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Conducted by Russel Mikkelson, The Ohio State University Wind Symphony is widely recognized as one of the country’s elite wind bands. Committed to the creation of new music for winds, this ensemble has commissioned music by a number of distinguished composers. One of the goals of the Wind Symphony is to provide students opportunity to interact with some of the leading composers and musical minds of our time. Visitors have included such notable musicians as John Corigliano, Lukas Foss, Krzysztof Penderecki, Gunther Schuller, Jennifer Higdon, Frank Ticheli, John Mackey, John Stevens, Steven Bryant, David Gillingham, Jonathan Newman, Roger Cichy and Percy Grainger biographer John Bird. Graduates of the Wind Symphony hold positions as professional orchestral musicians, soloists, conductors, members of the Washington-based military bands, university professors, and some of the world’s leading music educators. Recordings since 1998 include Sounds, Shapes and Symbols (Mark Records 2001), Jubilare! (Mark Records 2003), Winds of Nagual (Naxos 8.570244, 2007), and Southern Harmony (Naxos 8.572342, 2009).
Please go to http://bands.osu.edu for more information.