UH Wind Ensemble Performing in Hilo

The UH Wind Ensemble. Photo courtesy of University of Hawai’i Music Department.

The public is invited for a free concert by the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa’s Wind Ensemble at Kamehameha Schools Hawai’i campus on Saturday, April 1, at 4 p.m. The performance will feature light overtures, several soloists and an exhibition of Mussorgsky’s Pictures.

The UH Wind Ensemble is described as the “premiere group of the UH Bands,” with 45 of the top wind and percussions players from UH-Mānoa under the direction of Jeffrey Boeckman.

In addition to the April 1 concert, the UH Wind Ensemble will also provide workshops with three Hilo/Kea’au school bands.

The tour is being supported by the Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the UH-Mānoa Student Activity Program Fee Board.