Worcester Winds

Worcester Winds complements the colors of the season with a concert featuring the rich array of tone colors unique to a dectet ensemble of symphonic winds.

Program:

Gioachino Rossini, Overture,The Barber of Seville
Patrick Glenn Harper (b. 1977), Excursion
Gabriel Fauré, Overture and Gavotte, Masques et Bergamasques
Solomon Jadassohn, Allegro and Gavotte, Serenade, Opus 104
Reir Llorando, Amable Ortis
Arthur Sullivan, Andante and Allegro: On Music, arranged by Robert Spittal
John Brattan, The Teddy Bear's Picnic

Many of the selections are rarely heard, due to the group's less common instrumentation, two of each: flutes, oboes, clarinets, French horns, and bassoons, The ten-member group and their conductor reside in Central Massachusetts. Pictured above are:

First row from L: Judy Schmitz, Matt Butterfield, Toni Brown

Second row: Sarah Smongeski, Meredith Lord

Third row: Deborah Cole, Lucy Colwell

Fourth row: Glenn Godfrey, Jessica Stolecki

not pictured: Colton Ray Cox, Brian Repeta, and Luis Torres, conductor

This program is made possible in part with grant funding from the Hardwick-New Braintree Cultural Council, a local agency funded by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Admission is free to all under 18 and holders of the Massachusetts Card to Culture. Reservations for up to two tickets may be made ahead by email to events@friendsofthestonechurch.org, or tickets may be requested at the box office on the concert date. More details about eligibility are available through the link in this paragraph.