Under the direction of James Beauton, the UC San Diego Wind Ensemble performs selected works by American composers. The program features classic and new works for symphonic winds, and highlights a warped patriotism embedded within American legislation (or the lack thereof) and rhetoric today.
Program:
William Schuman - New England Triptych
I. Be Glad Then, America
II. When Jesus Wept
III. Chester
Charles Ives - Variations on “America”
G.N. Gianopoulos - The Volstead Act
*world premiere*
Brief Intermission
Jennifer Jolley - the eyes of the world are upon us
Aaron Copland - Lincoln Portrait
Jonathan Nussman, speaker
Christopher Clarino, ASL Interpreter
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