Jazz Influence | Frost Wind Ensemble
- wgclients01
- Apr 5
- 1 min read
In their final concert of the year, FWE presents a dazzling program influenced by American jazz music. Guest artist Lindsay Kesselman performs Maria Schneider’s Winter Morning Walks, arranged for soprano and wind ensemble by Andrew Keiser. The Frost Wind Ensemble is joined by Margaret Donaghue on Bernstein's Prelude, Fugue & Riffs, and Shelly Berg performing his reimagined arrangement of Blackbird. The season concludes with selections from Kevin Day's powerful Concerto for Wind Ensemble, led by guest conductor Gary Hill.
Craig S. McKenzie, associate conductor Gary Hill, guest conductor Andrew Keiser, graduate conductor Roy McLerran, graduate conductor Lindsay Kesselman, soprano Shelly Berg, piano Margaret Donaghue, clarinet Maria Schneider, composer
PROGRAM Wynton Marsalis: Herald, Holler, & Hallelujah! (2022) Maria Schneider: Winter Morning Walks (2011/2025) [arr. Keiser] Lindsay Kesselman, soprano
—Intermission—
Leonard Bernstein: Prelude, Fugue & Riffs (1950/1991) Margaret Donaghue, Clarinet John Lennon and Paul McCartney: Blackbird (1968) [arr. Berg] Shelton Berg, piano Kevin Day: Concerto for Wind Ensemble (2021) IV. Soul V. Jam
DATE AND TIME: Sunday, April 13, 2025 4pm ADDRESS: UM Gusman Concert Hall COST: $30 $25 $15