Symphonic Band Concert Set for Nov. 23

On Saturday, Nov. 23, Performance Music at The University of Scranton will present a concert featuring the University's Symphonic Band. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Houlihan-McLean Center, Mulberry Street and Jefferson Avenue. Admission is free and the concert is open to the public, with seating on a first-come, first-seated basis.

The program will include a variety of symphonic band works including pieces by contemporary composers like Eric Ewazen, arrangements and transcriptions of works by Malcolm Arnold and Dmitri Shostakovich, as well as a composition by Performance Music's late composer in residence, Vaclav Nelhybel.

According to Performance Music Conductor and Co-Director Janelle Decker, "In programming this concert, Cheryl Boga and I selected works that showcase the ensemble while also challenging them both technically and musically. We have chosen repertoire for the symphonic band that ranges from original pieces to works that have been transcribed for band to provide what we hope will be an enriching musical experience for both our student musicians and our audience."

The University of Scranton Symphonic Band is a 65-plus member ensemble comprised of members of the University community from majors and departments spanning the curriculum - the vast majority of them undergraduate students - joined by a few graduate students and members of the faculty, staff, alumni and Scranton Brass Orchestra, who are all brought together by their mutual love of music-making.

The primary focus of Performance Music at The University of Scranton is its student choral and instrumental performing ensembles, there is no major in music at the University, and all enrolled Scranton students (undergraduate and graduate) are eligible for membership in the University Bands, University Performance Choirs, University String Orchestra and Ensembles, and the Steel Drum Ensemble. A few members of the faculty and staff and alumni from the region also perform with the groups. Each year, hundreds of students participate in the ensembles.

For additional information on the concert, call 570-941-7624, email [email protected] or visit scranton.edu/music.