HILLSBORO, Kan. – The Tabor College Symphonic Band and Chamber Strings ensemble will perform their annual spring concert at 4 p.m., Sunday, May 3. This concert will close out their annual spring tour, where they performed at schools and churches in Nebraska and South Dakota April 23-27.
Under the direction of Larry Ediger, assistant professor of instrumental music, the theme for this year’s tour is “Symphoniae laudis,” which translated from Latin is “Symphony of Praise.”
“It is our hope and prayer that the music presented by all three ensembles will produce a symphony of praise, which will glorify God and encourage the hearts of listeners,” said Ediger.
The Symphonic Band will perform a wide variety of pieces, including classics such as: Schuman’s “Chester,” Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “English Folk Song Suite,” Beethoven’s “Prometheus Overture,” Alfred Reed’s “El Camino Real” and Del Borgo’s “Gaelic Rhapsody;” as well as dynamic arrangements of sacred songs such as “God of Our Fathers,” “Be Thou My Vision” and “The King of Love My Shepherd Is.”
The Chamber Strings will perform traditional and modern classics, including: Gustav Holst’s “St. Paul’s Suite,” Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis,” Tomaso Albinoni’s “Adagio,” Kirt Mosier’s “America Reel,” Mozart’s “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” and Dvorak’s “Larghetto” from his “Serenade No. 1 for String Orchestra.”
The Symphonic Orchestra—combined band and strings—will present several modern classics: Aaron Copland’s “Hoe-down from Rodeo” and Percy Grainger’s “Handel in the Strand,” as well as an orchestration of current worship favorite “Revelation Song.”
“The students are looking forward to sharing the music they have worked so hard to prepare with their friends and family members,” Ediger added. “The variety in this year’s repertoire means that nearly everyone who attends will leave having heard something representing their favorite style of music and gained a greater appreciation of the variety of engaging styles available to instrumentalists today.”