Navy Band Great Lakes presents Adapting the Standard Woodwind Quintet and Opportunities for the Navy Musician
Miniatures – William Grant Still arr. Jason Lesnick and MU3 Jason Paige
II. Adolorido
III. Jesus is a Rock in the Weary Place
Adagio K. 411 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arr. MU3 Jason Paige
Phantasy Quintet – Ralph Vaughan Williams arr. Dr. Bryan Guarnuccio
II. Scherzo
Waltz No. 2 – Dmitri Shostakovich arr. By MU3 Jason Paige
Lieutenant Commander Kelly Cartwright, Introduction
Chief Musician Laura Ringnalda, French Horn
Chief Musician Jeremy Saunders, Alto Saxophone
Musician First Class Matthew Aiello, flute
Musician First Class Hu Li, bassoon
Musician Second Class Whitney Adams, Oboe
Musician Third Class Jason Paige, Bb and bass clarinet
Fair Winds, the woodwind quintet of Navy Band Great Lakes, presents a lecture recital on intertwined topics: Adapting the Standard Woodwind Quintet and Opportunities for the Navy Musician.
Due to transferring personnel, Navy Band Great Lakes found itself without a French horn for Fair Winds. Having excellent arrangers and saxophonists, Fair Winds adapted the instrumentation to substitute saxophone. The program highlights pieces where transposing, instrument ranges, and tonal blending challenges were faced and won without losing the composers’ intent. Fair Winds also showcases the career prospects and emotional connections that they have the honor of creating through music with colleagues and audiences across the U.S. and around the world.
A live Q&A will be facilitated by IDRS immediately following the recorded recital. To submit questions in advance, please email to whitney.l.adams@navy.mil
Fair Winds is stationed in Great Lakes, IL. Through chamber recitals, school concerts, and ceremonies, Fair Winds advances the mission of US Navy Fleet Bands by honoring military traditions, providing a connection for the families of deployed service members, and raising awareness of the Navy throughout the American Midwest. Navy Band Great Lakes celebrates our newest shipmates graduating from Recruit Training Command, brings the face of the Navy to Midwest Main Street, and provides a vehicle to honor veterans and connect communities through the unique power of music.