SJSU Wind Ensemble: Dark/Night

Step beyond the edge of daylight for an evening of music inspired by darkness, mystery, and the night. Featuring works by Dmitri Shostakovich, Amy Beach, James Barnes, and Armando Bayolo, Dark/Night explores the many faces of darkness, from shadowed stillness and haunting visions to menace, mystery, and the unknown. The concert culminates in the world premiere of Bayolo’s Gotham: A Symphony in Noir, a new work inspired by the characters and stories of DC’s Batman and their roots in hard-boiled noir. Composer Armando Bayolo will be in attendance for this special premiere performance.

PROGRAM

Prelude in E-flat Minor, Op. 34, No. 14 by Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. by H. Robert Reynolds

Carson Kimber, conductor

Two Piano Vespers by Amy Beach, arr. by Ella Harpstead

Carson Kimber and Dillon Braisher, conductors

Visions Macabres, Op. 40 by James Barnes

Gotham: A Symphony in Noir by Armando Bayolo

WORLD PREMIERE

SJSU Wind Ensemble

Dr. David Vickerman, conductor

Carson Kimber, graduate conductor

This concert is partially funded through the SJSU Humanities and the Arts “Artistic Excellence Programming Grant”