When and Where
The concerts will take place on Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 4 p.m at Ascension Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks; and on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 8 p.m. in east Los Angeles County at Diamond Bar High School.
The concerts are free for all students, $10 for adults and seniors and group rates (10+) are available. Tickets are available in person on the night of the concert and in advance at stolaftickets.com or by calling 1-800-363-5487.
Concert Program
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.
The history of the St. Olaf Band
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. The St. Olaf Band is the oldest music organization at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, a campus internationally renowned for its high caliber of musical ensembles.
The band has toured nationally since 1904 and internationally since 1906 when they performed a four-week, 30-concert tour of Norway, making it the first American collegiate band to tour Europe. The band has subsequently toured several times in Norway, Great Britain, and central Europe.
Performed for the Norwegian royals
In October of 2011 the St. Olaf Band performed for King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway during their visit to St. Olaf College, the second time they have had this honor on royal visits since 1995. After the King and Queen’s visit to St. Olaf in 1995, the band toured Norway with the St. Olaf Choir and St. Olaf Orchestra in commemoration of the centennial of Norway’s separation from Sweden.
You can watch a video and listen to audio of the St. Olaf Band on St. Olaf's webpage or read more information in the original press release.