Magnolia Star by UPEI Wind Symphony
Tracklist
Credits
released May 12, 2016
Tracks 1 - 7 were recorded under the direction of Karem J Simon in April 2016 at Zion Presbyterian Church in Charlottetown, PEI; tracks 8 and 9 were recorded under the direction of Dr. Gregory B. Irvine in November 2015 at UPEI’s Dr. Steel Recital Hall.
This music was recorded live in performance by Perry Williams. Post production by Perry Williams.
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Conductor, clarinetist, educator Karem J Simon has directed the UPEI Wind Symphony for twenty-five years. A member of the UPEI Department of Music Faculty since 1991, he is known as a passionate and sensitive musician, able to inspire musicians of diverse backgrounds. His philosophies and methodologies have been forged through his thirty-nine years of public school and university teaching, and synthesized through his experiences and studies with some of the leading wind band conductors – John Paynter, Eugene Corporon, Dale Lonis, Michael Haithcock, Craig Kirchoff among them. Conducting engagements with The PEI Symphony Orchestra, the National Youth Band of Canada, and a variety of provincial Honour Bands highlight his career. Under his direction, the UPEI Wind Symphony has produced twenty-two albums.
Tracks 1 - 7 were recorded under the direction of Karem J Simon in April 2016 at Zion Presbyterian Church in Charlottetown, PEI; tracks 8 and 9 were recorded under the direction of Dr. Gregory B. Irvine in November 2015 at UPEI’s Dr. Steel Recital Hall.
This music was recorded live in performance by Perry Williams. Post production by Perry Williams.
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Conductor, clarinetist, educator Karem J Simon has directed the UPEI Wind Symphony for twenty-five years. A member of the UPEI Department of Music Faculty since 1991, he is known as a passionate and sensitive musician, able to inspire musicians of diverse backgrounds. His philosophies and methodologies have been forged through his thirty-nine years of public school and university teaching, and synthesized through his experiences and studies with some of the leading wind band conductors – John Paynter, Eugene Corporon, Dale Lonis, Michael Haithcock, Craig Kirchoff among them. Conducting engagements with The PEI Symphony Orchestra, the National Youth Band of Canada, and a variety of provincial Honour Bands highlight his career. Under his direction, the UPEI Wind Symphony has produced twenty-two albums.
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The University of Prince Edward Island Wind Symphony consists of music majors, other UPEI students, and community musicians. Commissioning new compositions, featuring outstanding student and professional soloists, and showcasing masterworks of the wind band genre are all hallmarks of this ensemble.