Whitworth Wind Symphony Presents “SHOUT!” at Fox Theater on Nov. 14
Under the direction of Richard Strauch, professor of music, the symphony will perform beautiful selections by a number of composers including Carter Pann and Omar Thomas. The audience will leave still tapping their toes to the final selection Come Sunday, Thomas’ vibrant, joyous tribute to the Black Gospel tradition with a Duke Ellington flair.
Tickets are $7 for general admission and may be purchased here. Whitworth students are free with a valid ID.
About the Whitworth Wind Symphony:
The threefold mission of the Whitworth Wind Symphony is to train and educate musicians for a lifetime of musical learning; to represent Whitworth’s mind-and-heart education though excellence in performance before audiences on campus, throughout the community and across the globe; and to advocate for and promote wind literature through the study and performance of the ensemble’s core repertoire as well as the commissioning of new works.
The Whitworth Wind Symphony has appeared in concert at state and regional conferences of the Washington Music Educators Association, the National Association for Music Education and the College Band Directors National Association, and has toured throughout the western United States and in Hawaii, Costa Rica and Thailand.
As the university’s select auditioned wind and percussion ensemble, the wind symphony has been active in commissioning new works and collaborating with composers around the world. Noted composers David Maslanka, Eric Ewazen, James David and Peter Van Zandt Lane have praised the wind symphony’s performances of their music, and recent performance collaborations have included saxophonist Lawrence Gwozdz, bass trombonist Douglas Yeo and the Travis Brass of the United States Air Force.
About Whitworth University:
Located in Spokane, Wash., Whitworth is a private liberal arts university affiliated with the Presbyterian church. The university, which has an enrollment of more than 2,500 students, offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Contacts:
Trisha Coder, media relations manager, Whitworth University, (509) 777-4703 or tcoder@whitworth.edu.
