphony will welcome to the stage, retiring professor of the Reva and Sid Dewberry School of Music, Anthony Maiello. Professor Anthony Maiello conducted the Mason Bands with vigor and passion leading to the growth and artistry that still radiates in the Mason Bands and throughout the School of Music. Maiello will conduct an arrangement of Bob Thiele and George Weiss’ “What a Wonderful World” made popular by Louis Armstrong.
The concert culminates with a truly breathtaking piece, Julie Giroux’s Symphony No. 6: “The Blue Marble.” This symphony, written to high-definition film, captures the beauty of our planet's history, the cultures that define it, and the harmony that is required to sustain it. It's a sensory experience that will immerse audiences in the rainforest's sights, sounds, and smells, providing a thrilling and memorable conclusion to the program.
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