Concert celebrates SUU Wind Symphony’s successes

Concert celebrates SUU Wind Symphony’s successes

By Ashley H Pollock

The SUU Music Masterworks Series rounds out the year with a Wind Symphony concert April 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Center Theater in Cedar City.

“The Wind Symphony Concert on April 20 at the Heritage Center Theater will finish off a highly successful year,” said Dr. Adam Lambert, director of bands and brass studies at SUU. “The concert will include a piece titled ‘Aurora Awakes.’ This piece by John Mackey is truly an experience for students and audience. It has proven to be a favorite with its amazing imagery of the Northern Lights. In contrast, programmed is a piece that’s just sheer fun … more cowbell!”

“Preparing for this concert has taught me to never give up,” said Mallory Barlow, a sophomore flute performance major from Kaysville, Utah. “The music may seem daunting at first, but through practice, dedication, and hard work it turns into something familiar and beautiful.”

The ensemble just completed a tour to Southern California.

“The Wind Symphony tour to Southern California was a highly successful tour for our group,” Lambert said. “We performed for nearly the entire music department at Citrus College. The next day we combined with two highly successful high school bands for a concert. Both Birmingham Charter Community High School and Granada Hills Charter High School have enrollments of 3,500 and 4,900 students respectively. The two high schools and the SUU Wind Symphony shared the concert for an amazing evening of wind band music. The next day we enjoyed a performance/clinic with director of bands at CSUF, Dustin Barr. Students finished off the tour attending a performance by the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Disney Hall.”

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and children. SUU faculty, staff, and students are admitted free with a valid ID card. Faculty and staff IDs are allowed one guest. Tickets can be purchased at the door the night of the show or online at suu.edu/pva.

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