Past Seasons
Highlights from 2023-2024 program archive
Backyard pop up concert and Springville Art Festival performance at Springville’s Community Presbyterian Church featuring “Summit to Canterbury”. Ibert’s “Trois Pieces Breves”, Carol Barnett’s “Shaker Suite: Canterbury” and Eric Ewazen’s “Roaring Fork” quintet.
Highlights from 2020-2021
Our Performance of Amanda Harberg’s Suite for Wind Quintet was included as part of the 2021 International Clarinet Association Potpourri Concert, and at the 53rd International Horn Society Virtual Conference.
Highlights from 2019-2020
We celebrated our Inaugural Chamber Music Recital Series at our new, home, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. The theme of the season was Reflections: Five Members, Five Concerts, Five Unforgettable Evenings. This project was ambitious and rewarding. Each member of Aspen Winds was in charge of choosing repertoire for one concert and putting their personal stamp to it that created evening of chamber music that resonated on a deeply personal level. Unfortunately, along with all performances across our country, our plans were cut short by Covid-19 after only three of our original five concerts. We also planned to continue to visit area schools, as part of our 6th year of sponsorship by NOVA Chamber Music Series. With their continued support, and in conjunction with the MUNDI Project, we were able to present a video version of Peter and the Wolf as part of the “Concerts from the Couch,” presented by Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum via Facebook.
Highlights from 2018-2019
Aspen Winds was busy this year! Our educational outreach program included over 20 concerts thanks to our association with the NOVA Chamber Music Series and Arts Inc. Our theme, “Discovering Heritage,” celebrated the 150th Anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. Funded though a grant by the Utah Arts and Museums, we created a program celebrating the railroad and the people who built it.The program included a brand new piece, “Surmounting Every Barrier,”written by our bassoonist, Luke Pfeil.
March 28 & 29, 2019: Delta Tour - Aspen Winds traveled to Delta, Utah to present recitals and Educational Outreach programs as part if the SPIKE 150 Celebration made possible through a grant by the Utah Division of Arts and Museums and A.R.T.S. Inc
March 29, 2019: Recital at the University of Utah,
April 29, 2019: 7:00 pm Provo Library
May 9, 2019: I.J. & Jeanne Wagner Jewish Community Center
August 2, 2019: National Flute Association, SLC. featuring the new Woodwind Quintet written by Amanda Harberg.
Highlights from 2017-2018 season
Classical Christmas with Aspen Winds
A fun time was had by all during Aspen Winds Christmas Concert, with special guest Carol Anderson, piano. As part of the Viridian Event Center and Excellence in the Community, Aspen Winds presented an eclectic evening of music and stories that enthralled the audience. They even spread a little Christmas cheer by donning their “Ugly Christmas Sweaters” for the lighthearted second half.
Springville Art Museum
Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake
Educational Outreach Concerts
Our number of Education Outreach concerts more than doubled this season. This year’s theme was “The Construction Zone.”
DRAW inc. concert / Music in the Mountains
Aspens Winds showed their fun and sassy side while performing a family concert at the DRAW Inc Art Gallery . The concert included Berio’s “Opus Zoo” and “Peter and the Wolf".”
Aspen Winds had the opportunity to play a house concert in a beautiful setting while helping to raise money for charity.
New Members
Cue the confetti! Aspen Winds is excited to introduce two new members of our group - Luca de la Florin, oboe and Anita Miller, horn!