West Chester University Wind Ensemble
Andrew Yozviak: conductor
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56957-MCD
It’s always a treat to hear the West Chester University Wind Ensemble so I’m ready to play “Games” along with the other fine compositions. Concerto for Wind Ensemble “Games” by James M. Stephenson invites all instruments and sections to “join in”. To add to the game table the percussionists will perform on a bingo ball machine, coin flips, deck of cards, rock/paper/scissors, and dice. The gamers could be major vs. minor, high pitch vs. low pitch, brass vs. woodwinds, etc. Use your imagination when listening to this Concerto and you’ll get the idea. Lili Boulanger (1893-1918) wrote some incredibly fascinating works that would truly sparkle as wind band works. It is fortunate Jack Hontz made quality transcriptions of D’un Matin de Printemps and D’un Soire Triste. The remaining composition on Games is Hope by Stijn Aertgeerts and no words are needed to convey the feelings of musical optimism and hope by this Dutch composer. Games is very highly recommended!
