Program
EWS 30th Anniversary Gala Performance!
Looking back…. Moving Forward. 30 years of EWS!
EWS presented a program that includes looking back to feature music from some of our favorite performances of the past 30 years, as well as moving forward to celebrate and share the music and musicianship we plan to continue to share with our audiences!
This performance featured an opening performance by the EWS Youth! Ensemble.
EWS performed the world premiere of a new Concerto for Saxophone, featuring saxophone soloist Nick May.
Program selections included:
Looking Back:
Revelation by Rossano Galante, from the inaugural EWS performance in 1996
English Dances (Set 2) by Malcolm Arnold, from Symphonic Images, EWS’ first album in 1998
Song of Hope by Peter Meecham, featuring EWS’ own Brian Woodward as soloist, from the 2017 International Trumpet Guild Conference in Hershey, PA
The White Rose by J.S. Sousa, performed at the 2021 Midwest Clinic
Moving Forward:
Concerto for Soprano Sax by Tyler Harrison, featuring soloist Nick May, World Premier
Duende By Luis Serrano Alacaron, soloist Nick May
Paprikash by Julie Giroux, performed at the 2021 Midwest Clinic
