 Of the People, By the People, For the People: Composers’ Agendas
Colby Wind Ensemble
Each of the composers featured in this concert shares the goal of communicating a greater truth to an audience. Their messages, however, are quite dissimilar: Symphony in B Flat by Paul Hindemith, who championed Gebrauschmusik (Music for Use); Aram Khachaturian's memorial To the Heroes of A Patriotic War; Mozart's political depiction of royal rights in Le Nozze Di Figaro; and Anne McGinty's inspirational pieceMotivations, based on the liturgy of St. James's Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence. The final piece, Eric Whitacre's Godzilla Eats Las Vegas, has a secret message that will be revealed on concert day. |