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The Wisconsin Wind Orchestra, the resident professional ensemble of Carroll University, will present a concert in the Humphrey Chapel on campus on September 18 at 4pm. The concert is free and open to the public.
Conducted by Professor of Music, Larry Harper, the chamber ensemble of 14 players will present a concert that they have entitled, “Let the Games Begin,” both as a nod to the Olympics of this summer and a description of the playful nature of the music, full of references to games, dances, plays, and children.
The centerpiece of the concert is a performance of several movements from Mendelssohn’s perennial favorite, the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This was music composed in the 19th century on commission from the King of Prussia to accompany a performance of Shakespeare’s masterpiece. Mendelssohn’s brilliant and evocative music perfectly captures the spirit of the fairy kingdom from the play. Acting in scenes taken directly from Shakespeare’s play at the concert will be Professor of Theater at Carroll University, James Zager.
Another highlight of the afternoon concert will be a suite of Renaissance dances from the famed Renaissance composer, Michael Praetorius. This suite was arranged especially for the Wisconsin Wind Orchestra by Prof. Harper, two movements of which will be offered in world premiere. The arrangement attempts to capture the original sounds of Renaissance instruments and performance practice, while using modern instruments.
Also on the program will be Jeux d’Enfant (Children’s Games) of Georges Bizet, originally written by the composer for piano four-hand. Six Romances After Mendelssohn by Stephen Gryc, a set of variations based on the principal theme from Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” Symphony, rounds out the program. 

The Wisconsin Wind Orchestra will perform at Carroll University on Sunday, October 5th, 2014 at 4:00 pm. The concert is free and open to the public.  The centerpiece of the fall performance will be four pieces composed by Alec Wilder (1907-1980), one of the genuine, genius mavericks of 20th-century American music. The Alec Wilder Octet recorded some thirty sides of 78rpm records between 1938 and 1947, constituting one of the earliest sustained attempts to fuse jazz with classical music (later dubbed "Third Stream"). With the unique instrumentation of woodwinds, bass, drumset, and harpsichord, these quirky yet beguiling pieces were collected together in an early LP recording entitled, "Music for Lost Souls and Wounded Birds." We thus celebrate this American genius by organizing a concert around his creative voice, and thus "Go Wilder!" 

The remainder of the concert is equally delightful, including atmospheric music for two clarinets and electronics as well as a wonderful work by Kevin Volans written for the Netherlands Wind Ensemble called Walking Song, featuring flute, harpsichord and 2 clappers. There is also a fantastic flute concerto featuring Carroll faculty Kristen Fenske, and a grand finale from Wilder's wild colleague, Leonard Bernstein.


For more information call 262-524-7182 


 

Wisconsin Wind Orchestra will open the concert with “Italian Girl in Algiers” by Gioacchino Rossini, and then Suzanne Geoffrey, instructor of oboe at Carroll, will perform the “Introduction, Theme and Variations” by Johann Nepomuk Hummel, transcribed for 10 winds from the chamber orchestra version. The group also will perform “The Casbah of Tetouan,” a solo piece for five French horns by Kerry Turner. The concert concludes with the romantic and lush “Suite in B-Flat” by Richard Strauss.

This same concert also will be performed as part of the Searle Pickett Chamber Music Series on Friday, Oct. 4. The performance will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Church of Our Savior, 363 S. Main St., Fond du Lac.

For more information, contact the Music Office at 262.524.7182 or [email protected].

Source: http://www.carrollu.edu/newsevents/eventdetails.asp?id=258657

Wisconsin Wind Orchestra, the resident professional ensemble of Carroll University, will play an intimate concert on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. The performance begins at 4 p.m. in Humphrey Memorial Chapel, 238 N. East Ave., Waukesha. It is free and open to the public.

The orchestra is led by Lawrence Dale Harper, professor of music. Their repertoire includes “Suite Française” by Francis Poulenc, “Suite in D” by Arthur Bird, and the seldom heard “Magnum Ignotum (Great Mystery)” by Giya Kancheli.

