The West Liberty University Wind Symphony will be presenting their first of two concert series on at 6 p.m., Thursday, March 24 in College Hall on the WLU campus.
The first concert, titled Masterworks, will feature original works by Gustav Holst, John Philip Sousa, as well as transcriptions for the band by Morten Lauridsen and H. Robert Reynolds.
The concert is free and open to the public, but donations will be accepted for those who would wish to make a contribution to the music program.
Listeners can expect to hear melodies from woodwinds, brass as well as percussion instruments performed by a small group of talented musicians.
The West Liberty University Wind Symphony is the premiere concert band ensemble within the WLU Division of Music and under the direction of Dr. Gretchen Pohlman-Bassett, WLU’s director of bands. Just like its sister ensemble – the University Concert Band, the Wind Symphony is an internationally recorded ensemble, according to Pohlman-Bassett.
The Wind Symphony is composed of music majors, non-music majors, and WLU instrumental faculty, and community members.
The second concert in this series will take place at 6 p.m., April 28 in College Hall.
West Liberty University is West Virginia’s oldest institution of higher education and offers nearly 70 undergraduate majors and a growing number of master degree programs. For more information, please call 1.866.WESTLIB or visit westliberty.edu.
