Celebrate the newly-named NDSU School of Music with two concerts,
featuring the NDSU Concert Choir and Wind Symphony.
Ordway Center for the Performing ArtsTuesday, March 12, 2013
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NDSU Festival Concert HallSunday, March 24, 2013
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World Premiere - "Swimming Into Winter"The concerts will feature the premiere of Jocelyn Hagen's "Swimming Into Winter," commissioned by the NDSU School of Music. The composition is written for chorus and winds, specifically an ensemble of thirteen wind players and three percussion; in addition, the two performing groups collaborate as equal partners throughout the work. "While composing this work, Swimming Into Winter, I found myself fascinated by the ideas of transition and change," Hagen said. "I found it inspiring to imagine the subtle changes in nature throughout the year and reflect them in the music. ... We are constantly changing, evolving, and transitioning. Perhaps this is what Freya Manfred, the poet of the last poem, meant by 'swimming.' The word evokes grace and confidence, and these are qualities I embraced in the composition of this piece." |
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Minnesota Composer Jocelyn Hagen |
About the Concerts
The Gala Concerts are being held in celebration of the program's recent recognition as a School of Music. Directed by University Distinguished Professor Dr. Jo Ann Miller, the NDSU Concert Choir will perform pieces by Edwin Fissinger, Libby Larson, Alberto Ginastera, and Josef Rheinberger. The NDSU Wind Symphony, under the direction of Dr. Warren Olfert, will perform pieces by John William, Tim Jackson, Piet Swerts, Percy Grainger, and Scott McAllister.
The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education officialy changed the Department of Music to a School of Music in September 2012, signifying its far-reaching mission encompassing a broad based curriculum that includes professional doctoral programs in performance and conducting.
