Wind Symphony Winter Concert With SMC Brass Band

On Saturday, Jan. 31, at 8 p.m.

The concert, scheduled to begin at 8 p.m., will showcase a collection of traditional English pieces. (Photo by Darren Heslop)

To begin the new year, the Andrews University Wind Symphony will host its annual winter concert in collaboration with the Southwestern Michigan College Brass Band. The two ensembles will present “A British Winter’s Night” on Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Howard Performing Arts Center. The concert, scheduled to begin at 8 p.m., will showcase a collection of traditional English pieces.

Both ensembles will feature music composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Beginning the concert, the Southwestern Michigan Brass Band will play under the direction of Mark Hollandsworth. Their set includes Williams’ “Sea Songs” as well as several other pieces by composers Jan de Haan, Philip Sparke and George Frideric Handel.

After a short intermission, the Andrews University Wind Symphony, conducted by Denisse Santos-Gooden, will conclude the concert. They will continue the lively British theme, performing Williams’ “English Folk Song Suite” as well as other additional pieces composed by Greg Sanders, Leroy Anderson, Jan Van der Roost and Percy Grainger.

Tickets to “A British Winter’s Night” can be purchased at howard.andrews.edu. General admission tickets are priced individually at $8.50. Students and seniors can purchase discounted tickets for $6.50 (with a limit of two tickets per student ID). For more information, contact the Howard Box Office at 269-471-3560.