Wild Nights!

The University of Kansas Wind Ensemble offers musically enriching and artistically outstanding performances of the finest wind band repertoire. The Ensemble here presents a diverse selection of 21st-century music which takes its name from multi-award-winning Ticheli`s exuberant Wild Nights! Mackey`s Soprano Saxophone Concerto pays tribute to his teacher Corigliano`s Clarinet Concerto, the instrumentation of its inner movements matching their titles: ‘Felt’, ‘Metal’ and ‘Wood’. Etezady`s Anahita was inspired by William Morris Hunt`s depiction of the beautiful and terrifying Zoroastrian night goddess, Dzubay`s Shadow Dance elaborates on Pérotin’s famous medieval organum Viderunt Omnes, while Bryant’s chorale-like Dusk is illuminated by the fiery hues of sunset.

Track List

• Wild Nights!
• Shadow Dance
• Dusk
• Anahita:
  • I. The Flight of Night
  • II. Night Mares
  • III. Sleep and Repose / The Coming of Light
• Soprano Saxophone Concerto:
  • I. Prelude
  • II. Felt
  • III. Metal
  • IV. Wood
  • V. Finale