JHS Wind Ensemble to Perform at Carnegie Hall
In a once in a lifetime opportunity, the Johnstown High School Wind Ensemble has been invited to perform a concert in New York City’s famed Carnegie Hall. Planned as an evening of concert band music by five select ensembles, the event will take place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 10, 2009, in Carnegie’s prestigious Isaac Stern Auditorium on the Ronald O. Perelman Stage.

The JHS Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Mr. Daniel L. Jones, is a select band comprised of 45 student musicians, mostly juniors and seniors, with some advanced freshmen and sophomores. Included in the Wind Ensemble’s repertoire for the NYC audience will be Daniel Baldwin’s “At the Foothills of the Adirondacks,” a piece the band commissioned for the grand opening of the new Johnstown High School Auditorium. Mr. Baldwin will be in attendance as well that evening, surely making this memorable event even more spectacular.

Carnegie Hall’s Isaac Stern Auditorium / Ronald O. Perelman Stage has been the premier classical music performance space in the United States since its opening in 1891, showcasing the world's greatest soloists, conductors and ensembles. Throughout its century-plus history, the space has been the forum for important jazz events, historic lectures, noted educational forums and much more. Originally designed by architect and cellist William Burnett Tuthill and renovated in 1986, the auditorium's striking curvilinear design allows the stage to become a focal point embraced by five levels of seating, accommodating as many as 2,804 people. The hall was dedicated the Isaac Stern Auditorium in 1996 and the stage was dedicated the Ronald O. Perelman Stage in 2006. The auditorium's renowned acoustics have made it a favorite of audiences and performers alike. The late Isaac Stern said, "It has been said that the hall itself is an instrument. It takes what you do and makes it larger than life."

In addition to the performance, the band members will attend a Broadway matinee of Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein” on Wednesday and take in some of the sights of Manhattan before returning home.

Tickets for the concert can be purchased from any band member, or by calling the band office at 762-4661, extension 416. Donations to help defray expenses related to the trip will be most appreciated.
 

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