Location: de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU
Price: $10
Tickets: Available in person at the BYU Ticket Office in the Harris Fine Arts Center or Marriott Center, by phone at 801-422-2981 or online at byuarts.com.
The BYU School of Music presents the Wind Symphony in “Something Old—Something New” in the de Jong Concert Hall of the Harris Fine Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $10, with discounts available for alumni, seniors and students. Tickets can be purchased in person at the BYU Ticket Office in the Harris Fine Arts Center or Marriott Center, by phone at 801-422-2981 or online at byuarts.com
Conductor Don Peterson leads this premier instrumental ensemble in Classical and contemporary pieces that highlight the wind band music from around the world.
The Wind Symphony will perform a diverse program ranging from old favorites by Percy Grainger, Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan Williams to new compositions by James Barnes, Steven Bryant and Gregory Youtz.
This performance will be streamed live on the BYU School of Music’s website at liveconcerts.byu.edu.
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