March/April Events

Students are anxiously awaiting the start of spring break! But once they return, we have a full schedule of performances to finish out the spring semester.

Some of the highlights:

-March 26, Joy of Singing - 7:30p Lied Center 

-March 27 & March 29 Borromeo String Quartet - 7:30p Swarthout Recital Hall

-April 2, KU Wind Ensemble - 7:30p Lied Center

     Midwest premiere of "In the Shadow of No Towers" - a work commissioned for the KU Wind 

     Ensemble and premiered at Carnegie Hall

-April 9, KU Choirs: University SIngers & Oread Consort - 7:30p Swarthout Recital Hall

-April 11, KU Saxophone Quartets - 7:30p Swarthout Recital Hall

-April 12, KU Choirs: Men's Glee & Women's Chorale - 7:30p Swarthout Recital Hall

-April 14, Faculty Virtuosi Series Recital - 7:30p Swarthout Recital Hall

-April 15, Faculty Recital Series featuring Ed Laut, cello - 7:30p Swarthout Recital Hall

-April 19, 21, 25, 27, La Boheme by Giacomo Pucini - 7:30p Crafton-Preyer Theatre (2:30p on 4/21)

     In cooperation with the KU School of Music, KU Opera & University Theatre

-April 25, University Band & Jazz Ensembles II & III - 7:30p Lied Center

-April 29, Jazz Combos I-VI - 7:30p Lawrence Arts Center

For more information about these events, or the learn about other upcoming events, visit: 

http://music.ku.edu/events/

KU Wind Ensemble's new CD

KU Wind Ensemble releases fourth CD, Landscapes

The KU Wind Ensemble, conducted by Paul W. Popiel, director of bands, recently released Landscapes, the ensemble’s fourth CD on the Naxos label.

Landscapes is a journey through the rich tapestry of American wind band music, featuring the works of Michael Torke, Frank Ticheli and Aaron Copland.

The CD features the following KU School of Music faculty members: Ji Hye Jung, assistant professor of percussion, marimba; Steve Leisring, associate professor of trumpet; and Margaret Marco, associate professor of oboe, English horn.

"I am really thrilled to present this great repertoire to a wider audience through the Naxos Wind Band Classics series,” Popiel said. “I am truly humbled to continue the tradition of excellent bands at the University of Kansas and to share the Wind Ensemble's work around the world through this recording. It is a very exciting time for the KU School of Music."

The KU Wind Ensemble will record its fifth CD, In the Shadow of No Towers, later this month prior to the world premiere of this work at Carnegie Hall on March 26, 2013. The CD will be released in November 2013 on the Naxos label.

Landscapes is currently available from various outlets and also on iTunes.