MIT’s Annual Family Weekend Concert
Where the Word Ends—Celebrating Music’s Power to Unite
Friday, October 25, 2024/8:00 p.m.
Kresge Auditorium, MIT
MIT Wind Ensemble & MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble
Frederick Harris, Jr., Music Director
Kenneth Amis, Assistant Conductor
Join us for a special evening of exciting and expressive music that speaks to our collective humanity. The MIT Wind Ensemble performs a wide range of music by four American composers including Leonard Bernstein’s intense Profanation, from his Symphony No. 1, Florence Price’s heart-felt Adoration, and William Schuman’s bold Chester Overture from his popular New England Triptych. Under the direction of Kenneth Amis, MITWE also performs We Seven, an innovative and beautiful piece inspired by the book of the same title written by the U.S.’s first astronauts known as the “Mercury Seven.” The MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble performs a high-spirited set of pieces by Puerto Rican composers including Tito Puente and Miguel Zenón, and music by Herbie Hancock, Duke Ellington, and Horace Silver.
