The University of Portland Music Program opens its 2016-2017 concert season on Saturday, October 1, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium with performances by the University Orchestra and Wind Symphony. The concert is free and open to all.
The Wind Symphony, under the direction of guest conductor and UP alumna Kylie Pybus, will feature lively folk dances set in large, symphonic form, including Alfred Reed’s Armenian Dances, David Holsinger’s Havendance, Jan Van der Roost’s Rikudim, and Eric Whitacre’s stirring October.
The Orchestra portion of the program, entitled, “Copland’s America,” will feature iconic works by Aaron Copland that defined the Americana sound of the mid-20th century. The performance will include Fanfare for the Common Man, “Variations on a Shaker Melody” from Appalachian Spring, Four Dances from Rodeo, and selections from Our Town and The Tender Land.
For more information contact David De Lyser, performing and fine arts, at 7382 or delyser@up.edu.