Powder River Symphony presents Winds and Brass

1635 Reata Drive,Gillette WY 82718

27 February, 2022

Description

Brighten your winter with a concert by the Powder River Symphony. Koin conductor Steven Trinkle and the wind and brass sections of the PRS Brighten your winter with a concert by the Powder River Symphony. On February 28th join conductor Steven Trinkle and the wind and brass sections from the Powder River Symphony in a concert of music by Leos Janácek, Antonin Dvorak, and Kurt Weill. The Sokol Fanfare by Czech composer Leos Janácek, is dedicated to the Czechoslovak Army and named after the Sokol Gymnastic Festival who commissioned the work. Janácek said it was intended to express the “contemporary free man, his spiritual beauty and joy, his strength, courage and determination to fight for victory.” Antonin Dvorák’s Serenatde for Winds is considered a standard of the wind band literature although calling for the use of a smaller ensemble. Often referred to as the Wind Serenade, the composition pays homage to the serenades of Mozart while retaining a distinctly Czech character through the folk dance themes found in the second movement and the polka-esque charm throughout the third movement. A suite of music from Kleine Dreigroschen Musik (The Threepenny Opera) will conclude the program. Showing the influence of jazz and German dance music, several songs have become standards in the popular and classical genres, most notably The Ballad of Mack the Knife. First performed in 1928 in Berlin the play for which the music was created had been translated into 18 languages and performed more than 10,000 times. The Powder River Symphony was founded on the belief that, "Great music should be available to everyone" with a threefold mission:  to enrich the cultural lives of adults, expand the musical horizons of children and provide an outlet for the creative talents of musicians living in northeast and central Wyoming. The PRS traditionally serves the citizens that reside throughout the area of the Powder River Basin--Campbell, Crook, Weston, Johnson, Sheridan and Northern Natrona and Converse counties.  As a primary cultural resource for the area, the PRS provides outreach into the schools with professional artists and conductors, as well as providing professional development for music educators.