The UPEI Wind Symphony at Park Royal United Church
The UPEI Wind Symphony presents its final performance of the 2016-2017 academic year featuring a diverse set of pieces designed to showcase the colour of the modern wind band. The performance will be held Friday, March 31 at 7:30 pm at Park Royal United Church in Charlottetown. Following the success of last semester’s recital at Park Royal, the Wind Symphony returns for its acoustic beauty and to ensure that all of its supporters can be accommodated.
The program will open with a fanfare, Through the Looking Glass, by the American composer Jess Turner. Another feature, Summer Dances by Englishman Adam Gorb, is a joyful work in three short movements celebrating his favourite season. Phillip Sparke’s Sunrise at Angel's Gate is a programmatic work which attempts to describe the sounds at dawn at the Grand Canyon.
The centrepiece of the program will be an electro-acoustic piece by American Eli Fieldsteel titled Singularity. This piece is inspired by the idea of technological singularity as explored by Ray Kurzweil, Isaac Asimov, and other scientific writers. The piece outlines a narrative of interaction between organic life, as represented by the acoustic instruments, and non-organic life, represented by the electronic sound. The recital will conclude with Australian Percy Grainger’s Handel in the Strand, a multi-layered work based on folk songs.
This year’s Wind Symphony is in fine form having recently presented this program to a capacity audience at the Halifax Central Library’s Paul O'Regan Hall. Two graduating seniors, Aidan Tremblett (trumpet) and Daniel MacDonald (trombone), have had distinguished tenures with the Wind Symphony, for which this will be their final UPEI recital.
Tickets at $15 Adults/Seniors and $10 Students may be acquired at the music department, at the admissions desk prior to the performance, or online at upeiconcert14.bpt.me.
The University of Prince Edward Island prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions—Prince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan’s University—UPEI has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. UPEI is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.
