Youth Wind Ensembles To Perform With Guest Conductor

EAST GREENWICH, RI - From the Rhode Island Philharmonic: The Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Wind Ensembles (RIPYWE) will jointly present a concert with the Rhode Island College Wind Ensemble on Friday, Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m., at Rhode Island College’s Roberts Auditorium. Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant will be the guest conductor, and the groups will be performing music compositions created by her husband Steven Bryant. The RIPYWE Symphonic Winds and RIC Wind Ensemble will close the concert with a rousing edition of John Philip Sousa’s The Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and seniors, and are available through the Rhode Island College box office or 401.456.8144 (M-F, noon-4, and two hours before showtime on concert day).

• RI PHILHARMONIC YOUTH Wind Ensembles (RIPYWE) Concert
• DATE: December 1, 2017
• TIME: 7:30 p.m.
• LOCATION: Roberts Hall, Rhode Island College
• TICKETS: $10 for adults, $5 for students and senior citizens

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About Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant: Since its premiere in 2009, Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant’s transcription of John Corigliano’s Grammy- winning work, Mr. Tambourine Man, for Wind Ensemble and Amplified Soprano, Schirmer, has received strong praise from the composer and received numerous performances. Currently, she serves as a Duke University associate professor of the Practice of Music, and director for the university’s Wind Symphony and undergraduate studies for the Music Department. She also conducts the Durham Medical Orchestra, and frequently is a guest conductor and clinician throughout the United States, Japan and her native Austria. Mösenbichler-Bryant serves as executive director of the annual international World Youth Wind Orchestra Project (WYWOP), and the first World Adult Wind Orchestra Project (WAWOP) as part of the Mid-Europe festival in Schladming, Austria. She studied conducting for symphony orchestra at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz, where she received her Bachelor of Arts with distinction. She completed her Master of Music in 2007 at Michigan State University, and her Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Ensemble Conducting from The University of Texas at Austin.

About Steven Bryant: Bryant’s music is chiseled in its structure and intent, fusing lyricism, dissonance, silence, technology and humor into lean, skillfully-crafted works that enthrall listeners and performers alike. Winner of the ABA Ostwald award and three-time winner of the NBA Revelli Award, his music for wind ensemble has reshaped the genre. A prolific composer, his substantial catalog of music is regularly performed throughout the world. Recently, Minnesota Orchestra premiered his Ecstatic Waterswas. The son of a professional trumpeter and music educator, he strongly values music education, and his creative output includes works for young and developing musicians. Bryant studied composition at Juilliard, and North Texas and Ouachita universities. He resides in Durham, N.C., with his wife, conductor Mösenbichler-Bryant.

About RIPYWE

Under the direction of Music Director David Neves and Conductor John Knasas, Jr., RIPYWE provides professional-level wind ensemble and performance experience for talented young musicians from Rhode Island, and nearby Connecticut and Massachusetts. Students range in age from middle school through high school. For more information or to schedule an audition, visit musicschool.riphil.org or contact Youth Ensembles Manager, Chelsea Anderson, at 401.248.7038.

ABOUT THE RHODE ISLAND PHILHARMONIC & MUSIC SCHOOL

The Rhode Island Philharmonic Music School encourages lifelong engagement with music through comprehensive music education, and community partnership programs taught by orchestra members and other outstanding faculty. We prioritize artistry and education equally. Quality, access, diversity and collaboration are core values.

The Philharmonic Music School serves students of all ages and ability levels, and provides instruction in all kinds of music, from jazz and rock to classical and folk, through private lessons, chamber music classes, and large and small ensembles. More than 70 dedicated teachers comprise the faculty, many with degrees from some of the finest music schools in the world. Most of Philharmonic Music School programs take place at the state-of-the-art Carter Center in East Providence. Completed in 2008, the Carter Center is the largest dedicated community music school facility in New England. We also offer lessons in a welcoming, well-equipped environment at our East Greenwich branch.

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