UW Chamber Winds and Percussion Ensemble in Concert Oct. 20

The University of Wyoming Department of Music presents a collaborative concert featuring the UW Wind Symphony Chamber Winds and Percussion Ensemble Monday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

Tickets are available at www.tix.com/ticket-sales/uwyo/6984, in person or at (307) 766-6666 at the Performing Arts box office Monday-Friday, noon-6 p.m., and one hour before performances.

The performance will showcase the talent of UW music students in an evening of diverse and engaging chamber music.

The Chamber Winds, conducted by Matthew Schlomer, will present a woodwind quintet performing A. Normand’s lively “Quintette (Mi majeur)” and a flute trio playing Allan Blank’s “Three Graces.” Audiences also will enjoy the compelling flute-clarinet duet, “Beneath a Canopy of Wings,” by Ellen Ruth Harrison and a rich arrangement of J.S. Bach’s “Fugue in G Minor,” performed by a saxophone quartet.

Under the direction of Andy Wheelock and Brent Church, the Percussion Ensemble will deliver a powerful and dynamic performance, including Ivan Trevino’s “Gardens,” Michael Colgrass’s “Three Brothers” and David Skidmore’s powerful work “Donner.”

The Brass Ensemble, also conducted by Schlomer, will close out the concert with a performance of “A Requiem in our Time” by Einojuhani Rautavaara and “Someone to Watch Over Me” by George Gershwin.

International artist, conductor, educator and UW’s director of bands, Schlomer is celebrated for his unique approach to concert programming and cross-disciplinary collaborations. A versatile musician with a background as a saxophonist, composer and visual artist, Schlomer is an advocate for new music, regularly commissioning works that blend different art forms.

Wheelock is a drummer, percussionist and educator who serves as UW director of jazz studies and percussion area coordinator. An active jazz performer and composer, he leads the WHEE3TRIO and has collaborated with numerous notable artists. Wheelock’s music is known for blending jazz with Afro-Latin, West African and pop influences.

Church is a UW music technology student who blends classical repertoire with electronic music. A percussionist, he has performed solo recitals and released an EP.