University of Texas Wind Ensemble To Perform Adam Schoenberg's SYMPHONY NO. 2, 3/5

The University of Texas Wind Ensemble performs the world premiere of renowned composer Adam Schoenberg's Symphony No. 2 on March 5.

Adam Schoenberg has quickly become one of the best known and most frequently performed American composers of his generation. He was named among the Top 10 most performed living classical composers in the US in a national survey of 89 orchestras published by the Baltimore Symphony. A noteworthy achievement for any composer, it is even more remarkable considering Schoenberg is only 36 years old. Among his principal orchestral works are Finding Rothko, American Symphony, and Picture Studies, recently performed by orchestras including the Buffalo Philharmonic, Fort Worth Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, and San Diego Symphony. Full of "mystery and sensuality" (The New York Times), Schoenberg's music embraces both warm tonality and gentle chromaticism and has been heralded as "open, bold, and optimistic" (Atlanta Journal-Constitution).

Conducted by Jerry F. Junkin, The University of Texas Wind Ensemble has firmly established itself as one of America's elite wind bands. Active in the area of commissioning new music, the group has premiered performances of works by composers like John Corigliano, Michael Daugherty, Donald Grantham, David Maslanka, and Dan Welcher. The Wind Ensemble made its international debut at the Fifth Conference of the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles in Manchester, England in 1991, and its New York debut at Carnegie Hall in February 1998. Internationally, the Wind Ensemble has embarked on summer tours in 2008 and 2014 with performances in England, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and China. Graduates of the Wind Ensemble hold major positions in each of the Washington D.C.-based military bands and international major symphony orchestras, in addition to those serving as noted educators and conductors throughout the world.

In addition to $10 tickets for primary, secondary, and college students, Texas Performing Arts is now offering a limited number of $12 tickets to active and retired military personnel for all 2016-2017 Essential Series performances (excludes Broadway and special engagements). A military ID is required. For a schedule of upcoming 2016-2017 season performances, please visitTexasPerformingArts.org.

(Photo Credit: Nathan Russell)