8th Annual Sonoma Invitational Festival - CANCELED

Weill Hall and Schroder Hall in the Green Music Center
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Admission Fees:
Free, daily parking fee $5

This event has been CANCELED.

Stay Tuned: Next year's invitational is planned for March 10–12

The Sonoma Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Andy Collinsworth, will still present three performances this week on Wednesday March 11, Thursday March 12 and Friday March 13, at 12:30 pm in Weill Hall.

These afternoon performances had been scheduled as part of the Music Department’s annual Sonoma Invitational Wind Band and Orchestra Festival. We invite you to join us for an afternoon of beautiful music for wind band. Concerts are FREE and open to the public. Parking costs $5 per vehicle.

Featured works on the program include:

Walter Piston’s Tunbridge Fair, a whimsical intermezzo inspired by an annual celebration held in the town of Tunbridge, Vermont. The Spellbook, a magical new work by award winning composer (and Santa Rosa native) Paul Dooley; Omar Thomas’ jazz-imbued rendering of the folk tune Shenandoah; and the wildly fantastic Wedding Dance by Jacques Press.

PROGRAM

Tunbridge Fair (1950)           Walter Piston (1894–1976)

The Spellbook (2019)            Paul Dooley (b. 1983)

Shenandoah (2019)               Omar Thomas (b. 1984)

Wedding Dance (1955/67)    Jacques Press (1903–1985)