Stravinsky, Turner & Copland: UMD Wind Orchestra • IN-PERSON

The University of Maryland Wind Orchestra’s second concert of 2023-24 brings together talented conductors for an exciting evening of old and new wind music. Featuring guest and student conductors, this program will celebrate the centennial year of Igor Stravinsky’s neo-Classical Octet and presents Aaron Copland’s only original work for wind band, Emblems. Jess Turner’s If I Am to Leave, composed in 2020 as a memorial to a beloved band director, highlights the new works also showcased on this program.