ABOUT THE EVENT

Michael J. Votta, JR., music director

Experience an evening of stories sonically told by the UMD Wind Orchestra! Björk’s Overture to “Dancer in the Dark,” arranged by Vince Mendoza, chronicles the story of Selma Jezkova, a Czech immigrant to the United States who is going blind due to illness. Michael Gilbertson’s Lands End takes listeners to the windy, wooded cliffs of Lands End overlook, a shoreline in San Francisco peppered with shipwrecks and ruins, while Michael Daugherty recalls the life and legacy of an American track and field hero in The Adventures of Jesse Owens.

This performance will also feature a newly commissioned piece by Patrick Harlin entitled The Time Traveler. Inspired by his interdisciplinary research in soundscape ecology, Harlin composes works that draw parallels between the sounds of the natural world and those of the concert hall.

PROGRAM

Björk: Overture to “Dancer in the Dark”
Michael Gilbertson: Lands End
Michael Daugherty: The Adventures of Jesse Owens (2022)
Richard Arnell: My Lady Greensleeves
Patrick Harlin: The Time Traveler

ABOUT THE UMD WIND ORCHESTRA

Led by Michael Votta, Jr., UMWO is a leader among collegiate ensembles in premiering new works for winds. This season’s engaging performances will feature faculty soloists, commissions and masterworks of the 20th and 21st centuries.