UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State President Eric Barron will host the 2020 President’s Concert on Feb. 18 in New York City. The annual event is sponsored jointly by the Penn State Alumni Association and the School of Music, with a reception for alumni and friends preceding the concert.
The Symphonic Wind Ensemble, the premier wind/percussion ensemble in the School of Music, will perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, at Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. This highly select 40-member ensemble includes the finest wind and percussion instrumentalists on campus. It performs a variety of repertoire ranging from chamber music to literature that utilizes the full ensemble. It concertizes extensively both on and off campus and is open to all students, regardless of major, by audition.
Pricing options are available online for both the pre-concert reception and concert, with online pre-registration required only if you’re attending both events. Alumni Association members receive discounted admission at $35 (savings of $20).
Repertoire for the Feb. 18 concert includes Lucien Cailliet’s transcription of Wagner's "Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral from Lohengrin"; the wind version of Edward Elgar’s orchestration of "Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor by J.S. Bach"; and Percy Grainger’s masterpiece, "Lincolnshire Posy."
“My students and I are thrilled to have the opportunity to perform this incredible music in one of the world’s great venues for our Penn State alumni and friends,” said Dennis Glocke, director of concert bands at the University. “On a personal note, I am incredibly grateful to be able to conduct the Symphonic Wind Ensemble on the Carnegie Hall stage during my final year at Penn State. To say we are all excited about this performance would be a huge understatement.”