Join the Minnesota Winds for our first public event in partnership with YourClassical MPR as part of MPR Day at the Minnesota State Fair! An eleven-member ensemble conducted by Manny Laureano will perform a selection of works that tell the story of the concert band art form.

This is a free concert!

Friday, August 30
Dan Patch Stage
1:30 - 2:20 p.m.

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MUSICIANS

• Manny Laureano, conductor

• Roma Duncan, flute

• Carrie Vecchione, oboe

• Jennifer Gerth, clarinet

• Karrin Meffert-Nelson, clarinet

• Fei Xie, bassoon

• Alexandra Berndt, bassoon

• Patrick Pridemore, French horn

• Alexander Henton, French horn

• Lynn Erickson, trumpet

• Phillip Ostrander, trombone

• Eri Isomura, percussion

PROGRAM

• Kevin Day: Dancing Fire (arr. Josh Trentadue)

• Antonin Dvorak: Selections from Serenade for Winds, Op 44 (arr. Arne Dich)

• Erika Svanoe: Mary Shelley Meets Frankenstein

• Jenni Brandon: “Seashells” from Found Objects on the Beach (performed by our MPR Class Notes trio)

• Gustav Holst: First Suite in Eb (arr. Katherine Bergman)