WIND SYMPHONY
Southeastern Massachusetts Wind Symphony Registration
Form (PDF)
Winter Session Start Date:
Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 7:00PM
Concert Date: Friday, November 30, 2012 at 7:30PM
Spring Session Start Date: January 31, 2013
Concert Date: April 26, 2013
The Southeastern Massachusetts Wind Symphony, a regional community
symphonic wind ensemble, is a collaboration between the Southeastern
Massachusetts Arts Collaborative (SMARTS) and the
Wheaton College Music Department. We welcome musicians ages 14 -100+ without an
audition and are comprised of up to 75 members - high school students,
students from local colleges and universities and adults from more than
a dozen surrounding communities. Since 1991, the Wind Symphony has
established itself as one of the regions' leading performing ensembles
with concerts throughout the area. As both conductor and musical director, Earl
Raney’s ability to
select dynamic wind symphony literature, to challenge the seasoned
amateur musician, and to nurture the young student musician as they sit
side by side, makes him the ideal musical director for this
multigenerational community symphony.
Earl Raney, conductor is
well known as the artistic director and solo trumpet of the
international, award
winning Epic Brass Quintet. Since founding the Epic Brass in 1983 Earl
has given over 1000 performances in 46 states, with appearances at the
Kennedy Center, Weill Recital Hall, and Carnegie Hall to name a few.
Internationally, Mr. Raney has concertized in Canada, Bermuda, Jamaica,
US Virgin Islands, England, Scotland, France, Austria, Germany, Poland,
Italy, Switzerland, and the Far East. He has performed in several New
England area orchestras and as principal trumpet of the Taipei Festival
Orchestra in Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. Mr. Raney has recorded eight compact
discs for the Ars Nova Digital record label. He presently serves on the
faculty of the Wheaton College Music Department and the Atlantic Union
College Music Department where he conducts the Atlantic Wind Symphony.
