Wednesday, November 05, 2008


Concert Sunday, November 9th at 2pm

The Ohlone Wind Orchestra presents a Fall concert featuring Brenda Tom, piano, performing George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, as well as George Roumanis' setting of Shenandoah, Eric Leidzen's transcription of the Finale from Dvorak's New World Symphony, and other favorites. The group will also perform Overture in Bb by Giannini, David Holsinger's Liturgical Dances and Incantation and Dance by John Barnes Chance.

The Ohlone Wind Orchestra (OWO), "California's Premier Windband," is one of the leading professional quality wind bands in the United States today. Under the direction of Tony Clements, the band is comprised of 50 woodwind, brass and percussion players. The band makes its home in one of the West's greatest college concert halls, the Smith Center for the Performing Arts. The orchestra has four highly acclaimed CD's on the Johnson Digital Audio label, including their latest release, "Vaxuosity," featuring legendary trumpeter Mike Vax.

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