Kancheli, a Polish composer, created an introverted meditation on the great mysteries that surround us, but are open only to those willing to sit in silence. The winds are accompanied by an electronic tape. About his work, Kancheli wrote:

The material in “Magnum Ignotum” has been rendered in a very simple manner and serves only one purpose: to evoke a state of mind in which humbleness lodges itself in the soul in anticipation of divine singing. The tape consists of four parts: a chant by a high priest, an authentic recording from the ’30s of a three-voiced improvisation by West Georgian greybeards, a mix of natural and artificial tone colors, and a Georgian hymn sung by the vocal ensemble Rustawi. All this music is full of that mysterious spirit that I shall never be able to grasp. 

For more information, contact the music office at 262.524.7182 or [email protected].

Source: http://www.carrollu.edu/newsevents/newsdetail.asp?id=2003

The Wisconsin Wind Orchestra, the resident professional ensemble of Carroll University, will perform at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012. The concert will be held in the Humphrey Memorial Chapel, 238 N. East Ave. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 students and seniors 60 and older. Call the box office at 262.524.7633 or purchase tickets at the door starting at 3 p.m.

The orchestra is led by Lawrence Dale Harper, professor of music. The concert includes a performance of “Fratres” by Estonian composer Arvo Pӓrt, written in a tintinnabuli (Latin, meaning “bell”) style influenced by mystical experiences with chant music. This work has a slow and deeply meditative tempo, and a minimalist approach to both notation and performance.

The concert continues with “Suite Persane” (“Persian Suite”) by French composer André Caplet. The piece uses exotic Middle Eastern modes to create dark moods of striking beauty, and was probably inspired by Caplet’s visit to the Universal Exhibition held in Paris in 1900. 

After an intermission, the orchestra will perform the famous “Siegfried Idyll” by German composer Richard Wagner. This piece was originally written for small chamber orchestra as a Christmas present to his wife Cosima to celebrate the birth of their child, Siegfried.

For more information, contact the music office at 262.524.7182 or [email protected].

Source: http://www.carrollu.edu/newsevents/newsdetail.asp?id=1925

An intimate performance by the Wisconsin Wind Orchestra, the resident professional ensemble of Carroll University, will be at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, in the Humphrey Memorial Chapel, 238 N. East Ave., Waukesha. Tickets are on sale for $10 adults, $5 students and seniors 60 and older. Purchase at the door beginning at 7 p.m. on Jan. 28, or call the box office at 262.524.7633.

Source: http://www.carrollu.edu/newsevents/newsdetail.asp?id=1053

A performance by Carroll University's resident professional ensemble, the Wisconsin Wind Orchestra, will be Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011. The concert begins at 4 p.m. in Shattuck Music Center, 218 N. East Ave., Waukesha. Call 262.524.7633 for tickets; $10 adults, $5 students and seniors 60 and older.

The Wisconsin Wind Orchestra is conducted by Lawrence Dale Harper, Carroll professor of music. They will perform "Songs and Dances of Death" by Modest Mussorgsky with Thomas Weis, lyric bass and instructor of voice, and "Serenade No. 2" by Johannes Brahms.

For more information, contact the music office at 262.524.7182 or [email protected].

Source: http://www.carrollu.edu/newsevents/newsdetail.asp?id=970

Carroll University's resident professional ensemble, the Wisconsin Wind Orchestra, will be back home for a performance at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. The concert will be in the Humphrey Memorial Chapel, 238 N. East Ave., Waukesha, and is $10 adults, $5 students and seniors 60 and older. Tickets will be available at the door starting at 7 p.m. To order in advance, call the box office at 262.524.7633.

Led by conductor and Carroll professor of music Lawrence Dale Harper, the orchestra will perform "Rondino" by Ludwig van Beethoven, selections from "Carmen" by Georges Bizet, "Capriol Suite" by Peter Warlock and "Beim Abschied zu Singen" by Robert Schumann, with the Carroll Concert Choir. A special performance of "Benny's Gig" by Morton Gould will feature Dan Roberdeau, clarinet, and John Babbitt, bass.

