WWU Department of Music Presents Collaborative 'Band Pops!' Concert on May 30

Contact:  Christopher Bianco, Western Washington University associate professor of Music, (360) 650-3404 or Christopher.Bianco@wwu.edu

BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University’s Department of Music presents “Band Pops!,” an evening of classic pops music for band, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30, in the Performing Arts Center Concert Hall. 

The performance is free and open to the public.

The evening will feature performances by the Whatcom Wind Ensemble, WWU Symphonic Band, WWU Wind Symphony, and WWU Band Alumni, culminating in a mass band finale patriotic salute. 

“Audience members will hear pieces such as Instant Concert, video-game music from Halo and Civilization, the William Tell Overture, Star Wars, Harry Potter and more,” said conductor and WWU Associate Professor of Music Christopher Bianco.  “It is going to be a huge night!”

For more information call WWU’s Department of Music at (360) 650-3130 or visit http://www.wwu.edu/music.