Archive for 2014

David Maslanka visits School of Music

Composer David Maslanka was our guest at the University of Louisville from Thursday, February 20 – Sunday, February 23. On Friday, he served as clinician for some of our local high schools in a special master class setting. Ballard High School, Eastern High School, Male High School and the Youth Performing Arts School all shared different works by David Maslanka in an interactive composer/performer environment on the Comstock Concert Hall stage. In addition, Maslanka listened in on…

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2014 Invitational Honor Band Biggest Yet!

Last weekend we welcomed over 190 musicians, representing 45 high schools band programs from Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana to our stage.  The performances of all the three high school honor bands were excellent, and the UofL Wind Symphony performance capped an amazing evening of music making!  In particular, UofL’s Professor of Tuba and Euphonium, Professor Clint McCanless, dazzled the super-sized audience with his virtuosic rendition of Tony Plog’s “3 Miniatures”.  This event is truly a testimony to…

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