The Wisconsin Wind Orchestra also will perform these selections in Kenosha on Sunday, Jan. 30, and in Fond du Lac on Thursday, Feb. 3, as part of the cities' subscription arts series.

Source: http://www.carrollu.edu/newsevents/newsdetail.asp?id=862

Carroll University will host The Wisconsin Wind Orchestra, conducted by Professor of Music Lawrence Dale Harper, on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, at 4 p.m. in Humphrey Memorial Chapel, 238 N. East Ave., Waukesha. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for students and seniors 60 and older. Tickets will be available at the door beginning at 3 p.m.

The performance, "Music Inspired by Mozart," will include "Magic Flute Variations" by Jan Koetsier, "Serenade for Winds, Op. 7" by Richard Strauss, "Hommage à L'Ami Papageno" and "Mozart New-Look" by Jean Françaix, and "Figures in the Garden" by Johnathan Dove.

After its founding in 1995, The Wisconsin Wind Orchestra became the resident professional ensemble of Carroll University in 1998. Participants include members of the applied music faculty at Carroll as well as professionals from southeastern Wisconsin who have performed in groups such as the Florentine and Skylight Opera Companies, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra and many others.

For more information on the concert, call the music department at 262.524.7182 or the Campus Center Box Office at 262.524.7633.

Source: http://www.carrollu.edu/newsevents/newsdetail.asp?id=703

The Wisconsin Wind Orchestra, conducted by Professor of Music Lawrence Dale Harper, returns to Carroll University for a concert on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. in Shattuck Music Center, 218 N. East Ave., Waukesha. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 students and seniors 60 and older; call the Campus Center box office at 262.524.7633.

This concert will highlight two of the most important masterworks in the repertoire for winds: "Sonatina" from the "Happy Workshop" by Richard Strauss and the "Gran Partita" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The "Gran Partita," first performed in Vienna in 1784, is widely considered the pinnacle of achievement in music for chamber winds. The piece calls for adding basset horns and an extra pair of horns to the traditional Harmoniemusik octet of pairs of oboes, clarinets, bassoons and horns. The pieces by Mozart and Strauss are particularly appropriate for pairing in one concert because of their similar instrumentation and Strauss's dedication of the "Sonatina," "to the memory of the immortal Mozart at the end of a thankful life." Strauss was deeply inspired by Mozart's wind music, written more than 150 years earlier, and even went so far as to borrow motives from the "Gran Partita" as germinal ideas for his own "Sonatina."

This concert will highlight two of the most important masterworks in the repertoire for winds: "Sonatina" from the "Happy Workshop" by Richard Strauss and the "Gran Partita" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The "Gran Partita," first performed in Vienna in 1784, is widely considered the pinnacle of achievement in music for chamber winds. The piece calls for adding basset horns and an extra pair of horns to the traditional Harmoniemusik octet of pairs of oboes, clarinets, bassoons and horns. The pieces by Mozart and Strauss are particularly appropriate for pairing in one concert because of their similar instrumentation and Strauss's dedication of the "Sonatina," "to the memory of the immortal Mozart at the end of a thankful life." Strauss was deeply inspired by Mozart's wind music, written more than 150 years earlier, and even went so far as to borrow motives from the "Gran Partita" as germinal ideas for his own "Sonatina."

