BEYOND: New Music Festival - Ritual Mass
- Date
- Monday, Jan 27, 2014 at 7:30pm
- Performers
- The University of Manitoba Wind Ensemble
The Winnipeg Wind Ensemble
Richard Gillis - Location
- Pantages Playhouse
- Address
- 180 Market Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Promoters
- WSO New Music Festival
About
Artists:
The University of Manitoba Wind Ensemble;
Richard Gillis, conductor
The University of Manitoba Flute Ensemble;
Layla Roberts & Laurel Ridd, co-directors
The Winnipeg Wind Ensemble;
Jacqueline Dawson, conductor
Brandon University New Music Ensemble;
Megumi Masaki, conductor
Julian Pellicano, conductor
Repertoire:
Casey Cangelosi (US) Theatric No. 10
Owen Pallett (CAN) Piece A
Owen Pallett (CAN) Piece B
Christopher Byman (CAN) Homages
Henry Brant (CAN) Mass in Gregorian Chant for Multiple Flutes
Frank Zappa (US) Dog Breath Variations [moustache_leagal_black]
Colin McPhee (CAN) Concerto for Wind Orchestra
David Maslanka (US) Give Us This Day
A program of works for winds, brass, and percussion include the beginnings of minimalism with Colin McPhee; new classics by Frank Zappa and Owen Pallett; and a ritual antiphonal Mass by Canadian maverick Henry Brant. David Maslanka explores the spiritual element as an integral part of the planet’s possible future.