MVNU Music Department to present Spring Instrumental Concert: Adventures in Sea and Space

The Mount Vernon Nazarene University Music Department invites the community to a spring instrumental ensembles concert on Tuesday, March 31, at 7 p.m. The performance, which will take place in the R.R. Hodges Chapel/Auditorium, is free and open to the public.

The evening’s program features the MVNU Flute Choir, String Ensemble, and Symphonic Wind Ensemble, showcasing a diverse range of repertoire.

The Symphonic Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. John Packard, will anchor the evening with a program themed around “adventures in sea and space.” The program opens with the celestial journey of Julie Giroux’s “Journey Through Orion.” The centerpiece is W. Francis McBeth’s powerful work, “Of Sailors and Whales.” Inspired by Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, the piece depicts five iconic characters: Ishmael, Queequeg, Father Mapple, Captain Ahab, and the Great White Whale. Each movement will be introduced with a short excerpt from the novel, narrated by MVNU senior Josiah Holloway. The maritime theme concludes with a symphonic suite from Klaus Badelt’s “Pirates of the Caribbean.”

The concert will also feature performances by the Flute Choir, comprised of MVNU students and community members directed by Jennifer Packard, and the String Ensemble, directed by Chris Japikse.

For more information on this or other musical events, please contact Tressa Daley at (740) 397-9000, ext. 3000.