Embracing the brilliance and spirit of todays children, arrives an energetic music experience you won’t want to miss. Please join Manhattan Wind Ensemble as we take you through a labyrinth of fantastical musical adventures. Below find the lineup of music that will be sure to dazzle your senses.

Barnum and Baily Favorites – Karl King
Yankee Doodling: The Young Persons Guide to the Concert Band – Daniel Kallman
Jurassic Park Soundtrack Highlights – John Williams / arr. Lavender
Choose Joy – Randall Standridge
Star Wars: The Mandalorian – Ludwig Göransson / arr. Murtha

Concert Time: Saturday, June 3rd at 3:00 pm

Location:
Trevor Day School
312 E 95th St
New York, NY 10128

Tickets are now available here:

That’s two concerts, the first on Saturday, March 11th in NYC at the Salvation Army Centennial Memorial Temple and second on Sunday, March 19th in Boston at Symphony Hall!

We are pleased to present another great evening of music. High energy and great melodic passages will be sure to evoke many emotions, as we take you on a sonic journey.

NYC Program

Tickets are now available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/manhattan-wind-ensembles-winter-concert-revolution-rising-tickets-562664323137

Tickets are $15 online or $20 at the door
Student/Child tickets are $10 online or $12 at the door

Repertoire:

Resplendent Glory – Rossano Galante
Be Thou My Vision – David Gillingham
In Two Places – Haley Woodrow
A Mother of a Revolution! – Omar Thomas
Concerto in Eb for Saxophone – Alexander Glazunov/arr. Kreines
Ride – Samuel Hazo
Molly on the Shore – Percy Grainger

Boston Program

Tickets are now available here: https://www.bso.org/events/music-celebrations-intl?performance=2023-03-19-14:00

Tickets are FREE!!!

Repertoire:

Resplendent Glory – Rossano Galante
A Mother of a Revolution! – Omar Thomas
Concerto in Eb for Saxophone – Alexander Glazunov/arr. Kreines

Come join us once again for a fantastic music program with an expanded sized ensemble. We have additional instrumentation joining us, as well as the increased size of the ensemble. And to top it all off we will be performing brand new commissioned works; celebrating new and diverse composers, including two world premiers!

Tickets are now available here: http://eventbrite.com/e/mwe-fall-concert-2022-loose-winds-tickets-467787504017
Tickets are $20 online or $25 at the door
Student/Child tickets are $10 online or $12 at the door

The program is as follows, and we hope to see you there!

Repertoire:

Overture for Education – Joshua A. Idio
A Thousand Inner Voices – Mat Campbell
On Parade (Quick March) – Amanda C. E. Aldridge
Slavic Nightmares – Jim Territo (World Premiere)
Sasparilla – John Mackey (Featuring soloist Jo Ellen Fusco)
Loose Winds – Alon Nechushtan (World Premiere)

We are excited to get back and are doing so with a brand-new rehearsal venue on the Upper East Side.

There are many returning musicians, but new members are welcome. We are looking particularly to strengthen/ have openings in our Double Reeds (Oboe, Bassoon), French Horns, Low Brass (Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba), and Percussion sections.

FALL 2021 Season Dates:
First Rehearsal: Monday, October 4. 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm [Avenue Church NYC, 1745 First Avenue]
Dress Rehearsal: Sunday, December 5
Fall Concert: Saturday, December 11.

As the library of great wind band works continues to grow, now more than ever is it essential that our ensembles integrate music that not only is musically diverse, but exposes listener and performer alike to works by composers of varying gender, nationality and color.

For its Spring Concert, the Manhattan Wind Ensemble will be performing a program composed entirely of works by women. Featured composers include Jodie Blackshaw, Chen Yi, Rosalie Burrell, JoAnne Harris, Shelley Hanson, and Björk.

Music Director Sarah Fernández was inspired by a fellow musician in the ensemble to cultivate a program featuring the quality, meaningful repertoire written by women actively composing for wind band.

Support our programming and contribute to a campaign to support this concert: https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/spring-concert

The program includes:

Overture to Dancer in the Dark – Björk
Spring Festival – Chen Yi
Laila – Rosalie Burrell
Albanian Dances – Shelley Hanson (guest conductor, Laurel Stinson)
Twist – Jodie Blackshaw
The Lighthouse – Joanne Harris
One Life Beautiful – Julie Giroux

Join the worldwide movement this holiday season with Giving Tuesday. That’s right, you have heard of Black Friday, even Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday (November 28, 2017) is a chance to reflect back on and contribute to your favorite non profit groups. Manhattan Wind Ensemble is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that depends on contributions from the public. Funds help get our programs out to the community at a low cost.

We pay for music programming, rehearsal space, percussion rental, and concert expenses. You can definitely make a difference and help keep this programming going. Any amount helps, and we really appreciate every gift. You may also benefit from a tax deduction. The easiest way to contribute is to donate directly here on our website:

Or share the link: http://manhattanwindensemble.com/donate/

You will receive an email receipt of your tax-deductible donation. Please contact finance@manhattanwindensemble.org for more info

If you will be shopping online, please use Amazon Smile to donate a portion of Amazon’s proceeds from your purchases to Manhattan Wind Ensemble:

Manhattan Wind Ensemble is happy to announce that auditions for our 2017-2018 season will be held on Tuesday September 5 and Thursday September 7, 2017 at First Church of Christ, Scientist at 10 West 68th Street (at Central Park West). (Closest subways: 1 to 66 Street, B/C to 72nd Street)

To audition, please prepare the excerpts for your instrument, get ready to sight read, and sign up for an audition slot.

If you have any questions, please contact our personnel manager Dahlia at dahlia manhattanwindensemble.org

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