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Clarksville, TN<\/strong> – Dr. Gregory Wolynec\u2019s taste in classical music can at times be described as a bit esoteric. The Austin Peay State University associate professor of music enjoys seeking out lost masterworks or underperformed pieces by the world\u2019s great composers.<\/p>\nThe students who make up the APSU Wind Ensemble know this about their professor and conductor, so they were a bit confused when he handed out the sheet music for their next performance. The words \u201cStar Wars\u201d were printed at the top of the page.\u201cI don\u2019t know what my reputation is, but they were shocked when I passed it out,\u201d Wolynec said. \u201cThe very first movie I ever saw in the movie theater was \u2018Star Wars.\u2019 I have always loved the music to \u2018Star Wars,\u2019 and John Williams\u2019 score to that is one of the great movie soundtracks ever.\u201d<\/p>\n
At 7:30pm on April 25th, the APSU Wind Ensemble will close its final concert of the semester with an arrangement of that score for wind instruments in the Music\/Mass Communication Concert Hall. The event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s five movements, and it ranges from the famous \u2013 the Imperial March and the title theme \u2013 to the less famous \u2013 Yoda\u2019s theme and Leia\u2019s theme \u2013 to the Battle of the Forest from the third movie. It\u2019s a symphony of movie music based on \u2018Star Wars.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
After the first few rehearsals, Wolynec said his students realized just how taxing and difficult the work was to perform. And, because of the symphony\u2019s popularity, it must be presented flawlessly.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone knows it, so you can\u2019t play that in a mediocre fashion,\u201d Wolynec said.<\/p>\n
The \u201cStar Wars\u201d symphony will close the evening, but the concert\u2019s program will also include a variety of pieces in different classical genres. Graduate student Anthony Johnson will lead the ensemble in a couple of British band classics, followed by John Schnettler, director of the APSU \u201cGovernors\u2019 Own\u201d Marching Band, conducting a performance of \u201cCathedrals,\u201d a work based on the music of Italian Renaissance composer Giovanni Gabreli.<\/p>\n
Before tackling the \u201cStar Wars\u201d symphony, the Wind Ensemble will perform composer Joseph Schwantner\u2019s \u201c\u2026and the mountains rising nowhere,\u201d arguably the most difficult piece of the evening for the young musicians.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a modern piece from the 1970s, and this is the hardest piece I\u2019ve ever given the wind ensemble,\u201d Wolynec said. \u201cIt includes all sorts of unusual instruments \u2013 singing, whistling, crystal glasses, a water gong.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information on this performance, contact the APSU Department of Music at 931.221.7818.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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