Lowcountry Wind Symphony - From Great Britain to The New World
The Lowcountry Wind Symphony invites our audiences on a musical journey entitled ‘From Great Britain to the New World’ on Friday, April 29tth, 7:00 P.M. at The Lowcountry Community Church, 801 Buckwalter Parkway in Bluffton. The concert will be repeated on Sunday, May 1st, 4:00 P.M. at Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Lady’s Island Drive, Beaufort. The concerts are free and open to the public but donations are gratefully received.
According to Music Director, Donald F. Jemella, LWS will travel from the UK to America with stops in Ireland, The Isle of Man, and England. Back in the USA, the ‘Largo’ from Dvorak’s New World Symphony, and two compositions titled ‘America’ (from Bernstein’s West Side Story), and ‘America’ (John Philip Sousa’s musical descriptions of the building of the USA) are program highlights.
The Lowcountry Wind Symphony is a concert band made up of local amateur and professional brass, woodwind, and percussion players from the greater Beaufort area. New members are welcome and auditions are not required. For more information, or to become involved in band operations support, please contact dfjemella@outlook.com or visit our website at lowcountrywindsymphony.com