The Wisconsin Wind Orchestra was established in 1995 and became the resident professional ensemble of Carroll University in 1998. The group features some of the finest musicians in southeast Wisconsin, many of whom are on the applied music faculty at Carroll University, and is recognized as one of the only ensembles of its kind in the world. In a review of their recent CD, "The American Record Guide" said, "Listening to these readings of excellent wind band literature is a lovely listening experience," and called the conductor "a stickler for detail, a motivator, and a first-rate musician who brings nuance and insight to a piece of music." In 2002, the Wisconsin Wind Orchestra embarked on a European concert tour, where it was the featured ensemble on a live radio broadcast from the famed Amsterdam Concertgebouw, home of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

Source: http://www.carrollu.edu/newsevents/newsdetail.asp?id=575

The Wisconsin Wind Orchestra will perform at Carroll University on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008, at 4 p.m. The performance will be in Humphrey Memorial Chapel, 238 N. East Avenue, Waukesha. Tickets are $10 adults, and $5 students and seniors 60 and older. For tickets, call 262.524.7633.

The first half of the concert will feature music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the "Piano Quintet K.452," of which Mozart wrote, "I consider it to be the best work I have ever composed," and the "Overture to 'Cosi fan Tutte."' The second half of the concert will feature the romantic "Serenade" of Arthur Bird.

The Wisconsin Wind Orchestra was founded and is conducted by Professor of Music Lawrence Dale Harper. It was established in 1995 and became the resident professional ensemble of Carroll University in 1998. The group features some of the finest musicians in southeast Wisconsin, many of whom are on the applied music faculty at Carroll, and is recognized as one of the only ensembles of its kind in the world. The ensemble blends tradition, innovation and technical versatility in its repertoire of master composers and new works.

Source: http://www.carrollu.edu/newsevents/newsdetail.asp?id=541

On Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007, the Wisconsin Wind Orchestra will perform at 4 p.m. in Humphrey Memorial Chapel, 238 N. East Ave., Waukesha. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 students and seniors 60 and older; call 262.524.7633.

Carroll's resident professional ensemble was founded and is conducted by Professor of Music Lawrence Dale Harper. The concert will highlight Serenade for Winds by Antonin Dvořák and William Alwyn's Concerto for Flute and Eight Wind Instruments.

The Concerto will feature flutist Cindy Solfest-Wallis, an applied instructor at Carroll College, Wisconsin Lutheran College and University of Wisconsin-Parkside who has been a professional musician for more than 20 years. She performs regularly with the Wisconsin Wind Orchestra, Skylight Opera Theatre, Bel Canto and the Milwaukee Ballet. Solfest-Wallis holds degrees from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and Michigan State University, where she studied with Israel Boroukoff. In addition, she participated in master classes with Robert Willoughby, Jan Gippo and Geoffrey Gilbert.

The Wisconsin Wind Orchestra was established in 1995 and became the resident professional ensemble of Carroll College in 1998. The group features some of the finest musicians in southeast Wisconsin, many of whom are on the applied music faculty at Carroll, and is recognized as one of the only ensembles of its kind in the world. The ensemble blends tradition, innovation and technical versatility in its repertoire of master composers and new works.

Source: http://www.carrollu.edu/newsevents/newsdetail.asp?id=433

Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007, will feature “Songs of the Night,” performed by the Wisconsin Wind Orchestra in Carroll College’s Shattuck Music Center auditorium, 218 N. East Ave. Tickets for the 8 p.m. concert are $10 adults, $5 students and seniors 60 and older. Call 262.524.7633.

Conductor Lawrence Dale Harper and the orchestra present baritone Thomas Weis for “Songs of the Night” by Pablo Escande. The performance includes the world premiere of “Three Movements for Winds” by Keith Carpenter, and music by George Bizet.

The Wisconsin Wind Orchestra was established in 1995 and became the resident professional ensemble of Carroll College in 1998. The group features some of the finest musicians in southeast Wisconsin, many of whom are on the applied music faculty at Carroll, and is recognized as one of the only ensembles of its kind in the world. The ensemble blends tradition, innovation and technical versatility in its repertoire of master composers and new works.

Source: http://www.carrollu.edu/newsevents/newsdetail.asp?id=347

The Wisconsin Wind Orchestra, the resident professional ensemble at Carroll College, will perform at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006, in the Humphrey Memorial Chapel, 238 N. East Ave., Waukesha. Call 262.524.7633 for tickets; $10 adults and $5 for students and seniors 60 and older.

