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<\/p>\nTallahassee Winds, a 75-member symphonic band that performs under the auspices of FSU College of Music, will perform its second concert of the season in FSU\u2019s Opperman Music Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25. Admission is free.<\/p>\n
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Tallahassee Winds will perform at Opperman Music Hall at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025.<\/p>\n
For the occasion, Drs. Patrick Dunnigan (FSU Professor of Music Education and Director of Bands) and Devan Moore (FSU Assistant Director of Athletic Bands) have constructed a program that includes an exotic ceremonial march, two examples of distinctive regional traditions, a musical celebration, a profound observation about the nature of the universe, and a moving, ultimately uplifting tribute to the memory of a remarkable, and tragically young, individual.<\/p>\n
\u201cEntrance of the Boyars\u201d reflects Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen\u2019s interest in the history of Romania. The Boyars were a class of wealthy nobles \u2014 principally landowners and influential ministers \u2014during several centuries of feudal society in Eastern Europe. They were known for their distinctive attire, which included long, richly embroidered greatcoats and improbably tall hats.<\/p>\n
The opening moments of the march quickly evoke the feeling of a distant time and place. While listening, one can visualize the Boyars arriving at a city function as a body, their procession made conspicuous by their raiment and retinue. It would be natural to expect \u201cEntrance of the Boyars\u201d to be part of a larger work, perhaps with scenes and story: however, it is a standalone composition, and as such is satisfying as pure pageantry.<\/p>\n
The title of Frank Perkins\u2019 \u201cFandango\u201d is also the name of a traditional Spanish dance. An infectious Latin rhythm, lively percussion, and trumpet flourishes accentuate the music\u2019s characteristic bravado and energy. The conclusion is marked \u201cPresto,\u201d which translates to something close to \u201cI will race you to the end.\u201d<\/p>\n
Like \u201cFandango,\u201d Robert Sheldon\u2019s \u201cCelts of County Clare\u201d clearly counts as a classic cultural cadence. The piece opens with a sweet melody, nostalgic in nature, suggesting a fond memory is unfolding.<\/p>\n
In a bit of foreshadowing, low, sustained chords during the opening hint at a drone effect that locates the origins of the approaching style as well as any GPS. Sheldon\u2019s music quickly transitions to a \u201cspirited jig,\u201d two words that convey as much about the body of the piece as any lengthy paragraph.<\/p>\n
Musical performances were among the many casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic. Katahj Copley composed \u201cIn Living Color\u201d to celebrate the return of normalcy in general and live performances in particular. Copley writes that the piece is \u201can ode for live music\u2019 \u2014 a \u201ckaleidoscope of colors and energy\u201d that incorporates influences ranging from modern jazz artists to George Gershwin. On Tuesday, the celebration continues!<\/p>\n
According to her notes, the genesis of composer Nicole Piunno\u2019s \u201cBeauty Broken\u201d was a trip to a museum, where she was intrigued by a high-speed photograph of a flower arrangement taken at the moment it was being exploded. She saw in the photograph an illustration of the \u201ctension that exists between beauty and violence, or life and death.\u201d Her composition explores that tension. Ultimately, she accepts the \u201cparadox of these two realities\u201d while maintaining a \u201csense of hope.\u201d<\/p>\n
An Iowa high school wind ensemble commissioned Carol Brittin Chambers to compose music dedicated to the memory of Emma Nugent, a student and flute player whose adventurous spirit and kind, caring personality impacted everyone around her.<\/p>\n
The beginning sections of \u201cBright Light in the World,\u201d, which consist of textures that involve all sections of the ensemble, give way to a grand, powerful, familiar, and fitting tribute. (I will not spoil the \u201creveal\u201d here, but I promise you will be enlightened.)<\/p>\n
Dr. Bentley Shellahamer, then Assistant Dean of FSU College of Music, organized Tallahassee Winds in 1997 to provide adult musicians an opportunity to continue or renew their passion for performing advanced level music in a large group setting. When he retired in 2012, Drs. Dunnigan and David Plack, recently joined by Moore, accepted the challenge and now continue his mission.<\/p>\n
If you go<\/p>\n
What: Tallahassee Winds<\/p>\n
When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25<\/p>\n
Where: FSU’s Opperman Music Hall<\/p>\n