Tonight, the University of Wyoming symphonic orchestra will perform a free concert in the Fine Arts Concert Hall. 

The doors will open at 7 p.m. for the 7:30 performance. 

“The show will be a symphonic wind orchestra with some percussion,” Dr. Christopher Nicholas, the conductor for the concert, said. 

“A symphonic band is really its own genre, and it’s been around for about 150 years,” Nicholas said. 

The concert will consist of several musical selections, including “Fanfare” and “Hymn of Brotherhood” by Jay Bocook, “October” by Eric Whitacre, “Puszta” by Jan Van Der Roost and “Toccata” by Girolamo Frescobaldi, in addition to many others. 

“The simple, pastoral melodies and subsequent harmonies are inspired by the great English Romantics, Vaughan Williams and Elgar, as I felt that this style was also perfectly suited to capture the natural and pastoral soul of the season,” composer Eric Whitacre said of his piece, according to the performance program.

Each instrument will be performed entirely by students from the Department of Music. 

Instruments that will be heard during the concert will include the piccolo, flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, French horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium and tuba, as well as percussion instruments. 

This semester, the students have performed two shows, tonight’s show being the final one for the season. 

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