UC Davis Concert Band: “Luminance”
Fall Quarter
At the center of this concert is a new composition for wind ensemble by Sacramento-based composer Shuying Li titled “Luminance,” which the UC Davis Concert Band helped commission thanks to the Rucker Family Trust’s Endowed Fund for Concert Band Support. The composer writes of her piece, “At its core, the work addresses issues relevant to contemporary society. By exploring themes of hope and despair, inclusion and exclusion, and power and powerlessness, the piece seeks to provide a platform for reflection and conversation. Through its use of evocative tonalities and dynamic contrasts, ‘Luminance’ aims to inspire audiences to find strength in moments of darkness and embrace the light within themselves.”
“Luminance” has been premiered by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in October, 2023.
Program
Yolo Community Band • Michael Loya, conductor
Malcolm Arnold: Prelude, Siciliano, and Rondo
Marcus Loya: Indomitable Blaze (Premiere)
Martin Ellerby: Silent Movie Suite
— Intermission —
UC Davis Concert Band • Pete Nowlen, director
Leonard Bernstein (arr. Polster): Four Dances from West Side Story
Shuying Li: Luminance
Joe Hisaishi and Yumi Kimura (arr. Kazuhiro Morita): Spirited Away
Combined Bands
Alfred Reed: Russian Christmas Music
