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The Caltech-Occidental Concert Band, directed by Dr. Glenn D. Price, presents their Fall Concerts on Friday, November 11, 2016 and Saturday, November 12. Both concerts will begin at 8:00 pm in Caltech’s Ramo Auditorium. This program will feature original work from international destinations such as France, England, Canada, USA, Korea and Japan. Music will include Kamioka In Autumn Skies, Coakley Lyric Essay, Dunlap Character Sketch No. 1, Nelson Courtly Airs and Dances, Chance Variations on a Korean Folksong, Hanson Chorale and Alleluia, and Woolfenden Gallimafry. Featured will be our Associate Conductor, Paul Asimow.
Caltech announces Dr. Glenn D. Price as the new Concert Band Director after the retirement of William Bing, who previously led the Caltech Bands for over 40 years. Dr. Price is also the newly-appointed Director of Performing and Visual Arts Program at Caltech. He has earned an international reputation as a leading conductor and educator through his experience conducting student, community and professional ensembles in over 30 countries.
He has conducted many renowned soloists, including Evelyn Glennie, Christian Lindberg, Ney Rosauro, Jens Lindemann, Alain Trudel, Roger Webster, Kenneth Tse, Adam Frey, Simone Rebello, David Campbell, John Marcellus and Michael Burritt. Widely regarded as an authority on the field of wind music, he has appeared as featured conductor for organizations such as CBDNA, WASBE, ABA, The Midwest Clinic, MENC, and BASBWE. His numerous recordings, most notably with the University of Calgary Wind Ensemble, are recognized for expanding the repertoire while offering a performance model of technical precision and musical artistry.
A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, his profession as a noted percussionist gradually yielded to his career as a conductor, which included studies at the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Japan and the Tanglewood Music Center in the U.S., as well as in Europe and Russia.
His distinguished performing, teaching and conducting career has included full-time positions in Canada, Los Angeles, as Director of Wind Studies at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). His dedicated service to the profession has encompassed appointments as Artistic Director of the International Youth Wind Orchestra, Founding Conductor of the Orquesta Latinoamericano de Vientos (Wind Orchestra of Latin America), and election as President of the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE).
Admission and parking for this concert are free. Please go to the band’s website at http://bands.caltech.edu or call (626) 395-3295 for more information.
