UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS WIND ENSEMBLE The University of Kansas Wind Ensemble is the premier wind band at the University of Kansas and enjoys an outstanding reputation both nationally and internationally. The group is among the leading ensembles of its kind and has performed at every major convention in the United States. Notable musicians that have appeared with the ensemble include Aaron Copland, Vincent Persichetti, Percy Grainger, Karel Husa, Michael Colgrass, Sir Vivian Dunn and Frederick Fennell. In 2005 the ensemble toured the People’s Republic of China. This is the ensemble’s third CD on the Naxos label. Previous recordings include the 2009 release Wild Nights! (8.572129) and the 2006 album entitled Redline Tango (8.570074), which was the inaugural CD in the Wind Band Classics series. In addition to performing works from the standard wind band repertoire, the ensemble is committed to new music and regularly commissions and records new works for winds. In 2007 Scott A. Weiss was appointed Director of Bands and Conductor of the University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, becoming only the sixth person to hold this position since 1887.
Photo courtesy of Jon Robichaud
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