Conducted by Kenneth Ayoob, the North Coast Wind Ensemble gathers some of the best wind and percussion players on the North Coast. The ensemble is “dedicated to performing the best of the wind band repertoire regardless of genre,” Ayoob asserts, “and strives to present entertaining and thought-provoking concerts to the North Coast.”The Nov. 21 concert features adaptations of orchestral works: The Festive Overture by Dmitri Shostakovich, and La Procession Du Rocio by early 20th century Spanish composer Joaquin Turina.
Band music is a wind ensemble staple, so the program includes selections by two American and two British composers. Sinfonia No. 4 is by contemporary American Walter Hartley, and Symphonic Songs for Band is by Robert Russell Bennett, best known for his orchestrations of classic Broadway and Hollywood musicals.
First Suite for Military Band by Gustav Holst and Toccata Marziale by Ralph Vaughan Williams, both distinguished 20th century British composers, complete the evening.
The North Coast Wind Ensemble performs on Saturday Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus in Arcata. Tickets are $5 general, $2 students and seniors from the HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. Kenneth Ayoob, conductor. http://HSUMusic.blogspot.com.