UMD Wind Orchestra: Parody and Parity
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Michael Votta, Jr., music director Explore a range of 20th century wind ensemble works with the UMD Wind Orchestra! This program includes Paul Hindemith’s groundbreaking Kammermusik No. 1, his first composition in a set of eight chamber music pieces written during the 1920s, as well as Florent Schmitt’s Dionysiaques, a bombastic piece that evokes the ancient Greek festivals honoring the god of wine and dance.; Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 1 Op. 24 No. 1; Ernst Krenek: Three Merry Marches; Vítězslava Kaprálová: Military Sinfonietta, Op. 11; Gustav Holst: A Moorside Suite; Florent Schmitt: Dionysiaques Led by Michael Votta, Jr., UMWO is a leader among collegiate ensembles in premiering new works for winds. This season’s engaging performances will feature faculty soloists and world premieres of new works and masterworks of the 20th and 21st centuries.
