Wind Chamber Music Program

The recently created Wind Chamber Music Program is designed to suit the needs of music performance majors and minors. Smaller instrumental ensembles are created, giving players more opportunities to work in chamber music groups. Rather than duplicate the UB Concert Band, the Wind Chamber Music Program strives to provide students with a unique performance outlet. Chamber groups could include, but would not be limited to: brass quintet, woodwind quintet, trumpet ensemble, saxophone quartet, large brass ensemble, and various mixed ensembles. There will also be guests from time to time who will teach and lecture on various topics which will assist students in their development as performers.

A message from Jon Nelson, director of the UB Wind Ensemble and Wind Chamber Music Program ...

I have a great interest in chamber music, having made my career as a chamber music performer for fifteen years.  I fully realize that chamber music skills are crucial to a young musician's education. My experience in this area is substantial: I have led the Meridian Arts Ensemble for eleven years through residencies in the US and abroad, international tours, and recording projects. I have been Artist in Residence of Chamber Music at Boston University, and was Co-Director of the Atlantic Brass Quintet Seminar at Boston University's Tanglewood Institute in the summer of 1999. For me, chamber music has been a most rewarding and enjoyable experience, and I am eager for students at UB to share in this.

Audition Information

Auditions are held in the fall, and ensembles are assembled according to what instrumentalists are available. Groups are assigned repertoire, and they are expected to rehearse at least once per week on their own, in addition to their scheduled coaching session.

Registration

UB Wind Ensemble/Wind Chamber Music Program
Jon Nelson, Director

Undergraduates:  MUS 340, 2.0 credits
Graduate Students:  MUS 540, 2.0 credits

Dates and times to be arranged.