Music educators' wind ensemble to perform for community

Pine Bush —The Orange County Music Educators’ Association Wind Ensemble will present A Winter Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9, at Pine Bush High School, 156 State Route 302, Pine Bush. Directed by Richard Regan, the ensemble is a non-profit organization of dedicated music educators, who enjoy preparing and performing great wind ensemble literature for the community. The ensemble is currently in its 17th season, with concerts given three times a year. The winter concert program will include “Cave,” by Russell Peck (also known as “Cave of the Winds”); Toccata and Fugue in D Minor BWV 565, by J.S. Bach (scored for Wind Band by Donald Hunsberger); and Symphony No. 3 “Slavyanskaya” for Concert Band, by Boris Kozhevnikov (edited by John R. Bourgeois). The performance will also feature the “Play with the Pros” outreach program, where three area schools will have the opportunity to play one of their pieces with us. Participating schools are the Highland Falls Sixth Grade Band, Goshen’s C.J. Hooker Middle School Wind Ensemble and the Pine Bush High School Wind Ensemble. For more information, visit www.orangecmeany.org.