Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Composer Jonathan Newman visits South High School


South High School is pleased to welcome internationally acclaimed composer Jonathan Newman, here in a one day mini-residency working with Mustang band musicians on his music and engaging in discussion and dialog about composing music.  


South High School is a participating member of the Consortium for the Advancement of Wind Band Literature, a group made up of eight schools that contribute funds annually for the purpose of creating quality literature for high school bands.  At South High School, the funding of this project is a partnership venture with the Fine Arts Department and the Band Boosters.  Two of the recent commissions by this consortium, Dreamland by Michael Markowki and Riff Raff by Ryan George  were both performed at the 2012 Midwest Clinic.  South High School Bands is proud to be a member of this consortium, and appreciates the collaborative support of the Band Boosters and the Fine Arts Department to create quality wind band literature for high school Bands.   

Jonathan Newman's composition is entitled Single, and will be premiered by the Wind Ensemble during the Spring Concert on May 23, 2013 at 7 PM in the auditorium at South High School.