Thursday Scholarship Series: Persichetti Symphony No. 6 - Wind Ensemble

Hodgson Concert Hall at the UGA Performing Arts Center

Vincent Persichetti (1915 – 1987) was an American composer, pianist, and an instructor at Juilliard. His students there included Philip Glass, Kenneth Fuchs, and many more distinguished American composers. Symphony No. 6, or Symphony for Band was composed in 1956. This evening will also include Meditations for Cello and Chamber Winds by Pete Meechan featuring UGA faculty James Kim, cello.

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