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Reflections on "Reflections"
by Joel Hopko
July 2008
With all of the wildly eclectic tastes in music these days it’s surprising that there’s any conceivable niche left unfilled. Allow me to propose one: a professional level wind ensemble featuring contemporary concert music. Maybe it’s just my skewed background from years of playing with amateur concert bands, big bands, Dixieland bands . . . but lately I’ve developed a thirst for a special kind of sound that evokes, but transcends the music traditionally associated with wind instruments. My thirst had gone pretty much unquenched – until that mellow Sunday afternoon when Concordia Santa Fe performed its concert on June 29th entitled “Reflections”.
Like a long cool drink from a high mountain stream I finally had the satisfaction of hearing what wind instruments could do with an ambitious contemporary program, enthusiastic direction and sensitive musicians. From the opening introduction guest conductor Sarah McKoin’s connection to both the program and the ensemble offered the promise of a special performance. Concordia Santa Fe did not disappoint.
Interview
KUNM 89.9 FM
On February 29, 2008, Spencer Beckwith, producer and host of Performance New Mexico, interviewed Concordia Santa Fe board president, Kurt Carr.
Discussed was the upcoming concert on March 2, 2008 at the St. Francis Auditorium. Spencer asked many questions about the founding and purpose of Concordia Santa Fe.
Click here to listen to this interview.
This interview is posted with the consent of KUNM 89.9 FM Albuquerque/Santa Fe.
