CBDNA National Conference Preview Concert

• James Stern, violin

Dana Wilson — Of my dream before me… (James Stern, violin)
George Walker — Lyric for Strings (arr. Lucia Disano)
Clarice Assad — Selected works (new work TBA)

Catch this preview concert at The Clarice before the UMD Wind Orchestra travels to the University of Georgia to perform at the prestigious College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) National Conference by special invitation. You won't want to miss this opportunity to witness a sneak peek of a new work by Brazilian-American composer Clarice Assad in advance of its official world premiere. Commissioned by the UMD Wind Orchestra, Assad's composition is a response to Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring from the point of view of the sacrificial maiden.

The concert will also include repeat performances of George Walker's Lyric for Strings transcribed for winds by UMD alum Lucia Disano D.M.A. '21 and guest composer Dana Wilson's violin concerto titled Of my dream before me… featuring UMD Professor James Stern on violin and inspired by the Langston Hughes poem As I Grew Older.

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About University of Maryland (UMD) Wind Orchestra

The University of Maryland Wind Orchestra (UMWO) was founded in 2008 to give advanced undergraduate, MM and DMA performance students the opportunity to participate in a professional caliber ensemble with the intent of furthering their preparation as professional orchestra and chamber music performers. The Wind Orchestra rehearses on the same schedule as the UMD Symphony Orchestra, enabling the exchange of players between the two groups as dictated by repertoire demands.

https://music.umd.edu/ensembles/bands

About James Stern, violin

https://music.umd.edu/directory/james-stern