Craig S. McKenzie, associate conductor
Gary Hill, guest conductor
Andrew Keiser, graduate conductor
Roy McLerran, graduate conductor
Lindsay Kesselman, soprano
Shelly Berg, piano
Margaret Donaghue, clarinet
Maria Schneider, composer
In their final concert of the year, FWE presents a dazzling program influenced by American jazz music. Guest artist Lindsay Kesselman performs Maria Schneider’s Winter Morning Walks, arranged for soprano and wind ensemble by Andrew Keiser. The Frost Wind Ensemble is joined by Margaret Donaghue on Bernstein's Prelude, Fugue & Riffs, and Shelly Berg performing his reimagined arrangement of Blackbird. The season concludes with selections from Kevin Day's powerful Concerto for Wind Ensemble, led by guest conductor Gary Hill.
PROGRAM
Wynton Marsalis: Herald, Holler, & Hallelujah! (2022)
Maria Schneider: Winter Morning Walks (2011/2025) [arr. Keiser]
Lindsay Kesselman, soprano
—Intermission—
Leonard Bernstein: Prelude, Fugue & Riffs (1950/1991)
Margaret Donaghue, Clarinet
John Lennon and Paul McCartney: Blackbird (1968) [arr. Berg]
Shelton Berg, piano
Kevin Day: Concerto for Wind Ensemble (2021)
IV. Soul
V. Jam