Conductor Lawrence Dale Harper will lead the orchestra through the “Under the Influence” theme, featuring “Under the Influence” by Murray Gross. This and other concert pieces are inspired by, or pay tribute to, past musical styles, forms and practices. The Gross piece was inspired by the music of Igor Stravinsky. Other selections include Adam Gorb’s “French Dances Revisited,” based on the music of Bach and Baroque dance music of the 17th and 18th centuries, and Andre Caplet’s “Suite Persane,” inspired by the rhythms and musical scales of ancient Persia.

The Wisconsin Wind Orchestra was established in 1995 and became the resident professional ensemble of Carroll College in 1998. The group features some of the finest musicians in southeast Wisconsin, many of whom are on the applied music faculty at Carroll, and is recognized as one of the only ensembles of its kind in the world. The ensemble blends tradition, innovation and technical versatility in its repertoire of master composers and new works.

Source: http://www.carrollu.edu/newsevents/newsdetail.asp?id=314

The Wisconsin Wind Orchestra (WWO) prepares for its 10th season in 2005-2006. The ensemble will perform  Oct. 23, 2005, at 4 p.m. in the Humphrey Memorial Chapel, 238 N. East Ave., Waukesha.  Included in the program is Mozart's "Magic Flute Overture," Loudova's "Giovanni's Dream," the "Petite Suite" by Debussy and "Divertissement" by Bernard. The group's season continues with a concert Feb. 11, 2006, at 8 p.m. at Carroll College and several other performances throughout the state, the Wisconsin Conservatory and at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.

"Repertoire for this year will center on music from our upcoming international CD, "Wind Consorts," as well as celebrate the 150th anniversary of Mozart's birth with a performance of his inspired work for thirteen winds, the famous Gran Partita," says Director Lawrence Dale Harper.

The WWO, the resident professional ensemble of Carroll College, is one of the only ensembles of its kind in the world and features many of the finest musicians in the Midwest. The ensemble builds on the tradition of musical excellence found in major symphony orchestras, the innovation of wind groups such as the Eastman Wind Ensemble and Dallas Wind Symphony, and the technical versatility of the premier military bands.

The WWO made its debut in Wisconsin in December 1995 with the goal to "perform and record, at the highest artistic standards, the most distinguished international literature for winds and percussion."

In 1997, the WWO released its first CD, "Romantic Sensibilities," followed by a second one in 2001 called "Old Wine in New Bottles." In reviews of these discs, the American Record Guide praised the ensemble, calling it "top quality," with a conductor who is "a stickler for detail, a motivator, and a first-rate musician who brings nuance and insight to a piece of music."

Tickets for the Oct. 23, 2005, and Feb. 11, 2006, performances are $15 adults and $12 students and seniors and can be purchased through the Carroll College Campus Center Box Office by calling (262) 524-7633.

Source: https://www.carrollu.edu/newsevents/newsdetail.asp?id=220

The Wisconsin Wind Orchestra will present a concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, 2002, in the Humphrey Memorial Chapel on the Carroll College campus.

This performance is the first since the group's return from a European tour that took it to cities throughout Holland in May 2002. That tour culminated in a live radio show on National Dutch Radio broadcast from the famed Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

The Nov. 17 concert will feature music from Mozart's popular opera, "Don Giovanni." Also included will be 18th century music by Beethoven and Franz Krommer.

Founded in 1995, the Wisconsin Wind Orchestra is a unique ensemble that features some of the finest musicians in southeast Wisconsin. Its repertoire spans a wide range of works from Mozart and Brahms to Varese and contemporary composers.

The orchestra will be conducted by Dr. Lawrence Harper, director of bands and chair of the music department at Carroll College.

Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for students and seniors. Call the Carroll College box office at 524-7633 or purchase at the door.

Source: https://www.carrollu.edu/newsevents/newsdetail.asp?id=44