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Transformations
April 13, 2019
Fall Fair (Ridout arr. Fralick)
First Suite in E-flat (Holst)
Suite Dreams (Bryant)
Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble (Mikulka)
Shrine of the Fallen (Balmages)
Rhosymedre (Vaughan Williams arr. Beeler)
Serenade, Op. 22c (Bourgeois)
Sleep (Whitacre)
Terpsichorean Dances (Blackshaw)
Baba Yetu (Tin arr. Wagner) -
Fantasia
Join the Rouge River Winds and music director Pratik Gandhi for a concert that celebrates excellence in wind band music. The program will feature not only standards such as Percy Grainger’s masterful “Children’s March”, Timothy Mahr’s breakout composition, “Fantasia in G”, and Frank Ticheli’s sublime setting of “Amazing Grace”, but also fresh new works from Canadian composers Jonathan Dagenais and Kristie Hunter. Also featuring competition winner Kishan Chouhan, performing Claude T. Smith’s “Fantasia for Alto Saxophone”.
Saturday, June 15, 7:30 PM
Tickets available at the door.
$20 Adults; $15 Students, Seniors and Arts Workers -
Transformations
The program will include works that transform their source material. Some, like “Fall Fair” from Canadian composer Godfrey Ridout, are pieces not originally for wind band; meanwhile, Holst’s First Suite in E-flat is a masterful exploration of an original melody; there will also be a few surprises! The concert will also feature Brian McAuley, who will perform Michael Mikulka’s Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble.
Saturday, April 13, 7:30 PM
Tickets available at the door.
$20 Adults; $15 Students, Seniors and Arts Workers -
2019-20 Solo Competition
Applications are now open for the 2019-20 Solo Competition!
We are looking for a deserving soloist from our community to perform with our ensemble. There are no age or instrument restrictions for this competition. A concerto or other work arranged for solo instrument with wind band accompaniment is required. Piece or movement(s) must not exceed 20 minutes in length. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE ON FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2019!
>> Click for more details on how to apply <<
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Portraits of the North
December 12, 2018
Aurora Borealis (Galante)
Bogoroditse Devo (arr. Gandhi)
Midnight Sleigh Ride (arr. Wallace)
Arctic Fire (Buckley)
Land of the Midnight Sun (Buckley)
Iditarod (Buckley)
Sparkling Lights (Conaway)
Fantasy on the Huron Carol (arr. Buckley)
The Sweet Sounds of Snowfall (Nishimura)
A Medieval Christmas (Sparke)
Sleigh Ride (Anderson) -
Trills & Thrills
October 26, 2018
Chant Rituals (Del Borgo)
Dusk (Bryant)
Satiric Dances (Dello Joio)
Arachnophobia and Fugue (Bach/Meredith)
Incantation and Dance (Chance)
Shadow Rituals (Markowski)
Chorale in C Minor (Bach/Topolewski)
Selections from Phantom of the Opera (arr. Barker)
Music for a Darkened Theatre (Elfman/Brown) -
Portraits of the North
Celebrate the holidays with music inspired by the North and festive tunes! We’re bringing back our annual Christmas Market so make sure to bring some cash for some baked goodies and gifts!
Saturday, December 15, 3:00 PM
Tickets available at the door.
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Americana
August 24, 2018
Cowboys, The (Williams/Curnow)
Sure on this Shining Night (Barber/Saucedo)
Hands Across the Sea (Sousa)
Promise of Living, The (Copland/Curnow)
Four Dance Episodes (Gilroy)
Wizard of Oz, The (arr. Barnes)
American Elegy (Ticheli)
Hoe Down from Rodeo (Copland/Moss)
Slava! (Bernstein/Grundman) -
Americana
Rouge River Winds along with Music Director, Pratik Gandhi, presents “Americana”. Featuring selections such as the Cowboys by John Williams (arr. Jim Curnow), American Elegy by Frank Ticheli and more!
Friday, August 24, 7:30 PM
St. Dunstan of Canterbury Church (56 Lawson Road, Scarborough)
Tickets available at the door: $15 adults, $10 students/seniors/arts workers -
Wind Dances
June 9, 2018
Illyrian Dances (Woolfenden)
Divertimento for Flute (Reed)
Concerto for Marimba (Rosauro)
Chorale and Shaker Dance (Zdechlik)
Solstice Dance (Wilds)
Armenian Dances, Part I (Reed)
Mambo from West Side Story (Bernstein/Polster)
