The Northwinds Symphonic Band, under the musical direction of Helen Bauer, will present Concert Band Classics and Virtuoso Artistry at the North Shore High School Theater in Glen Head on Sunday, April 6 at 3:00 PM.  The concert will include works by Henry Mancini, Dmitri Shostakovich and Hungarian composer Julian Fucik and, the hauntingly beautiful Gabriel’s Oboe, from the movie The Mission, featuring David Abrams as euphonium soloist.  Northwinds will premiere an exhilarating rendition of selections from Mame, arranged by Northwinds clarinetist Barton Green. Lauren Osnato and Charlotte Loake, flutists, accompanied by a small wind ensemble, will showcase their talents with the Rondo movement from the Franz Doppler  Andante and Rondo, Op. 25. Trombonist, Robert P. Evans, will perform Morceau Symphonique, and Robert Moore, alto saxophonist, will be featured in the beautiful jazz solo, Persuasion, by one of the 20th century’s greatest American composers/arrangers, Sammy Nestico.

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