Salem Band performs their 2014 Winter Concert
The Salem Band, led by Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Eileen Young, performed their 2014 Winter Concert in Brendle Recital Hall on Feb. 4. The band played a variety of pieces including Shostakovich’s “Festive Overture,” the “Morning Star Polka,” Benny Goodman’s “Let’s Dance” and Les Brown’s “Leap Frog” among other favorites. “This concert gives the band a chance to play in a formal hall,” said Young.
The band is made up of 60 musicians varying in age and levels of experience, from Kate Chanas who has only played with Salem for four months to Bob Ward who has been performing for 50 years. “This is another family,” Ward said. “It just speaks a different language.”
The Salem Band, established in 1771, is the oldest, continuous mixed wind ensemble in the nation. During the summertime, concerts are normally held outside in Salem Square.
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Young performs at UNCSA
Eileen Young (third from left) and UNCSA faculty
Eileen Young performed by invitation of the UNC School of the Arts faculty on their recital, “Hindemith Lives!” on Saturday evening, Oct. 19, in Watson Hall on the campus of the School of the Arts.
Young played bass clarinet with other UNCSA faculty members on their performance of Paul Hindemith’s “Septet for Winds.” Eileen is the adjunct assistant professor of clarinet, saxophone, and woodwind ensembles at Wake Forest.
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Young featured; Salem Band plays tonight
Eileen Young (left) conducts the Salem Band.
Eileen Young, an adjunct assistant professor of music, was featured on the Winston-Salem Symphony website for her summer work as Music Director of the Salem Band. Read more »
The Salem Band has rescheduled its free Patriotic Concert for Tuesday, July 16, at 7:30 p.m., on Salem Square. The band will celebrate America with a salute to veterans, Swing Era music and sing-along favorites.
Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Hot dogs and lemonade will be available for purchase.
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Young's work with Salem Band is highlighted
Eileen Young (left) conducts the Salem Band.
The Winston-Salem Journal recently highlighted the work of Eileen Young with the Salem Band. Young is an instructor of clarinet, saxophone and woodwind ensembles in the department of music.
The Journal said: “An old band is flourishing under new leadership. The Salem Band, which was founded in 1771, has been growing steadily since Eileen M. Young took over as the group’s music director and conductor in 2011.”
The band holds concerts on select Tuesdays in Salem Square in Old Salem, starting at 7:30 p.m. The next concert, titled “Movies and Musicals,” will be June 18. Admission is free, and the audience can bring lawn chairs, blankets and refreshments. Find out more on the band’s website »
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Music faculty, alumni raise money for Sunnyside Ministries
Several faculty and alumni took part in the Salem Band Holiday Concert on Dec. 18, 2012, at Home Moravian Church in Winston-Salem. The concert was mentioned in the Winston-Salem Journal’s Sunday, Dec. 30, edition.
Salem Band raised more than $3,000 for Sunnyside Ministry at the concert. More than 430 were in attendance.
WFU Faculty and Alumni members of the Salem Band include:
- Salem Band music director and conductor, Music adjunct instructor Eileen Young,
- Salem Band principal percussionist, Music adjunct instructor Christina Hankins,
- Salem Band concertmaster and principal clarinetist, John Jacob Eichhorn (’12),
- Salem Band tenor saxophonist, alumna Elaina Taze Smith (’10).
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