Meet the Minnesota Winds, our state's professional concert band!

Please join us at MacPhail Center for Music for a preview concert featuring an eleven-member ensemble conducted by Manny Laureano of the Minnesota Orchestra. Described as "Minnesota music royalty," the group will perform a selection of works that tell the story of the concert band art form, and the Minnesota Winds co-founders will introduce the mission and vision for this new organization.

6:30 p.m. — Reception
7:00 p.m. — Music

This is a pay-what-you-can concert! Minnesota Winds wants everyone to have the opportunity to experience exceptional band music. We invite you to pay what you can by giving a donation. Every dollar makes an impact for band music & students in our community.

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Monday, September 16
MacPhail Center for Music
Antonello Hall
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

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)