Yale Concert Band to perform Yale premiere of “Vespers” by Susan Botti and “Active Galactic Nuclei” by Rory Bricca ’26

 Yale Concert Band – Yale’s premier wind ensemble --  Thomas C. Duffy, Music Director. Yale premiere of Vespers (walking in beauty) by Susan Botti, co-commissioned by the Yale Concert Band and Yale Glee Club, with special guests the Yale Glee Club, Jeffrey Douma, Music Director. Festive Overture (Dmitri Shostakovich), Variations on “America” (Charles Ives), Trauersonfinie (Richard Wagner); and the world premiere of the band transcription of Active Galactic Nuclei (with live projections) by Rory Bricca, Yale Class of 2026.   Friday, February 13, 2026, 7:30 p.m., Woolsey Hall, Free/no tickets for or reservations required. Info: 203-432-4111 or https://bands.yale.edu/.  

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