Come celebrate Mother’s Day with the Lone Star Wind Orchestra Youth Winds (the “LSWO Youth Winds”) as they present Of Time and Place: A Mother’s Day Celebration on Sunday, May 11, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. at the Eisemann Center for the Performing Arts in Richardson, Texas.
Led by guest conductor Matthew McInturf, Director of Bands at Sam Houston State University, the program celebrates events in history and life with John Barnes Chance’s Variations on a Korean Folk Song, Donald Grantham’s Phantasticke Spirites, Kyle Kindred’s Pulsar, John Gibson’s Resting in the Peace of His Hands and much, much more. The program will also feature guest conductor Lynne Jackson, Music Education Professor at SMU and a LSWO Trustee, and alto saxophonist Nathan Salazar, the winner of the Youth Wind Concerto Competition. In addition, the recipients of the 2014 “Music Changing Lives” and the 2014 “Alice and Henry Reeves Memorial” scholarships will be announced!
The LSWO Youth Winds is made up of 60 woodwind, brass, and percussion players who are in grades 9-12. The LSWO Youth Winds musicians are selected from the most outstanding young musicians from the North Texas community. The LSWO Youth Winds program is a major part of the LSWO’s goal of developing the next generation of wind band leaders.
“We are so excited to have Matthew McInturf and Lynne Jackson conduct this concert. This program will be a fun way to spend a part of Mother’s Day. We hope everyone can come join us as our talented musicians wrap up another successful season of the LSWO Youth Winds,” said Christopher Tucker, LSWO Director of Artistic Planning.
General admission is $20; discounts are available for groups, students and senior citizens. Visit www.lonestarwindorchestra.com or call 972.744.4650 to purchase your tickets.
About the Lone Star Wind Orchestra
The Lone Star Wind Orchestra is a non-profit organization founded in 2006 as a creative collaboration to further the wind orchestra as an artistic medium. The group’s mission is to partner with its musicians, patrons and audience to provide a world-class musical contribution to the cultural life of the North Texas community with opportunities for artistic growth through creative programming, excellence in performance, community collaboration and educational outreach. The Lone Star Wind Orchestra is supported in part through grants from TACA, The City of Richardson Arts Commission, and The City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs. For more information visit, www.lonestarwindorchestra.com.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Christopher Tucker
ctucker@lonestarwindorchestra.com
(972) 768-4853