Wind Symphony concert with St. Joseph Central High School Wind Ensemble

The concert begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, ­­in the Mary Linn Auditorium at the Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts. It is free and open to the public.

The Wind Symphony will perform a program featuring Northwest alumnus Gavin Lendt’s “Mesa Dances,” Louis Moreau Gottschalk’s “Grand Tarantelle,” featuring Northwest Professor of Music Dr. Anthony Olson as a piano soloist, Pavel Tschesnokoff’s “Salvation is Created,” Kenneth J. Alford’s “Army of the Nile” and “Joyride” by Michael Markowski.

The Central High School Wind Ensemble, directed by Lynnea Wootten, will perform works including Brant Karrick’s “See Rock City,” Ryan Nowlin’s “Legacy Fanfare,” Omar Thomas’s “Carabana Afterparty” and “Earth Song” by Frank Ticheli.

The Northwest Wind Symphony is the University’s premier wind ensemble and performs the best standard selections from all styles and periods, in addition to recent repertoire for wind bands.