St. Olaf Band to Perform in Rosemount
The St. Olaf Band, dubbed “one of America’s preeminent bands” by The New Yorker, will perform at Rosemount High School as part of its 2012 national tour. The concert will take place on Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. at the Rosemount High School Auditorium. The concert is free for all students, $10 for adults and seniors and group rates (10+) are available. Tickets are available on the afternoon of the concert and in advance at stolaftickets.com or by calling 1-800-363-5487.
The St. Olaf Band is proud to count among its members six alumni of high schools in the south metro: Clara Jung ’08 from Rosemount (clarinet), Kate Fridley ’10 from Apple Valley (bass clarinet), Dan Frankenfeld ’11 from Inver Grove Heights (percussion), Christopher Steer ’10 from Eagan (clarinet), Joseph Barnard ’10 from St. Paul (clarinet) and Jacob Meyer ’11 from St. Paul (clarinet).
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The concert program will feature Rest, a new band setting of a choral piece by Frank Ticheli, Amilcare Ponchielli’s Sinfonia in B flat minor, Limerick Dreams by Nathan Daughtrey, and a movement from David Maslanka’s new Symphony No. 9. Also included will be a composition by conductor Timothy Mahr, Passages, and the premiere of a new work, Windmills, by a talented young composer and current St. Olaf Band member, Eric Choate ’12.
Founded in 1891, the St. Olaf Band is an ensemble noted for superb musicianship. Under the leadership of conductor Timothy Mahr, the St. Olaf Band performs the very best compositions and transcriptions for symphonic band, producing an exciting, crowd-pleasing style.
