Carthage Instrumental Ensembles

2011-2012 Calendar of Events

Sept. 18 — 2 p.m.

Patio Pops Concert — Wind Orchestra & Concert Band

Join the combined Wind Orchestra and Concert Band as they present a concert on the patio between the Hedberg Library and Siebert Chapel. This year's concert is titled Tell Me a Story, and includes three delightful settings of children's stories for narrator and band. Hans Christian Andersen's Steadfast Tin Soldier, the Grimm Brothers' fairy tale Bremen Town Musicians and five of Aesop's fables are to be performed.

Nov. 5 – 7:30 p.m.
November 6 — 3 p.m.

Lakeside Band Festival — The Music of Ronald Lo Presti

Carthage will host the 10th annual Lakeside Band Festival Nov. 5-6. To celebrate the 10th anniversary, the festival will feature the music of Ronald Lo Presti, one of the seminal composers of the contemporary band movement. In addition, Alvin Lowrey, Principal Trumpet Emeritus of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, will perform Kent Kennan's Sonata for Trumpet with the Carthage Wind Orchestra. Well-known works such as Lo Presti's Elegy for a Young American and Suite for Five Trumpets will be performed, as well as lesser-known compositions such as Pageant Overture, Sketch for Percussion Ensemble and Tundra.

Nov. 12 — 7:30 p.m.

East meets West — Chamber Orchestra and Percussion Ensemble

Explore the unique sounds of Gamelan rhythms, Russian chant and Oriental melodies with these exciting works for chamber orchestra with expanded percussion sections. French masters Debussy and Ravel, noted Polish composer Henryk Gorecki, and Canadian-born Colin McPhee give an eclectic and electrifying impression of these glorious sounds from Asia.

Mar. 14 — 7:30 p.m.

All Baroque — Chamber Orchestra

BOYCE – Symphony No. 1
HANDEL – Harp Concerto in Bb, with Anne Morse Hambrock
CORELLI – Concerto Grosso No. 10, Opus 6

Mar. 25 — 7 p.m.

Tour Home Concert — Wind Orchestra

Join the Carthage Wind Orchestra as they perform their 2012 Midwest Tour program in the Siebert Chapel.

SONGS, SOLILOQUIES, SHADES & SUNRISES 

May 9 — 7:30 p.m.

Music Lives! – Honoring a President – Wind Orchestra and Concert Band

GOTO – Prelude to a Shining Day
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS – Sine Nomine
FAUCHET – Symphony for Band
VERDI – “Triumphal March” from Aida
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS — Rhosymedre
NELSON — Courtly Airs and Dances
COWELL — Old American Country Set

May 12 — 3 p.m.

Now THAT'S Italian! — Spring Concert — Chamber Orchestra

RESPIGHI – Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1
VERDI – Overture to La Forza del Destino
MENOTTI – Suite from Sebastian Ballet

Instrumental Ensembles

• Chamber Orchestra
• Wind Orchestra and Concert Band
• Carthage Jazz Band
• Carthage Pep Band