Ann Arbor Concert Band: "Women in Winds—Shattering Glass!"

Our 45th anniversary season continues as Artistic Director and Conductor David Leach, presents “Women in Winds – Shattering Glass!”, a celebration of the musical genius, artistry, imagination and contributions of women composers to Concert Band / Wind Ensemble repertoire. Musical selections include “Early Light” by Carolyn Bremer, Erika Svanoe’s “Steampunk Suite”, “Tatarian Dances” by Elena Roussanova Lucas and Roshanne Etezady’s “Anahita”. We are honored to have guest conductors Dr. Pam Klena, Dr. Mary Land, E. Benton Lilliefors and Dr. Courtney Snyder. To honor Ann Arbor’s Bicentennial celebration, we recognize Ann Arbor as a hotbed of suffrage activism, leading to Michigan women's right to vote in 1918 before it was nationally enacted by performing "Remembering the Remarkables" by Grace Baugher. To conclude we salute the US Women Marines Reserve Band (est. 1943) with “March of the Women Marines” whose first conductor was Ann Arbor’s Charlotte Owen, who was appointed director of the Ann Arbor Civic Band in 1986.

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Full Program

Early Light                                        Carolyn Bremer

One Life Beautiful                            Julie Giroux

Remembering the Remarkables      Grace Baugher
                  Dr. Mary Land, guest conductor
                  Western Michigan University

Steampunk Suite                              Erika Svanoe
                  Dr. Pam Klena, guest conductor
                        Oakland University

Tatarian Dances                               Elena Roussanova Lucas
                  E. Benton Lilliefors, guest conductor
                   Ann Arbor Pioneer High School
    
Anahita                                             Roshanne Etezady
                  Dr. Courtney Snyder, guest conductor
                           University of Michigan 
                  School of Music, Theater & Dance

                 
March of the Women Marines          Lois Saverino