Experience an evening of stories sonically told by the UMD Wind Orchestra! Björk’s Overture to “Dancer in the Dark,” arranged by Vince Mendoza, chronicles the story of Selma Jezkova, a Czech immigrant to the United States who is going blind due to illness. Richard Wagner’s Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral from Lohengrin takes listeners to the courts of King Henry I, while Messiaen's Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum draws inspiration for its expansive and meditative qualities from the Hautes-Alpes in which it was composed.

This performance will also feature a newly commissioned piece by Patrick Harlin entitled The Time Traveler. Inspired by his interdisciplinary research in soundscape ecology, Harlin composes works that draw parallels between the sounds of the natural world and those of the concert hall.