Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble
featuring a World Premiere by Arturo MárquezThe landmark commission of "Sinfonía Nómada" is led by the Hop in partnership with over 40 peer institutions.
This concert will be livestreamed here.
The Ensemble presents the world premiere of a new symphony for wind band by the preeminent Mexican composer. Composed of three movements and spanning 23 minutes, the piece explores the themes of migration and nomadic culture. Sinfonía Nómada is Márquez's first large-scale work for a stand-alone wind ensemble.
Widely regarded as one of Mexico's most important living cultural figures and among the most influential composers working today, Márquez's music has become part of Mexico's cultural identity and is performed regularly by leading orchestras around the world. His Danzón No. 2 is often referred to as the second national anthem of Mexico.
The work was commissioned through a consortium of universities and institutions, including The President's Own Marine Band, The Eastman School of Music and Yale University. It marks the expansion of the Mexican Repertoire Initiative and is the most ambitious and multilateral musical commission for a Dartmouth Resident Ensemble.
Led by Director Brian Messier, the ensemble is joined by guest conductor Luis Manuel Sánchez and student artists from UNAM. The evening will feature the Dartmouth Chamber Players performing Márquez's Danzón No. 1; the Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble performing his Conga del Fuego with guest conductor Luis Manuel Sánchez; and the Improbable Quartet performing his Rumba Fugata. The program will also include the world premiere of Sinfonía Nómada and the world premiere of Marcha Sonora: Aurora del Norte, featuring a new arrangement by Messier for wind ensemble.
Funded in part by the Deborah E. & Arthur E. Allen Jr. 1932 Fund and the Richard F. Mattern 1970 Fund.
Part of the Mexican Repertoire Initiative at Dartmouth.
Photo by Ben DeFlorio
Sinfonía Nómada Lead Commissioner
The Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth
Consortium Host
The Valley Winds
Commissioning Partners
Medalist Concert Band
The Eastman Wind Ensemble
The University of Texas Wind Ensemble
The University of Michigan Symphony Band
The Dallas Winds
Yale University Concert Band
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Butler University Wind Ensemble
University of Texas at San Antonio
Eastern Michigan University Wind Symphony
Brigham Young University
St. Mary's University Wind Ensemble - San Antonio, TX
Indiana University Wind Ensemble
University of Oklahoma
University of New Mexico Wind Symphony
University of Maryland Wind Orchestra
University of Miami, Frost Wind Ensemble
San Diego State University Wind Symphony
Southeastern Louisiana University
Marshall University Wind Symphony
North Carolina State University
Old Dominion University Wind Ensemble
St. Olaf College/St. Olaf Band
Cedarville University Wind Symphony
Vanderbilt University
Univ. Of Missouri at Kansas City
Interlochen World Youth Wind Ensemble
Metropolitan State University
University of Arizona
SUNY New Paltz Symphonic Band
Stephen F. Austin State University Wind Ensemble
University of San Diego Wind Ensemble
Cal Poly Pomona University Wind Ensemble
Purdue University
University of Texas at Tyler Wind Ensemble
Berklee College of Music Symphonic Winds
The Crane School of Music - SUNY Potsdam
Mercer University: Mercer University Wind Ensemble
East Carolina University Symphonic Wind Ensemble and the Jones Distinguished Scholar in Music
Purdue Fort Wayne, Symphonic Wind Ensemble
University of Texas at El Paso Wind Ensemble
University of Houston Wind Ensemble
The President's Own Marine Band
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World premiere of a new symphony for wind band by Arturo Márquez
The Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble will present the world premiere of Sinfonía Nómada , a new Hop-commissioned symphony for wind ensemble, by preeminent Mexican composer Arturo Márquez on May 23, on...
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