USC School of Music
Wind Ensemble · “Tarot”
Concert
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
About This Show
Cormac Cannon, conductor
Blake Fowler, guest conductor
J. Daniel Jenkins, guest conductor
The USC Wind Ensemble opens their season with a diverse program of classic and contemporary music. In addition to contemporary works by Joan Tower, Lindsay Bronnenkant, and Benjamin Horne, the ensemble presents two works by Arnold Schoenberg in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth. School of Music Professor of Music Theory and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies J. Daniel Jenkins leads the ensemble in the world premiere of his transcription of Schoenberg’s beautiful Weihnachtsmusik.
Program:
Joan Tower, Fascinating Ribbons
Arnold Schoenberg/Jenkins, Weihnachtsmusik (World premiere of wind ensemble version)
Lindsay Bronnenkant, Tarot
Benjamin Horne, Deep River
Arnold Schoenberg, Theme and Variations, Op. 43a
