Andrews University Wind Symphony Fall Concert

On Saturday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m.

The concert will take place on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Howard Performing Arts Center. (Photo by Eben Espinosa)

The Andrews University Wind Symphony, under direction of Denisse Santos, presents its fall concert, “Echoes of Majesty,” on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Howard Performing Arts Center. The program will feature works that depict majestic places, including noble monuments, grandiose forests, lofty mountains and spacious cathedrals.

The program will begin with a rousing performance of “Cenotaph” by Jack Stamp. This will be followed by Kathryn Salfelder’s “Cathedrals,” an homage to the brass ensembles of the 16th century that performed on cathedral balconies, featuring graduate student conductor Francis Aguilar Jr. “Cathedral Grove” by Robert Buckley will paint a musical landscape of the largest trees in the world, and Andrew Boysen Jr.’s “Klang” is a depiction of sounds created by building materials from a majestic concert hall. The first half of the concert will close with Richard Wagner’s familiar “Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral.”

After the intermission, the symphony will play Mark Camphouse’s “La Cathedrale Resiliente,” an homage to the rebuilding of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris after the fire of 2019. This will be followed by “The Lincoln Imp,” arranged by Mark Grauer, a playful depiction of the gargoyles that adorn ancient cathedrals, and “Old Churches” by Michael Colgrass, which employs unique sounds that resemble distant church bells. The concert will end with Rossano Galente’s “Cathedral Mountain,” a depiction of the grandeur and beauty of nature.

Tickets for this event can be purchased at howard.andrews.edu and are $8.50 for general seating and $6.50 for students and seniors. There is a two-ticket limit if purchasing with a student ID. For additional information, contact the Howard box office at 269-471-3560. For a full season schedule of events at the Howard Performing Arts Center, visit howard.andrews.edu.