Patagonia Winds offers a variety of audience-friendly repertoire encompassing newly commissioned works and standard repertory, from classical through contemporary – perfect for audiences who are passionate about diverse and engaging classical music.
Whether the venue is a concert hall, church or retirement community, the group works with concert producers to craft a dynamic program that offers something enjoyable for everyone.
A sampling of past concert themes:
“Mosaic”
An exciting array of chamber music for winds and piano, featuring music of Pitombeira, Ewazen, Ligeti, and the local premieres of new works by American composers Gary Schocker and Dana Wilson
“Viva La Femme”
Music about, by, and for women, featuring works by Jeff Scott, Maurice Ravel, Amy Beach, Valerie Coleman, and the Patagonia Winds commissioned work by Alexandra Molnar-Suhajda
“Dancing Through the Ages”
A retrospective of dance music through the eras, with music by Jean-Phillippe Rameau, Maurice Ravel, Ottorino Respighi, and Edvard Grieg
“Music of the Americas”
Music to bring warm breezes from South America, the Caribbean, and the U.S. with works by Ástor Piazzolla, William Grant Still, Samuel Barber, Paquito D’Rivera and Júlio Medaglia
“French Masterworks for Woodwinds”
A sampling of treasures by French composers, including quintets by Gabriel Fauré, Darius Milhaud, Claude Debussy, and sextets for winds and piano by Vincent d’Indy and Francis Poulenc
“A World-Wind Tour”
A musical tour of Europe and Brazil, with works by Ottorino Respighi, Claude-Paul Taffanel, Gustav Holst, and Júlio Medaglia
“The Patagonia Winds LIVE!”
A fun, family concert including music from your favorite movies, new and familiar folk tunes, foot-tapping dance melodies, and classics by Michael Jackson
“Music for Organ and Winds”
A collaborative concert featuring Catherine McMichael’s La Porte del Paradiso with organ and percussion, as well as repertoire by George Frideric Handel, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Robert Muczynski
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