The Metropolitan Wind Symphony will perform a band concert on Sunday Nov. 1 at 3 pm at the National Heritage Museum.

The Metropolitan Wind Symphony will begin their 45th season with their Fall Band Concert on Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 3:00 pm, at the National Heritage Museum, 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA. MWS Music director
Lewis J. Buckley and guest conductor Chris Wilhjelm will conduct the program. Featured will be Metropolitan Fanfare by John Hines, Invincible Eagle by John Philip Sousa, Italian in Algiers Overture by Gioachino Rossini, Sheltering Sky and Night on Fire by John Mackey, American Hymnsong Suite by Dwayne Milburn, Gumsucker’s March by Percy Grainger, Honor the Founders by Lewis J. Buckley, Concerto for Flute and Oboe, by Salieri/arr. Lewis Buckley, with Kristin Parker, flute and Elana Lorance, oboe, Suite from The Red Pony by Aaron Copland, and Dance of the Jesters by Peter Tchaikovsky. Mr. Buckley will deliver a pre-concert lecture at 2:30 pm.

Lewis Buckley earned his undergraduate degree from the Eastman School of Music and his Master’s degree from Connecticut
College. In 1975, he became the Coast Guard Band’s fifth director at age 27 and held that post for 29 years. He continues to compose, arrange, and publish music. He also remains an active trumpet soloist, frequently combining solo appearances with conducting, often in premiere performances of his own commissioned works. Buckley has a diverse background, having conducted bands, orchestras, and choruses in all styles of music from classical to commercial to jazz.

Guest conductor Chris Wilhjelm has been the Conductor and Music Director of the Ridgewood Concert Band since its founding in 1983. Under his direction, the RCB has become widely recognized as one of the leading wind orchestras in the nation. Dr. Wilhjelm graduated from the New England Conservatory where he studied with Harry Shapiro of the Boston Symphony. He was the principal hornist with the Conservatory Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Gunther Schuller and the Conservatory Wind Ensemble under the direction of Frank Battisti. While a student, he spent three summers performing in the Fellowship Orchestra at Tanglewood where he had the distinction of being named a Leonard Bernstein Fellow. He received a Master of Music degree from The College of New Jersey and a Doctor of Education degree from Teachers’ College, Columbia University.

About our soloists:

Kristin Parker has been a flautist since the age of 11. Throughout high school and college, she won chairs in district and state-level competitions and participated in master classes with renowned artists such as Paula Robison and Christian Delafontaine. Additionally, Ms. Parker took part in several local flute choirs, wind ensembles, and concert bands before joining the Metropolitan Wind Symphony in 1998.
She works full-time as a Director of Design creating textbooks and digital products for Jones & Bartlett Learning. She is an avid obstacle course racer, former Under
Armour Ambassador, and NASM-certified personal trainer. She enjoys spending her free time with her husband Jeremy and her beautiful 3-year-old daughter Grace.

Elana Lorance received a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Masters of Education degree with a concentration in Curriculum and Instruction within the
Creative Arts from Lesley University. In 2002, Ms. Lorance joined the staff of the Norwood Public Schools as an instrumental music teacher, and is responsible for the instrumental program in three elementary schools. In addition to her school schedule, Ms. Lorance founded and directs an extracurricular town-wide honor band. The Norwood Public Schools Fifth Grade
Honor Band has received numerous awards and medals at state festivals and has been a featured ensemble at the Massachusetts All-State Music Conference, both in concert and clinic.

Ms. Lorance has studied oboe with UMASS faculty member Fred Cohen, Frank Charnley
of the Boston Pops, and most recently Barbara Lafitte of the Boston Ballet and Boston Pops. An active free-lance musician in the Greater Boston area, Ms. Lorance is equally comfortable playing musical theater as she is with classical repertoire. She has played over 75 musicals with area theater companies, and is currently in her thirteenth season with the Metropolitan Wind Symphony, where she plays principal chair.
Ms. Lorance has been a featured soloist with the MWS in 2004 and again in 2012. Most
recently, Ms. Lorance was appointed to an adjunct faculty position at Bridgewater State
University, where she teaches oboe.

Tickets are $18 for adults, $14 for seniors, $6 for students, and are free for children under 5. They are available at the door or can be reserved by telephone. Call the MWS Concert Line at (978) 419-1697 to reserve or purchase tickets. Visit the MWS web page at http://www.mws-boston.org for information and directions. Email mws@mws-boston.org with any questions.

Founded by Jerry Gardner in 1971, the Metropolitan Wind Symphony, a concert band, is currently celebrating its 45th
anniversary. The MWS comprises over 70 talented woodwind, brass, and percussion instrumentalists who audition for membership and seating. It makes a significant contribution to the cultural life of the Greater Boston community by providing
its audiences with high quality concerts and its members with opportunities for musical growth.

This and other concerts by the MWS are funded in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.