Ensemble will play Friday at Kent Concert Hall

On Friday at 7:30 p.m., the Wind Orchestra, Symphonic Band and Trombone Ensemble will be performing at the annual winter concert at Utah State University’s Kent Concert Hall.

“This is the top band at Utah State,” said Thomas Rohrer, the conductor and director of bands at USU. “The Wind Orchestra is an audition group. It’s made up of the best woodwind, brass and percussion players in the school.”

This will be the group’s third performance under direction of Rohrer, and the program — Legends: Old and New — will highlight the American premiere of Symphony No. 2 “La Lenda de Paio Gómez Chariño” by the Galician composer Anton Alcalde.

Eric Walker, a trombone player for all three ensembles, said these classical pieces aren’t typical or boring.

“The Alcalde, it’s really epic, really cool, simple and catchy,” Walker said. “It’s more contemporary. It just has a lot of oomph to it.”

Admission is free.

The concert is an ideal time for instrumentalists to show off their talents before a coming trip to Nevada in March, Walker said.

“People should come because it’s great to listen to and great to play for folks that appreciate the music,” Rohrer said. “People provide energy for the ensemble.”

Madison Smith, Madeleine Bramhall, Natalie Nix, Torrey Green, Morgan Poulsen and Diego Mendiola contributed to this report.