Wind Ensemble on tour

The University Wind Ensemble will tour in Nebraska and Iowa during April 2008. Under the direction of William Kuhn, the band will perform a variety of selections covering the spectrum of concert band repertoire.

Rev. Tim Ruegg, Seward resident and one-time trombonist and arranger for the United States Air Force Band at Offutt Air Base, will compose an original piece for the tour. He has written and arranged music for internationally known stars such as John Denver and Mannheim Steamroller. Another selection in the program, Dies Natalis, was written by Nebraska-born composer Howard Hanson, former director of the Eastman School of Music. The ensemble will join the Coe College Jazz Band for the college's Festival of Bands in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Admission to concerts is free; an offering will be taken at evening concerts. Performances at schools and worship services are not complete concerts.

For more information, please contact the Department of Music at 800-535-4394, ext. 7282, or e-mail them at music@cune.edu. For more information on hosting a future tour stop, please contact the tour manager .

2008 Wind Ensemble tour itinerary

Thursday, April 10

Divine Shepherd Lutheran Church
15005 Q Street
Omaha, Neb.
7:30 p.m. (concert)

Friday, April 11

Valley Lutheran High School
4520 Rownd Street
Cedar Falls, Iowa
2 p.m. (assembly)

Coe College Sinclair Auditorium
1220 First Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
8 p.m. (concert in conjunction with the Coe Jazz Band)

Saturday, April 12

Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
2145 John F. Kennedy Road
Dubuque, Iowa
7 p.m. (concert)

Sunday, April 13

Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
2145 John F. Kennedy Road
Dubuque, Iowa
8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. (worship)

Worship St. Paul Lutheran Church
2025 Jackson Street
Dubuque, Iowa
9 a.m. (worship)

Trinity Lutheran Church
1122 W. Central Park Avenue
Davenport, Iowa
7 p.m. (concert)

Monday, April 14

Christ Lutheran High School
1020 W. Central Park Avenue
Davenport, Iowa
9:15 a.m. (assembly)

Future tours (tentative)

2009 — East coast of the United States
2010 — Denver, Colorado area
2011 — International tour (location to be determined)