Music in the Woods

04/01/2020

In light of the current situation, we will be postponing the 907 Brass concert to the fall.

Stay safe, music lovers!

03/12/2020

UPDATE: this concert has been rescheduled to Saturday, May 2 at 7:30pm.

907 Brass consists of Tristan Hovest and Courtney Miklos on trumpet, Rebecca Dunne on French horn, Bill Cox on trombone, and Adam Kohl on tuba. All are members of the Fairbanks Symphony as well! We are thrilled to have them on the Music in the Woods stage next Saturday, March 21 at 7:30pm. 🎵

03/11/2020

UPDATE: this concert has been rescheduled to Saturday, May 2 at 7:30pm.

We'll be playing Quintet No. 1 by Malcolm Arnold at our March 21 recital. Here's a composer highlight for your reading pleasure!

Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold (1921-2006) was a prolific English composer who wrote in most classical genres, including two fantastic brass quintets and 132 film scores. He took up trumpet after hearing Louis Armstrong perform, studied at the Royal College of Music and later played with BBC Symphony and London Philharmonic. Arnold said that Berlioz, Mahler, Bartok, and jazz influenced his music.

Arnold's Quintet No. 1, Op. 73 is considered standard repertoire for brass quintet. It was finished in 1960, two years after Arnold won an Oscar for his score to _The Bridge on the River Kwai_. We love playing this quintet, and we think you'll love hearing it.

We'd also be interested in hearing Fairbanks performances of Arnold's Harmonica Concerto, or A Grand Grand Overture, which features three vacuum cleaners and a floor polisher.

Saturday, March 21 7:30pm
Unitarian Fellowship

03/09/2020

UPDATE: this concert has been rescheduled to Saturday, May 2 at 7:30pm.

Our final concert of the season will be March 21, featuring 907 Brass!

02/23/2020

The peerless Medieval Keyneval stuns the spectators with a mid-13th century work by Guillaume de Machaut

02/20/2020

Don't miss this exciting performance!

02/22/20, 7:30pm, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Fairbanks

02/15/2020

Mark you calendars for February's MITW show next weekend!

Poster art by Andrew Gray.

01/26/2020

Tonight!